Faculty specializations

Agronomy and Crop Sciences
Name Specialization Phone # Email Location    
Krishna B. Bhandari Forage Agronomy  963-5828 kbhandar@tnstate.edu 202L Farrell Westbrook Complex
Jason P. de Koff Canola, Bioenergy Crops 963-4929 jdekoff@tnstate.edu 105 Agricultural Biotechnology Building
Resham Thapa Climate Smart Agronomy 963-7496 rthapa@tnstate.edu 204 I Farrell-Westbrook Complex
Philip Osei Hinson Cropping Systems 963-2268 phinson2@tnstate.edu 202I Farrell Westbrook Complex 
             
Plant Pathology and Entomology
Name Specialization Phone # Email Location    
Karla Addesso Ornamental Entomology and Chemical Ecology 931-815-5155 kaddesso@tnstate.edu 117 Otis L. Floyd Nursery Research Center
Kaushalya Amarasekare Entomology - Field Crops 963-5001 kamarase@tnstate.edu 204 C Farrell-Westbrook Complex
Fulya Baysal-Gurel Fungal Plant Pathology 931- 815-5143 fbaysalg@tnstate.edu 155 Otis L. Floyd Nursery Research Center
Charles Dumenyo Microbial Plant Pathology 963-5434 cdumenya@tnstate.edu 211 D CARP  
Margaret Mmbaga Fungal Plant Pathology 963-1386 mmbaga@tnstate.edu 115 Agricultural Biotechnology Building
Jason Oliver Integrated Pest Management, Biological Control, Semiochemicals/Trap Development 931-815-5145 joliver@tnstate.edu 118 Otis L. Floyd Nursery Research Center
             
Plant Breeding and Genetics
Name Specialization Phone # Email Location    
Ahmad Aziz Breeding: Cotton, Sorghum 963-1595 aaziz@tnstate.edu 204 F Farrell-Westbrook Complex
Matthew Blair Breeding: Legumes, Amaranth 963-7467 mblair@tnstate.edu 204 Farrell-Westbook Complex
Christine Ondzighi-Assoume Plant Tissue Culture 963-6334 condzigh@tnstate.edu 205B Lawson Hall  
Sonali Roy Nitrogen Fixation in Legumes 963-1899 sroy@tnstate.edu 114 Agricultural Biotechnology Building
Ali Taheri Soybean, Canola: Molecular Breeding 963-6056 ataheri1@tnstate.edu 204F Farrell-Westbrook Complex
Lyle Wallace Legume Breeding and Genetics 615-963-1492 lwalla10@tnstate.edu 211B CARP Building  
Suping Zhou Tomato: Metabolomics, Proteomics, Transcriptomics 963-7469 szhou@tnstate.edu 113 Agricultural Biotechnology Building
             
Organic Agriculture
Name Specialization Phone # Email Location    
Dilip Nandwani Organic vegetables and fruits 963-1897 dnandwan@tnstate.edu 106 B Lawson Hall  
Philip Osei Hinson Cropping Systems 963-2268 phinson2@tnstate.edu 202I Farrell Westbrook Complex 
             
Digital and Precision Agriculture
Name Specialization Phone # Email Location    
Clement E. Akumu  GIS, Remote Sensing 963-1557 aclemen1@tnstate.edu 202-M Farrell-Westbrook Complex
Anjin Chang Drone, Digital Ag 963-5445 achang@tnstate.edu 106A Lawson Hall   
Behnaz Molaei Irrigation and Water Management 509-781-4116 bmolaei@tnstate.edu 214F Farrell-Westbrook Complex
             
Nursery Crops
Name Specialization Phone # Email Location    
Anthony Witcher Sustainable nursery crop production 931-815-5147 awitcher@tnstate.edu 165 Otis L. Floyd Nursery Research Center
Karla Addesso Ornamental Entomology and Chemical Ecology 931-815-5155 kaddesso@tnstate.edu 117 Otis L. Floyd Nursery Research Center
Fulya Baysal-Gurel Fungal Plant Pathology 931-815-5143 fbaysalg@tnstate.edu 155 Otis L. Floyd Nursery Research Center
Jason Oliver Integrated Pest Management, Biological Control, Semiochemicals/Trap Development 931-815-5145  joliver@tnstate.edu 118 Otis L. Floyd Nursery Research Center
             
Horticulture and Hydroponics
Name Specialization Phone # Email Location    
Arvazena Clardy Small Farm Outreach and International, Alternative and Niche Vegetables and Fruits 963-4887 aclardy@tnstate.edu 214 I Farrell-Westbrook Complex
Dharma Pitchay Hydroponics and Plant Nutritions 963-4890 dpitchay@tnstate.edu 202 M Farrell-Westbrook Complex
Anthony Witcher Sustainable nursery crop production 931-815-5147 awitcher@tnstate.edu 165 Otis L. Floyd Nursery Research Center