Brian K. Maynard
Professor of Horticulture
BS 1983—University of Delaware
MS 1986—Cornell University
PhD 1990—Cornell University
• PLS 215 Plant Propagation (syllabus)
• PLS 301 Nursery Production and Management
• PLS 306 Landscape Management and Arboriculture
• PLS 331 Greenhouse Production and Management (syllabus)
• PLS 350 Herbaceous Garden Plants
• PLS 401 Horticulture Seminar: Mathematics in Horticulture
• physiology and anatomy of adventitious root initiation
• new plants for the nursery and landscape industries
• improved, sustainable, methods of plant production
• sustainable landscapes: See the recently revised Sustainable Plant List
Ongoing research efforts besides propagation include Integrated Pest Management of Deer in nurseries and landscapes as well as evaluation of novel browse and rubbing control methods.
I work extensively with the Rhode Island nursery industry, which is active and committed to research.
B.K. Maynard and N.L. Bassuk. 1991. Stockplant etiolation and stem banding effects on the auxin dose-response of rooting in stem cuttings of Carpinus betulus L. 'fastigiata'. Plant Growth Regulation 10: 305-311.
B.K. Maynard and N.L. Bassuk. 1996. Stock Plant Etiolation, Banding and Shading Effects on the Histology of Adventitious Rooting in Stems of Carpinus betulus L. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. 121(5): 853-860. (HTML abstract)
B.K. Maynard and W.A. Johnson. 1997. Controlling Rooting-out of B&B Stock During Storage. J. Environmental Hort. 15(2): 111-114. (HTML version)
T.A. Holt, B.K. Maynard and W.A. Johnson. 1998. Low pH enhances rooting of stem cuttings of Rhododendron in subirrigation. J. Envir. Horticulture 16(1):4-7.
Owen, J.S. Jr., W.A. Johnson, and B.K. Maynard. 2003. A Comparison or Subirrigation System, Basal Temperature, and Auxin Concentration on Rooting of Stem Cuttings of Ilex glabra. J. Envir. Hort. 21: 119-125
Owen, J.S. Jr., W.A. Johnson, and B.K. Maynard. 2003. Effects of Auxin Concentration and Basal Stem Temperature on Four Woody Plant Taxa Propagated by Stem Cuttings in a Growth Chamber using Recirculating Subirrigation. J. Envir. Hort. 21: 126-130.
USDA-CSREES. “Nursery Production, RI Federal Administration - Extension” $201,000
RIDOT/FHWA. “Development of a List of Salt Tolerant Trees and Shrubs for Rhode Island ” $48,800 over 2 yrs.
Full Membership, Garden Club of Boston, for Excellence in Horticulture
Elected Fellow of the Eastern Region IPPS, for Excellence in Horticulture
• Undergraduate Student Advising
• Graduate Student Advising
• Rhode Island Nursery & Landscape Association, URI Liaison, Chair Certification Committee, Webmaster
• International Plant Propagator's Society - President 2008
• Speaker for the Rhode Island Nursery & Landscape Association and other allied trade associations