The USDA-SCRI project team responsible for developing this portal has core competencies in many areas related to vegetable grafting. However, this team is a sub-set of the scientists and educators familiar with vegetable grafting. A directory of the USDA-SCRI project team is given below, along with a national directory of vegetable grafting experts. Consult this page often for updated versions of the national directory.
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SCRI Team
Project Directors
![]() Dr. David Francis E-mail: francis.77@osu.edu Phone: 330-263-3893 |
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![]() Dr. Zhifeng Gao E-mail: zfgao@ufl.edu Phone: 352-294-7672 |
![]() Dr. Richard Hassell E-mail: rhassel@clemson.edu Phone: 843-402-5394 |
![]() Dr. Matt Kleinhenz E-mail: kleinhenz.1@osu.edu Phone: 330-263-3810 |
![]() Dr. Chieri Kubota Email: kubota.10@osu.edu Phone: 614-292-3175 |
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![]() Dr. Carol Miles Email: milesc@wsu.edu Phone: 360-848-6150 |
![]() University of California Cooperative Extension Gene Miyao Email: emmiyao@ucdavis.edu Phone: 530-666-8732 |
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![]() Dr. Erin Rosskopf Email: Erin.Rosskopf@ars.usda.gov Phone: 772-462-5887 |
![]() Dr. Pat Wechter Email: pat.wechter@usda.gov Phone: 843-402-5318
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![]() Dr. Xin Zhao Email: zxin@ufl.edu Phone: 352-273-4773 |
Key Personnel
USDA-ARS FL Dr. Scott Adkins Phone: 561-462-5885 Email: scott.adkins@usda.gov | University of California Cooperative Extension Dr. Brenna Aegerter Phone: 209-953-6114 Email: bjaegerter@ucanr.edu | Clemson University Dr. Paula Agudelo Phone: 864-656-5741 Email: pagudel@clemson.edu |
USDA-ARS FL Dr. Joseph Albano Phone:772-462-5939 Email: joseph.albano@usda.gov | University of Florida Dr. Jeffrey Brecht Phone: 352-273-4778 Email: jkbrecht@ufl.edu | North Carolina State University Ricardo Hernandez Phone: 919-513-7288 Email: rhernan4@ncsu.edu |
Washington State University Dr. Suzette Galinato Phone: 509-335-1408 Email: sgalinato@wsu.edu |
North Carolina State University Dr. Chris Gunter Phone: 919-513-2807 Email: chris_gunter@ncsu.edu | USDA-ARS FL Dr. Jason Hong Phone: 772-462-5800 Email: jason.hong@usda.gov |
North Carolina State University Dr. Katie Jennings Phone: 919-515-1224 Email: Katie_jennings@ncsu.edu | Clemson University Dr. Anthony Keinath Phone: 843-402-5390 Email: tknth@clemson.edu |
USDA-ARS Fl Dr. Nancy Kokalis-Burelle Phone: 561-462-5861 Email: nancy.burelle@usda.gov |
USDA-ARS SC Dr. Shaker Kousik Phone: 843-402-5316 Email: shaker.kousik@usda.gov |
University of California Cooperative Extension Margaret Lloyd Phone: 530-564-8642 Email: mglloyd@ucanr.edu | University of Florida Dr. Monica Ozores-Hampton Phone: 239-658-3400 Email: ozores@ufl.edu |
North Carolina State University Dr. Dilip Panthee Phone: 828-684-3562 Email:: Dilip_Panthee@ncsu.edu | Kansas State University Dr. Eleni Pliakoni Phone: 913-307-7370 Email: epliakoni@ksu.edu | The Ohio State University Dr. Joe Scheerens Phone: 330-263-3826 Email: scheerens.1@osu.edu |
