Julia Kuzovkina

Interim Department Head
Professor of Horticulture

Professional Credentials

• PhD, Horticulture, 2003, Ohio State University
• MS, Botany, 1990, Moscow State University
• BS, Botany, 1988, Moscow State University

Areas of Interest

• Salix, willow
• Ecological Restoration
• Native Plants

Research projects/interests

The genus Salix has been the focus of my research since the beginning of my career more than 20 years ago. Willows are a major group of woody plants cultivated around the world, play important roles in many ecosystems, and serve as model organisms for basic research as well as a wide range of environmental applications. My research involves willow taxonomy and the exploration of willow’s potential for environmental applications and ecological engineering.

Teaching Program

Websites

Global Cultivation of Willows: http://salix.uconn.edu/index.php

Working party on Taxonomy, Nomenclature and Registration of Poplars and Willows, IPC FAO: http://www.fao.org/forestry/ipc/69637/en/

New England Native Plants Initiative: http://nenativeplants.uconn.edu/index.php

Major Offices

Chair of the Working party on Taxonomy, Nomenclature and Registration, International Poplar Commission, FAO, UN.

www.fao.org/forestry/ipc/69637/en

International Cultivar Registration Authority for Populus and Salix, International Society for Horticultural Sciences:

www.ishs.org/sci/icralist/37.htm