Frank J. Dainello

Professor and Extension Horticulturist
Department of Horticultural Sciences
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-2134

Phone: 979-845-8567 FAX: 979-845-0627

E-mail: f-dainello@tamu.edu

Frank Dainello received his B.S. in Agriculture from SE Louisiana College in 1964. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Horticulture from Louisiana State University in 1966 and 1969, respectively. Dr. Dainello 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. He became a Member of the Graduate Faculty in May 1982.

Dr. Dainello's areas of research are vegetable production practices, water use efficiency, and disease control in spinach.

"My philosophy regarding graduate student advising is to create an environment that encourages an individual to become a creative and independent thinker. To this end, particular attention is placed on focused, application type research geared to the problem solving needs of the Texas vegetable industry. Guidance and direction with regard to field research and Extension methodology is given."

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

"Growing cantaloupes with drip irrigation and plastic mulch." 1996. Guy Fipps and Frank J. Dainello. Irrigation Journal 46(4):8-10.

"Performance comparisons of two transgenic summer squash hybrids and their parental hybrid line." 1995. Juan Pablo Arce-Ocha, Frank J. Dainello and Leonard M. Pike. HortScience 30(3):492-493.

"Economically important diseases of spinach." 1994. James E. Correll, Teddy E. Morelock, Mark C. Black, Steven T. Kocke, Lynn Brandenberger, and Frank J. Dainello. Plant Dis. 78(7):653-660.

"Control of white rust of spinach with partial resistance and multiple soil applications of Metalaxyl Granules." 1990. F.J. Dainello, M.L. Black and T.E. Kunkel. Plant Dis. 74:914-916.

"Influence of polyethylene covered trenches on the yield of bell pepper." 1987. Frank J. Dainello and R.R. Heinman. HortScience 22:205-227.