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R.C. Johnsonheadline bar Contact InformationE-mail:     rc.johnson@ars.usda.govPhone:     509-335-3771Fax:     509-335-6654 Address:     59 Johnson Hall, WSU     Pullman, WA 99164-6402R.C. JohnsonArea of SpecializationPlant Genetic Resource Management, Genetics, and Plant Environmental Stress ResistanceEducation1981 -Ph.D. AgronomyKansas State University, Manhatten, KS1978 -M.S. AgronomyWashington State University, Pullman, WA1976 -B.S. AgronomyWashington State University, Pullman, WA1974 -B.S. Wildlife BiologyWashington State University, Pullman, WAProfessional Experience1987 - PresentResearch AgronomistUSDA-ARS Western Regional Plant Introduction StationPullman, WA1981 - 1987Assistant & Associate Professor of AgronomyOklahoma State UniversityStillwater, OK1981 - 1981Research FellowInternational Agriculture CenterCenter for Agrobiological ResearchWageningen, Netherlands1978 - 1981Graduate Research AssistantKansas State UniversityManhatten, KS1976 - 1978Graduate Research AssistantWashington State UniversityPullman, WASelected Profesional Activities and AwardsAssociate Editor, Agronomy Journal, 1987-89James Whatley Award for Excellence in Agricultural Research, Oklahoma State University, Division of Agriculture, 1987Associate Editor, Crop Science, 1996-1997Chair, Crop Science Subcommittee on Crop Registration for Sunflower, Safflower, and Other Oilseeds, 1995-2000Alfalfa Crop Germplasm Committee MemberForage and Turf Crop Germplasm Committee Member (ex-officio)Graduate Faculty, Washington State UniversityTechnical Advisory Committee Member, USDA Special Grant for Grass Seed Cropping Systems for a Sustainable AgricultureChair-elect (1996), Chair (1997), Past-chair (1998), Plant Genetic Resources Division (C-8), Crop Science of AmericaBoard of Directors, Crop Science Society of America, 1996-97Chair, International Safflower Germplasm Committee, 1997-2001Selected PublicationsAuthor/coauthor of more than 100 scientific papers, book chapters, articles, and abstracts. Below are five selected publications:Johnson, R.C. and Tieszen L.L. 1994. Variation for water-use efficiency in alfalfa germplasm. Crop Science 34:452-458.Johnson, R.C., Muehlbauer, F.J., and Simon, C.J. 1995. Genetic variation in water-use efficiency and its relation to photosynthesis and productivity in lentil germplasm. Crop Science 35:457-463.Johnson, R.C., V.L. Bradley, and R.P. Knowles. 1996. Genetic contamination by wind-borne pollen in regeneration plots of smooth bromegrass. IPGRI Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter 106:30-34Johnston,W.J., M.C.Nelson, R.C. Johnson, and C.T. Golob. 1997. Phenotypic evaluation of *Poa pratensis L.*: USDA/ARS Plant introduction germplasm collection. J. Int. Turf. Soc. 8:305-311.Johnson, R.C. 1998. Genetic structure of regeneration populations of annual ryegrass. Crop Sci. 38: 851-857


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