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Personnel

David P. Harper
Associate Professor
Forest products

Robert N. (Bob) Trigiano
Professor
Cell/tissue culture of ornamentals

J. Mark (Mark) Fly
Professor
Environmental psychology; Wildland recreation

Brian Whitlock
Assistant Professor
Field Services, Theriogenology

Sean Michael Schaeffer
Assistant Professor
Biogeochemistry

Susan Lynne (Sue) Hamilton
Director and Associate Professor

Thomas V. (Tom) Dailey
Research Scientist I
Bobwhite conservation

Mike Black
Research Leader I
Shortleaf pine

Jennie L. Ivey
Assistant Professor
Extension Equine Specialist

Justin Thomas
Extension Agent

Events

The Frog that Gambled and Lost, 3/29/2017

  

News

UTIA/MTSU Partnership Establishes Organic Forage Cropping Systems, 3/8/2018

Using Chickens as a Model to Reduce Obesity in Children, 2/1/2018

2017 Director's Awards Recipients Announced, 1/18/2018

New Ventures | Rapid Diagnostic Test Reduces Testing Time and Increases Accuracy, 11/22/2017

AgResearch Faculty and Staff Presented with Awards at 2017 UTIA Luncheon, 11/8/2017

Promoting the Responsible Conduct of Research at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, 11/1/2017

Neal Stewart Nominated for UT President’s Discover Award, 10/9/2017

Dr. Bree Dell to Speak on Bushmeat in Uganda, 9/19/2017

In Memoriam: Delle Rhue Burgess, curator of the West Tennessee Agricultural Museum, 8/13/2017

5 Things You Should Know about the West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center, 8/9/2017

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LED Plant Lights 
It’s been known for years we can use indoor lighting to grow plants. Now UT Ag Researchers are looking at LED lights as an efficient way to bring plants to life.


 

Recent Publications

Behavioral responses of Pityophthorus juglandis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) to volatiles of black walnut and Geosmithia morbida, the causal agent of thousand cankers disease.  Blood, B, W. E. Klingeman, M. Paschen, D. Hadziabdic, J. Couture, and M. Ginzel.  2018.  Environmental Entomology, (x) 1-10. [Abstract]

Soil Organic Carbon Changes for Switchgrass Farms in East Tennessee, USA.  D. K. Toliver, B. C. English, D. D. Tyler, J. Lee, R. J. Menard, and J. C. Walton.  2018.  Soil Systems. [Abstract]

Bioactive natural products in plant disease control.  Gwinn, K. D.  2018.  Studies in Natural Product Chemistry, Studies in Natural Products Chemistry Vol. 56: Copyright: © Elsevier 2018 Published: 1st February 2018 Elsevier Editors: Atta-ur-Rahman. [Abstract]

Best Management Practices for Livestock Production and Operations in Karst Areas.  Harry Moore, and E. C. Drumm.  2018.  Extension web publication W 453-B. [Abstract]

Rare osteochondroma associated with natural mortality of a wild white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus).  Kalb, M. M., D. L. Miller, M. K. Keel, and J. L. Bowman.  2018.  Journal of Wildlife Diseases.

Bovine intramammary infection associated immunogenic surface proteins of Streptococcus uberis.  Kerro Dego, O., R. A. Almeida, A. M. Saxton, R. D. Abdi, D. B. Ensermu, and S. P. Oliver.  2018.  Microbial Pathogenesis, Volume 115: 304 - 311, February 2018. [Abstract]

Standard reclamation practice at post-mining chronosequences across the USA leads to fast recovery of C and N in soil organic matter fractions.  Angst, G., C. W. Mueller, M. Pivokonsky, J. A. Franklin, P. D. Stahl, and J. Frouz.  2017.  Environmental Management. [Abstract]

Effect of weathering on biodegradability of biodegradable mulch film.  Anunciado, M., L. C. Wadsworth, D. B. Cowan-Banker, and D. G. Hayes.  2017.  BioEnvironmental Polymer Society 24th Annual Meeting, Albany, CA, 20-22 September 2017 (poster). [Abstract]

Knowledge is Power: Tips for Success in 2018.  B. Robb, and M. A. McClure.  2017.  Delta Farm Press 12/05/2017.

Mechanism and DNA-based detection of field-evolved resistance to transgenic Bt corn in fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda).  Banerjee, R., J. Hasler, R. Meagher, R. Nagoshi, L. Hietala, F. Huang, K. Narva, and J. L. Jurat-Fuentes.  2017.  Scientific Reports, 7(1): 10877. [Abstract]

Maternal consumption of fish oil programs reduced adiposity in broiler chicks.  Beckford, R. C., S. J. Howard, S. Das, A. Farmer, S. R. Campagna, J. Yu, R. L. Hettich, J. L. Wilson, and B. H. Voy.  2017.  Scientific Reports, Oct 13;7(1):13129, 2017. [Abstract]

A 100-Year Review: Lactating dairy cattle housing management.  Bewley, J. M., L. M. Robertson, and E. Eckelkamp.  2017.  Journal of Dairy Science, 100(12), 10418-10431. [Abstract]