Grain Legume Workgroup Member List

Diane Barrett , CE Specialist
Specialties: Fruit and vegetable quality as affected by handling, storage, and processing conditions; role of enzymes in flavor, texture, and color
Food Science & Technology, One Shields Avenue, 114 Food Science & Technology Building
Davis CA, 95616-8598
dmbarrett@ucdavis.edu
(530) 752-4800

Earl Booth
Foundation Seed, UC Davis
webooth@ucdavis.edu
530-752-2840

W (Mick) Canevari , Farm Advisor
Specialties: Field crops, seed crops, weed management, disease control
Cooperative Extension San Joaquin County, 420 South Wilson Way
Stockton CA, 95205
wmcanevari@ucdavis.edu
(209) 468-2085

Mike Davis
Plant Pathology, UC Davis
rmdavis@ucdavis.edu
530-752-0303

Jeff Ehlers
UC Riverside
jeff.ehlers@ucr.edu
909-787-4332

Carol Frate , Farm Advisor
Specialties: Alfalfa, dry beans, sugarbeets, corn, plant pathology
Cooperative Extension Tulare County, 4437 S. Laspina St., Ste. B
Tulare, CA, 93274
cafrate@ucdavis.edu
(559) 685-3309 Ext. 214

Paul Gepts , Professor & Geneticist - AES
Specialties: Crop evolution, genetic conservation, molecular evolution, genetics of agronomic crops (dry beans).
Agronomy & Range Science, One Shields Avenue, 267 Hunt Hall
Davis CA, 95616-8515
plgepts@ucdavis.edu
(530) 752-7743

Robert Gilbertson , Associate Professor
Specialties: Seed pathology, virology
Plant Pathology, One Shields Avenue, 552 Hutchison Hall
Davis CA, 95616
rlgilbertson@ucdavis.edu
(530) 752-3163

Larry Godfrey , CE Specialist
Specialties: Plant physiological response to insect injury, refinement of economic thresholds, IPM of field & vegetable crops
Entomology, One Shields Avenue, 316 Briggs Hall
Davis CA, 95616
ldgodfrey@ucdavis.edu
(530) 752-0473

Peter Goodell , IPM Entomologist/Nematologist
Specialties: Development and delivery of IPM tactics, nematode and insect pest management in field crops, delivery of computer based expert systems to agriculture
Kearney Agricultural Center, 9240 South Riverbend Avenue
Parlier CA, 93648
ipmpbg@uckac.edu
(559) 646-6515

Anthony Hall , Professor & Crop Ecologist
Specialties: Environmental plant physiology and crop ecology; developing improved crop varieties and management methods for semiarid zones
Botany & Plant Sciences, 4133 Batchelor Hall
Riverside CA, 92521-0124
aehall@ucrac1.ucr.edu
(909) 787-4405

Don Helms
Agronomy, UC Davis
dmhelms@ucdavis.edu
530-752-9820

Rachael Long , Acting County Director and Farm Advisor for Pest Management
Specialties: Pest Management, alternative cropping systems, dry beans and alfalfa
Cooperative Extension Yolo/Solano County, 70 Cottonwood Street
Woodland CA, 95695
rflong@ucdavis.edu
(530) 666-8143

Jan Mickler, Farm Advisor
Stanislaus County Cooperative Extension
3800 Cornucopia Way #A
Modesto, CA 95358
cjmickler@ucdavis.edu
209-525-6800

Shannon Mueller , Farm Advisor
Specialties: Agronomy, alfalfa seed, hay production, seed certification, forage crops, honeybee management, oil seed crop production, sugar beet production, dry beans
Cooperative Extension Fresno County, 1720 South Maple Avenue
Fresno CA, 93702
scmueller@ucdavis.edu
(559) 456-7261

Douglas Munier , Farm Advisor
Specialties: Agronomy-corn, clover seed, cotton, wheat, dry beans, safflower, sunflower
Cooperative Extension Glenn County, PO Box 697
Orland CA, 95963
djmunier@ucdavis.edu
(530) 865-1107

Bruce Roberts
UCCE Kings County
baroberts@ucdavis.edu
559-582-3211

Philip Roberts , Associate Dean - AES & CE, Nematologist & Professor of Nematology
Specialties: Nematode host-parasite relations and pest management in field and vegetable crops
CNAS Deans Office College Build. North
Riverside CA, 92521-0127
proberts@ucrac1.ucr.edu
(909) 787-7291

Ernie Roncoroni
Veg Crops, UC Davis
eroncoroni@vegmail.ucdavis.edu
530-752-2173

Blake Sanden , Irrigation & Agronomy Farm Advisor
Specialties: Irrigation, soil, water, agronomy, blackeyes, sugarbeets, safflower, alfalfa
Cooperative Extension Kern County, 1031 South Mount Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield CA, 93307
blsanden@ucdavis.edu
(661) 868-6218

Bob Simas
Crop Improvement, UC Davis
rjsimas@ucdavis.edu
530-752-9823

Jerry Schmierer , Agronomy Farm Advisor
Specialties: Plant science, alfalfa, small grains, oil seed crops, dry beans, weed
Cooperative Extension Colusa County,
PO Box 180, 100 Sunrise Boulevard, Suite E
Colusa CA, 95932
jlschmierer@ucdavis.edu
(530) 458-0575

Bob Stewart
Crop Improvement, UC Davis
rfstewart@ucdavis.edu
530-752-9826

Charlie Summers
Entomology, Kerney
chasum@uckac.edu
559-646-6564

Chip Sundstrom
Crop Improvement, UC Davis
fjsundrtrom@ucdavis.edu
530-752-9825

Steven Temple , CE Specialist
Specialties: Agronomy and host plant resistance breeding of grain legumes, sustainable farming systems; fluent in Spanish.
Agronomy & Range Science, One Shields Avenue, 183 Hunt Hall
Davis CA, 95616-8515
srtemple@ucdavis.edu
(530) 752-8216

Jesus Valencia , Vegetable Crops Farm Advisor
Specialties: Processed and fresh market tomatoes,broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, garlic, onions, watermelons; practical research in plant pathology, irrigation and plant nutrition.
Cooperative Extension Fresno County, 1720 South Maple Avenue
Fresno CA, 93702
jgvalencia@ucdavis.edu
(559) 456-7553

J Waines , Professor, Geneticist & Director-Botanic Gardens & Herbarium
Specialties: Cytogenetics, plant breeding and crop evolution-emphasis on wheat, beans, guayule and salvias; drought tolerance
Botany & Plant Sciences, 1129 Batchelor Hall
Riverside CA, 92521-0124
waines@ucrac1.ucr.edu
(909) 787-3706