Wayne
W. Hanna
Professor
Ph.D.,
Texas A&M University, 1970
Crop
and Soil Sciences
Coastal Plain Experiment Station
P.O. Box 748
Tifton, GA 31793-0748
(229)386-3184;
FAX (229)386-7293
whanna@tifton.uga.edu
I conduct research on the breeding, genetics, cytogenetics, molecular genetics
and management of new grasses used for
forage and turf . Some of our best know cultivars include TifSport and TifEagle
bermudagrass and TifBlair centipedegrass for turf and Tifleaf 3 pearl millet
for forage. Our research is concerned with the development and application of
fundamental knowledge and principles essential to breeding, improvement, management,
and utilization of grasses.
Research includes:
1. Manipulation of apomixis to produce true-breeding hybrids.
2. Studies on the effects of cytoplasms on agronomic characteristics.
3. Evaluation of methods for utilizing germplasm from wild species
4. Development of superior dwarf drought resistant pearl millet hybrids for
the U.S.
5. Development of superior bermudagrass and centipedegrass cultivars for turf.