Dr. Jim Kamas
Jim Kamas is an Assistant Professor & Extension Fruit Specials in the Department of Horticultural Sciences stationed in Fredericksburg. In addition to responsibilities in treefruit crops and general viticulture, he serves as Outreach Coordinator for the Texas PD Research & Education Program. He collaborates on a number of projects but is especially interested in grape rootstock tolerance to Xylella fastidiosa and in evaluating new scion selections for tolerance to PD and fruit quality. As Outreach coordinator, he has primary responsibility for developing the Texas PD website, organizing the annual PD research symposium and editing a monthly newsletter, Texas PD Notes. He has been active in educational activities on Pierce's disease in several states east of the Rockies.
Jim lives near Blanco, TX with his wife Janice, his four dachshunds and his daughter Rebecca who is a senior in Blanco High School. His son Nicolas is a freshman at Rice. He enjoys wadefishing Texas bays and collecting 78rpm records and players.