Raul Cabrera
Texas A&M University
Research and Extension Center at Dallas
College Station, TX 77843-2133
Phone: 972-952-9249
FAX: 972-952-9216
E-mail: r-cabrera@tamu.edu
PhD in Plant Biology (1994) University of California at Davis
MS in Plant Physiology (1992) University of California at Davis
BS in Horticulture (1986) Universidad Aut��noma Agraria "Antonio Narro" (M��xico)
Dr. Cabrera is a Member of the Graduate Faculty of Texas A&M University, and can serve as a Chair, Co-Chair or Member of Graduate Student Advising Committees.
�� Research activities:
Conducts applied/basic research in woody ornamental (nursery and landscape) plant production, nutrition, physiology and management that lends to improved production and environmental practices. Some specific areas of study include: characterization of nutrient-water uptake and use efficiency in woody (roses, crape myrtles) and herbaceous perennial crops; evaluation of nursery production and management practices and their effect on post-transplant performance in the landscape; salinity and water quality; management of container growing media.
Selected Publications:
Cabrera, R.I. 2000. Evaluating yield and quality of roses with respect to nitrogen fertilization and leaf tissue nitrogen status. Acta Hortic. 511: 133-141.
Cabrera, R.I. 1999. Propiedades, uso y manejo de sustratos de cultivo para la producci��n de plantas en maceta (Properties, use and management of growing media for container plant production). Revista Chapingo - Serie Horticultura. 5(1): 5-11.
Cabrera, R.I. and D. R. Devereaux. 1999. Crape myrtle post-transplant growth as affected by nitrogen nutrition during nursery production. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 124(1): 94-98.
Cabrera, R.I. 1998. Monitoring chemical properties of container growing media with small soil solution samplers. Scientia Hortic. 75: 113-119.
Cabrera, R.I. and D.R. Devereaux. 1998. Effects of nitrogen supply on growth and plant nutrient status of containerized crape myrtle. J. Envir. Hort. 16(2): 98-104.
Cabrera, R.I. 1997. Comparative evaluation of nitrogen release patterns from controlled-release fertilizers by nitrogen leaching analysis. HortScience 32: 669-673.
Cabrera, R.I., R.Y. Evans, and J.L. Paul. 1996. Enhancement of short-term nitrogen uptake by greenhouse roses under intermittent N-deprivation. Plant and Soil. 179: 73-79.
Cabrera, R.I., R.Y. Evans, and J.L. Paul. 1995. Cyclic nitrogen uptake by greenhouse roses. Scientia Hortic. 63: 57-66.