Current Research

Applied Horticulture

University of California, Davis- Department of Plant Science

Currently, I serve as a field coordinator/technician and laboratory manager in the Department of Plant Science Tree Systems Lab at the University of California, Davis. Through our research we aim to understand the impact of stresses associated with climate change, water scarcity and soil degradation on orchard productivity and resource use efficiency.

• “Precise water management strategies for table olive orchards in California” (Principal Investigator: Dr. Giulia Marino, UC Davis)

• “Long Term Saline Irrigation Strategies for Pistachio and Intergerrima Rootstock” (Principal Investigator: Dr. Louise Ferguson, UC Davis)

• “Characterization of olive fruit abscission zone in response to timed ethylene applications and as a function of accumulated heat unit and fruit removal force” (Principal Investigator: Louise Ferguson, UC Davis)

• “Water management strategies for hedgerow olive orchards in California” (Principal Investigator: Giulia Marino, UC Davis)

• “Assessing olive varieties to meet the needs of California growers: orchard performances” (Principal Investigator: Dr. Giulia Marino, UC Davis)

• “The investigation into dormancy breaking agents and the dynamic chill portions model in CA cherries via carbohydrates and solar radiation” (Principal Investigator: Dr. Giulia Marino, UC Davis)