Crop Science Research
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences

 

Weed Science - DiTommaso, Hahn
Study the reproductive resource allocation and seed dormancy in agronomic systems; use GPS technology to determine spatial and temporal weed distributions in crop production systems; and investigate weed management programs with herbicide resistant crops.

Seed Science - Obendorf
Examination of the factors and mechanisms which regulate seed growth, seed maturation, and subsequent germination events using both in planta and in vitro culture technologies for seeds, zygotic embryos, and somatic embryos.

Integrative Crop and Soil Management - Cox
Resistance management strategies for corn rootworm on genetically resistant corn; development of a corn hybrid silage testing program; grass management on dairy farms; agronomic practices for production of Iroquois open-pollinated corn varieties and cropping system diversification for smallholders.

Agronomy – Cherney, Cox
Evaluation of the environmental, biotic, and management interactions that influence the growth, development, yield, and quality of forage and field crops in New York. Research involves field experiments to develop methods for measuring and improving forage quality, production, and animal performance.

Biofuels Production - Cherney
Examination of agronomic and economic sustainability of grass as a bioenergy source.

Crop Physiology and Molecular Biology- Obendorf, Setter, Vatamaniuk
Application of molecular and biophysical understanding of cold acclimation, freezing injury, and cryo-preservation to advance vegetable storage; understanding mechanisms by which water deficit alters cell division in developing maize kernels. Proteomic studies of plasma membrane and chloroplast envelope.

Precision Agriculture - van Es
Development, implementation, and evaluation of nutrient management information technology tools in the precision agriculture context.

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