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Kate Cassity-Duffey


Assistant Professor; Emphasis: Organic production

Horticulture

Kate Cassity-Duffey
Kate Cassity-Duffey
EducationCoursesScholarly works

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Agronomy and Crop Science

University of Georgia, GA, United States (2014)

Courses

  • HORT 7300: Master's Thesis (Fall 2025)
  • HORT 4125: Organic Agricultural Systems (Fall 2025)
  • HORT 6125: Organic Agricultural Systems (Fall 2025)
  • PATH 6125: Organic Agricultural Systems (Fall 2025)
  • ENTO 6125: Organic Agricultural Systems (Fall 2025)
  • HORT 3920: UGArden Internship (Fall 2025)
  • HORT 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2025)
  • HORT 4125L: Organic Agricultural Systems (Fall 2025)
  • HORT 6125L: Organic Agricultural Systems (Fall 2025)
  • ENTO 6125L: Organic Agricultural Systems (Fall 2025)
  • PATH 6125L: Organic Agricultural Systems (Fall 2025)
  • HORT 7000: Master's Research (Fall 2025)
  • HORT 3920: UGArden Internship (Spring 2026)
  • HORT 4960R: Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I (Spring 2026)
  • HORT 9000: Doctoral Research (Spring 2026)
  • HORT 7000: Master's Research (Spring 2026)
  • HORT 4010E: Vegetable Crop Production (Spring 2026)
  • HORT 6010E: Vegetable Crop Production (Spring 2026)
  • HORT 7300: Master's Thesis (Spring 2026)
  • HORT 3920: UGArden Internship (Summer 2026)
  • HORT 9000: Doctoral Research (Summer 2026)
  • HORT 6070: Special Problems in Horticulture I (Summer 2026)
  • HORT 7000: Master's Research (Summer 2026)
  • HORT 7300: Master's Thesis (Summer 2026)
  • HORT 3920: UGArden Internship (Fall 2026)
  • PATH 6125: Organic Agricultural Systems (Fall 2026)
  • ENTO 6125: Organic Agricultural Systems (Fall 2026)
  • HORT 4125: Organic Agricultural Systems (Fall 2026)
  • HORT 6125: Organic Agricultural Systems (Fall 2026)
  • CRSS 6125: Organic Agricultural Systems (Fall 2026)
  • HORT 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Fall 2026)
  • HORT 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2026)
  • HORT 4125L: Organic Agricultural Systems (Fall 2026)
  • HORT 6125L: Organic Agricultural Systems (Fall 2026)
  • CRSS 6125L: Organic Agricultural Systems (Fall 2026)
  • ENTO 6125L: Organic Agricultural Systems (Fall 2026)
  • PATH 6125L: Organic Agricultural Systems (Fall 2026)

Scholarly Works

  • Evaluating weed seedbanks on your farm, (2026).
    Basinger N, Coolong T, Cassity-Duffey K
  • Survival of Escherichia coli TVS353 in Southeastern US Soils Amended with Heat-Treated Poultry Pellets and Composted Poultry Litter: Influence of Location and Soil Nutrient Composition on Population Dynamics, JOURNAL OF FOOD PROTECTION, (2026).
    Appolon CB, Kapoor HK, Payne AK, Cassity-Duffey K, Bardsley CA … 9 more
  • Poultry litter and freeze-thaw cycles affect cover crop quality and organic kale production, NUTRIENT CYCLING IN AGROECOSYSTEMS, (2026).
    Pulliam JJ, Cassity-Duffey K
  • Biochar and Fertilizer Type Effects on Soil Health Indicators in a Sandy Loam Ultisol of the Georgia Coastal Plain: A Two-Year Field Study, AGRIENGINEERING, (2026).
    Suarez E, Milner H, Diaz Perez JC, Cassity-Duffey K, Sintim HY … 1 more
  • Agrivoltaics Can Add Value to High Tunnels in a Subtropical Environment, AGRONOMY-BASEL, (2026).
    Field R, Abernathy B, Ravishankar E, Cassity-Duffey K, Vaughn J

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Contact

katecass@uga.edu

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1111 Miller Plant Sciences
120 Carlton Street
Athens, GA 30602

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120 Carlton Street
Athens, GA 30602

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