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STEPHEN J. KOMAR

 

Education:

  • 1999 – M.S., Crop Physiology, The University of Tennessee
  • 1996 – B.S., Soil Science, The University of Tennessee

Positions Held:

  • 2004-Present – Program Associate (Agriculture), Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Sussex County
  • 2002-2004 – County Extension Coordinator, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service, Public Service Assistant (Associate Professor), Randolph County
  • 1999-2002 – County Extension Agent (Training), University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service, Public Service Representative, Calhoun County

Awards:

  • 2002 NACAA AM/PIC Poster session, Applied Research, 2nd place
  • 2002 NACAA AM/PIC Poster session, Extension Program, southern regional winner
  • 2002 GACAA poster session, applied research, 2nd place
  • 2002 GACAA poster session, Extension program, 2nd place
  • 2001 GACAA poster session, applied research, 3rd place

Selected Publications:

 

Proceedings:

 

  • Wigley,P.D., Komar,S.J., Kemerait, R.C. and Shurley, D. Nematicide Treatment Effects on Reniform Nematodes in Cotton. Proceedings of the 2003 Beltwide Cotton Conferences, Nashville, TN.
  • Wigley,P.D., Komar,S.J. and Kemerait ,R.C. Fungicide Treatment Effects on the Incidence of Soilborne Diseases in Peanut. Proceedings of the 2002 American Peanut Research and Education Society Annual Meeting, Research Triangle Park, NC.
  • Wigley, P.D., Komar, S.K., and Shurley, D. Reniform Nematode Control Strategies in Cotton. Proceedings of the 2002 Beltwide Cotton Conferences, Atlanta, GA.
  • Jost, P., Brown, S.M., Shurley, D., McDaniel, R. and Komar, S.J. Skip – Row Cotton in Georgia. Proceedings of the 2002 Beltwide Cotton Conferences, Atlanta, GA.
  • Wigley,P.D., Komar,S.J. and Kemerait ,R.C. Fungicide Treatment Effects on the Incidence of Soilborne Diseases in Peanut. Proceedings of the 2001 American Peanut Research and Education Society Annual Meeting, Research Oklahoma City, OK.

 

Abstracts:

 

  • S.L. Brown, S.J Komar, W. Duffie, N. Eroglu. Evaluation of Peanut Cultivars for Three-Cornered Alfalfa-Hopper Damage and Implications on the Reproductive Rate, Use of Foliar Insecticides, Yield and Southern Stem Rot Incidence. Proceedings of the 2004 American Peanut Research and Education Society Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.  
  • E.P. Prostko, J.T. Flanders, S.J Komar, E. Harrision. Strongarm Applied Postemergence in Georgia Peanut Proceedings of the 2004 American Peanut Research and Education Society Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.
  • Komar, Wigley, Kemerait, Shurley. Nematicide Treatment Effects on Reniform Nematodes in Cotton. Proceedings of the 2003 Beltwide Cotton Conferences Poster Session, Nashville, TN.
  • Komar, S.J., Wigley, P.D. and Kemerait, R.C. Fungicide Treatment Effects on the Incidence of Soilborne Diseases in Peanut. Proceedings of the 2002 National Association of County Agricultural Agents Annual Meeting, Savannah, GA.
  • Komar, S.J., Kemerait, R.C., and Wigley, P.D. Nematicide Treatment Effects on Reniform Nematodes in Cotton. 2002 Proceedings of the National Association of County Agricultural Agents Annual Meeting, Poster Session. Savannah, GA. 2002.
  • Komar, S.J., Kemerait, R.C., and Wigley, P.D. Calhoun County Peanut Fungicide Program. . 2002 Proceedings of the National Association of County Agricultural Agents Annual Meeting, Poster Session, Savannah, GA.
  • Komar, S.K., Wigley, P.D. and Kemerait, R.C. Fungicide Treatment Effects on the Incidence of Soilborne Diseases in Peanut. Abstracts from the Georgia Association of County Agricultural Agents Annual Meeting, Augusta, GA. 2002.
  • Komar, S.J., Kemerait, R.C., and Wigley, P.D. Reniform Nematode Control in Cotton. 2002 Abstracts form the Georgia Association of County Agricultural Agents Annual Meeting, Augusta, GA. 2002.
  • Komar, S.J., Kemerait, R.C., and Wigley, P.D. Fungicide Systems Effects on the Incidence of Peanut Disease. 2001 Abstracts form the Georgia Association of County Agricultural Agents Annual Meeting, Rome, GA. 2002.
  • Wigley, P.D., Kemerait, R.C., and Komar, S.J. Calhoun County Peanut Fungicide Program. 2001 Abstracts form the Georgia Association of County Agricultural Agents Annual Meeting, Rome, GA. 2002.
  • Komar, S.K., Wigley, P.D. and Kemerait, R.C. Fungicide Treatment Effects on the Incidence of Soilborne Diseases in Peanuts. Abstracts from the Georgia Association of County Agricultural Agents Annual Meeting, Rome, GA. 2001.
  • Wigley, P.D., Kemerait, R.C. and Komar, S.J. A comparison of Soilborne Fungicides in Peanuts. The 2001 National Association of County Agents Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
  • Komar, S.J., Wigley, P.D., and Kemerait, R.C. A Comparison of Soilborne Fungicides in Peanuts. 2000 Georgia Association of County Agents Annual Meeting, Perry, GA.
  • Komar, S.J., and Wigley, P.D. A Comparison of Leafspot Control Programs in Peanuts. 2000 Georgia Association of County Agents Annual Meeting, Perry, GA.

 

Extension Reports:

 

  • Wigley, Komar, Cresswell, Moore. Southwest Georgia Extension Research Papers. 2001.
  • Komar, S.J., Wigley, P.D. and Kemerait, R.C. A Comparison of Telone and Telone Plus Vydate For control of Reniform Nematodes in Cotton. Extension Cotton Report. 2001.
  • Wigley, Komar, Cresswell, Moore. Southwest Georgia Extension Research Papers. 2000.
  • Komar, S.J., Wigley, P.D. and Kemerait, R.C. A Comparison of Telone and Telone Plus Vydate For control of Reniform Nematodes in Cotton. Extension Cotton Report. 2000.
 

Trade Publications:

 

  • The Future of Skip-Row Cotton. Cotton Farming, August, 2002. p 24.

 

Journals:

 

  • Wigley, P.D. Komar, S.J., and Kemerait, R.C. On farm evaluations of fungicide programs for disease management in peanut. 2001. Fungicide and Nematicide Tests. 57:FC61. The American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN.  
  • Komar, S.J., Wigley, P.D. and Kemerait, R.C. Comparison of fungicide programs to control leafspot in peanut .2001. Fungicide and Nematicide Tests. 57:FC50. The American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN.

 

Contact:

Stephen J. Komar
County Agricultural Agent

Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Sussex County

129 Morris Turnpike
Newton, NJ 07860
229-732-2311 (T)

973-948-5582 (F)

skomar@aesop.rutgers.edu

 

 

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