Louise Ferguson is Director of the Fruit and Nut Research & Information Center. Dr. Ferguson is a Cooperative Extension Pomologist in the Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA

 

 

Specialties & Research

Dr. Ferguson's specialties include pistachio, olive, citrus, fig and persimmon production; alternate bearing, mechanical pruning, mechanical harvesting, citrus Mandarins and root stocks. She is team leader in the Mechanical Harvesting of Olives project. 

Education & Positions

B.S., Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, State College, PA, 1969
M.S., Plant Physiology and Horticulture, University of Florida, Gainesville, 1980
Ph.D., Plant Physiology and Horticulture, University of Florida, Gainesville 1984
Extension Specialist, Pomology, University of California, 1980 - present
Assoc. Editor, Plant Growth Regulator Applications: HortScience, 1993 - present
Director, Fruits and Nuts Information Center, University of California, 1996 - present
Kellogg Fellow: California Ag Leadership Program, 1999 - 2001
Vice President and President, Plant Growth Regulator Society of American, 2002 - 2005

Contact Information

Louise Ferguson Extension Specialist 2037 Wickson Hall Dept. of Plant Sciences Mail Stop #2 Davis, California 95616-8683

Phone: 530-752-0507 Fax:      530-752-8502 Email:  lferguson@ucdavis.edu