Program Staff:
	University of Arkansas, AR: • Dr. Ainong Shi, Associate Professor. Department of Horticulture, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701. Phone: (479) 575-2670 | ashi@uark.edu | Ainong Shi website | Ainong Shi Biosketch | Ainong Shi CV Researchgate | Google Scholar | Shi Lab Article in University of Arkasnas Intranet
	• Dr. Jim Correll, Professor. Department of Plant Pathology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701. Phone: (479) 575-2445 and e-mail: jcorrell@uark.edu Jim Correll website | Jim Correll Biosketch Researchgate | Google Scholar
	• Dr. Gehendra Bhattarai, Post-Doctoral Fellow. Department of Horticulture, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701. Email: gb005@uark.edu; Cell: 507-858-5334 Gehendra Bhattarai website 1 | website 2 | Gehendra Bhattarai Biosketch Researchgate | Google Scholar
	Texas A&M AgriLife, TX: • Dr. Carlos A. Avila, Associate Professor of Vegetable Breeding. Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center, Weslaco, TX. Phone: (956) 969-8344 and e-mail: Carlos.Avila@ag.tamu.edu Carlos Avila website | Carlos Avila Biosketch | Google Scholar
	• Dr. Larry Stein. Associate Department Head/Professor and Extension Horticulturist. Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Uvalde, TX 78802. Phone: (830) 278-9151 and e-mail: larrystein@tamu.edu Larry Stein website | Larry Stein Biosketch < Researchgate | Google Scholar
	• Dr. Juan Enciso, Professor. Texas A&M AgriLife Research & Extension Center, Weslaco, Texas 78596. Telephone: (956) 968-5585 and Email: Juan.Enciso@ag.tamu.edu Juan Enciso website | Juna Enciso Biosketch Researchgate | Google Scholar
	• Dr. Samuel Zapata, Assistant Professor and Extension Economist. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, 2401 E. Highway 83, Weslaco, TX 78596. Phone: (956) 968-5581 and Email: Samuel.Zapata@ag.tamu.edu Samuel Zapata website | Samuel Zapata Biosketch Researchgate | Google Scholar
	USDA-ARS at Salinas, CA: • Dr. Beiquan Mou, Research Geneticist. Crop Improvement and Protection Research Unit, USDA-ARS, 1636 E. Alisal St, Salinas, CA 93905. Phone: (831) 755-2893 and e-mail: beiquan.mou@usda.gov Beiquan Mou website | Beiquan Mou Biosketch
	Washington State University, WA: • Dr. Lindsey du Toit, Professor/Vegetable Seed Pathologist, Washington State University, Mount Vernon, WA 98273. Phone: (360) 848-6140 and email: dutoit@wsu.edu Lindsey du Toit website | Lindsey du Toit Biosketch Researchgate | Google Scholar
	University of Arizona: • Dr. Bindu Poudel-Ward, Extension Plant Pathologist, The University of Arizona, 6425 W 8th Street, Yuma, AZ 85364. Phone: (928) 782-5879 and email: bpoudel@email.arizona.edu Bindu Poudel-Ward website | Bindu Poudel-Ward Biosketch | Researchgate
	University of Massachusetts: • Dr. Susan B. Scheufele, Extension Educator, 230 Stockbridge Rd. University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003. Phone: (608) 397-3361 and email: sscheufele@umass.edu Susan Scheufele website | Susan Scheufele Biosketch