RAUL I. CABRERA

Associate Professor in Woody Ornamental Horticulture

Texas A&M University

Research and Extension Center at Dallas

17360 Coit Road, Dallas, Texas 75252

Telephone: 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 Autónoma Agraria "Antonio Narro" (México)

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 producción 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.