Joe Kemble

Appointment:75% Extension 25% Research
Joined Auburn Faculty: November 1993
Research: Olericulture
Curriculum Vitae

Education

B.S. Delaware
M.S. North Carolina State
Ph.D. North Carolina State

 

Research Program Focus: 

• use of cover crops and reduced tillage for vegetable production 
• nutrient management
• double cropping using plasticulture 
• studying the effect of mulch color on the production of Cole crops
  exploring the potential of alternative vegetable crops in Alabama such as asparagus and pumpkins

Extension Program Focus: working directly with small, part-time, and full-time commercial vegetable growers in terms of… 

• solving production problems 
• developing irrigation and fertigation schedules 
• improving cultural practices 
• designing irrigation systems 
• encouraging vegetable growers to try a new or different ideas and alternative vegetable crops through on-farm research and demonstrations 
• developing new and comprehensive vegetable production guides 
• conducting in-service training for county agents