selected publications academic article Hammond, G., Zlesak, D. C., Schwartz, M., Kukielski, P., George, S., Chamblee, M., ... Fink, R. (2019). American Rose Trials for Sustainability (R) (ARTS (R)): a new United States rose trialing program for identifying and promoting regionally-adapted roses. Acta Horticulturae. 1232(1232), 193-201. Zlesak, D. C., Nelson, R., Harp, D., Villarreal, B., Howell, N., Griffin, J., Hammond, G., & George, S. (2017). Performance of Landscape Roses Grown with Minimal Input in the North-central, Central, and South-central United States. Horttechnology. 27(5), 718-+. Reinert, J. A., Mackay, W., Engelke, M. C., & George, S. W. (2011). The Differential Grasshopper (Orthoptera: Acrididae)Its Impact on Turfgrass and Landscape Plants in Urban Environs. Florida Entomologist: an international journal for the Americas. 94(2), 253-261. Zlesak, D. C., Whitaker, V. M., George, S., & Hokanson, S. C. (2010). Evaluation of Roses from the Earth-Kind (R) Trials: Black Spot (Diplocarpon rosae Wolf) Resistance and Ploidy. HORTSCIENCE. 45(12), 1779-1787. Reinert, J. A., George, S. W., Mackay, W. A., & Campos, C. (2010). Resistance Among Lantana Cultivars to the Lantana Stick Caterpillar, Neogalea sunia (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). SOUTHWESTERN ENTOMOLOGIST. 35(1), 51-58. Mackay, W. A., George, S. W., McKenney, C., Sloan, J. J., Cabrera, R. I., Reinert, J. A., ... Crow, W. (2008). Performance of garden roses in north-central Texas under minimal input conditions. Horttechnology. 18(3), 417-422. Reinert, J. A., George, S. W., Mackay, W. A., & Davis, T. D. (2006). Resistance among lantana cultivars to the lantana lace bug, Teleonemia scrupulosa (Hemiptera : Tingidae). Florida Entomologist: an international journal for the Americas. 89(4), 449-454. Sloan, J. J., George, S. W., Mackay, W. A., Colbaugh, P., & Feagley, S. (2002). The suitability of expanded shale as an amendment for clay soils. Horttechnology. 12(4), 646-651. Reinert, J. A., Mackay, W. A., George, S. W., Read, J., Engelke, M. C., & Maranz, S. J. (2001). Residual Chemical Control for Melanoplus differentialis (Orthoptera: Acrididae) in Urban Landscapes. Florida Entomologist: an international journal for the Americas. 84(3), 380-380. Mackay, W. A., Parsons, J. M., Grant, G., George, S., Davis, T. D., & Stein, L. (2000). 'Texas maroon' bluebonnet. HORTSCIENCE. 35(2), 313-313. conference paper Zlesak, D. C., Harp, D. A., Zuzek, K., Sloan, J. J., Owings, A., & George, S. W. (2015). Earth-Kind (R) Rose Trialing: an International Model for the Identification of Regionally-Adapted Landscape Roses. Acta Horticulturae. 123-129. Zlesak, D. C., Griffin, J., Harp, D., Cue, K., Howell, N., Blunt, T., Nelson, R., & George, S (2008). Initiation of the northern EarthKind (TM) rose trial. HORTSCIENCE. 1144-1145. Mackay, W. A., McKenney, C., George, S. W., Davis, T. D., Arnold, M. A., Lineberger, R. D., ... Grant, G. G. (2002). Texas Superstars, the Plant Introduction and Marketing Assistance Program in Texas. Combined Proceedings- International Plant Propagators Society. 644-647. Arnold, M. A., Lineberger, R. D., Davis, T. D., George, S. W., Mackay, W. A., Grant, G. D., Parsons, J. M., & Stein, L. A. (2001). Integrating plant trials into teaching and student research programs. Horttechnology. 385-388. Mackay, W. A., George, S. W., Davis, T. D., Arnold, M. A., Lineberger, R. D., Parsons, J. M., Stein, L. A., & Grant, G. G. (2001). Texas Superstar and the Coordinated Educational and Marketing Assistance Program (CEMAP): How we operate. Horttechnology. 389-391.
education and training Ph.D. in Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University - (Raleigh, North Carolina, United States) 1986