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Dr. Mike A. Nagao
Horticulturist
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Contact Information:

Beaumont Agricultural Research Center
461 Lanikaula St.
Hilo, HI 96720

Telephone: (808) 974-4105
Fax: (808) 974-4110

email: mnagao@hawaii.edu
photo of Dr. Adelheid R. Kuehnle
Educational Background
  • B.A. Botany, University of Hawaii (1969)
  • M.S. Botany, University of Hawaii (1971)
  • Ph.D. Botany, University of Massachusetts (1975)
General Interests
  • Conduct problem solving research on the culture and management of tropical fruit and nut crops important to the state of Hawaii with an emphasis on flowering and fruit set and crop nutrition.
  • Support county and state extension programs dealing with macadamia nuts. 
Current Projects
  • Plant Genetic Resources Conservation and Utilization
  • Macadamia IPM Verification Program
  • Culture Management Research on Macadamia in Hawaii
  • Flowering, Fruit Set and Production of Rambutan, Lychee and Longan in Hawaii
  • Rambutan Flowering, Fruit Set and Production in Hawaii
  • Macadamia Variety Trials
Recent Publications
  • Nagao, M.A., E.B. Ho-a, M.S. Nishina and F. Zee. 2000. December pruning of vegetative flushes affects flowering of ŒKaimana lychee in Hawaii. J. Haw. Pac. Agric. 11: 17-21.
  • Nagao, M.A and E.B. Ho-a. 2000. Stimulating flowering of longan in Hawaii with potassium chlorate. J. Haw. Pac. Agric. 11: 23-27.
  • Ito, P.J., F. Zee and M.A. Magao. 2000. ŒEgami, a new longan cultivar from Hawaii. Coop. Ext. Ser. Coll. Trop. Agr. & Hum. Res. Univ. of HI. NPH-5. September 2000.
  • Nagao, M.A and E.B. Ho-a and J. Yogi-Chun. 2000. Fruit Quality of ŒEgami longan. Proc. 10th Ann. Inter. Trop Fruit Conf.. p. 38.
  • Nagao, M.A. 2000. Varieties for macadamia orchards.  Haw. Mac. Nut Assoc. 40th Ann. Proc. In press.
  • Nagao, M.A., E.B. Ho-a and J.M. Yoshimoto. 1999 Uniconazole retards growth and increases flowering of young macadamia trees. HortScience 34:105-105.
  • Furutani, S.C and M.A. Nagao. 1999. Uniconazole reduces height of container grown Norfolk Island Pine. J. Haw. Pac. Agri. 27-31.
  • Ito, P.J. M.A. Nagao. O. Kawabata and H.C. Bittenbender. 1999. Identification of new macadamia varieties. Haw. Mac. Nut Assoc. 39th Ann. Proc. p.17-18.
  • Ito, P.J. M.A. Nagao. O. Kawabata and H.C. Bittenbender. 1999. Performance of macadamia cultivars at high elevations in Hawaii. Haw. Mac. Nut Assoc. 39th Ann. Proc. p.19-22.
  • Zee, F., M. Nagao, M. Nishina and A Kawabata. 1999. Growing lychee in Hawaii. Coop. Ext. Ser. Coll. Trop. Agr. & Hum. Res. Univ. of HI. F&N-2. June 1999.
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Last updated on 1/14/2004