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Philip Kauth Environmental Horticulture Department University of Florida Gainesville, Florida
Thank you for visiting my personal webpage, and I hope you find it informational
and helpful.
I am currently enrolled in the PhD program in the Environmental Horticulture
Department
at UF. My research focuses on growth and development of native terrestrial
orchids.
My major professors are (committee co-chairs) are Dr. Kane and Dr.
Vendrame located at the
Tropical Research and Education Center.
Contact Information:
Environmental Horticulture Department
PO Box 110675
University of Florida Gainesville, Florida 32611
Phone: 352-392-1831 x207
Fax: 352-392-1413
Email: pkauth@ufl.eduEducation:
PhD. -- Horticultural Sciences, Expected 2009. Environmental Horticulture Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
M.S.-- Horticultural Sciences, August 2005. Environmental Horticulture Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Thesis: (click on title to view document in pdf format)
In Vitro Seed Germination and Seedling Development of Calopogon tuberosus and Sacoila lanceolata var. lanceolata: Two Florida Native Terrestrial OrchidsB.S. -- Biology (emphasis in Botany) Minor: Chemistry, May 2003. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP), Stevens Point, Wisconsin.
Professional Experience:
August 2005-current: Alumni Fellow, Plant Restoration, Conservation, and Propagation Biotechnolgoy Program, University of Florida.
September 2003-August 2005: Research Assistant, Plant Restoration, Conservation, and Propagation Biotechnology Program, University of Florida.
2001-May 2003: Research Assistant (potato genetics), Department of Biology, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
Presentations and Conferences:
2002 College of Letters and Sciences Research Symposium, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI
Poster: Screening for Verticillium wilt resistance in progeny of a cross between resistant clones2002-2003 Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creativity, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI
Poster: Genetic control of Verticillium wilt resistance in potato2003 College of Letters and Sciences research Symposium, Stevens Point, WI
Oral Presentation: Inheritance of resistance to potato early dying disease in diploid interspecific hybrids2003 University of Wisconsin Systems Undergraduate Research and Creativity, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI
Poster: Inheritance of resistance to potato early dying disease in diploid interspecific hybrids2003 National Conference on Undergraduate Research, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Poster: Genetic control of Verticillium wilt resistance in potato2005 Society for In Vitro Biology, Baltimore, MD.
Oral presentation: In Vitro Seed Germination and Seedling Development of Calopogon tuberosus.2006 Society for In Vitro Biology, Minneapolis, MN Oral Presentation: Micropropagation of Calopogon tuberosus, a Native Terrestrial Orchid, by Shoot Production from Corm Explants.Peer-Reviewed Publications:
Kauth, P.J., W.A. Vendrame, and M.E. Kane. 2005. In vitro seed germination and seedling development of Calopogon tuberosus. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 85: 91-102.
Kauth, P.J., M.E. Kane, and W.A. Vendrame. 2006. Greenhouse irrigation method influences growth and quality of in vitro propagated Cryptocoryne wendtii plantlets. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (in press)
Jansky, S., D.I. Rouse, and P.J. Kauth. Inheritance of resistance to Verticillium dahliae in diploid interspecific hybrids. Plant Disease 88:1075-1078.
Published Abstracts
Kauth, P.J., W.A. Vendrame, and M.E. Kane. 2005. In vitro germination and seedling development of Calopogon tuberosus. In Vitro 41 (abstract spring 2005): 27-A.
Kauth, P.J., W.A. Vendrame, and M.E. Kane. 2006. Micropropagation of Calopogon tuberosus, a native terrestrial orchid, by shoot production through corm explants. In Vitro 42 (abstract spring 2006): 23-A.
Kane, M.E., N.L. Philman, P. Kauth, X. Shen, P. Sleszynski, S.L. Stewart and C. Valero-Aracama. 2006. Comparative in vitro shoot multiplication, rooting and ex vitro acclimatization of sea oats (Uniola paniculata L.) genotypes. In Vitro 42 (abstract spring 2006): 24-A.
Book Chapters
Kane, M.E., P. Kauth and S. Stewart. 2007. Micropropagation. In: J.E. Preece, C. Beyl, and R. Trigiano (eds.), Plant Propagation Concepts and Laboratory Exercises. CRC Press, Boca Raton. (in press)
Teaching Experience:
July 2006: Assistant for "Introducing Tissue Culture into the Classroom" Workshop by Dr. Michael Kane. Environmental Horticulture Department, University of Florida.
Spring 2006: Graduate instructor, Environmental Horticulture Department, University of Florida. Responsible for coordinating, organizing, and teaching ORH 1030: Plants, Gardens, and You.
July 2005, Fall 2005. Lecture "Orchids, They're not Rocket Science." Plants, Gardens, and You. ORH 1030. Environmental Horticulture Department, University of Florida.
March 2006: "Pollinating Orchids" Orchid Short Course, Environmental Horticulture Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
July 2005: "Orchid Seed Germination and Pollination". Workshop: Introducing Tissue Culture into the Classroom by Dr. Michael Kane. Environmental Horticulture Department, University of Florida.
Awards and Honors:
2005-2009 Alumni Fellowship, University of Florida
2003-2004 Ethyl Knapp Memorial Scholarship, Orchid Society of Coral Gables
2003 Outstanding Student Botanist. Biology Department, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
2002-2003 Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research: $1000 Travel Grant for National Conference on Undergraduate Research.
2002 Gordon E. Geeseman Award for Outstanding Junior Botanist, Biology Department, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point