Lee Kalcsits
Ph.D., Tree Physiology, University of British Columbia M.Sc., Tree Ecophysiology, University of Saskatchewan B.Sc., Horticulture, University of Saskatchewan
Associate Professor and Endowed Chair of Tree Fruit Environmental Physiology and Management
lee.kalcsits@wsu.edu
509-293-8764
WSU TFREC
1100 N Western Ave.
https://tfrec.cahnrs.wsu.edu/kalcsits/people/
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