Emeriti

Evolution of legume-rhizobium symbiosis.

Feeding ecology and nutrition of herbivores, international development with focus on human nutrition

Environmental plant physiology; photosynthetic efficiency of tree crops relative to the utilization of nitrogen, water, and solar radiation

Sensory quality perception of fresh fruit and nuts in relation to postharvest technologies and handling, with the goal to deliver high-quality commodities to the consumer.

Molecular and classical genetics of tomato; interspecific reproductive barriers and self-incompatibility; genetic recombination in plants; natural diversity

Postharvest physiology, handling, and storage of vegetables, including specialty and fresh cut vegetables

Woody plant physiology; turfgrass management; microcalorimetry

Development, maintenance, and expression of seed quality; plant water relations; developmental and growth regulation

Cellular and molecular bases of adaptation of plants to biotic and abiotic stress; The molecular bases of fruit quality