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Intelligent Spray Systems

College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences

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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