Aziz Baameur, SFP Advisor
Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties

Contact Information: UC Cooperative Extension, Santa Clara County 1553 Berger Drive, Bldg. 1 San Jose, CA 95112 (408) 282-3127 fax: (408) 298-5160 e-mail: azbaameur@ucdavis.edu

Key Research Projects/Interests

• Oriental vegetables: selection, irrigation and pest management
  
• Vegetable variety trials: annual artichoke, bell pepper, chili pepper, broccoli,
  cauliflower, fresh market tomato, carrot, onion, melons, potato, sweet corn, vegetable soybean)
  
• Vegetable production systems: drip irrigation, fertility, pest management,
  cover crops, selection and rotation

Extension Educational Outreach Projects

• Organized biennial cucurbit workshops, 1986-2001
  
• organized commodity meetings and workshops for vegetable growers
  
• Taught courses on vegetable selection, performance, adaptation
  
• Taught classes on drip irrigation and irrigation scheduling
  
• Served as guest presenter on topics including cover crops use and soil management

Publications

• As UC Cooperative Extension farm advisor in Riverside County,
  published a quarterly newsletter and articles in trade journals