Mudge, Kenneth W
Associate Professor
I?m engaged in rural economic development through research and education on development of non-timber forest products, as well as online education (distance learning) in public horticulture. Agroforestry, which I am involved in, is a sustainable approach to rural/forest land use, including my research and extension in forest mushroom cultivation, and development of online resources for agroforestry.
research
research and scholarship focus
My research focus is on how environmental and cultural factors affect gourmet and medicinal forest mushroom production.
primary investigator of
- WHOLE FARM PLANNING AND WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT ON-LINE COURSE | Research Grant
research areas
- biochemistry | collaborative research area (CALS)
- genomics | collaborative research area (CALS)
- international agriculture | collaborative research area (CALS)
- soil health | collaborative research area (CALS)
submitted impact statement
- Gourmet mushroom cultivation for forest farming agroforestry in the Northeast|| | 2007 Impact statement
- Gourmet and medicinal mushroom production for forest farming in the Northeast | 2006 Impact statement
- Agroforestry and forest farming at the MacDaniels Nut Grove | 2004 Impact statement
affiliations
faculty appointment in
- Horticulture (HORT) | Cornell department
member of graduate field
- Horticulture | graduate field
- International Agriculture and Rural Development | graduate field
- International Development | graduate field
other Cornell affiliations
- MacDaniels Nut Grove | research farm
teaching
teaching focus
I teach HORT 400 (Principles of Plant Propagation), HORT 415 (Principles and Practices of Agroforestry), and HORT 420 (Nursery-Crop Production). I am also responsible for horticultural distance learning courses in organic gardening, plant propagation and other topics.
teaches
- CSS 4260 - Practicum in Forest Farming as an Agroforestry System (W 01:25:PM-04:25:PM) | fall 2009 class
- HORT 4260 - Practicum in Forest Farming as an Agroforestry System (W 01:25:PM-04:25:PM) | fall 2009 class
- HORT 4960 - Internship in Horticulture (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- HORT 4970 - Undergraduate Individual Study in Horticulture (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- HORT 4980 - Undergraduate Teaching Experience (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- HORT 4990 - Undergraduate Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- HORT 5900 - Master of Professional Studies (Agriculture) Project (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- HORT 7000 - Graduate Teaching Experience (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- HORT 8900 - Thesis Research, Master of Science (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- NTRES 4260 - Practicum in Forest Farming as an Agroforestry System (W 01:25:PM-04:25:PM) | fall 2009 class
- HORT 4000 - Principles of Plant Propagation (TR 09:05:AM-09:55:AM) | spring 2009 class
- HORT 4960 - Internship in Horticulture (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- HORT 4980 - Undergraduate Teaching Experience (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- HORT 5900 - Master of Professional Studies (Agriculture) Project (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- HORT 7000 - Graduate Teaching Experience (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- HORT 8900 - Thesis Research, Master of Science (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- CSS 4260 - Practicum in Forest Farming as an Agroforestry System (W 01:25:PM-04:25:PM) | fall 2008 class
- HORT 4260 - Practicum in Forest Farming as an Agroforestry System (W 01:25:PM-04:25:PM) | fall 2008 class
- NTRES 4260 - Practicum in Forest Farming as an Agroforestry System (W 01:25:PM-04:25:PM) | fall 2008 class
service
outreach focus
I conduct workshops and other activities for training forest owners in non-timber forest products including mushroom cultivation. Many activities are centered on the MacDaniels Nut Grove, an agroforestry research and demonstration center adjacent to the Cornell campus that we’ve developed in cooperation with the Department of Natural Resources and Cornell Plantations.
background
educational background
- B.S. Horticulture, Pennsylvania State University. 1972
- M.S. Colorado State University. 1976
- Ph.D. Washington State University. 1980
featured in
- New site shows forests aren't just timber: think mushrooms, ginseng and sugar | Cornell Chronicle feature
publications
linked articles
- Effect of water stress on ginsenoside production and growth of American ginseng | journal article
- Gypsum affects American ginseng's growth, nutrition, and ginsenosides | journal article
speaker at Cornell event
Keywords: agroforestry, distance learning, forest farming, ginseng, grafting, horticultural distance learning, horticulture, mushrooms, nursery crops, physiology, plant propagation, woody landscape plants