40 Under 40, Class of 2022

Zheng Wang

Company

University of California Cooperative Extension

Job Title

Vegetable Crops and Irrigation Advisor

Accomplishments

Dr. Wang serves as the Vegetable Crops and Irrigation Advisor with the University of California Cooperative Extension in northern San Joaquin Valley, California. His research and extension program focuses on implementing innovative production practices to enhance vegetable productivity, water use efficiency, and crop health through multi-disciplinary collaborations with local producers, various industry, and commodity organizations. Using vegetable grafting, precision irrigation tools, and managing insects and diseases have specifically generated measurable impacts on the vegetable industry.





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