He teaches Advanced Plant Physiology, co-instructs the Crop Science graduate seminar series, and is Director of Graduate Studies for Agronomy and Horticulture. Primary objective on soybean includes breeding for resistance to the soybean cyst nematode and Phytophthora rot. Primary emphasis on tall fescue includes breeding for improved forage quality. Teaching responsibilities include a graduate course entitled Plant Breeding Theory and an undergraduate course entitled Plant Breeding and Genetics. The primary objective of his extension program is to educate commercial growers on innovative production practices that will increase the profitability of their field crop enterprises.
Emphasis is placed on soil fertility and soil management inputs.
Several research interests are precision nutrient management systems for cotton, water-seeded rice, and fertigation N on soybeans. Extension objectives include the development of cropping systems that improve productivity, enhance stability, and protect the environment, and to promote grower acceptance of these cropping systems through educational programs targeting growers, input-dealers, and regional extension specialists in Missouri and surrounding states. Research thrusts are integrated crop management, soybean cyst nematode, and residue management. The Plant Sciences Unit is a unit of the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Please contact the unit leader or appropriate department chair.