University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Crop Management and Physiology Commodity Based Cotton Peanuts Tobacco Small Grains Soybeans Forages Turfgrasses Cross Commodity NESPAL Soil Fertility/Plant Nutrition

University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Steve Brown (E) Manipulation of cotton management to improve fiber quality Increasing cotton production efficiency – production cost per lb of lint Variety / technology suitability for Georgia cotton producers Evaluation of plant growth regulators, adoption of appropriate use patterns Development of harvest aid tools Philip Jost (E) Address agronomic issues related to cotton production – i.e., variety evaluations, biotechnology options, plant growth regulation, defoliation, and fiber quality. Cotton

University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Crop Physiology (New Position, R, T): Potential areas include: Physiology of cotton growth and development Fruiting profile Fiber development Stress management Cultural management – emphasis on irrigation management and fiber quality. Cotton

University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Department of Crop and Soil Sciences John Beasley (E) Determine the agronomic practices in peanut production that provide producers yield and quality that result in maximum economic return, while maintaining a sustainable cropping system. Address applied production issues that have a synergistic effect with pest management, mechanization, irrigation, and economic stability. Cropping Systems. (New Position, R, E) Cropping systems centered on peanuts – to change over time as agricultural demands change. Rotation sequences. Tillage systems. Nutrient management strategies. Other that impact peanut yield and quality. Peanuts

University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Department of Crop and Soil Sciences J. Michael Moore. (100 % Ext.) Coordinate the educational efforts of a team of specialists which work together to provide agents and growers alike the most up-to-date and factual information on flue-cured tobacco production, harvesting, curing and marketing available. Tobacco

University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Grain Crops (corn, grain sorghum, pearl millet, wheat, oats, rye). Dewey Lee (E). (Cooperators in the Crop and Soil Science Dept: Jim Hook, Professor, Soil and Water, Glen Harris, Associate Professor, Extension Soils, Wayne Hanna, Professor, Plant Breeding/Management, Anton Coy, Research Technician/Coordinator, Variety Testing, Breeding, Management and Jerry Johnson, Professor, Plant Breeding. Cooperators in USDA: Baozhu Guo, Xingzhi Ni, Matt Krokowsky, Dana Sullivan, Ron Sorosen) Focus of research is to improve yield, efficiency, and profitability of summer and winter grain production and to ensure a safe, abundant quality supply of grains for food and feed purposes.

University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Philip Jost (E) To address agronomic issues related to soybean production. Variety evaluations. Asiatic soybean rust detection and control. Plant growth regulation. Soybeans

University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Nick Hill (R,T,E) Understand the cascading events which occur as livestock graze toxic endophyte- infected tall fescue pastures. Identify limitations to endophyte technologies and develop strategies to overcome those limitations. Develop diagnostic techniques to assist plant breeders (forages, small grains, peanuts) in quantifying disease and mutualistic organisms and/or mycotoxins in plant populations. Dennis Hancock (New Position, E, R) Hay Quality Quality-based marketing Forages

University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Robert Carrow (R) Drought Resistance mechanisms – seashore paspalum ecotypes. Salinity tolerance – seeded, vegetative establishment phase. Site Specific Management/Assessment of Soil Moisture spatial mobile soil moisture mapping for irrigation design and scheduling adjustments. Site Specific Management/Assessment of Soil Salinity -- spatial mobile salinity mapping for effective leaching. Keith Karnok (T,R). Factors affecting turfgrass root development Localized dry spot – assessment, alleviation, management. Clint Waltz. (E) Environmental stresses Soil amendments Soil fertilization Turfgrasses

University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Department of Crop and Soil Sciences National Environmentally Sound Production Agriculture Laboratory (NESPAL) – Cross Commodity Craig Kvien (R) and Jim Hook (R) 1.Precision Agriculture. Improve management tools, including information technologies, sensing and control systems, and other technologies. Variable Rate Irrigation On-Farm Systems – prototypes, wireless, networks 2. Water Use-Efficiency and Water Quality.

University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Soil Fertility/Plant Nutrition – Cross Commodities. Glenn Harris (E) Basic soil fertility – liming, fertilization Use of agricultural, municipal, and industrial by-products as soil amendments Conservation tillage David Kissel (R) Spatial variation in soil properties Processes affecting N mineralization Soil acidification and liming procedures Crop responses to N fertilizer additions. Roger Teal (New Position, R) Soil test calibration Plant tissue calibration Emerging issues