Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics
The Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics faculty are active in the development of bioenergy crops, cotton, forage grasses, forage legumes, peanut, pearl and other millets, sorghum, soybean, turfgrasses, and wheat. These programs are complemented by genomics research to improve the efficiency of cultivar development and by functional genomics research to find genes conferring important agronomic traits in crop plants. Most of the activities in Breeding/Genetics/Genomics occur under the auspices of the Institute for Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics, instituted in 2008. The remainder is done through the Plant Genome Mapping Laboratory.
Research programs are focused in the following areas:
- Alfalfa
- Cotton Breeding/Genetics
- Cover Crops
- Forages
- Maize
- Peanuts
- Potatoes
- Small Grains
- Sorghum/Vegetables
- Soybean
- Switchgrass, Wheat, Millet
- Turfgrass
For more information on Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics research, please contact the faculty member(s) listed in the table below.
| Alfalfa | Ali Missaoui | cssamm@uga.edu |
| Cotton Breeding/Genetics | Peng-Wah Chee | pwchee@uga.edu |
| Cotton Breeding/Genetics | Andrew Paterson | paterson@uga.edu |
| Cover Crops | Jessica Barb | jessica.barb@uga.edu |
| Forages | Ali Missaoui | cssamm@uga.edu |
| Maize | Jason Wallace | jason.wallace@uga.edu |
| Peanuts | David Bertioli | bertioli@uga.edu |
| Potatoes | Robin Buell | robin.buell@uga.edu |
| Small Grains | Mohammed Mergoum | mmergoum@uga.edu |
| Sorghum/Vegetables | Andrew Paterson | paterson@uga.edu |
| Soybean | Zenglu Li | zli@uga.edu |
| Soybean | Wayne Parrott | wparrott@uga.edu |
| Switchgrass, Wheat, Millet | Katrien Devos | kdevos@uga.edu |
| Switchgrass, Wheat, Millet | Wayne Parrott | wparrott@uga.edu |
| Turfgrass | Brian Schwartz | tifturf@uga.edu |
| Turfgrass | Wayne Parrott | wparrott@uga.edu |
| Turfgrass | Paul Raymer | praymer@uga.edu |