Sustainable Agriculture Farming
Systems Project (SAFS)

 

Gene Miyao
UC Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor, Vegetable Crops


Region:Yolo and Solano Counties
Location: 70 Cottonwood Street, Woodland, CA 95695
Telephone:(916) 666-8143
Fax: (916) 666-8736
E-mail:emmiyao@ucdavis.edu
Years with the Project: 7
Education: Bachelor of Science, Agriculturual Science,UC Davis
Master of Science, Agricultural Economics, UC Davis


General Research Interest Statement:

Strengths are in production agriculture and applied research especially as related to processing tomato management. Interest is in effects of cropping systems and input management on tomato production.


Research Interest Pertaining to SAFS project:

I serve in an advisory capacity on the project.


Selected Publications:

I. Refereed

Schwankl, L., S. Grattan and G. Miyao, Drip System Design, Management Promote Seed Emergence. California Agriculture. Nov-Dec 1991, p. 21-23.

James I Grieshop, Frank G. Zalom and Gene Miyao. 1988. Adoption and Diffusion of Integrated Pest Management Innovations in Agriculture, Entomological Society of America, 34(2) p 72-78.

Eugene M. Miyao, Dennis H. Hall, Prudence Somerville, and Nancy Blaker. 1986. Fungicidal Control of Tomato Blackmold under Rainy Conditions. California Agriculture. July-August 1986, p. 7-8.

II. Abstract

Miyao, G, RM Davis, P Mauk, Non-Chemical Control of Blackmold in Processing Tomatoes. January 22-23 1992. Organic Farming Symposium, Asilomar. proceedings oral presentation and poster.

Miyao, G, PA Mauk, RM Davis, Evaluation of Fungicides for Blackmold Control in Processing Tomatoes. Fungicide and Nematicides Tests 1992.

Miyao, Gene, Present Status of California Tomato Research Institute and the Challenges, Acta Horticulturae, 301:1992, p 213-216.

Miyao, Gene, Efforts to Reduce Pesticide Dependence in California Processing Tomato Production, The International Conference on Agriculture for the 21st Century, Maui, Hawaii, October 12-14, 1990.

Miyao, Gene, Effects of Ammonium Thiosulfate as a Starter Fertilizer Blend on Germination of Tomato and Effects of Pop-Up Starters on Germination of Tomato and Corn. California Plant and Soil Conference, Sacramento. February 5, 1989.

Lanini, W.T. and E. M. Miyao, 1989. Influence of Field Bindweed Competition on Processing Tomatoes. Presented by first author, Honolulu, Hawaii, 14-15 March 1989. Proceedings of Western Society of Weed Science.

Miyao, G., and Kent Tyler. 1986. Sidedress Phosphorus Application Effects in Processing Tomatoes. Oral presentation by first author, Programs and Abstracts, UCD, 18 August 1986, XXII International Horticultural Congress.

 
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