Dr. Alan Walters, Research PSGA, SIUC The Vegetable Science Project at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is under the direction of Dr. S. Alan Walters . The primary focus of our applied research involves studying various cultural aspects of cucurbitous and solanaceous vegetable crops. Breeding of some of these crops is also done on a limited basis. Horseradish is also an important crop in southern Illinois and there are several problems relating to its production that need to be addressed. Future research will focus on trying to solve some of these problems.
Graduate students are an important part of the research program.
Other research projects include evaluating cultivars for the southern Illinois environment, evaluation of reduced tillage systems for vegetable production, management of viruses infecting cucurbits in southern Illinois, influence of cucurbit viruses on squash production as it relates to the effect on net photosynthesis, and pollination requirements of cucurbitous vegetable crops.