Extension Faculty
Extension faculty within the Department of Horticulture work in Athens, Tifton and Griffin. Faculty are located at these sites to be in close proximity to the industries and commodity groups with which they work.
Extension Coordinator
Fruit/Nut Crops
Dario Chavez
Dario Chavez
Associate Professor - Peach and Citrus Breeding
Horticulture
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Institute for Integrative Precision Agriculture
Rachel Itle
Rachel Itle
Assistant Research Scientist; Emphasis: Fruit production & genetics
Horticulture
Sarah Lowder
Sarah Lowder
Assistant Professor, Viticulture Extension Specialist; Emphasis: Viticulture
Horticulture
Vegetables
Angelos Deltsidis
Angelos Deltsidis
Assistant Professor & Post-harvest Extension Specialist; Emphasis: Post-harvest fruit & vegetables physiology
Horticulture
Ted McAvoy
Ted McAvoy
Assistant Professor & Vegetable Production Extension Specialist; Emphasis: Vegetable production
Horticulture
Ornamentals
Mark Czarnota
Mark Czarnota
Associate Professor; Emphasis: weed control in ornamentals, small fruits, Christmas trees
Horticulture
Bodie V. Pennisi
Bodie V. Pennisi
Vincent J. Dooley Professorship in Horticulture; Emphasis: Commercial & sustainable landscape; pollinators
Horticulture
John M. Ruter
John M. Ruter
Allan M. Armitage Professor & UGA Trial Gardens Director; Emphasis: Ornamental breeding & production
Horticulture
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Master Gardener and Consumer Horticulture Programs
From Other Institutions
- Assistant Professor - Fruit Crops
- 80% Research; 20% Extension
- Commodity Assignment: Apples
- Extension Horticulturist - Fruit Crops
- 25% Extension
- Commodity Assignment: Apple production, wine grape production and Peach production (shared position with Tennessee and South Carolina)
- Extension Horticulturist - Fruit Crops
- 25% Extension
- Commodity Assignment: Orchard floor weed management; apples, peaches, pecans, grapes