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University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Agronomy and Horticulture

The Science and Application of Plants to Sustain and Enhance Human Life

Stacy Adams

Assistant Professor of Practice
Horticulture
Greenhouse Production & Management

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DEGREES:

  • B.S. Horticulture, Kansas State University, 1984
  • M.S. Horticulture, University of Nebraska, 1996
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RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Greenhouse design and adaptation for sustainable operation
  • Sustainable production methods of horticultural crops
  • Use of biomass and alternative energy methods for greenhouse operation

COURSES TAUGHT:

  • Hort 325, Greenhouse Management
  • TLMT 326, Landscape Solutions for Greener Lifestyles
  • Agronomy 132, Plant Science Laboratory
  • Agro/Hort/Soil 153, Soil Resources Laboratory

MAJOR PROJECT ACTIVITIES:

  • Instruction of undergraduate students on greenhouse planning, development, operation and entrepreneurship.
  • Extension support to horticultural operations in greenhouse and high tunnel management and crop production issues.
  • Support Vocational Agriculture Educators through training and consultation on horticulture crop production and greenhouse/alternative growing areas.
  • Research of sustainable production methods for greenhouses or high tunnels to form retrofitting suggestions and to guide development of new growing structures.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

  • Adams, S.A., E.T. Paparozzi, and W.W. Stroup.  1998.  Determining Poinsettia Nitrogen and Sulfur Fertilizer Application Rates Based on Chromometer and Sensory Panel Ratings.  HortTech. 8(2)199-203.

  • Stroup, W.W., S.A. Adams, and E.T. Paparozzi.  1998.  Statistical Design and Analysis of Producer/Consumer Evaluations to Assess Plant Quality.  HortSci. 33(2)197-202.

GRANT PROJECT ACTIVITIES:

  • Adams, S.A. and G.E. Meyer.  2006.  The Suitability of Flexible Fuel Biomass Heating for the Greenhouse Crop Environment and the Effect of Crop Profitability when Compared to Propane Heating.  SARE Farmer Rancher Grant Project Number FNC06-629.

  • Meyer, G.E., F.J. Hay, and S.A. Adams.  2008.  Improved Controls for Biomass Heating and Impact on Greenhouse Profitability.  Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research, Project 203.

  • Meyer, G.E, D. Mabie, F.J. Hay, S.A. Adams, T. Bartels, and J.B. Fitzgerald. Improved Instrumentation and Controls for Biomass Heating and Impact on Greenhouse Profitability. ASABE Meeting Presentation Paper Number: 09-096884.