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
- Ph.D. in Horticulture, Oregon State University - (Corvallis, Oregon, United States) 1983
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.
- 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.
Conference Papers19
- Reed, D. W., Arnold, M. A., Lineberger, R. D., & Davis, T. D. (2016). Challenges of higher education in the US - what will horticulture of the future look like?. Acta Horticulturae. 1126(1126), 205-217.
- Arnold, M. A., Lineberger, R. D., Davis, T. D., & Reed, D. W. (2013). North American Horticulture Graduate Program Survey: Demographics, Policies, Finances, and Metrics. Hortscience. 48(9), S204-S204.
- Pemberton, B., Arnold, M., Davis, T., Lineberger, D., McKenney, C., Rodriguez, D., ... de Los Santos, R. (2011). The Texas superstar program: Success through partnership. Horttechnology. 21(6), 698-699.
- Davis, T. D., & Hariyadi, P. (2011). Horticultural Research and Education Opportunities in Indonesia. Hortscience. 46(9), S64-S64.
- Zajicek, J. M., Duray, S. A., Lineberger, R. D., & Davis, T. D. (2009). A Preliminary Analysis of a Novel Horticulture Bachelor of Arts Degree Program. Hortscience. 44(3), 560-560.
- Mackay, W. A., Sankhla, N., & Davis, T. D. (2007). Genetic improvement and commercial development of Lupinus havardii WATS. (Big Bend Bluebonnet) as a new specialty cut flower crop. Acta Horticulturae. 743(743), 81-+.
- Sankhla, N., Gehlot, H. S., Davis, T. D., Mackay, W. A., Agarwal, P., Choudhary, R., & Joshi, S. (2006). BER (ZIZIPHUS) FRUITS: APPLE OF ARID REGIONS OF INDIAN THAR DESERT. Acta Horticulturae. 712 I(712), 449-452.
- Sankhla, N., Mackay, W. A., & Davis, T. D. (2006). Manipulation of post harvest quality and display life in cut phlox flower heads: Effect of sucrose, prohexadione-Ca and gibberellic acid. Acta Horticulturae. 712 II(712), 835-+.
- Sankhla, N., Mackay, W. A., & Davis, T. D. (2005). Corolla abscission and petal color in cut phlox flower heads: Effects of sucrose and thidizuron. Acta Horticulturae. 669(669), 389-393.
- Sankhla, N., Mackay, W. A., & Davis, T. D. (2005). Effect of thidiazuron on senescence of flowers in cut inflorescences of Lupinus densiflorus Benth. Acta Horticulturae. 669(669), 239-243.
- Mackay, W. A., Sankhla, N., & Davis, T. D. (2005). Improvement of display life of Big Bend bluebonnet racemes by recurrent phenotypic selection. Acta Horticulturae. 669(669), 207-211.
- Sankhla, N., Mackay, W. A., & Davis, T. D. (2003). Effect of nitric oxide on postharvest performance of perennial phlox cut inflorescences. Acta Horticulturae. 628(628), 843-847.
- Sankhla, N., Mackay, W. A., & Davis, T. D. (2003). Reduction of flower abscission and leaf senescence in cut phlox inflorescences by thidiazuron. Acta Horticulturae. 628(628), 837-841.
- 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. 52, 644-647.
- Mackay, W. A., Sankhla, N., & Davis, T. D. (2002). Forchlorfenuron (CPPU): A novel agent for preventing leaf senescence and flower abscission in cut phlox flowerheads. 177-180.
- 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. 11(3), 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. 11(3), 389-391.
- DAVIES, F. T., DAVIS, T. D., & KESTER, D. E. (1994). COMMERCIAL IMPORTANCE OF ADVENTITIOUS ROOTING TO HORTICULTURE. Basic life sciences. 62, 53-59.
- SANKHLA, N., DAVIS, T. D., SANKHLA, D., & UPADHYAYA, A. (1993). REVERSAL OF SALICYLIC ACID-INDUCED INHIBITION OF GROWTH AND ORGANOGENESIS BY THIDIAZURON. Plant Physiology. 102(1), 180-180.
patents
Patents1
researcher on
Principal Investigator5
- Women's Scholarship Endowment awarded by United States Agency for International Development 2018 - 2023
- Women's Scholarship Endowment awarded by United States Agency for International Development 2018 - 2023
- Women's Scholarship Endowment awarded by United States Agency for International Development 2018 - 2023
awards and honors
- Vice Chancellor's Award in Excellence conferred by Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) - Team Award 2016
- Leadership and Administration Award conferred by American Society for Horticultural Science - (Alexandria, Virginia, United States) - Southern Region 2004
- Deputy Chancellor Award in Excellence conferred by Texas A&M University System - (College Station, Texas, United States) - for Agriculture 1990
recent teaching activities
- HORT281 Horticulture As A Profession Instructor
- HORT684 Professional Internship: In-ab Instructor
- HORT684 Professional Intrnship: In-ab Instructor
- HORT685 Directed Studies Instructor
- HORT685 Directed Studies: In-ab Instructor
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