Dr. Mary M. Peet

Professor, Dept. of Horticultural Science    
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609
Phone: (919) 515-5362; FAX: (919) 515-2505 
email:  mary_peet@ncsu.edu

EDUCATION

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION AND SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP (since 2000)
Review Panel ARS National Program-305 (Crop Production), Beltsville, MD, Nov. 2006
Review Panel, TSTAR-C, University of Florida, Gainesville, Jan. 2007.
2007-2008 President, American Society for Horticultural Science
2006-2007 President-Elect, American Society for Horticultural Science
2003-2005 Vice-President for Research, American Society for Horticultural Science.
Member of CSREES Review Team for the Horticulture Department, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan Oct. 26-30, 2003.
Convener and Chair, Symposium on Protected Agriculture, XXVIst International Horticultural Congress, Toronto, Canada, August 11-17, 2002 & Editorial Board
Member of External Review Committee for Natural Resources Sciences and Landscape Architecture Department, University of Maryland, February 9-12, 2003.
Invited speaker (expenses paid) international greenhouse meetings: International Symposium on Greenhouses, Environmental Controls and In-house Mechanization for Crop Production in the Tropics and Sub-Tropics’ 15 – 17 June 2004 at Cameron Highlands, Malaysia (keynote speaker); Saskatchewan Greenhouse Growers Conference Nov. 13-14, 2004, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; Canadian Greenhouse Conference, October 8-9, 2003, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada; Professional Pest Management Association of BC (Canada) and Lower Mainland Horticulture Improvement Association Horticulture Growers' Short Course Feb. 6-9, 2002 and Feb. 15, 2007;
SR-ASHS Blue Ribbon Extension Publication Award 2005 for video ‘IPM for controlling insect pests and diseases in greenhouse tomatoes’.
Advisor (volunteer):greenhouse vegetable cooperative in Moldova; trip funded by Citizens’ Network for Foreign Affairs, July 1-15, 2001, Chisinau, Moldova; greenhouse growers and technicians in El Salvador June 28-July 12, 2005; trip sponsored by Winrock and Word Vision using US-AID funding

Artificial Lighting in Horticulture”, Lillehammer, Norway, June 2005; “Sustainable Greenhouse Systems: cooperation of Engineering and Crop Science”, Leuven, Belgium, Sept. 12-16, 2004.
External thesis examiner: Australia (2), New Zealand (2), Canada (3)
Visiting Professor, Guangzho, Guangdong, China, April 2004
Honorary Professional Soc.: Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Sigma Iota Rho, Pi Alpha Xi
Other Professional Societies: American Society for Horticultural Science (Southern Region and National); International Society for Horticultural Science

GRANTS (past 5 years)

SR-SARE Graduate Student Support (O’Connell). Potential of Grafting to Improve Nutrient Management of Heirloom Tomatoes on Organic Farms. $10,000.
Organic Farming Research Foundation. 2007-2009. Grafting Heirloom Tomatoes on Disease Resistant Rootstocks for Organic Production Systems $11,174;
USDA Integrated Organic Program 113 2007-2010. Ohio State $884,330. Sub-contract to Plant Pathology NCSU $218,615. Grafting to improve organic vegetable tomato production in field and high tunnel systems. Cooperator.
Southern Region IPM Center. 2006-2007. Development of a Pest Management Strategic Plan for Greenhouse Tomato Production Systems in the Southern United States. $25,313.
SR-SARE 2006-2009 Grafting rootstocks onto heirloom and locally adapted tomato selections to confer resistance to root-know nematode and other soilborne diseases and to increase nutrient uptake efficiency in an intensive farming system for market gardeners. $193,000
Small and Part-time Farmers Program. 2006. Training Opportunities in High Tunnel Production of Tomatoes and Salad Mixes: Workshop, Web-based information and DE module. $5,144.
USDA 2004 – 2006 Stakeholders Workshop to discuss support of Horticultural Science by USDA Competitive Programs, $5,000,
SR-SARE Graduate Project 2004-2006 ‘Optimizing substrates, composts and fertilizer additions for organic transplant production’ $10,000
NIH subcontract to Native American Botanics 2002-2005 “A new cultivation system for clean consistent root crops.” NCSU portion: $70,000.

Goldenleaf Foundation: 2002-2004. Use of tobacco transplant houses and other types of greenhouses for production of alternative crops. $70,000
Smithfield/APWMC/NCSU $196,896 Barham Farm Project. 2000-2003. (administered through BAE) Hort. Sci. portion $25,782. ‘Using a Greenhouse Tomato Crop to Recover Bio-resources from Swine Waste”.

PUBLICATIONS: Refereed Journal Articles (62); Research Reports (48); Books and Chapters in Books (2 books, 10 chapters); abstracts (90); Popular and Miscellaneous Articles (47). Citations total=1,008; average per 63 articles=16; h-index=18; average citations/year=27.24) as of 1/29/08.

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