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Forage and Range Research
Waldron, Blair
Research Geneticist (Plants)
blair.waldron@usda.gov
(435) 797-3066
USDA, ARS, PWA, FORAGE AND RANGE RESEARCH
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY-696 NORTH 1100 EAST
Logan, UT 84322

Mission:
Research is focused on broadening the biodiversity of forage germplasm, developing improved management practices, and providing an array of improved plant materials for enhancing both semi-arid and irrigated private and public lands in the western United States. Specific germplasm improvement projects seek to provide novel plants for conservation, reclamation, recreation, forage production, and sustainable management practices. New genetic combinations, germplasm introductions, and plant selection provide a genetically enhanced gene pool for use in developing new plant materials. Modern methods of biotechnology are used to improve the efficiency of traditional plant breeding efforts. Polymerase chain reaction, AFLP, SSR, and SNP genetic markers, DNA sequencing, and marker assisted selection are used to identify desirable genes such as those imparting increased biomass and forage quality, cold temperature growth, seedling vigor, salt tolerance, and reduced seed dormancy. Management, physiological, and biochemical studies are effected to improve the knowledge base related to water-use efficiency, drought tolerance, cool temperature growth, nitrogen metabolism, and other adaptations that impact seedling vigor and enhanced plant growth in semi-arid environments.

  Pacific West Area
    Logan, Utah
      Forage and Range Research
People:
Buffham, James Ramsey
(435) 770-8439

Agricultural Science Research Technician
Bushman, Shaun
(435) 265-2440

Research Geneticist (Plants)
Forsyth, Kyle
(435) 890-2998

Agricultural Science Research Technician
Hafele, Anna
(435) 999-9199

Biological Science Lab Technician
Hernandez, Alexander
(435) 535-5972

Research Biologist
Israelsen, Benson
(435) 799-3099

Student Trainee (Biological Science)
Johnson, Brittany
(435) 535-5792

Agricultural Science Research Technician
Jones, Thomas
(435) 999-9199

Research Geneticist (Plants)
Klein, Angelia
(435) 770-7843

Agricultural Science Research Technician
Larson, Steven
(435) 557-1197

Research Geneticist (Plants)
Mills, Dylan
(435) 994-5064

Agricultural Science Research Technician
Monaco, Thomas
(435) 760-0998

Research Ecologist
Peel, Michael
(435) 770-2281

Research Geneticist (Plants)
Rigby, Craig
(435) 797-3069

Geneticist Plants
Robbins, Matthew
(435) 760-3082

Research Biologist
Robins, Joseph
(435) 994-9041

Research Geneticist (Plants)
Shafer, Carol
(435) 999-9199

Program Support Assistant
Thorsted, Kimberly
(435) 999-9199

Biological Science Lab Technician
Waldron, Blair
(435) 770-2148

Research Geneticist (Plants)
Wang, Richard
(435) 999-9199

Research Geneticist (Plants)
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