Brian Whipker, Professor Department of Horticultural Science
Biography: Dr. Brian E. Whipker earned the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Horticulture and Agricultural Education, Agricultural Economics, and Horticulture, respectively. All four degrees were from Purdue University. Brian was a Regional Extension Specialist with Commercial Greenhouse and Vegetable crops in Northern Indiana from 1988 to 1991. He also was an Assistant Professor with responsibilities in floriculture at Iowa State University from 1995 to 1997.In 1997, he became an Assistant Professor of Horticulture at North Carolina State University. His responsibilities are in Floriculture with an 80% Extension and 20% Research split. In 2002, he was promoted to Associate Professor and in 2007 to Full Professor. Research interests include the areas of plant nutrition, plant growth regulators, and economics (cost of production).Extension interests include the development of problem solving guides for growers. Emphasis has been in the development of photographic guides and cultural manuals for problem solving.
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Biography: Dr. Brian E. Whipker earned the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Horticulture and Agricultural Education, Agricultural Economics, and Horticulture, respectively. All four degrees were from Purdue University. Brian was a Regional Extension Specialist with Commercial Greenhouse and Vegetable crops in Northern Indiana from 1988 to 1991. He also was an Assistant Professor with responsibilities in floriculture at Iowa State University from 1995 to 1997.In 1997, he became an Assistant Professor of Horticulture at North Carolina State University. His responsibilities are in Floriculture with an 80% Extension and 20% Research split. In 2002, he was promoted to Associate Professor and in 2007 to Full Professor. Research interests include the areas of plant nutrition, plant growth regulators, and economics (cost of production).Extension interests include the development of problem solving guides for growers. Emphasis has been in the development of photographic guides and cultural manuals for problem solving. Photographic guides have been developed for Nutrient Disorders, Pansies, Poinsettias, Bedding Plants, Vegetative Annuals, and Fall Crops (Garden Mums, Asters, and Ornamental Kale). Manuals have been developed on PourThru Monitoring, Plant Root Zone Management, Poinsettias, Pansies, and Outdoor Cut Flowers. The NC State University Floriculture website at www.floricultureinfo.com has also been a research and extension priority. The website contains listings by crop and topic for both NC State University publications and links to other website publications. The popularity of the website extents to visitors from 72 countries. He has received the Outstanding Extension Publication Award from the American Society of Horticultural Sciences three times (for the Pansy Manual, Plant Root Zone Management Manual, and Nutrient Disorder Photocards).
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North Carolina State University
