Food Chemistry
Characterization, identification, and application of factors to improve wine quality
Entomology
Management and control of aerial insects in ornamental and small fruit crops
Genetics
Cultivar development and germplasm research in blackberry, red and black raspberry, blueberry, and strawberry
Pathology
Biology and control of Phytophthora pathogens in nursery and small fruit crops
Molecular mechanisms of biological control of plant disease
Biology and control of foliar and fruit diseases of horticultural crops
Identification and control of viruses in small fruit crops
Biology and control of plant-parasitic nematodes in small fruit and nursery crops
Soilborne  diseases of nursery crops
Management strategies for plant-parasitic nematodes affecting grape, strawberry, raspberry, and Vaccinium species
Production and Physiology
Production and physiology of small fruit crops
Root physiology of nursery crops
Root physiology of grapevines and small fruit crops
Viticulture (wine grapes)
Microclimate and grapevine biology