Nutritional Quality of Plant Foods for Human and Animal Health researchers working in the Department of Plant Science at Penn State.
- Assistant Professor
Areas of Expertise
- Evolutionary ecology of legumes and rhizobia
- Plant-microbe-climate interactions
- Mutualism evolution
- Bio-inoculants and leguminous cover crops
- Biological nitrogen Fixation
- Genome-wide association studies (GWAS)
- Evolve and resequence
- Email ltb5167@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-6168
- Pronouns she/her
- Associate Professor of Vegetable Crop Science
Areas of Expertise
- Sustainable vegetable production systems
- Plant nutrition, soil fertility and irrigation management
- Alternatives to chemical soil fumigation
- Vegetable response to abiotic stress
- Vegetable quality
- Agrobiodiversity and novel vegetable products
- Agronomic biofortification
- Professor of Plant Genetics
Areas of Expertise
- Plant genetics and breeding
- Molecular breeding
- Biotic stresses
- Abiotic stresses
- Plant nutritional quality
- Tomato
- Professor of Horticultural Marketing and Business Management
- Affiliate Appointment: Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education
Areas of Expertise
- Alcoholic beverage trends
- Wine consumer attitudes and behaviors
- Produce and ethnic food marketing
- Retail layout and design
- Promotional strategies
