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Christopher D. Mullins Christopher D. Mullins
Research Specialist
Commercial Vegetable Production
Phone: (804) 524-5834
Fax: (804) 524-5714
Email: cmullins@vsu.edu
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| Education - Virginia State University, Petersburg, Virginia - Master of Science in Biology, December 2002 - Thesis: A Comparison of Four Production Systems for Dutch Iris (Iris x hollandica Hoog.) in a Tobacco Transplant Greenhouse
- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia - Bachelor of Science in Biology, December, 1992
Research & Extension Interests - Greenhouse vegetable production and management
- Season extension of horticulture crops
- Plasticulture
Research & Professional Experience - 1999 - Present Research Specialist, CES, Virginia State University, VA
- 1999 - 1999 Laboratory Specialist, ARS, Virginia State University, VA
- 1996 - 1999 Project Manager, American Hydroculture, Inc. VA
Grant Awards
2005
- Production of Vegetable Soybean as a Specialty Crop in Virginia
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services ($35,000), Co-Principle Investigator 2006
- Short-term Scientific Cooperation Exchange with China "Vegetable Soybean (Mau Dou) Production, Processing, and Utilization", USDA-Foreign Agricultural Service International Cooperation and Development Scientific and Technical Exchange Program, Team Member
- Edamame: A Potential Vegetable Crop for Virginia, Virginia Agricultural Council ($9,830), Co-Principle Investigator
Courses Taught
- HORT 446: Greenhouse Management and Crop Production, Virginia State University
Professional Memberships
- Virginia Flower Growers Association
- Virginia Academy of Science
- North Carolina Vegetable Grower Association
Selected Publications
- Chris Mullins 2005. Greenhouse Heater Checklist. Virginia Vegetable, Small Fruit and Specialty Crops Newsletter. 4:4.
- Niedziela Jr., C. E., C. D. Mullins, T. D. Reed, and W. H. Swallow. 2005. A Comparison of Four Production Systems for Dutch Iris in a Tobacco Transplant Greenhouse. HortTechnology 15(1):173-6.
- Mullins, C. D., J. L. Mullins, and C. E Niedziela Jr. 2003. Greenhouse Tomato Variety Trial. Virginia Vegetable, Small Fruit and Specialty Crops Newsletter. 2:4.
- Chris Mullins 2003. Overview: High Tunnels. Virginia Vegetable, Small Fruit and Specialty Crops Newsletter. 2:3.
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