with other machine detection methods like machine vision and spectrum, the E-nose can overcome the limit of the visual angle. Therefore, the E-nose is more suitable than other detection methods for litchi quality supervision. Accordingly, this study
fulfill their 35 - h minimum project credit requirement. A faculty member supervises the farm manager who designs the plan of work for the season, directs EMGs in tasks, orders plants, applies horticultural chemicals, and deposits money donated for the
Prior to the fall of 1989, no Commercial Supervisory Pesticide Applicator Certification for the Interior Plantscape category existed in the State of Connecticut. The Cooperative Extension Educator for Commercial Horticulture and the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection cooperated to establish the requirements for an Interior Plantscape Pest Control category.
The Extension Curriculum was revised to prepare individuals to take the Connecticut DEP examination. This course was taught during the summer of 1990.
Students were made more aware of the proper site and/or plant selection relationships. Emphasis was placed on careful and detailed inspection of newly purchased plant material. Additional cultural information was presented to reduce and/or eliminate the use of pesticides.
Course content and student survey results from this curriculum will be presented.
Extension Master Gardener (EMG) volunteers are key to effective dissemination of horticultural information to the public. The goal of this workshop was to identify techniques to increase the capacity and effectiveness of EMG volunteers. The workshop focused on projects and tools that reduce the administrative burden of managing volunteers, increase the scope of issues that volunteers are prepared to address, and pool volunteer efforts and resources across county lines. Two online systems for managing and reporting EMG volunteer activities were described. Both systems are intuitive, user-friendly, and updated without the assistance of web managers. Regional web-based, advanced training on specific topics was used to expand educational messages of EMG volunteers and eliminate the costs associated with face-to-face training. Presentations were made using distance learning technologies and resources were shared online. Hosting agents tailored hands-on supporting activities to meet local needs. Volunteers expanded extension outreach by answering noncommercial landscape and garden telephone questions. Many of the administrative, logistical, and resource burdens associated with the EMG helpline phone service were overcome by working across county lines, standardizing training, centralizing supporting resources, and clustering volunteers into regional telephone helpline offices. Other projects and tools presented in the workshop focused on the need to affirm and/or foster the volunteers' connection with the university and the outreach mission of Cooperative Extension.
working with those who commit crimes, especially those who are nonviolent ( Mears et al., 2012 ). The U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics reported 1 in every 53 adults in the United States were under some form of community service supervision ( Kaeble and
nongovernmental organizations), internship supervisors, and graduate programs and is common across American higher education as reported by Chamorro-Premuzic et al. (2010) , Evers et al. (1998) , and Grugulis and Vincent (2009) . This feedback tells us that we
= “strongly agree.” The survey included 36 statements relating to nine subcategories, including pay, promotion, supervision, fringe benefits, contingent rewards, operating procedures, coworkers, nature of work, and communication. The instrument reliability was
, transplanting cuttings into trays, and moving trays with cuttings to propagation. In addition, labor required to supervise workers (primarily on the transplanting line) was quantified separately because wage rate and provision of benefits were generally higher
research questions that fit into an undergraduate timeline (O’Donnell et al. 2015). Furthermore, undergraduate students require more supervision than graduate students ( Russell et al. 2007 ). It should be noted, however, that previous research suggested
; Albert Bond, Pest Control Supervisor; and Diane Dunn, former Propagation Supervisor at Greenleaf Nursery Co., are appreciated. Greenleaf Nursery Co., Park Hill, Okla., provided partial funding, labor, fungicides, and plants for this project.