Associate Professor
Specialist, Arid Ornamental
Plants
Department of Plant Sciences
Associate Specialist
Forbes Building, Room 435
Tucson, Arizona 85721
Phone:
520.621.1060
Fax: 520.621.7186
By
Dr. Ursula Schuch: My research program in Ornamental
Horticulture addresses nursery production and management of ornamental
plants in the urban landscape. The desert environment with its fluctuating
temperatures, periods of drought, and often poor soil conditions provides
unique challenges for growers and landscape managers. I am interested in
learning how plants commonly used in the urban landscapes cope with
environmental stress, especially salinity and heat. I am also interested
in exploring strategies to optimize plant production in retractable shade
structures in the arid Southwest. My goal is to provide growers and
managers of landscapes with information that will support maximizing plant
performance in the desert environment.
Bio Overview: Schuch, Ursula
K - Associate Specialist, Plant Science; DIPLOMA, 1983, Georg-august
University; MS, 1987, PHD, 1990, Oregon State
University
ukschuch@ag.arizona.edu |
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