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ToddPfeiffer

Todd W. Pfeiffer

Faculty

Faculty

  • Contact Information
  • Directions to University of Kentucky, Lexington, KYUniversity of Kentucky, PSS
    Campus LocationPlant Science Building
    1405 Veterans Drive (Office:329)
    Lexington, KY 40546-0312
    Phone(859) 257-5020 ext. 80771
    Fax(859) 257-7125
    Emailtpfeiffe@uky.edu

Specialty

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

Professional Interest

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

Web Site

http://www.ca.uky.edu/PSS

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 V. Kumudini, Robert G. Anderson, Sharon Bale, Timothy Colong, Thomas H. Cottrell, Gerald R. 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
  • 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
  • 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

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 C. Steele, Larry J. Grabau, Saratha V. Kumudini

PSS Numbered Extension Publications

 

This person page last updated on 2006-10-16