Graduate Study Opportunities in the Extension Vegetable Crop Physiology Lab at Ohio State

Persons interested in the science and management of vegetable crop physiology are encouraged to contact Matt Kleinhenz to discuss opportunities for graduate study. Students at the College of Wooster and elsewhere are also invited to discuss opportunities for technical positions and independent study projects. Support is available for a student to examine genotype and management effects on the accumulation of specific phytochemicals, including those reported to impact the market and potential health value of vegetable crops. A long-term goal of this project is to identify means by which phytochemical accumulation may be manipulated for grower and consumer benefit. Other areas of potential study include overcoming fertility- and germplasm-related limits to productivity in sustainable-organic production systems and increasing the utility of cultural controls in pest management. Please consult the program description page of this website for more information on the Extension Vegetable Crop Physiology Lab.