Postharvest Physiology Research on postharvest storage and handling of horticultural crops with special emphasis on gas exchange and modified atmosphere storage of fruit and vegetables. Current MA packaging research includes gas exchange modeling, smart films, and control of product quality changes. Worked with ethanol biosensor as a means of detecting low oxygen injury in MA packages. Herbaceous Perennials Research on storage and forcing of bare-root ornamental plants, propagation and production techniques for herbaceous perennials from seeds and vegetative propagules. This research is conducted in cooperation with several other faculty members in the department.
Art is also an avid perennial gardener.
Ornamental grasses are a current passion - and there is no telling what is next. Postharvest Biology and Technology. P.C. Talasila and A.C. Cameron . Postharvest Biology and Technology. And Food Chemistry.