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NEW HAMPSHIRE NEWS 



Pots Aboil at the 

 University: Ornamentals 

 Moving to the Front 

 Burner 



]ohn Hart 



A review and regrouping of orna- 

 mental horticulture is well underway 

 at UNH. This should come as wel- 

 come news to the Green Industry in 

 the state after more than a decade 

 of neglect and serious erosion of 

 budgets, personnel, and university 

 support in the ornamentals area. 



Rationale and direction for re- 

 shaping ornamentals are detailed in 

 a February report compiled by a re- 

 view team independent of the uni- 

 versity. Input for the review came 

 from the Department of Plant Biol- 

 ogy, the Thompson School's Horti- 

 cultural Technology program. Coop- 



erative Extension, and a fair number 

 of representatives from all facets of 

 the Green Industry in New Hamp- 

 shire. The report is a collection of 

 observations, analyses, evaluations, 

 and recommendations for each of 

 the programs (Thompson School, 

 Plant Biology, Extension), and for 

 the three major areas of responsibil- 

 ity (teaching, research, and exten- 

 sion of research into the public and 

 industrial spheres). 



So, what are the insights and 

 recommendations, and what's next? 



• A search is underway for a full- 

 time, permanent ornamental horti- 

 culturist in Plant Biology, with an 

 appointment of 60% teaching and 

 40% applied research. Expectations 

 are high for an energetic, innovative, 

 "whole-plant" ornamentalist who will 

 jump in with both feet and take 



charge in development of a strong 

 program of teaching and industry- 

 oriented research. 



The position description keeps 

 open the area of specialization 

 within the broad realm of whole- 

 plant ornamental horticulture: The 

 new faculty members focus may be 

 greenhouse, floriculture, nursery, 

 landscape, or some combination of 

 these areas. It should be noted that 

 this is not an additional position, 

 but a replacement for retired Profes- 

 sor Owen Rogers. Since this will be 

 the sole ornamentalist in the de- 

 partment, at least in the near-term, 

 both the industry and the review 

 team felt that the specific area of 

 expertise within ornamental horticul- 

 ture was not critical. 



A leading candidate was on cam- 

 pus in mid-May, and the search may 



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