Lee Kalcsits

  1. Associate Professor and Endowed Chair of Tree Fruit Environmental Physiology and Management
Email Addresslee.kalcsits@wsu.edu
LocationWSU TFREC

Education

  • Ph.D., Tree Physiology, University of British Columbia
  • M.Sc., Tree Ecophysiology, University of Saskatchewan
  • B.Sc., Horticulture, University of Saskatchewan

Biography

Areas of Interest

  • Tree Fruit Physiology
  • Abiotic Stress
  • Plant Nutrition
  • Impacts of pre harvest environment on post harvest physiology

Program Objectives

  • Develop new tools for identifying the nutritional status of fruit trees
  • Advance the understanding of how environment (light, temperature, water, nutrients) affects fruit tree physiology, growth and development
  • Create management strategies to mitigate physiological problems that are associated with abiotic stress in fruit trees