Jeanine Marie Davis
Associate Professor & Extension Specialist, NC Alternative Crops and Organics Program
Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University
Formal Education
Ph.D. 1987, Horticulture, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
M.S. 1983, Horticulture, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
B.S. 1980 Horticulture, Delaware Valley University, Doylestown, PA
A.A. 1975 Fine Arts, Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA
Academic Positions and Experience
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Mills River, NC. 1994-present
North Carolina Specialty Crops Program Coordinator, a multi-agency statewide program. North Carolina State University, Mills River and Kinston, NC. 1999-2007
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Mills River, NC. 1988-1994
Professional Recognition (Selected)
Fellow, American Society for Horticultural Science 2016
Research Publications (Recent Selected)
Journal Articles, Peer Reviewed
Basak, M., Agwuncha, S., Bera, S., Bloomquist, M., Davis, J., Lucia , L., and Pal, L. 2026. Hydrodistillation-Based Essential Oil Extraction and Soda Pulping of Spent Hemp Biomass for Sustainable Fiber Production. Molecules 2026 31 X
Pougnet, T., Suchoff, D., Shih, CH., Davis, J, Liu, W., Ranney, T., and Chen, H. 2025. Characterization and interploid cross-compatibility of hexaploid Cannabis sativa L. and production of pentaploids. HortScience. https://doi.org/10.21273/hortsci18920-25.
Basak, M., Broadway, M., Lewis, J.; Starkey, H., Bloomquist, M., Peszlen, I., Davis, J., Lucia, L.A., and Pal, L. 2025. A Critical Review of Industrial Fiber Hemp Anatomy, Agronomic Practices, and Valorization into Sustainable Bioproducts. BioResources 2025, 20, doi:10.15376/biores.20.2.Basak.
Clade, D., P. Veazie, J. Boldt, K. Hicks, J. Davis, B. Jackson, and B. Whipker. 2025. Defining leaf tissue nutrient standards and nutrient disorder symptomology of greenhouse grown spearmint (Mentha spicata L.). HortScience 60(10):1752-1762. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI18721-25
Morgan, W., J. Singh, K. Kesheimer, J. Davis, A. Sanz-Saez. 2024. Identifying physiological traits related with drought tolerance and water-use efficiency in floral hemp (Cannabis sativa L.). Crop Science 64(1):354-372. Environ. and Exp. Botany 219 (2024) 105649
Morgan, W., J. Singh, K. Kesheimer, J. Davis, and A. Sanz-Saez. 2024. Severe drought significantly reduces floral hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) yield and cannabinoid content but moderate drought does not. Environ. Exp. Botany https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2024.105649
Rutto, L.K., Y. Xu, S. Ren, H. Scoggins, and J. Davis. 2021. Results from hop cultivar trials in Mid-Atlantic United States. HortTechnology 31(4):542-551.
Books
Davis, J.M. and W.S. Persons. 2014. Growing and Marketing Ginseng, Goldenseal and Other Woodland Medicinals. Revised and Updated Version. New Society Publishers.
2026 Southeast Vegetable Crop Handbook. 27th edition. Senior editor, A.L. Wszelaki. One of 69 authors. Published by UNC Press. Online and in print. 382 pages. J.M. Davis is the North Carolina coordinator.
Extension Publications (Recent Selected)
Extension Leaflets/Bulletins
Davis, J.M. R. Evans, G. Grabow, B. Jester, B. Little, A. Thornton, J. Schultheis. 2025. Offsetting Drought for Small-Scale Vegetable Production in North Carolina. AG 519-04. Revised. (peer reviewed).
Davis, J.M. Organic Sweet Corn Production. NC State Extension, Horticulture Information Leaflet. Revised. 4/9/2025.
Davis, J.M. Commercial Goldenseal Cultivation. NC State Extension, Horticulture Information Leaflet. Revised. 4/9/2025.
Davis, J.M. Cultivation of Ramps (Allium tricoccum and A. burdickii). NC State Extension, Horticulture Information Leaflet. Revised. 4/9/2025.
Davis, J.M. Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis L.). NC State Extension, Horticulture Information Leaflet. Revised. 4/9/025.
Qu, L. and J.M. Davis. 2024. North Carolina Production Guide for Hop Selection NC1601. https://newcropsorganics.ces.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-6-11-Production-Guide-for-Hop-Selection-NC1601.pdf?fwd=no
Davis, J.M. 2024. Winterizing the Herb Garden. Horticulture Information Leaflet. Revised. Dept. of Horticultural Science, NC Extension.
Davis, J.M. 2024. Commercial Luffa Sponge Gourd Production, Horticulture Information Leaflet. Revised. Dept of Horticultural Science, NC Extension.
Websites:
New Crops & Organics https://newcropsorganics.ces.ncsu.edu. Hemp https://hemp.ces.ncsu.edu.
Program Related Videos, Webinars, Popular Press Articles (selected):
Chinese Medicinal Herb Webinar. 2025. Invited growers, practitioners, buyers, and researchers participated in this panel discussion about future directions for the domestic industry.
Interview/article published in the Cherokee OneFeather. 2024. CPF Grant to Help Re-establish Bloodroot Plantings in Cherokee.
Interview published in Ambrook Research in article by Daniel Watson. 2024. Where are the Ramp Farmers.
Extension Agent Training (Selected, recent)
Mushroom Foraging Lunch ‘n Learn in-service training. 2025.
Tea Production Lunch ‘n Learn in-service training. 2025.
Lavender Production Lunch ‘n Learn in-service training. 2025.
Current External Funding to This Program in 2025: $846,942.
CV date: 3/30/2026
