Clemson University's
Tobacco Production

 
Tobacco Team
  (Click on name/photo of team member for contact information)
   

Dr. Bruce Fortnum

Professor of Plant Pathology and Physiology. Responsible for research and Extension efforts related to tobacco diseases. Areas of emphasis include: nematodes, bacterial wilt, and greenhouse diseases.
 
 
Dr. Dewitt Gooden

Professor of Crop and Soil Environmental Science. Coordinator of Tobacco Team. Primarily responsible for Extension Education in the agronomic area of tobacco production. Research efforts focus primarily on cropping systems, pest management, and general tobacco production.
 
 

Dr. Albert Johnson

Professor of Entomology, retired. Research includes host-plant resistance and development of insect-resistant tobacco cultivars, insecticide screening, and insect management.
 
Dr. Francis Reay-Jones

Assistant Professor of Entomology. Responsible for integrated pest management programs for row crops including tobacco.
 
 
Dr. Bruce Martin

Interim Director Pee Dee Research and Education Center
 
Our Cooperators
 
Wilder Ferreira - Extension Associate, Applied Economics and Statistics
 
Paul Peterson - Adjunct Professor, Entomology, Soils and Plant Sciences
Roy Dodd - Professor Emeritus, Agricultural and Biological Engineering
 
Ahmad Khalilian - Professor, Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Paula Agudelo - Asst. Professor, Entomology, Soils and Plant Sciences
 

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