Lauren C. Garner, Ph.D.

Dr. Garner teaches classes in Fruit Science, including Pomology I and II, Nut Crop Production, Citrus and Avocado Fruit Production, and Orchard and Vegetable Enterprise Project, in addition to teaching Principles of Horticulture and Crop Science. 

She earned her Master's degree from Cornell University and her PhD from UC Riverside. Her research interests include whole-plant physiology, plant growth regulators and the development of cultural methods to increase crop production, with her current efforts focused on avocado pomegranate production.

Dr. Garner is the faculty supervisor of the Cal Poly orchards.