Jimmy R. Rich -
80% Research, 20% Extension
1. Education
- B.S.A., University of Georgia
(Agronomy)
- M.S., University of Georgia
(Plant Pathology)
- Ph.D., University of
California, Riverside (Plant Pathology)
2. Employment
- Professor (1986-present) University
of Florida
- Associate Professor
(1981-1986) University of Florida
- Assistant Professor
(19776-1981) University of Florida
- Research Assistant
(1973-1976) University of California, Riverside
3. Research And Responsibilities
- The faculty member is responsible
for the development and implementation of a comprehensive research program
on nematodes that damage crop plants. Emphasis is placed on crops commonly
or potentially produced in North Florida. Work includes the
identification, life cycles, habits, and means of managing nematodes
affecting these crop plants. Extension activities involve agronomic crops and
include nematode diagnostic recommendations, updating management guides, writing
other articles for growers on nematode management, and speaking a grower
meetings and field days.
4. Accomplishments
- Developed breeding lines
that shows moderate to high levels of resistance to the most damaging
root-knot nematode, Meloidogyn javanica, in Florida tobacco.
- Showed the value of using a
waste product, crab scrap compost, in increasing plant growth and reducing
root-knot nematode populations for use in container plant production and
possibly in home gardens.
- Through annual nematicide
trials in tobacco, cotton, peanut, and tomato, continued to update
nematicidal control recommendations for Florida growers.
- Narrowed nematicide rate
recommendations on cotton for root-knot and reniform nematodes.
- Developed nematicide
recommendations for root-knot and reniform nematodes on ultra narrow row
cotton.
- Assisted in developing a
sustainable sod-based system for use in tomato and other vegetable crops.
- Determined that plant
resistance in tomato can be a major nematode management tool in production
of this crop.
- Assisted in testing and
refinement of nematicides as methly bromide alternatives in tomato and
watermelon.
- Developed threshold and/or
pathogenicity data of three root-knot species on six herbs and Paulownia
tomentosa thought to be potentially promising crops in North Florida.
- Determined that
plant-parasitic nematodes pose little risk to perennial peanut, a rapidly
expanding forage crop in Florida.
- Found that ground seed of
hairy indigo, crotolaria and castor bean suppressed root-knot nematode
numbers dramatically at concentrations between 1 and 2% (v/v) of soil, a
finding that could potentially be useful to homeowners.
5. Grants and Contracts (2002)
- Principal Investigator: Florida
Fruit and Vegetable Association – 99,994, US Aid for International
Development – 60,000, Cotton Incorporated – 4409, EdenBiosciences - 3500,
Florida Peanut Growers - 2000
- Co-Principal Investigator:
USDA – 12,655, National Peanut Grower Check-off – 33,000
- Total for 2002 – 215,558
6. Career Publications
- Refereed Papers 81
- Chapters in Books 8
- Miscellaneous Papers 100+
- Abstracts 65
7. Selected Publications
- Rich, J. R., Wright, D. L.. Alternating
cotton row patterns to reduce damage from reniform nematodes.
Nematropica. 32 2002.
- Zimet, D. J., Smith, J. L.,
Kinloch, R. A., Rich, J. R.. Improving cotton returns using nematicides
in northwestern Florida fields infested with root-knot nematodes.
Cotton Science. Volume 6 2002. Pp. 28 –33.
- Zimet, D. J., Smith, J. L.,
Rich, J. R., Kinloch, R. A.. Improving returns using nematicides in
cotton fields infested with reniform nematodes in northwestern Florida.
Cotton Science. Volume 6 2002. Pp. 34 –39.
- Rich, J. R., Dunn, R. A.,
Noling, J. W.. Nematology: Advances and Perspectives . Nematicides:
Past and Present Uses Editor: Chen, Z. X., Chen, S. Y., Dickson, D. W.
London: CABI Publishing, 2002. 15 pg. (Book Chapter)
- Rich, J. R., Kinloch, R. A..
Rates and application timimg of 1,3-dichloropropene for the management
of Meloidogyne incognita and Rotylenchulus reniformis on cotton.
Nematropica. 31 2001. Pp. 311 –313.
- Rich, J. R., Gorbet, D. W.. Application
of aldicarb 15G to peanut at varying time intervals to manage Meloidogyne
arenaria in peanut. Peanut Science. 28 2001. Pp. 73 –75.
- Baird, R. E., Rich, J. R., Waters, D. . Site specific
management of nematodes using GPS technology. Nematologia
Mediterranea. 29 2001. Pp. 247 –254.
- Kinloch, R. A., Rich, J. R.. Management of root-knot and
reniform nematodes in ultra narrow row cotton. Journal of Nematology.
33 2001. Pp. 544 –558.
- Rich, J. R., Whitty, E. B.. Efficacy
of chloropicrin and DiTera to manage Meloidogyne javanica in Florida
flue-cured tobacco.. Tobacco Science. 43 1999. Pp. 18 -22