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Responsibilities
To develop an extension and applied research program
focused on the production, culture, and evaluation
of ornamental nursery crops, leading to increased
profitability and efficiency for the nursery industry
of Western North Carolina.
- Extension (80%): Develop publications,
training materials and in-service training programs
for county extension agents; Serve as educational
advisor and liaison among commodity organizations,
growers, and universities.
- Research (20%): Develop new technologies
to improve best management practices for field
and container-grown ornamental nursery operations;
Evaluate new plant introductions and cultivars
for adaptation to growing environments in North
Carolina and the southeast United States.
- Current research areas so far are focused on
continuing the work of Dick
Bir, previous nursery specialist in this position,
by concentrating on native woody ornamental plant
production.
Landscape Design Workshop Information
Help Support the Nursery Industry in Western
North Carolina
Employment opportunities: Part-time workers
are needed at the beginning of each summer to work
for 2-3 months at the Mountain Horticultural Crops
Research and Extension Center in Fletcher, NC. Please
inquire around March or April of each year.
Graduate students: Please contact me if
you have interest in working with ornamental plant
production and evaluation for Western North Carolina.
All class work will be on main campus in Raleigh,
NC, and your research could possibly contain components
on-farm or nursery here in the mountains, at the
station here in Fletcher, and at main campus.
Plant North Carolina Nursery Grown Ornamentals
Program
Information and Resources
Professional Experience
- Assistant Professor, Horticultural Science,
NC State University, Fletcher 2005-present.
- Research Assistant, NC State Loblolly
and Slash Pine Rooted Cutting Program, Department
of Forestry and Natural Resources, NC State University,
Raleigh. 1998-2005.
- Nurseryman, Logan Trading Company, Raleigh,
NC. 1994-1998.
- Interim Vocational Agriculture Teacher,
North Davidson Senior High, Lexington, NC. Spring
1997. Cooperating teacher: Donna Koontz Fulton.
- Nursery Sales Supervisor, White’s
Nursery and Greenhouses, Chesapeake, VA. 1990-1994.
- Nurseryman, McDonald Garden Center, Virginia
Beach, VA. 1984-1989.
Education
- PhD, NC State University, Department of
Horticultural Science, Raleigh, NC 2005. Rooting
and Physiology of Stem Cuttings of Loblolly Pine.
- MS, NC State University, Agricultural
and Extension Education, Raleigh, NC 1998. Concerns
and Induction Assistance Programs of Beginning
Teachers in Exploring Biotechnology, Agricultural
Education, and Health Occupations Education.
- BS, Virginia Tech, Horticulture, Blacksburg,
VA. 1990.
Selected Publications
- LeBude, A.V., B. Goldfarb, F.A. Blazich,
J. Frampton, and F.C. Wise. 2005. Mist level influences
vapor pressure deficit and gas exchange during
rooting of juvenile stem cuttings of loblolly pine.
HortScience 40(4) in press.
- Isik, F., B. Goldfarb, A. LeBude, B. Li
and S. McKeand. 2005. Predicted genetic gains and
testing efficiency from two loblolly pine clonal
trials. Can. J. For. Res. in press.
- LeBude, A.V., B. Goldfarb, F.A. Blazich,
F.C. Wise and J. Frampton. 2004. Mist, substrate
water potential and cutting water potential influence
rooting of stem cuttings of loblolly pine. Tree
Physiology, 24 823-831.
- Kirby, B.M. and LeBude, A.V. 1998. Induction
strategies that work: Keeping Agricultural, Health
and Biotechnology Career Development beginning
teachers in the classroom. Journal of Vocational
and Technical Education 15:1, 17-27.
Mountain Horticultural Crops Research & Extension Center
455 Research Drive
Mills River, NC 28759
Phone: 828.684.3562 ~ Fax: 828.684.8715
Email: anthony_lebude@ncsu.edu
Web Crafter: Anne S. Napier ~ Email: anne_napier@ncsu.edu
Updated August 1, 2006
