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Graduate Faculty
Graduate faculty can serve as advisors for graduate students. They are located across the state, both at the Pullman campus, the WSU-TriCities Campus, or one of the various Research and Extension Centers.
Pullman
Professor
Potato agronomy, postharvest physiology, variety development, plant growth regulation
Ph. (509) 335-3451
Associate Professor
DNA-informed breeding for tree fruit
Ph. (509) 335-6899
Tri-Cities
Mount Vernon
Assistant Professor
Berry crop production and physiology
Ph. (360) 848-6124
Professor
Vegetable crop production, alternative crops, organic production, hard cider
Ph. (360) 848-6150
Prosser
Professor
High efficiency orchard systems, applied whole-tree physiology
Ph. (509) 786-9260
Puyallup
Associate Professor
Urban horticulture, environmental horticulture, arboriculture, Extension education
Ph. (253) 445-4542
Professor
Strawberry and raspberry plant breeding and genetics
Ph. (253) 445-4525
Wenatchee
Assistant Professor
Ph. (509) 663-8181 ext. 229
Associate Professor
Tree fruit physiology and management
Ph. (509) 663-8181 ext. 236
Non-Graduate Faculty
Non-graduate faculty do not serve as graduate student committee major advisors.
Research Faculty
Liqun Du, Associate Research Professor, liqundu@wsu.edu
Focus area:
Sook Jung, Assistant Research Professor, sook_jung@wsu.edu
Focus area:
Lisa Knowles, Assistant Research Professor, lknowles@wsu.edu
Focus area: Potato postharvest physiology
G.N. Mohan Kumar, Associate Research Professor, gnmkumar@wsu.edu
Focus area: Potato physiology/biochemistry, plant propagation, nutraceuticals
Sara Serra, Assistant Research Professor, sara.serra@wsu.edu
Focus Area: Tree Fruit
Teaching Faculty
Carol Kawula
- CS/HORT 102: Introduction to Cultivated Plants
- HORT 330: Landscape Plants for Urban and Community Environments
- HORT 331: Landscape Plant Installation and Management
Jamie Holden
- HORT 357: Greenhouse Management and Crop Production
- HORT 358:: Greenhouse Management and Crop Production Lab
Emeritus Faculty
- Ahmed Ahmedullah
- Andy Anderson
- Preston Andrews
- Leonard Askham
- Bruce Barritt
- Don Elfving
- John Fellman
- Bill Hendrix
- Larry Hiller
- Rita Hummel
- Willy Iritani
- Eugene Kupferman
- Fenton Larsen
- Ginny Lohr
- Ray Maleike
- Bob Norton
- Max Patterson
- Mack Roberts
- Kurt Schekel
- Larry Schrader
- Bob Thornton