North Carolina State University Dr. Jonathan Schultheis Phone: 919-515-1225 Email: Jonathan_schultheis@ncsu.edu | University of Arizona Dr. Young-Jun Son Phone: 520-626-9530 Email: son@sie.arizona.edu | University of Arizona Dr. Russell Tronstad Phone: 520-621-2425 Email: tronstad@ag.arizona.edu |
Washington State University Dr. Lydia Tymon Phone: 360-848-6130 Email: lydia.tymon@wsu.edu |
Clemson University Dr. Brian Ward Phone: 843-402-5389 Email: bw@clemson.edu |
Other Experts
Virginia Tech Dr. Ramon Arancibia Phone: 757-414-0724 Email: raran@vt.edu | University of Nevada, Reno Dr. Felipe H. Barrios Masias Phone: 775-682-7026 Email: fbarrios@cabnr.unr.edu | University of Georgia Dr. Timothy Coolong Phone: 229-386-3449 Email: tcoolong@uga.edu |
University of Arkansas Dr. James Correll Phone: 479-575-2710 Email: jcorrell@uark.edu |
Pennsylvania State University Dr. Francesco Di Gioia Phone: 814-863-2195 Email: fxd92@psu.edu |
North Carolina A & T State University Dr. Sanjun Gu Phone: 336-285-4954 Email: sgu@ncat.edu |
Purdue University Dr. Wenjing Guan Phone: 812-886-0198 Email: guan40@purdue.edu |
Auburn University
Dr. Joe Kemble Phone: 334-844-3050 Email: kembljm@auburn.edu |
Rutgers University Wesley Kline Phone: 856-451-2800 Email: wkline@njaes.rutgers.edu |
Texas A&M University Dr. Daniel Leskovar Phone: 830-278-9151 ext. 222 Email: d-leskovar@tamu.edu | West Virginia State University Dr. Barbara Liedl Phone: 304-932-0843 Email: liedlbe@wvstateu.edu | Texas A&M University Dr. Joseph Masabni Phone: 979-845-8562 Email: jmasabni@tamu.edu |
Purdue University Dr. Liz Maynard Phone: 219-531-4200 Email: emaynard@purdue.edu | University of Connecticut Dr. Richard McAvoy Phone:860-486-2925 Email: Richard.mcavoy@uconn.edu | Iowa State University Dr. Ajay Nair Phone: 515-294-7080 Email: nairajay@iastate.edu |
Rutgers University Peter Nitzsche Phone: 973-285-8300 Ext. 226 Email: nitzsche@njaes.rutgers.edu | Delaware State University Dr. Rose Ogutu Phone: 302-857-6397 Email: rogutu@desu.edu | University of Florida Dr. Stephen Olson Phone: 850-875-7144 Email: smolson@ufl.edu |
University of Florida Dr. Matthews Paret Phone: 850-875-7154 Email: paret@ufl.edu | West Virginia University Dr. M. Mahfuz Rahman Phone: 304-293-8838 Email: mm.rahman@mail.wvu.edu | Cornell University Judson Reid, M.PS. Phone: 315-536-5123 Email: jer11@cornell.edu |
North Carolina State University Dr. Charles Safley Phone: 919-515-1824 Email: charles_safley@ncsu.edu | University of Tennessee – Knoxville Dr. Carl Sams Phone: 865-974-8818 Email: carlsams@utk.edu |
Penn State University
Dr. Elsa Sanchez
Phone: 814-863-2433
Email: ess11@psu.edu |
North Carolina State University
Jim VanKirk
Phone: 919-513-1432
Email: jim@sripmc.org |
Washington State University Dr. Tim Waters Phone: 509-545-3511 Email: twaters@wsu.edu |
University of Kentucky
Dr. Shawn Wright
Phone: 606-666-2438
Email: shawn.wright@uky.edu |
University of Tennessee
Dr. Annette Wszelaki
Phone: 865-974-8332
Email: awszelak@utk.edu |
Alberta Agriculture and Forestry Dr. John Zhang Phone: 403-362-1310 Email: john.zhang@gov.ab.ca |