Contacts for Commercial Growers

Agronomic Growers

Extension Specialist

Richard Meinert
860-626-6240
richard.meinert@uconn.edu

Helpful Tests for Agronomic Growers

  • Standard Nutrient Analysis **See our Discount Policy for Bulk Samples**
  • Organic Matter Test
  • PreSideDress Soil Nitrogen Test (PSNT)
  • End-of-Season Cornstalk Test for Nitrogen
  • Plant Tissue Analysis

Useful Information


Greenhouse Growers

Extension Specialist for Greenhouse Growers

Dr. Rosa Raudales (BIO)
Assistant Professor, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
860.486.0627
rosa.raudales@uconn.edu

Greenhouse IPM

Dr. Charles Krasnow 
Greenhouse and Nursery Extension
617-780-0289
charles.krasnow@uconn.edu

Helpful Tests for Greenhouse Growers

  • Saturated Media Extract (SME)
  • Soluble salts & pH

Irrigation Water Testing

Useful Information


Lawn Care Companies/Commercial Turf Applications

Lawn Care Companies General Questions

Turf Grass Diseases of Golf Course and Other Commercial Turf Systems

Dr. John Inguagiato (BIO)
Associate Professor, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
860-486-0162
john.inguagiato@uconn.edu

turfgrass.cahnr.uconn.edu

Helpful Tests for Lawn Care/Commercial Turf Companies


Nursery Crop Growers/Christmas Trees

Extension Specialists for Nursery Crops

Dr. Julia Kuzovkina (BIO)
Professor, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
860-486-3438
jkuzovkina@uconn.edu

Dr. Mark Brand (BIO)
Professor, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
860-486-2930
mark.brand@uconn.edu

Helpful Tests for Commercial Nursery Growers

  • Standard Nutrient Analysis (for mineral soil)
  • SME (for Nursery Crops grown in soilless media)
  • Organic Matter Test (for mineral soil or compost)
  • pH & Soluble Salts (for mineral soil or compost)

Plant Tissue Analysis


Commercial Vegetable and Fruit Growers

Extension Specialist for Vegetables

Shuresh Ghimire, UConn Extension Educator
860-875-3331
shuresh.ghimire@uconn.edu

Extension Specialist for Fruits
(Position presently not filled)