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Mercy A. Olmstead
University of Florida
2135 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville,
FL
USA
32611
Biographical Sketch: Mercy Olmstead, Ph.D. is the Senior Manager of Production Research and Education for the California Strawberry Commission. She provides leadership in the development of research and education programs focused on addressing strawberry fruit production issues, including research to determine best management practices (BMPs) for the California strawberry industry. She works with the Director of Grower Education to develop and deliver BMP training programs to the growers. In her spare time, she loves to hang out by the beach with her kids, kayak, and garden.
Papers:
Muscadine Grape SCRI Project Meeting
RosBREED2: More Traits, Additional Crops, Expanded Germplasm, New Science
An Analysis of Historical Freeze Events and Determination of Blueberry and Peach Critical Bud Temperatures to Aid Growers in Freeze-related Risk Assessments
Genetic Analyses of Root-knot Nematode (Meloidogyne floridensis) Resistance in ‘Flordaguard' Peach Rootstock