Ornamental Plants -- Annual Reports and Research Reviews 1999

Special Circular 173-00

Horticultural Industry Roundtable of Ohio: 2000

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 Midwestern 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 Court
Columbus, OH 43215
614-487-1117
614-487-1216 Fax
scarver@ofa.org

• Production/postproduction physiology
• Plant nutrition
• Greenhouse management

Cloyd, Raymond

University of Illinois
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
1201 W. Gregory Drive
Urbana, IL 61801
217-244-7218
217-333-4777 Fax
rcloyd@uiuc.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
330-497-1611 Ext. 21
330-497-2807 Fax
ellsworth.2@osu.edu

• Integrated pest management
• Plant diseases

Everett, Craig

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

• Greenhouse management and production

Gao, Gary

Extension Agent, Clermont County
P. O. Box 670, 1000 Locust Street
Owensville, OH 45160
513-732-7070
513-732-7060 Fax
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
330-263-3848
330-263-3841 Fax
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
740-992-6696
740-992-7931 Fax
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
313-833-3278
313-833-3298 Fax
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
330-263-3857
330-263-3670 Fax
ling.23@osu.edu

• 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
330-263-3736
330-263-3686 Fax
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 Cour
Columbus, OH 43210
614-292-8867
614-292-3505 Fax
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 Road
Columbus, OH 43210
614-292-3854
614-292-7162 Fax
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
419-245-4254
419-245-4241 Fax
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
614-292-8038
614-292-7162 Fax
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 Court
Columbus, OH 43210
614-292-9941
614-292-3505 Fax
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 Court
Columbus, OH 43210
614-292-3871
614-292-3505 Fax
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
330-263-3855
330-263-3670 Fax
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
614-292-5006
614-292-7162 Fax
steele.2@osu.edu

• Insect identification and control recommendations

Taylor, Nancy

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

• Diagnosis of plant diseases, all crops

Watson, Maurice

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

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