Julia Kuzovkina
Professor of Horticulture
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University of Connecticut 1376 Storrs Rd., Unit 4067 Department of Plant Science Storrs, Connecticut 06269 |
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Telephone: (860) 486-3438 | |
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Fax: (860) 486-0682 | |
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Email: jkuzovkina@uconn.edu |
Professional Positions & Education
1999 – 2003: Ohio State University, Ph.D. in Horticulture
1988 – 1990: Moscow State University, M.S. Botany
1985 – 1988: Moscow State University, B.S. Botany
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
Honors
University of Connecticut, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 2010 Kinsman Award for Excellence in Teaching
Teaching Program
Interiorscaping and Indoor Gardening (SPSS 3560 & SAPL 560)
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 Initiatiive: http://nenativeplants.uconn.edu/index.php
Recent Publications
Books and Manuals
Kuzovkina, Y.A., J. Campanelli, C. Schulthess, R. Ricard, G. Dreyer. 2016. Effective Establishment of Native Grasses on Roadsides in New England. New England Transportation Consortium. 283 p. Click here for PDF
Kuzovkina Y.A. 2015. Checklist for Cultivars of Salix L. (willow). ISBN: 978-0-692-56242-0. International Poplar Commission, FAO. http://www.fao.org/forestry/44058-0370ab0c9786d954da03a15a8dd4721ed.pdf). 163 p. Click here for PDF
Book Chapters
Dickmann, D. and Y. A. Kuzovkina. 2014. Poplars and Willows in the World (pp.8-91). In: Poplars and Willows: Trees for Society and the Environment (Eds. J.G. Isebrands and J. Richardson), FAO UN and CABI.
Kuzovkina, Y. A., M. Weih, M. Abalos Romero, J. Charles, S. Hurst, I. McIvor, A. Karp, S. Trybush, M. Labrecque, T. Teodorescu, N.B. Singh, L. Smart, and T. Volk. 2008. Salix: botany and global horticulture. HortReviews 34:447-489.
Refereed Journal Articles
Campanelli, J., Y.A. Kuzovkina, R. M. Ricard. 2018. Attitudes toward and adoption of roadside revegetation using native plants by Departments of Transportation in New England states. Native Plant Journal. In print.
Belyaeva I.V., O. V. Epantchintseva, R. H.A. Govaerts, K. McGinn, J. Hunnex and Y. A. Kuzovkina. 2018. The application of scientific names to plants in cultivation: Salix vitellina L. and related taxa (Salicaceae). Skvortsovia 4(2):42-70.
Y. A. Kuzovkina, C. Schulthess, D. Zheng. 2018. Influence of soil chemical and physical characteristics on willow yield in Connecticut. Biomass and Biioenergy 108:297-306.
Rosa, D., J. Clausen, Y. A. Kuzovkina. 2017. Water quality changes in a short‑rotation woody crop riparian buffer. 2017. Bioenergy and Biomass 107:370-375.
Fabio, E.S., T. A. Volk, R. O. Miller, M. J. Serapiglia, A. R. Kemanian, F. R. Montes, Y.A. Kuzovkina, G. J. Kling, and L.B. Smart. 2017. Contributions of environment and genotype to variation in shrub willow biomass composition. Industrial Crops and Products. 108:149-161.
McIntosh, P., C. Schulthess, Y. A. Kuzovkina, K. Guillard. 2017. Bio- and Phytoremediation of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) Under Various Conditions. International Journal of Phytoremediation. 19(8):755-764.
Li, X., C. Zhang, W. Li, Y. A. Kuzovkina. 2016. Environmental inequities in terms of different types of urban greenery in Hartford, Connecticut. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 18:163-172.
Kuzovkina Y.A., M. Dodge, and I. Belyaeva. 2016. Clarifying affiliations of Salix gracilistyla Miq. cultivars and its hybrids. HortScience. 51(4): 334-341.
Kuzovkina Y.A., O. Epantchintseva, and I. Belyaeva. 2016. The application of scientific names to plants in cultivation: Salix ×cottetii Lagger (Salicaceae). Skvortsovia 2(3): 32-43.Fabio, E.; Volk, T; Miller, R.; Serapiglia, M.; Gauch, H.; Van Rees, K.; Hangs, R.; Amichev, B.; Kuzovkina, Y.; Labrecque, M.; Johnson, G.; Ewy, R.; Kling, G.; Smart, L. 2016. Genotype by environment interactions analysis of North American shrub willow yield trials confirms superior performance of triploid hybrids. GCB Bioenergy. DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12344.
McIntosh, P., Y. A. Kuzovkina, C. Schultess, K. Guillard. 2016. Breakdown of Low-level Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) in Contaminated Soil Using Grasses and Willows. International Journal of Phytoremediation. 18(7): 656-663. DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2015.1109598
Kuzovkina Y.A. 2015. Compilation of the Checklist for Cultivars of Salix L. (Willow). HortScience 50(1): 1608-1609.
julia.kuzovkina@uconn.edu | |
Phone | (860) 486-3438 |
Office Location | YNG 130 |