SFP Advisor Santa Clara

Aziz Baameur, SFP Advisor
Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties

Contact Information:
UC Cooperative Extension,
Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg. 1
San Jose, CA 95112
(408) 282-3127
fax: (408) 298-5160
e-mail: azbaameur@ucdavis.edu

Key Research Projects/Interests

Oriental vegetables: selection, irrigation and pest management
Vegetable variety trials: annual artichoke, bell pepper, chili pepper, broccoli, cauliflower, fresh market tomato, carrot, onion, melons, potato, sweet corn, vegetable soybean)
Vegetable production systems: drip irrigation, fertility, pest management, cover crops, selection and rotation

Extension Educational Outreach Projects

Organized biennial cucurbit workshops, 1986-2001
Organized commodity meetings and workshops for vegetable growers
Taught courses on vegetable selection, performance, adaptation
Taught classes on drip irrigation and irrigation scheduling
Served as guest presenter on topics including cover crops use and soil management

Publications

Watermelon Production in California (2009)
As UC Cooperative Extension farm advisor in Riverside County, published a quarterly newsletter and articles in trade journals

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