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Education:
Ph.D., May 1981, Purdue University (Agronomy)
M.S., May 1976, University of Georgia (Agronomy)
B.S.A, August 1974, University of Georgia (Agronomy )
Professional Experience:
Professor : Auburn University 1991
Associate Professor : Auburn University 1986
Assistant Professor : Auburn University 1981
Professional Activities:
Primary areas of research responsibilities are in soybean and cotton breeding and genetics. For soybean the major objective is cultivar development, with research primarily focused on adaptation to double cropping. We use single-seed descent as our method of inbreeding, and by using winter nurseries we can go from a cross to an F 5 population in two years. In the third year approximately 3500 F 5:6 lines are evaluated on agronomic traits in the field, and about 400 lines are tested the next year in multiple-row plots at one location. About 80 F 5:8 lines are advanced the next year to testing in three locations in Alabama . Lines that perform well in these tests (primary selection criteria is seed yield) are entered into the USDA Cooperative Uniform Tests for testing across the Southeast. If performance is satisfactory during the 3 to 4 years of testing in this program, the line may be released as a cultivar. At the end of such testing, normally from 75 to 90 environments will have been sampled. Cotton breeding and research is still in the developmental stage, but progressing rapidly. Our major research goal is the development of new cotton cultivars with high yield and improved fiber quality. We are currently combining cultivar development efforts with research to determine the best method for inbreeding and selecting cotton in early generations. Specifically, this research is designed to determine the magnitude of genetic variability in adapted cotton germplasm for such traits and yield, fiber length, micronaire, lint percentage, and boll size. We are comparing single-seed descent as a method of inbreeding and generation advance to pedigree selection, with selection practiced in earlier generations of inbreeding. Another major aspect of the cotton program is aimed at improving resistance to reniform nematode in cotton. We are currently evaluating all accessions in the USDA cotton germplasm collection for resistance to reniform nematode using a multi-level process. Since we already have the germplasm available, we are also evaluating the lines for possible heat tolerance, using indirect methods of measuring chlorophyll stability at increasing temperatures.
| Honors and Awards: |
- 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 .
- Outstanding Faculty Award, College of Agriculture , Student Government Association, 1998.
- Career Professional Award in Education, Southern Branch of the American Society of Agronomy, 1999.
- Outstanding Faculty Award, College of Agriculture, Student Government Association, 2003.
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| Professional Societies Membership: |
- Chair, Curriculum committee, Department
of Agronomy & Soils, 1992-present.
- C Member, Provost Search Committee,
Auburn University, 2002 - 2003.
- C Member, Semester Transition Appeals
Committee, Auburn University, 2000
- present.
- C Member, Curriculum Committee,
College of Agriculture, 1992 - present.
- C Member, Auburn University Recreational
Services Committee, 1995 - 1997.
- C Member, Auburn University Retention
Committee, 2001 - 2003.
- C Member, CSSA Crop Registration
Subcommittee, Soybean (C852.14), 1991-1993.
- C CSSA Editorial Board, 1995- present
(Associate Editor, Crop Science, division
C-1).
- C CSSA Editorial Board, 2003-present
(Technical Editor, Crop Science, division
C-1, C-8).
- C CSSA representative (C655.3) to
National Soybean Variety Review Board,
1997-present.
Courses:
| AGRN 1000 |
Basic Crop Science |
| AGRN 5100/6100 |
Plant Genetics and Crop Improvement |
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