Ornamental Plants

Annual Reports and Research Reviews

Floriculture Industry Roundtable of Ohio: 1997

Our Mission

The mission of the Floriculture Industry Roundtable of Ohio is to provide an educational forum to Extension, growers, and allied industries across the Midwest region currently including Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Indiana for the exchange, discussion, and dissemination of information related to floriculture.

Roundtable Resources and Team Members

Greenhouse Management

Behnke, Charles
Everett, Craig
Gao, Gary
Kneen, Hal
McMahon, Peg
Pasian, Claudio
Krauskopf, Dean

Plant Pathology

Nameth, Steve
Taylor, Nancy
Hoitink, Harry

Entomology

Lindquist, Dick
Steele, Julie

Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering/Greenhouse Environment

Short, Ted
Rose, Mark

Management and Economics

Rhodus, Tim
Kneen, Hal

Composting

Hoitink, Harry

Crop Physiology

Metzger, James
McMahon, Peg
Carver, Steve
Pasian, Claudio
Rose, Mark

Nutrient Analysis/Water Quality

Watson, Maurice
Carver, Steve
Krauskopf, Dean

Team Members

Behnke, Charles
Extension Agent, Lorain County
42110 Russia Road, Elyria, OH 44035
Phone: 216-322-0127
Fax: 216-329-5351
behnke.1@osu.edu

• Greenhouse management
• Garden center employee training

Carver, Steve
Ohio Florist Association
Membership/Technical Education Coordinator
2130 Stella Ct., Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-487-1117
Fax: 614-487-1216
scarver@ofa.org

• Production/postproduction physiology
• Plant nutrition
• Greenhouse management

Everett, Craig
Program Assistant, Horticulture, Wood County
440 E Poe Rd., Suite A
Bowling Green, OH 43402
Phone: 419-354-9050
Fax: 419-352-7413
everett.33@osu.edu

• Greenhouse management and production

Gao, Gary
Extension Agent, Clermont County
P.O. Box 670
1000 Locust Street
Owensville, OH 45160
Phone: 513-732-7070
Fax: 513-732-7060
gao.2@osu.edu

• Greenhouse management

Hoitink, Harry A. J.
Professor, OARDC
Department of Plant Pathology
211 Selby Hall, Wooster, OH 44691
Phone: 330-263-3848
Fax: 330-263-3841
hoitink.1@osu.edu

• Composting
• Potting mixes/container media formulation
• Biocontrol of plant diseases

Kneen, Hal
Extension Agent, Meigs County
Mulberry Heights, P.O. Box 32, Pomeroy, OH 45769
Phone: 614-992-6696
Fax: 614-992-7931
kneen.1@osu.edu

• Greenhouse management
• Small business management
• Production economics
• Marketing

Krauskopf, Dean
Greenhouse Agent, Southeast Michigan
Michigan State University
Wayne County MSU Extension
640 Temple
Detroit, MI 48201
Phone: 313-833-3278
Fax: 313-833-3298
Krauskop@msuces.canr.msu.edu

• Greenhouse crop nutrition
• Foliar and media analysis
• Greenhouse crop management
• Greenhouse rose production

Lindquist, Richard
Professor, OARDC
Extension Specialist
Department of Entomology
105 Thorne Annex, Wooster, OH 44691
Phone: 330-263-3736
Fax: 330-263-3686
lindquist.1@osu.edu

• Integrated Pest Management of greenhouse crops
• Testing of products, equipment, "beneficials"

McMahon, Margaret (Peg)
Assistant Professor
Department of Horticulture and Crop Science
2001 Fyffe Ct., Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: 614-292-8867
Fax: 614-292-3505
mcmahon.43@osu.edu

• Floriculture crop physiology
• Light quality regulation of crop development
• Greenhouse management
• Production of floriculture crops

Metzger, James (Jim)
Professor and D.C. Kiplinger Chair
Department of Horticulture and Crop Science
2021 Coffey Rd., Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: 614-292-3854
Fax: 614-292-7162
metzger.72@osu.edu

• Role of hormones in plant growth and development
• Environmental control of flowering
• Use of biotechnology to improve floricultural crops

Moll, Norm
Extension Agent, Lucas County
One Government Center, Room 550
Toledo, OH 43604
Phone: 419-245-4254
Fax: 419-245-4241
moll.1@osu.edu

• Greenhouse management

Nameth, Steve
Associate Professor
Extension Specialist, Floral and Nursery Crops
Department of Plant Pathology
2021 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: 614-292-8038
Fax: 614-292-7162
nameth.2@osu.edu

• Diseases of floral crops: identification, control and management
• Identification and characterization of viruses of floral crops

Pasian, Claudio
Assistant Professor
Extension Specialist, Floriculture
Department of Horticulture and Crop Science
2001 Fyffe Ct., Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: 614-292-9941
Fax: 614-292-3505
pasian.1@osu.edu

• Crop eco-physiology
• Production and management
• Modeling and timing of floricultural crops

Rhodus, Tim
Associate Professor
Department of Horticulture and Crop Science
Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering
2001 Fyffe Ct., Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: 614-292-3871
Fax: 614-292-3505
rhodus.1@osu.edu

• Management and economics of horticultural crops
• Multimedia applications for marketing and education

Rose, Mark
Assistant Professor (adjunct), Floriculture
Department of Horticulture and Crop Science
2001 Fyffe Ct. Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: 614-292-3978
Fax: 614-292-3505
rose.156@osu.edu

• Greenhouse structures
• Environmental control and crop production technology
• Human-computer-plant interfaces
• Plant water relations

Short, Ted
Professor, OARDC
Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering
104 Ag. Engineering, Wooster, OH 44691
Phone: 330-263-3855
Fax: 330-263-3670
short.2@osu.edu

• Greenhouse system design for optimum production
• Evapotranspiration of greenhouse crops
• Solar energy systems
• Mechanization of horticultural crops

Steele, Julie
Research Assistant
Department of Entomology
1991 Kenny Road, Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: 614-292-5006
Fax: 614-292-7162
steele.2@osu.edu

• Insect identification and control recommendations

Taylor, Nancy
Extension Associate
Department of Plant Pathology
2021 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: 614-292-5006
Fax: 614-292-7162
taylor.8@osu.edu

• Diagnosis of plant diseases, all crops

Watson, Maurice
Associate Professor
OARDC/REAL
203 Hayden Hall
1680 Madison Avenue, Wooster, OH 44691
Phone: 330-263-3760
Fax: 330-263-3660
watson.8@osu.edu

• Analysis of soil, soilless mix, sewage sludges, manures and water
• Water quality, composting, and environmental pollution problems