A multi-disciplined team is responsible for the development of a new generation of spray systems. These systems will integrate intelligent technologies to continuously match spray outputs to crop characteristics, insect/disease pressures and microclimatic conditions during pesticide applications. The primary team members are from USDA-ARS, The Ohio State University, The University of Tennessee and Oregon State University.
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Heping Zhu, Agricultural Engineer
USDA-ARS Application Technology Research Unit
1680 Madison Avenue
Wooster, OH 44691
Phone: (330) 263-3871, Fax: (330) 263-3953
Co-Principal Investigators (alphabetic order):
Dr. Luis Cañas, Associate Professor
Dept. of Entomology
The Ohio State University
Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
1680 Madison Ave.
Wooster, Ohio 44691
Dr. Richard C. Derksen, Agricultural Engineer
USDA-ARS Application Technology Research Unit
1680 Madison Avenue
Wooster, OH 44691
Stanley C. Ernst, Extension Program Leader
Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics
The Ohio State University
2120 Fyffe Road
Columbus, OH 43210-1067
Dr. Amy Fulcher, Associate Professor
Department of Plant Sciences
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
2431 Joe Johnson Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
Dr. Charles R. Krause, Plant Pathologist/Research Leader
USDA-ARS Application Technology Research Unit
1680 Madison Avenue
Wooster, OH 44691
Dr. James C. Locke, Research Plant Pathologist
USDA-ARS Application Technology Research Unit
Greenhouse Production Research Laboratory
2801 W. Bancroft St. Toledo, OH, 43606
Dr. H. Erdal Ozkan, Professor
Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering
The Ohio State University
590 Woody Hayes Dr.
Columbus, OH 43210
Dr. Michael E. Reding, Research Entomologist
USDA-ARS Application Technology Research Unit
Horticultural Insect Laboratory
1680 Madison Avenue
Wooster, OH 44691
Dr. Christopher M. Ranger, Research Entomologist
USDA-ARS Application Technology Research Unit
Horticultural Insect Laboratory
1680 Madison Avenue
Wooster, OH 44691
Robin Rosetta, Associate Professor
Oregon State University Extension
North Willamette Research and Extension Center
15210 NE Miley Road
Aurora, OR 97002
Randall H. Zondag, Extension Horticulturist
Commercial Horticulture and Natural Resources
The Ohio State University/Lake County
99 East Erie St.
Painesville, OH 44077