Juan Carlos Diaz-Perez Professor; Emphasis: Vegetable production & plasticulture Horticulture
Portrait of Juan Carlos Diaz-Perez

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Portrait of Juan Carlos Diaz-Perez

My vegetable research interests include a) Plasticulture/Protected Agriculture Technologies (plant responses to plastic film mulches, shade nets, and high tunnels) and Crop-Environmental Interactions; b) Effect of Preharvest Factors on Postharvest Quality; c) Sustainable/Organic Vegetable Production (efficient use of fertilizers and water; utilization of cover crops and reduced tillage; reduced use of inputs).

Research Area: Vegetables
Teaching Area: Vegetable production and physiology

Appointments

  • 92% Research
  • 8% Instruction

Education

  • B.S. Agriculture & Plant Science, Universiyt of Guadalajara, Mexico, 1983
  • M.S. Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, 1989
  • Ph.D. Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, 1994