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BACKGROUND:
I
was born and raised in Waimānalo, Hawai’i,
and acquired an enthusiasm for plants and their culture from my
father, an amateur orchid grower. I obtained a Bachelor’s degree in
Horticulture from the University of Hawai’i in 1994 and then
volunteered in The Gambia, West Africa as an agroforestry extension
agent with the Peace Corps from 1994 to1996. It was there that I was
first introduced to the broader concept of the agroecosystem and the
importance of addressing food production issues in a socio-economic
context. Upon returning home from Africa, I worked at a bromeliad
nursery for a year before deciding to go back to school to
specialize in vegetable production. I obtained a Master’s degree in
Horticulture from the University of Hawai’i in 2000, and
joined the OSU Vegetable Physiology lab in the Fall of that year.
AREA OF SPECIALTY:
Vegetable physiology, quality and agroecosystems management
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
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Environmental
influence on bioactive plant products and their concentrations in
vegetables.
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Vegetable sensory quality and its relationship to pre-harvest
management practices.
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Certified organic production practices and their impact on
vegetable quality.
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Relationships among yield components and yield modeling in
vegetables.
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Interspecific hybridization of Cucurbita sp.
EDUCATION:
Ph.D., Horticulture and Crop Science,
The Ohio State University, expected August 2004.
Advisor: Dr. Matt Kleinhenz . The
influence of abiotic environmental factors on the
glucosinolate-myrosinase complex and general quality of cabbage (Brassica
oleracea Capitata Group) and radish (Raphanus sativus).
M.Sc., Horticulture,
University of Hawaii, Manoa, 2000.
Advisor: Dr. Hector Valenzuela. The response of basil (Ocimum
basilicum L.) to chicken manure, compost and urea applications.
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~hector/background%20stuff/pdf/basil%20compost%20TR.pdf
B.Sc., Horticulture,
University of Hawaii, Manoa, 1994
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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
Radovich, T.J.K., M.D. Kleinhenz, J.F. Delwiche and
R.E. Liggett. 2004. Triangle tests indicate that irrigation timing
affects fresh cabbage sensory quality. Food Quality and Preference
15: 471-476 Pdf Link
Radovich, T.J.K., M.D. Kleinhenz and N.J. Honeck.
2004. Important cabbage head traits at five points in development.
Journal of Vegetable Crop Production (in press).
Radovich, T.J.K., M.D. Kleinhenz, J.G. Streeter, A.R.
Miller and J.C. Scheerens. 2004. Planting date affects total
glucosinolate concentrations in six commercial cultivars of cabbage
(Brassica olereacea L., Capitata Group). HortScience (in review).
Radovich, T.J.K., M.D. Kleinhenz. 2004. Rapid
estimation of cabbage head volume across a population varying in
head shape: a test of two geometric formulae. HortTechnology
14(3): 388-391 Pdf link
Radovich T.J.K., R.C. Pratt, J.J. Finer, L.A.
Duncan, N. Welty and M.D. Kleinhenz. 2004. Towards introgression of
ornamental Cucurbita germplasm: Generation of C. maxima x pepo
hybrids. Proceedings of the 101st
Annual conference of the American Society for Horticultural Science,
17-20 July Austin, Texas.
Radovich, T.J.K., M.D. Kleinhenz, A. Sanchez-Vela,
J.C. Scheerens and B. Schult. 2002. Fresh cabbage sensory quality:
components and the impact of production factors. Acta Horticulturae
628:787-795. Pdf Link
Kleinhenz, M.D. and T.J.K. Radovich. 2002. Rapid,
accurate, in-field prediction of cabbage marketable yield. Acta
Horticulturae 628:111-118. Pdf
Link
Valenzuela, H.R., T. Goo, and T. Radovich. 2001. The
effect of bone meal on the yield of jicama, Pachyrhizus erosus, in
Oahu, Hawaii. Florida State Horticultural Society Proceedings
113:222-226.
Radovich, T. and H.Valenzuela. 1999. Organic
farming: an overview of the organic farming industry in Hawaii.
Vegetable Crops Update, Volume 9. Cooperative Extension Service,
University of Hawaii.
http://www2.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/vcu_4_99.pdf
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