David B. Weaver
Professor - Agronomy & Soils
B.S.A. Agronomy, University of Georgia, 1974
M.S. Agronomy, University of Georgia 1976
Ph.D. Agronomy, Purdue University 1981
Professor, Auburn University, 1992-present
Associate Professor, Auburn University, 1987-1992
Assistant Professor, Auburn University, 1981-1987
Awards
Cum Laude graduate
Sigma Xi
Gamma Sigma Delta
Phi Kappa Phi
Winner, American Society of Agronomy National Student Speech Contest, 1973
Outstanding teacher in the Department of Agronomy and Soils, 1986.
Outstanding teacher in the Department of Agronomy and Soils, 1989.
Outstanding teacher in the Department of Agronomy and Soils, 1991.
Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award, Auburn Alumni Association, 1995
Teacher of the Year Award, College of Agriculture, Student Government Association, 1998
Career Professional Award in Education, Southern Branch of the American Society of Agronomy, 1999
Outstanding Faculty Member, College of Agriculture, Student Government Association, 2003
Primary research interests are in the area of developmening improved cotton and soybean cultivars, genetics and molecular genetics of disease and nematode resistance, breeding for nematode and disease resistance, germplasm evaluation, evaluation of breeding methods in cotton, and management of late-planted soybean production systems. He is also working on the development of velvetbean as an alternative crop in Alabama.
Directly responsible for teaching two courses at Auburn University. AGRN 1000 (Basic Crop Science) is a freshman-sophomore level course required by all Agronomy & Soils majors, and taken as an elective by majors in Ag Economics, Ag Communications, Horticulture, Biosystems Engineering, and Education. The course description in the Auburn Bulletin is "Basic agronomic principles involved in classification, growth, structure, and soil-plant relationships of field crops. Emphasis is on the influence of man and environment on crop growth, and the local and global importance of crop production in world food production." The course is taught Spring semester. AGRN 6100 (Methods of Plant Breeding), taught Fall semester, is a Junior-Senior-Graduate level course required of Agronomy & Soils majors in the Production Track, and taken by others as well. Bulletin description - "Genetic principles related to crop improvement including modes of reproduction, qualitative vs. quantitative traits, role of environment and heritability. Breeding methods include pedigree selection, backcross and recurrent selection."
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