John M. Ruter
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- School: University of Georgia
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University of Georgia
Athens, GA - 30602 - Dates at University of Georgia: May 2013 - May 2013
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Biography
University of Georgia - Agriculture
Allan Armitage Endowed Professor of Horticulture and Director of the Trial Gardens at The University of Georgia
Higher Education
John
Ruter
Athens, Georgia Area
Dr. John Ruter is the Allan Armitage Endowed Professor of Horticulture and Director of the Trial Gardens at The University of Georgia. He received his Ph.D. in Horticultural Science from the University of Florida specializing in heat stress physiology and biochemistry of plants. For 22 years (1990-2012) Dr. Ruter served as the nursery crop research and extension specialist on the UGA Tifton campus. In addition to the Trial Garden, Dr. Ruter teaches two herbaceous identification courses and a senior-level course on environmental issues in the horticulture industry and is involved in graduate student education. Dr. Ruter has written over 470 scientific/popular publications and has authored or co-authored four books. His most recent book is entitled “Landscaping with Conifers and Ginkgo for the Southeast”. Current research focuses on the breeding of ornamental plants and the development of Camellia oleifera as a new oil seed crop for the United States. He is a member of the Institute for Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics at UGA and has released 11 patented ornamental cultivars.
Experience
The University of Georgia
Director, Coastal Plain Research Arboretum
Flora from the Coastal Plain of Georgia
Univeristy of Georgia
Professor - Nursery Crops
John worked at Univeristy of Georgia as a Professor - Nursery Crops
University of Georgia
Associate Professor - Nursery Crops
John worked at University of Georgia as a Associate Professor - Nursery Crops
University of Georgia
Assistant Professor - Nursery Crops
John worked at University of Georgia as a Assistant Professor - Nursery Crops
University of Georgia
Allan Armitage Endowed Professor of Horticulture
John worked at University of Georgia as a Allan Armitage Endowed Professor of Horticulture
American Conifer Society
SE Region President
John worked at American Conifer Society as a SE Region President
Education
University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Ornamental Horticulture & Landscape Design
Nursery Crops
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Ornamental Horticulture (minors in Pest Management and Chemistry)
University of Florida
Ph.D. Horticultural Science
Heat Stress Physiology & Biochemistry
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