Position Title
(Agronomy, Pest Management, RETIRED)
Farm Advisor for Field Crops, Pest Management (Emertius)
Position Title
(Agronomy, Pest Management, RETIRED)
Farm Advisor for Field Crops, Pest Management (Emertius)
- Central Valley North
Woodland Administrative Office,
70 Cottonwood St,
Woodland CA 95695
Bio
Specialties: Pest management, agronomy, dry beans, alfalfa, water quality, oil seed crops
Areas of Expertise
- Ag Commodities and Products - General
- Plant Commodities and Products
- Field Crops
- Field Crops - General
- Beans, Dry - Other
- Vegetable Crops
- Plants and Their Systems
- Insects, Mites, and Other Arthropods Affecting Plants
- Pathogens and Nematodes Affecting Plants
- Weeds Affecting Plants
- Vertebrates, Mollusks, and Other (Non Arthropod, Pathogen, Nematode, Weed) Pests
- Biological Control of Pests Affecting Plants
- Integrated Pest Management Systems
- Beneficial Insects
- Natural Resources and Environment
- Watershed Protection and Management
- Pollution Prevention and Mitigation
- Economics, Markets, and Policy
- Economics of Agricultural Production and Farm Management
- Market Economics
Education and Degree(s)
- MS Entomology, Entomology. 1987
Honors and Awards
- Bradford Rominger Ag Sustainability Leadership Award Presented by Agricultural Sustainability Institute, https://asi.ucdavis.edu/about/awards-and-scholarships/bradford-rominger-award/2019, 2019
Publications
- Li X, DK Giles (2021). Comparison of UAV and fixed-wing aerial application for alfalfa insect pest control: evaluating efficacy, residues, and spray quality. Pest Management Science. 77, 4980-4992.
- Li X, DK Giles (2021). Comparison of UAV and fixed-wing aerial application for alfalfa insect pest control: evaluating efficacy, residues, and spray quality. Pest Management Science. 77, 4980-4992.
- Huynh BL, T Duong (2021). Registration of the aphid-resistant ‘California Blackeye 77’ cowpea. Journal of Plant Registrations. 1-8. https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/plr2.20176
- Kanter J, N Clark (2021). Top management challenges and concerns for agronomic crop production in California: Identifying critical issues for extension through needs assessment. Agronomy Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20897
Membership and Service
- Grain Legume - Chair
- Agroecology and Organic Farming Systems - Member
- Alfalfa and Forage Systems - Member
- Entomology - Member
- Pest Management in ANR - Member
- Vegetable Crops - Member
- Weed - Member
- Wildlife - Member