overview

Dr. Davis' current primary responsibility includes serving as Regional Director for Asia for the Borlaug Institute of International Agriculture at Texas A&M. He also teaches HORT 281 - Horticulture as a Profession. He has significant professional service responsibilities and serves as Chair of the Department's Promotion and Tenure Committee. His research background is in adventitious root formation and plant growth regulation.

education and training
selected publications
Academic Articles58
  • Dooley, K., Edgar, L. D., Dobbins, C. E., Mackay, W. A., & Davis, T. D. (2019). Faculty professional development and instructional design for an interdisciplinary online course. Nacta Journal. 63(Special Issue), 27-35.
  • Davis, T. D., Bost, E. M., & Byce, C. N. (2017). Emerging Horticultural Research and Education Opportunities in Myanmar. Hortscience. 52(9), 1141-1144.
  • Arnold, M. A., Lineberger, R. D., Davis, T. D., Reed, D. W., & McKinley, W. J. (2014). A Survey of North American Horticulture Graduate Programs: Demographics, Policies, Finances, and Metrics. Horttechnology. 24(2), 241-251.
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  • Davis, T. D., & Hariyadi, P. (2013). Horticultural Research and Education Opportunities in Indonesia. Hortscience. 48(3), 292-295.
  • Kessler, R., Becker, A. C., Cinabro, D., Vanderplas, J., Frieman, J. A., Marriner, J., ... York, D. (2009). FIRST-YEAR SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY-II SUPERNOVA RESULTS: HUBBLE DIAGRAM AND COSMOLOGICAL PARAMETERS. Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 185(1), 32-84.
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  • Sankhla, N., Mackay, W. A., & Davis, T. D. (2008). Postharvest Performance of Cut Racemes of Lupinus havardii Wats.: Effect of Sucrose and Gibberellic Acid. Acta Horticulturae. 774(774), 323-327.
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  • Foley, R. J., Filippenko, A. V., Aguilera, C., Becker, A. C., Blondin, S., Challis, P., ... Zenteno, A. (2008). Constraining cosmic evolution of type Ia supernovae. The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ). 684(1), 68-87.
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  • 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.
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  • Arnold, M. A., Davis, T. D., & Reed, D. W. (2006). A survey of horticulture and plant science graduate programs and faculty salaries at North American universities. Horttechnology. 16(1), 146-152.
  • Mackay, W. A., Davis, T. D., & Sankhla, D. (2001). Influence of scarification and temperature on seed germination of Lupinus arboreus. Seed Science and Technology. 29(3), 543-548.
  • Mackay, W. A., Davis, T. D., & Sankhla, N. (2001). Effect of ethephon and silver thiosulphate on postharvest characteristics of inflorescences of several Lupinus species. Acta Horticulturae. 543(543), 69-73.
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  • Sankhla, N., Mackay, W. A., & Davis, T. D. (2001). Extension of vaselife and prevention of ethylene-induced flower shattering in Lupinus havardii by 1-methylcyclopropene. Acta Horticulturae. 543(543), 75-78.
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  • Mackay, W. A., Parsons, J. M., Grant, G., George, S., Davis, T. D., & Stein, L. (2000). 'Texas maroon' bluebonnet. Hortscience. 35(2), 313-313.
  • Mackay, W. A., & Davis, T. D. (1998). 'Texas Sapphire' and 'Texas Ice' longstem bluebonnets (Lupinus havardii). Hortscience. 33(2), 348-349.
  • Sankhla, D., Davis, T. D., & Sankhla, N. (1996). In vitro regeneration of silktree (Albizzia julibrissin) from excised roots. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture. 44(1), 83-86.
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  • SANKHLA, D., DAVIS, T. D., SANKHLA, N., & UPADHYAYA, A. (1995). IN-VITRO REGENERATION OF THE HEAT-TOLERANT GERMAN-RED CARNATION THROUGH ORGANOGENESIS AND SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS. European Journal of Horticultural Science. 60(5), 228-233.
  • Mackay, W. A., Davis, T. D., & Sankhla, D. (1995). Influence of scarification and temperature treatments on seed germination of Lupinus havardii. Seed Science and Technology. 23(3), 815-821.
  • Davis, T. D., Mackay, W. A., & Sankhla, N. (1995). Postharvest characteristics of cut inflorescences of Lupinus havardii. Horttechnology. 5(3), 247-249.
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  • DAVIS, T. D., GEORGE, S. W., MACKAY, W. A., & PARSONS, J. M. (1994). DEVELOPMENT OF TEXAS BLUEBONNETS INTO FLUORICULTURAL CROPS. Hortscience. 29(10), 1110-&.
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  • Sankhla, D., Davis, T. D., Sankhla, N., & Upadhyaya, A. (1994). In vitro production of flowering shoots in 'German Red' carnation: effect of uniconazole and gibberellic acid.. Plant Cell Reports. 13(9), 514-518.
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  • SANKHLA, D., DAVIS, T. D., & SANKHLA, N. (1994). THIDIAZURON-INDUCED IN-VITRO SHOOT FORMATION FROM ROOTS OF INTACT SEEDLINGS OF ALBIZZIA JULIBRISSIN. Plant Growth Regulation: an international journal on plant growth and development. 14(3), 267-272.
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  • DONAHUE, R. A., DAVIS, T. D., MICHLER, C. H., RIEMENSCHNEIDER, D. E., CARTER, D. R., MARQUARDT, P. E., ... ISEBRANDS, J. G. (1994). GROWTH, PHOTOSYNTHESIS, AND HERBICIDE TOLERANCE OF GENETICALLY-MODIFIED HYBRID POPLAR. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 24(12), 2377-2383.
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  • Sankhla, D., Davis, T. D., & Sankhla, N. (1993). Effect of gibberellin biosynthesis inhibitors on shoot regeneration from hypocotyl explants of Albizzia julibrissin.. Plant Cell Reports. 13(2), 115-118.
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patents
Patents1
  • Davis, T., & Mackay, W. (1997). Big bend bluebonnet.
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Email
t-davis5@tamu.edu
First Name
Tim
Last Name
Davis
mailing address
Texas A&M University; Horticultural Sciences; 2142 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2142
USA