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

Contact Information

Office: 170B Funchess Hall
Phone: 334-844-3050
E-mail:

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