Dr. Patricia Knight is the Head and Extension/Research Professor of Horticulture at the Coastal Research and Extension Center, Mississippi State University, USA. She has a PhD in Horticulture from Virginia Tech in 1997, an MS in Horticulture from Auburn University in 1994, and a BS in Horticulture with an emphasis on Landscape Design from Auburn University in 1991. Her area of expertise is mainly in the field of plant and soil sciences.