Plant and Soil Sciences
Todd W. Pfeiffer
Professor and Chair
Faculty
- Contact Information
University of Kentucky, PSS 
Plant Science Building
1405 Veterans Drive (Office:105)
Lexington, KY 40546-0312
(859) 257-5020 ext. 80709
(859) 257-2185
tpfeiffe@uky.edu
Speciality
Plant breeding and genetics
Education
B.S. University of Kentucky - Agronomy
M.S. University of Wisconsin - Agronomy
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin - Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics
Soybean breeding (oil composition, drought tolerance, edamame, virus resistance including transgenics) and sweet sorghum breeding (earliness, disease resistance, hybrids), role of recombination in creating valuable plant breedig populations
Classes
Pls104 - PLANTS, SOILS, AND PEOPLE: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE. ; Credits - 3
A survey of important world grain, oil, fiber, forage, fruit, vegetable and specialty crop plants. Principles of plant, soil and climatic factors governing adaptation and production of these plants are discussed and applied. Intended to provide substantial plant and soil science background for students not majoring in plant and soil science, but is open and should appeal to beginning plant and soil science majors as well. .
Instructors: Todd W. Pfeiffer Saratha Kumudini Robert Anderson Sharon Bale Timothy Colong Thomas Cottrell Gerald Brown
A survey of important world grain, oil, fiber, forage, fruit, vegetable and specialty crop plants. Principles of plant, soil and climatic factors governing adaptation and production of these plants are discussed and applied. Intended to provide substantial plant and soil science background for students not majoring in plant and soil science, but is open and should appeal to beginning plant and soil science majors as well. .
Instructors: Todd W. Pfeiffer Saratha Kumudini Robert Anderson Sharon Bale Timothy Colong Thomas Cottrell Gerald Brown
Pls395 - SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN PLANT AND SOIL SCIENCE; Credits - 1
May be repeated for a maximum of nine credits. Prereq: Consent of appropriate instructor before registration. .
Instructors: Todd W. Pfeiffer
May be repeated for a maximum of nine credits. Prereq: Consent of appropriate instructor before registration. .
Instructors: Todd W. Pfeiffer
Pls399 - EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN PLANT AND SOIL SCIENCE. (1-6) ; Credits - 6
A field-based learning experience in plant and soil science under the supervision of a faculty member. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits. Pass/fail only. Prereq: Complete learning contract before registration..
Instructors: Todd W. Pfeiffer
A field-based learning experience in plant and soil science under the supervision of a faculty member. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits. Pass/fail only. Prereq: Complete learning contract before registration..
Instructors: Todd W. Pfeiffer
Pls599 - Special Problems in Plant and Soil Science; Credits - 1-4
May be repeated for a maximum of nine credits. Prereq: Consent of instructor. .
Instructors: Todd W. Pfeiffer
May be repeated for a maximum of nine credits. Prereq: Consent of instructor. .
Instructors: Todd W. Pfeiffer
Research/Teaching Publications
Refereed Journal Articles
Kumudini S., L. Grabau, T. Pfeiffer and C. Steele
2005. Management and production potential of value-added soybean cultivars in south-central USA.
Agronomy Journal 97:904-909.
Authors in PSS Dept.: Todd W. Pfeiffer Colleen Steele Larry Grabau Saratha Kumudini
College Numbered Extension Publications
PR-553 2007 Kentucky Soybean Performance Tests PDF: 800 kb 34 pages
PR-536 2006 Kentucky Soybean Performance Tests PDF: 1.2 mb 93 pages
PR-519 2005 Kentucky Soybean Performance Tests PDF: 1.1 mb 97 pages
PR-505 2004 Kentucky Soybean Performance Tests PDF: 1.3 mb 55 pages
PR-570 2008 Kentucky Soybean Performance Tests PDF: 1.2 mb 86 pages
This person page last updated on 2009-05-27