Halseth, Donald Earl
Associate Professor
My research and extension program revolves around investigating dry bean and potato responses to our highly variable environment, as well as changing utilization needs, and concerns about the long term sustainability of these industries and the environment. Working with other researchers, Cornell Cooperation Extension staff, industry and collaborators in several other states, I develop research and Extension projects to find information which can link various components of the cropping system and provide guidelines on how to best use them.
research
research and scholarship focus
By working with other researchers, breeders and extension staff (in several Cornell departments, in New York State and nationally) associated with both dry bean and potato crops, I have the closest linkage possible to the newest breeding lines with the best potential for production in New York. This allows me to work with these new materials and develop appropriate cultural practices, utilization recommendations and yield assessments which will assist growers in successfully adopting these new varieties.
primary investigator of
- CONDUCT GROWER-EXTENSION YIELD TRIALS OF ADVANCED POTATO BREEDING LINES AND NEW VARIETIES | Research Grant
- POTATO BREEDING AND VARIETY DEVELOPMENT TO ENHANCE PEST RESISTANCE AND MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES | Research Grant
- POTATO BREEDING AND VARIETY DEVELOPMENT TO ENHANCE PEST RESISTANCE AND MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES | Research Grant
- SERVICE ORDER #7 (DIRECT SUPERVISOR: ERIC SANDSTED) | Research Grant
co investigator of
- ACCELERATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT, RELEASE, AND ACCEPTANCE OF POTATO CULTIVARS RESISTANT TO THE GOLDEN NEMATODE | Research Grant
- ACCELERATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT, RELEASE, AND ACCEPTANCE OF POTATO CULTIVARS RESISTANT TO THE GOLDEN NEMATODE | Research Grant
- GOLDEN NEMATODE RESISTANT POTATOES | Research Grant
- INCREASING QUALITY, DIVERSITY AND SEED AVAILABILITY OF POTATO VARIETIES FOR SMALL-SCALE FARMS | Research Grant
research areas
- fruit and vegetable production | collaborative research area (CALS)
- horticultural sciences | collaborative research area (CALS)
- integrated crop management | collaborative research area (CALS)
- plant breeding and genetics | collaborative research area (CALS)
- plant pathology | collaborative research area (CALS)
- vegetables | collaborative research area (CALS)
domestic geographic focus
- northeastern U.S. | sub-national region
submitted impact statement
- Producing safe, nutritious, environmentally sound and economically profitable dry bean and potato industries in New York | 2007 Impact statement
- Development and adoption of biological and management control strategies for the golden nematode-resistant potato | 2006 Impact statement
- Golden Nematode Technical Workgroup: Development and adoption of biological and management control strategies for the golden nematode which allow NYS potato growers to remain competitive, minimize enviromental impacts and provide consumers with a healthy | 2005 Impact statement
- Golden nematode technical workgroup: development and adoption of biological and management control strategies | 2004 Impact statement
affiliations
faculty appointment in
- Horticulture (HORT) | Cornell department
member of graduate field
- Horticulture | graduate field
teaching
teaching focus
No teaching appointment.
teaches
- HORT 8900 - Thesis Research, Master of Science (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
service
outreach focus
My Extension activities range from hands-on instruction of growers or Extension field staff to working on national committees and workgroups for both dry bean and potato commodities. Goals for working with growers and industry groups include educating those individuals about the reason why crops respond the way they do given our environmental constraints in the Northeast. If they can better understand the biological and physiological basis for plant response, then they can do a better job making the right cultural and management decisions with their crops. Working with Extension staff and commodity workteams helps provide a wider perspective of industry needs and problems statewide and nationally.
background
educational background
- B.S. and M.S., University of California, Davis
- Ph.D., Cornell University
Keywords: canning quality of dry beans, chipping quality of potatoes, crop nutrition, crop utilization, cultural practices, dry bean production, extension and outreach programming, genotype by environmental interactions, golden nematode workgroup, optimal cultral practices, post harvest storage, potato and dry bean production, potato production, variety development