Rate My Professor Joyce Latimer

Latimer has authored or co-authored over 90 publications, garnering 1,495 citations, including peer-reviewed papers such as Virginia Nursery and Greenhouse Grower Survey of Best Management Practices (2017), Overwintering Survival and Vigor of Container-grown Fountain Grass: Influence of Substrate Moisture Content, Protective Covers, and Fertilizer Rate (2015), and Substrate pH Impacts Efficacy of Ethephon Drenches on Growth of Herbaceous Perennials (2015). Her Virginia Cooperative Extension outputs encompass series on hydroponic production of edible crops (2023), including Planning for the Market, Management Basics, Nutrient Film Technique Systems, and Food Safety Considerations; The Basics of Fertilizer Calculations for Greenhouse Crops (2025); Using Plant Growth Regulators on Containerized Herbaceous Perennials (2023); and Dealing with the High Cost of Energy for Greenhouse Operations (2023). She has delivered more than 170 greenhouse grower programs and 230 talks, developing web-based resources, computer programs, and grid formulas for cost tracking to enhance crop quality, profitability, and sustainability. For her outreach excellence, Latimer received Virginia Tech's 2010 Alumni Award for Outreach Excellence, recognizing her re-establishment of Extension-grower connections and industry impact.