Jim Kamas
Assistant Professor & Extension Horticulturist- Fruits, Department of Horticultural Sciences
Email: j-kamas@tamu.edu
Education
Research, Teaching and Extension Experience September 1980-September 1983-Instructor, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. (Introductory Pomology, Temperate Fruit Production, Undergraduate Honors Program) May 1988- March 1996-Area Extension Grape Specialist & Extension Team Leader Lake Erie Regional Grape Program Cornell University/Penn St. University Program Emphasis Jim Kamas has a 100% Extension appointment with Texas Cooperative Extension. In this role, he works closely with treefruit growers across the state and has regional responsibilities in the Texas Hill Country for small fruit. Through on-site visitations, phone and email contacts, he assists growers with cultural practice problems including fruit nutrition, pruning and crop-load management, orchard/vineyard ground cover management and disease and insect control. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS Kamas, J., Mark Black, David Appel and L.T. Wilson, 2000. Management of Pierce's Disease in Texas. Texas Agr. Ext. Svc. Bulletin L-5383. 6pp. Dunst, R.M., R.M. Pool, J.S. Kamas and A.G. Fendinger. 1995. Development of a postemergence vineyard weed management program. Proc. northeast weed science society. p.121-125. Martinson,T.E.,T.J. Dennehy and J.S. Kamas. 1992. Trials of conventional and nonconventional insecticides for control for the eastern grape leafhopper. Insecticide and Acarcide Tests. p.63. Dennehy, T.J., L.G. Clark and J.S. Kamas. 1 91. Pheromonal control of the grape berry moth: An effective alternative to conventional insecticides. New York's Food and Life Sciences bulletin #135. Byrne,D.H. and J.S. Kamas. 1984, 'Texstar' peach. Hortscience 19 (3): 453-454. Bowen,H.H., R.L. Perry, and J.S. Kamas. 1981. Evaluation of grape cultivars and selections for the hill country and coastal plains areas of Texas. Texas Agri. Exp. Sta. Progress Report 3873. |