Ornamental Plants

Annual Reports and Research Reviews

Floriculture Industry Roundtable of Ohio: 1998

Directory Developed by Charles Behnke

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
Krauskopf, Dean
McMahon, Peg
Moll, Norm
Pasian, Claudio

Plant Pathology

Hoitink, Harry
Nameth, Steve
Taylor, Nancy

Entomology

Lindquist, Dick
Steele, Julie

Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering/Greenhouse Environment

Management and Economics

Kneen, Hal
Rhodus, Tim

Composting

Hoitink, Harry

Crop Physiology

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

Nutrient Analysis/Water Quality

Carver, Steve
Krauskopf, Dean
Watson, Maurice

Team Members

Behnke, Charles

• Greenhouse management
• Garden center employee training

Extension Agent, Horticulture, Lorain County
42110 Russia Road, Elyria, OH 44035-6815
Phone: 440-322-0127
Fax: 440-329-5351
E-mail: behnke.1@osu.edu

Carver, Steve

• Production/postproduction physiology
• Plant nutrition
• Greenhouse management

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

Everett, Craig

• Greenhouse management and production

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

Gao, Gary

• Greenhouse management

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

Hoitink, Harry A. J.

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

Professor, OARDC
Department of Plant Pathology
211 Selby Hall
1680 Madison Avenue, Wooster, OH 44691
Phone: 330-263-3848
Fax: 330-263-3841
E-mail: hoitink.1@osu.edu

Kneen, Hal

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

Extension Agent, Meigs County
Mulberry Heights, P. O. Box 32, Pomeroy, OH 45769
Phone: 740-992-6696
Fax: 740-992-7931
E-mail: kneen.1@osu.edu

Krauskopf, Dean

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

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

Lindquist, Richard

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

Professor, OARDC
Extension Specialist
Department of Entomology
105 Thorne Annex
1680 Madison Avenue, Wooster, OH 44691
Phone: 330-263-3736
Fax: 330-263-3686
E-mail: lindquist.1@osu.edu

McMahon, Margaret (Peg)

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

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

Metzger, James (Jim)

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

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
E-mail: metzger.72@osu.edu

Moll, Norm

• Greenhouse management

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

Nameth, Steve

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

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
E-mail: nameth.2@osu.edu

Pasian, Claudio

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

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
E-mail: pasian.1@osu.edu

Rhodus, Tim

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

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
E-mail: rhodus.1@osu.edu

Short, Ted

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

Professor, OARDC
Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering
104 Ag. Engineering
1680 Madison Avenue, Wooster, OH 44691
Phone: 330-263-3855
Fax: 330-263-3670
E-mail: short.2@osu.edu

Steele, Julie

• Insect identification and control recommendations

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

Taylor, Nancy

• Diagnosis of plant diseases, all crops

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

Watson, Maurice

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

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