Dr. Brian Krug recently joined UNH Cooperative Extension as the Greenhouse/Floriculture Specialist. As the Greenhouse/Floriculture specialist, Dr. Krug will provide support in the areas of greenhouse management and floriculture crop production to county educators and growers.

Past research by Dr. Krug has focused on bedding plant nutrition and use of plant growth regulators. To complement his extension appointment, Dr. Krug will pursue applied research in the areas of plant nutrition, plant growth regulators and sustainability.

He recently completed his PhD in Horticultural Science from North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC, his Master’s in 2004 from North Carolina State University and his Bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University in 2000.

While at North Carolina State University, he also developed computer software to assist greenhouse growers in fertilizer and plant growth regulator applications. He has spoken at many grower meetings including the Ohio Florists’ Association Short Course, the Southeast Greenhouse Conference and the Southern Nursery Association, and has authored articles in refereed journals and popular press publications.

In addition to his formal training in greenhouse and floriculture production, Dr. Krug has a wealth of hands-on experience in the floriculture industry. He was employed by Yoder Brothers, Inc., in Parrish, FL, a large scale vegetative propagator, DeJong Greenhouses, Inc., in Pella, Iowa, a wholesale producer of pot crops and bedding plants, and BallHolland, in Rijsenhout, The Netherlands, a young plant producer. This combination of experience and education gives him a unique perspective on greenhouse and floriculture production that will serve the growers of New Hampshire well.

Dr. Krug brings with him to New Hampshire his wife, Tina, and young son, Henry (born Dec. 10, 2007).