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Patrick Brown,
Professor of Plant Sciences, University of California,
Davis
EDUCATION
- 1988
Ph.D. Cornell University, NY. Agronomy and International
Agricultural Development
- 1984
B. Agric. Sci. First Class Honors, University of Adelaide,
Australia. Agronomy
POSITIONS
HELD
- 2005-2009
President/Convener, Int. Colloquium on Plant Nutrition
- 2005-2008
Chair, International Agriculture Graduate Group
- 1999-2005
Director International Programs
- 2000-present
Professor
- 1995-1999
Associate Professor
- 1989-1994
Assistant Professor
SERVICE
TO EDUCATION
- Chairman,
International Agricultural Development Masters Program. 2005-2008
- Master
Advisor, IADGG
- National
Fulbright Student Fellowship Committee, 2006-present.
MAJOR
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Plant
and Soil Nutrition. Perennial Horticulture. Physiology and biochemistry
of plant nutrient uptake, interactions of nutrition with disease
resistance and the selection of crops with improved nutrient efficiency.
Nutritional requirements of both annual and perennial systems,
application technology and development of environmentally sound
fertilizer use. Molecular and genetic aspects of nutrient acquisition
and tolerance. Foliar Fertilization. Nutritional physiology. Boron,
Nickel.
PROFESSIONAL
SOCIETY LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
- Council
Member, International Colloquium for Plant Nutrition 2002-present.
- President/Convenor,
Boron in Biology, 2002-5
- President/Convenor,
International Colloquium for Plant Nutrition, 2005-2009
- Associate
Editor, Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
- Associate
Editor, International Journal of Agronomy
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