81077 Indio Blvd.
Suite H
INDIO, CA 92201
7603422467
pwaisen@ucanr.edu

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Biography
Philip Waisen (Ph.D.)
Dr. Philip Waisen is currently a Vegetable Crops Advisor at the University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE). He started on January 10, 2022, and works out of the Indio Office in Riverside with responsibilities both in Riverside and Imperial counties. Prior to joining UCCE, Philip was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where he worked on Western SARE-funded research projects on nematode and soil health management in agroecosystems (tomato, peppers, cucurbits, asparagus, banana, brassicas). He also taught a graduate-level Plant Nematology course for a semester while as a postdoctoral researcher. For the whole of 2021, Philip was attached with his undergraduate school, the Papua New Guinea University of Technology as a part-time lecturer teaching Plant Pathology, Research Methods, and Horticultural Sciences courses.
Here at UCCE, Philip is developing Research and Extension Programs focused on Pest and Disease Management, Soil Health and Fertility Management, and Cover Crops and Insectary Plants in Low Desert Vegetable Cropping Systems.
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Education
Ph.D. (2019) in Plant Pathology/Nematology, Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa
MSc. (2015) in Plant Pathology/Nematology, Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa
BSc. (2012) in Agriculture Science, Agriculture Department, The Papua New Guinea University of Technology
Discipline
Plant Pathology/Nematology/Soil Health
Specialty
Pest and Disease Management; Nutrient and Soil Health Management in Agroecosystems
Education
Specialty
Plant Pathology/Nematology Ecology/Soil Health/Cover CropsAreas of Expertise (click to see all ANR academics with this expertise)
- Plant Production
- Plant Management Systems
- Basic Plant Biology
- Plant Protection
- Insects, Mites, and Other Arthropods Affecting Plants
- Pathogens and Nematodes Affecting Plants
- Weeds Affecting Plants
- Vertebrates, Mollusks, and Other (Non Arthropod, Pathogen, Nematode, Weed) Pests
- Biological Control of Pests Affecting Plants
- Integrated Pest Management Systems
- Beneficial Insects
- Soil
- Soil, Plant, Water, Nutrient Relationships
Bibliography
Peer Reviewed
Waisen, P., Cheng, Z., Sipes, B. S., and Wang, K-H. 2022. Biofumigation effects of brassicaceous cover crops on soil health in cucurbit agroecosystems in Hawaii, USA. Pedosphere 32(4):521–531. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1002-0160(21)60054-1
Wang, K-H., Waisen, P., Paudel, R., Chen, G., Meyer, S. L. F., Hooks, C. R. R. 2022. Effects of Plasticulture and Conservation Tillage on Nematode Assemblage and Their Relationships with Nitrous Oxide Emission following a Winter Cover Cropping and Vegetable Production System. Horticulturae. 8:728. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8080728
Olmedo-Velarde, A., Loristo, J., Kong, A., Waisen, P., Wang, K. H., Hu, J., and Melzer, M. 2022. Examination of the Virome of Taro Plants Affected by a Lethal Disease, the Alomae-Bobone Virus Complex, in Papua New Guinea. Viruses 14(7):1410. https://doi.org/10.3390/v14071410
Waisen, P., and Wang, K.-H. 2022. Perspective Chapter: Capitalizing on the Host Suitability of Brassica Biofumigant Crops to Root-Knot Nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) in Agroecosystems - A Review on the Factors Affecting Biofumigation. In Kumar, S (Ed.), Brassica - Recent Advances. IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.107314
Wang, K.-H., Waisen, P., Leslie, A. W., Paudel, R., Meyer, S. L. F., and Hooks, C. R. R. 2022. Relationships between Soil Tillage Systems, Nematode Communities and Weed Seed Predation. Horticulturae 8(5):425. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8050425
ANR Workgroup Associations
- Pest Management in ANR - Member
- Small Farm - Member
- Vegetable Crops - Member