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Contact Info
EMail: jlc@umd.edu
Office: 2120 Plant Sciences Building
Mailing Address:
Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
2102 Plant Sciences Building
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
Phone: 301 405-4323
Fax: 301 405-0314

Dr. John D Lea-Cox
Associate Professor & Extension Specialist, Nursery Research
Plant Science & Landscape Architecture

I am the Research and Extension specialist for the Nursery industry in Maryland. My expertise is primarily in the areas of water and nutrient management, to reduce the environmental impacts of production practices.

However, my interests are very broad and include general plant physiology, plant water relations, soilless substrates, nutrient modeling, production system dynamics and wireless sensor networks.

You can access all my current research and extension projects on my Departmental website, from the link below.

Area of Expertise:

Water and Nutrient Management, Wireless Sensor Networks, Nutritional Physiology, Web-based Distance Learning

Learn more about Dr. Lea-Cox at http://www.psla.umd.edu/faculty/lea-cox/index.cfm