Ornamental Plants -- Annual Reports and Research Reviews 1998

Special Circular 165-99

Floriculture Industry Roundtable of Ohio: 1999

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

Ellsworth, Denise
Hoitink, Harry
Nameth, Steve
Taylor, Nancy

Entomology

Cloyd, Raymond
Lindquist, Dick
Steele, Julie

Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering/Greenhouse Environment

Ling, Peter
Short, Ted

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
Pasian, Claudio
Watson, Maurice

Team Members

Behnke, Charles

Extension Agent, Horticulture, Lorain County
42110 Russia Road
Elyria, OH 44035-6815
Phone: 440-322-0127
Fax: 440-329-5351
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

Cloyd, Raymond

Graduate Research Assistant
Purdue University
Department of Entomology
1158 Entomology Hall
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1158
Phone: 765-494-4575
Fax: 765-494-2152
ray_cloyd@entm.purdue.edu

• Integrated pest management in greenhouse crops
• Use of biological controls
• Testing of new products

Ellsworth, Denise

Extension Agent, Stark and Summit Counties
5119 Lauby Road
North Canton, OH 44720
Phone: 330-497-1611 Ext. 21
Fax: 330-497-2807
ellsworth.2@osu.edu

• Integrated pest management
• Plant diseases

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
1680 Madison Avenue
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: 740-992-6696
Fax: 740-992-7931
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

Ling, Peter

Assistant Professor, OARDC
Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering
106 Agricultural Engineering Building
1680 Madison Avenue
Wooster, OH 44691-4096
Phone: 330-263-3857
Fax: 330-263-3670

• Greenhouse plant growth control systems
• Digital image applications

Lindquist, Richard

Professor, OARDC
Extension Specialist
Department of Entomology
105 Thorne Annex
1680 Madison Avenue
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

Short, Ted

Professor, OARDC
Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering
104 Agricultural Engineering Building
1680 Madison Avenue
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
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