Nancy Rechcigl

Nancy A. Rechcigl is a noted specialist on ornamental plant protection and phytopathology. She was born in Morristown, NJ and is married to soil scientist Jack Rechcigl.

She now holds the position of Field Technical Manager of ornamental plants with the Syngenta Professional Products Corp., which has its headquarters in Greensboro, NC. In this role, she works with ornamental plant growers on technical issues related to production as well as working with University scientists and other cooperators on research involving the development of new plant protection products.

Prior to joining the Syngenta Technical Team, Nancy was the Crop Health Manager for Yoder Brothers, Inc.(1995 -2005). In this capacity she served all divisions the company providing advisory and extension support services to Yoder Operations on entomology and phytopathology issues.

During 1989-1994 she worked for the University of Florida as a Manatee County Horticultural Agent, providing diagnostic services and information on cultural practices and pest control management to horticultural, landscape, and pest control industries. As an agricultural extension agent she was also responsible for supervising the Manatee County Master Gardener Programs, providing instructional classes and operating a Plant Clinic that was popular with the urban community. From 1986 to 1989, she worked for Ball PanAm, Inc., Parrish, Florida as a Phytopathologist responsible for the disease certification program of ornamental plants.

Over the years, Ms. Rechcigl has given numerous lectures on the identification and control of plant diseases, as well as pest control, especially of turf and ornamental plants. In addition to writing a weekly gardening column "Suncoast Gardening" for the urban community, she frequently contributes articles to local trade and professional journals. She has also co-edited the books Environmentally Safe Approaches to Crop Disease Control (Lewis Publishers and CRC Press, 1997), and Insect Pest Management: Techniques for Environmental Protection (Lewis Publishers, 2000).

Ms. Rechcigl received her B.S. degree in Plant Pathology from the University of Delaware, Newark, DE. She did her graduate work at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, receiving her M.S. degree in 1986, specializing in Plant Virology.

Ms. Rechcigl is an active member of the American Phytopathological Society,Entomological Society of America, Florida Nurserymen and Growers Association, Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU), and the Honorary Society of Phi Kappa Phi.

She lives in Bradenton, FL and is married to Jack Rechcigl and has three children: Gregory, Kevin and Lindsey.