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Malcolm Manners, Ph.D.

Professor of Citrus Science

Program Coordinator

John and Ruth Tyndall Chair in Citrus Sciences

Manners

I like to work closely with my students, from a scientific research point of view. Define a problem, design a method of coming up with the answer to the problem, and then actually do the research to find the answers. I think it is important to instill the sense of curiosity and joy and wonder about what we do.

-Malcolm Manners

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Biography

Dr. Manners attended Anderson College, earning the B. A. in chemistry and biology. From there, he went to the University of Florida for the M. S. and Ph. D. degrees in horticultural science, specializing in flowering physiology of tropical fruits. He has been teaching at FSC since 1981, and has specialized in fruit production (mostly citrus), as well as roses, and techniques of propagation of various crops. Since 1996, he has participated in 14 USAID-funded volunteer consulting missions to developing countries, to help alleviate their extreme poverty through education on better crop production methods. Countries include Ethiopia, Egypt, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, India, Bangladesh, Mozambique, Nigeria, and Angola. He is very active in the preservation of heirloom genetic resources in roses, and is a trustee of the Heritage Rose Foundation.

Education

  • Ph.D., Horticultural Science, University of Florida
  • M.S., Fruit crops/tropical fruit physiology, University of Florida
  • A.B., Biology and Chemistry, Anderson College

Awards

  • Named "Great Rosarian of the World" in 2013, for many years of work on rose mosaic virus disease and as an educator in the field of rose culture.
  • Presidents Volunteer Service Award, from the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation on behalf of the President of the United States to recognize the best in American spirit and encourage all Americans to contribute through volunteer service. For service as a volunteer in Bangladesh on two Winrock International Farmer-to-Farmer projects, consulting with plant nurseries on their production and propagation techniques, this award has been given to Dr. Manners three times.
  • Certificate of Merit, American Rose Society, for best article in a newsletter - 2006
  • Named John and Ruth Tyndall Professor of Citrus Science - 2003

Publications

Chapter in Book:

Griffis, Jr., J.L. and M.M. Manners. “Propagation by Leaf Cuttings”. In: C. Beyl, and R. Trigiano, (ed.) Plant Propagation Concepts and Laboratory Exercises, 2nd edition. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2015.

Refereed Publications:

Stuckey, J. D., M. M. Manners, J. L Griffis Jr., A. Kawabata, and K. Cheah.  Effects Of Pruning Height On Axillary Bud Development In Dracaena ‘Waikiki’ And Dracaena ‘Ruth Luka’ Grown From Stem Cuttings. Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. 128:in press (Presented at the Florida State Horticulture Society 128th annual conference, St. Augustine FL, June 1, 2015). (Joel was an undergraduate student doing collaborative research with me.)

Griffis, Jr., J. L, J. D. Stuckey, M. M. Manners, A. Kawabata, and K. Cheah.  Effects Of Environmental Factors, Stem Caliper and Pruning Height On Axillary Bud Development In Dracaena ‘Waikiki’ And Dracaena ‘Ruth Luka’ Grown From Stem Cuttings. (to be presented at the ASHS annual conference, July 2015).  (Joel Stuckey was an undergraduate student doing collaborative research with me.)

Griffis, Jr., J.L., M.M. Manners, A.D. Caple*, K.T. Cheah and A.F. Kawabata. “Effects of Fertilizer Rate and Media Formulation On Vertical Growth and Basal and/or Axillary Shoot Production of Transplanted Tissue-cultured Liners of Dracaena ‘Ruth Luka’. Hortscience 49(9): S304 (abstr.), 2014. (Presented at the American Society for Horticultural Science annual conference at Orlando, FL, July, 2014.)

Caple, A.D., M.M. Manners, J.L. Griffis, Jr., A.F. Kawabata and K.T. Cheah. “Effects of Media Formulation and Fertilizer Rate on Growth of Transplanted Tissue-cultured Liners of Dracaena ‘Waikiki’.”  Proc. Fla.State Hort.Soc. 127: in press. (Presented at the Florida State Horticulture Society 127th annual conference, Clearwater, FL, June, 2014.) (Adam was an undergraduate student doing collaborative research with me.  He's now in grad school at the University of Hawaii.)

Griffis, Jr., J.L., M.M. Manners, T.G. McDonald and J.P. Bingham. “Effects of Refrigerated Storage on Post-Harvest Quality of Ripe Fruits of the Tropical, Purple-fruited Pitanga (Eugenia uniflora L.).” (Presented at the 2nd Southeast Asia Symposium on Quality Management in Postharvest Systems, Vientiane Laos, Dec.. 4-6, 2013.) Acta Horticulturae in press. 2014.