John Snider Third Year Review T.L. Grey W. Vencill M. Habteselassie

Job announcement 2011 submission closed Sept 16, % Research –Focused on physiological aspects of cotton –The objective improve cotton management systems –Physiology of growth & development, fruiting profile, fiber quality, stress management, cultural management, & termination –Irrigation management /fiber quality areas of focus Work cooperatively –CRSS faculty (including IPBGG) –Cotton Team (ENT, PP) –county extension personnel –Industry –commodity groups 15% Teaching in Cotton Physiology –active graduate student program –one undergraduate course –one graduate course, each every other year

Degrees and Employment BSHenderson State U – Biology (‘05) MSCentral Arkansas U – Biology (‘07) PhDU Arkansas – Crop Phys (‘10) USDA POST Doc Boonville, AR (‘10-’12) UGAAssistant Professor (April 2012)

Areas of research Cotton Physiology Drought stress & plant-based irrigation Heat stress Genotype & environment –Yield –Fiber quality –Seedling vigor, seed oil content Research Strategy Field research Lab research

Research (85%) 1)Book chapters a)4 total; 3 senior b)2 since 2012 hire – 2 senior 2)Refereed Publications a)26 total; 15 senior b)since hired UGA 2012: 13 total; 7 senior c)citations 79 times – work is relevant 3) Abstracts (papers presented) a)41 total b)18 since hire (5 as speaker) 4)Extension reports – 25, 7 at UGA

Research (85%) Experimental areas of specific interest Drought stress – field studies chlorophyll fluorescence gas exchange methodology J. Plant Physiol. 171: J. Agron. Crop Sci. 200:77-82 Plant-based irrigation scheduling water efficiency irrigation practices - yield or fiber quality between predawn water potential and canopy temp Crop Water Stress Index Heat Stress Physiology In press

Research Grants - UGA 1)Total funds associated $632,600 2)Grants as cooperator (9)$409,500 3)Various $115,800 4)Contracts $107,300 5)Nonfunded grant proposals )Notable since 2012 a)Using rapid techniques to identify drought sensitivity in commercial cotton cultivars b)Utilize Sub-Surface Drip Irrigation & Plant-Based Triggers c)Proper variety selection & production management decisions

Teaching (15%) Tifton Campus CRSS 8050 “Advanced crop production” –taught 2013, summer 2015 CRSS 4450/6450 “Crop physiology” –Spring 2014, spring 2016 Students are very complementary to his teaching skills & plant phys knowledge (4-5) Graduate students –5 committees –Advisor 2 PhD –Committee member for 2 MS and 1 PhD

Extension (0%) 1)Workshop speaker at Georgia Cotton Conferences & Field days13 from )Editorships Georgia Cotton Research and Extension Report articles articles

Professional Contributions 1)Beltwide Cotton Conference present Steering committee 2013 & 2014 Agronomy & Physiology – chair 2014Symposium coordinator Linking physiology to management Carbon dynamics in cotton Moderator sessions 2)Graduate student contest judge ASA, CSSA, SSSA meeting )Peer reviewer for journals: 5-10 each year Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, Agronomy Journal, Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta – Bioenergetics, Crop Science, European Journal of Agronomy, International Journal of Plant and Soil Science, Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, Journal of Plant Physiology, Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, Journal of Agricultural Science, Journal of Cotton Science, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Physiologia Plantarum

University Committee Contributions Committee Member Sunbelt Ag Expo Committee CRSS/UGA 2014 CRSS 2014 Program Review Research Committee Crop and Weed Management Subcommittee 2015 Cotton Extension Specialist Search and Screen Committee (vice Collins)

Recognition at UGA Awards John Snider 2015 Young Cotton Physiologist of the Year - BWCC Graduate students Daryl Chastain st place BWCC student poster contest st place CSSA student poster contest nd place BWCC student poster contest rd place BWCC student oral contest

Team Player Publications Grants Graduate students Professional societies Work with public Commissions/Private industry

Committee review comments Teaching is being transmitted to Athens –Indicates his statewide teaching efforts Needs to serve on CSSA/ASA committees Keep trying for larger grants Effective researcher

John Snider For 3 rd year review Positive and building on a program for which he was hired per the job announcement Continue his successful research & teaching efforts

Thanks to committee William Vencill Mussie Habteselassie Questions?