Louise FergusonLouise Ferguson is an Extension Specialist in the Department of Plant Sciences, University of California in Davis (UC-Davis). Dr. Ferguson has developed research and extension programs in pistachios, olives, figs, citrus, persimmons and pomegranates.Her research focus is on developing and extending long-term applications for sustainable tree production. Specific applied research areas are alternate bearing of tree crops, rootstock effects on multiple scion characteristics, salinity tolerance of pistachios, fig breeding, and mechanical harvesting and pruning of olives and pistachios. She has served as Director of the Fruit and Nut Research and Information Centre at University of Califorina Davis, President of the Plant Growth Regulation Society of America and American Society of Horticultural Science and Core Faculty for the California Agricultural Leadership Foundation's Ag Leadership program. Read More Read Less