Dr. Alan Walters - Vegetable Production
Office:
Public Policy Institute 109
Phone:
(618) 453-3446
Email:
awalters@siu.edu
Education:
| B.S. |
1986 |
University of Georgia |
| M.P.P.P.M. |
1988 |
University of Georgia |
| M.S. |
1991 |
North Carolina State
University |
| Ph.D. |
1997 |
North Carolina State
University |
Courses:
PLSS
238 - Home Gardening -
Gardening
techniques for the home gardener including site selection, garden planning,
utilization of compost and mulch, pest management, and container gardening.
Both inorganic and organic gardening methods are discussed along with the
latest recommended varieties for the small garden. Lab fee: $25.
PLSS
409 - Crop Physiology and Ecology -
Principles of basic plant physiology. Topics include cell
structure, photosynthesis, respiration, water and mineral relations,
vascular transport and plant growth regulators. Lab fee: $50.
Prerequisite: Plant Biology 200 and a course in organic chemistry.
PLSS/PSAS
437 - Vegetable Production -
Culture, harvesting, and marketing of vegetables, with
morphological and physiological factors as they influence the crops. Lab
fee: $25. Prerequisite: PLSS 220.
Research:
Studying
various cultural management aspects of cucurbitous and solanaceous vegetable
crops.
Horseradish
breeding.
Graduate
students are an important part of the research program.
Past graduate students have studied:
1) pollination requirements of seedless watermelon
2) management strategies for volunteer horseradish in corn and soybeans
3) consumer preference for specialty vegetables in various market venues
Other
research projects include evaluating various vegetable cultivars for
southern Illinois environment, evaluation of reduced tillage systems for
vegetable production, weed and disease management of cucurbit and
solanaceous crops, and pollination requirements of cucurbit vegetables.
Curriculum Vitae
Links:
Horticulture
Links
Vegetable
Crop Factsheets
