1. University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Department of Crop and Soil Sciences www.cropsoil.uga.edu Overview of CRSS Research Research faculty –Includes 40 individuals (25-100% research) 24.09 EFT (tenured or tenure track) 5.0 EFT Research Scientist (non-tenure track) –Department has faculty affiliated with National Environmentally Sound Production Agriculture Laboratory (NESPAL), Center for Applied Genetic Technologies (CAGT), Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (SREL), and the Center for Soybean Improvement (CSI)

2. University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Department of Crop and Soil Sciences www.cropsoil.uga.edu Overview of CRSS Research Location of the 40 research faculty Athens (17 faculty) –CAGT (5 faculty) Griffin (8 faculty) Tifton (13 faculty) –NESPAL (2 faculty) Statesboro (1 faculty) SREL (1 faculty)

3. University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Department of Crop and Soil Sciences www.cropsoil.uga.edu Overview of CRSS Research Areas of study –Breeding/Genetics/Genomics (12 faculty) –Crop Management/Physiology (10 faculty) –Environmental Sciences (13 faculty) –Weed Science (5 faculty)

4. University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Department of Crop and Soil Sciences www.cropsoil.uga.edu Overview of CRSS Research Areas of study –Breeding/Genetics/Genomics (12 faculty) Crop and turf breeding – canola, cereals, cotton, forages, millet, peanut, soybean, sunflower, specialty oils, turfgrasses Crop and turf genetics - canola, cereals, cotton, forages, millet, peanut, soybean, sunflower, specialty oils, turfgrasses Crop and turf genomics – legume transgenics, comparative genomics, structural and functional genomics

5. University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Department of Crop and Soil Sciences www.cropsoil.uga.edu Overview of CRSS Research Areas of study (continued) –Crop Management/Physiology (10 faculty) Crop and turf management –cereals, corn, cotton, forages, millet, peanut, soybean, sunflower, tobacco, turfgrasses Crop and turf physiology –cotton, forage quality, turfgrasses

6. University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Department of Crop and Soil Sciences www.cropsoil.uga.edu Overview of CRSS Research Areas of study (continued) –Environmental Sciences (13 faculty) Soil and environmental sciences – chemistry, ecology, fertility, microbiology, nutrient cycling, physics, pedology, remediation Atmospheric and resource sciences – biomicrometeorology, waste management, water resources

7. University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Department of Crop and Soil Sciences www.cropsoil.uga.edu Overview of CRSS Research Areas of study (continued) –Weed Science (5 faculty) Crops (corn, cotton, forages, peanut, turfgrasses, vegetables) Specialties (alt. to methyl bromide, herbicide physiology, environmental fate of herbicides, herbicide resistant weeds, computer-based decision making software, minor crop herbicide registrations, weed sensor sprayer technology, invasive vegetation management)

8. University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Department of Crop and Soil Sciences www.cropsoil.uga.edu Overview of CRSS Research Research effectiveness (based on 2004-2005 data and reported as metric/EFT/year) –5.3 refereed articles/EFT/year –1.2 books or book chapters/EFT/year –3.1 invited presentations/EFT/year –$160,942 research support/EFT/year –Department includes a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar, two Distinguished Research Professors, and a Georgia Power Professor

9. University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Department of Crop and Soil Sciences www.cropsoil.uga.edu Overview of CRSS Research Weaknesses, issues, and needs –Problems with other departments regarding interdisciplinary cooperation – Overall lack of faculty positions in environmental sciences –Add’l weed science resources (three location issue) –Faculty position in warm-season turfgrass breeding –Faculty position in molecular genetics for turf and wheat –Faculty position in cotton breeding –Faculty position in N-P-K use efficiency –Faculty position in peanut physiology –Faculty position in invasive plant mgt –Faculty position in weed science at Athens