Crop & Soil Sciences: Personnel: Faculty
Wayne Hanna
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Academic Rank: | Professor |
| Academic History: | Ph.D. Texas A&M University 1970 | |
| Area of Expertise: | Plant Breeding and Genomics | |
| Campus: | Tifton | |
| Office Location: | 142 Plant Science Building | |
| Email: | whanna@uga.edu | |
| Phone: | 229/386-3184 | |
| Fax: | 229/386-7293 | |
| Shipping Address: | Crop & Soil Sciences The University of Georgia P.O. Box 748 Tifton, GA 31793-0748 |
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Research, Teaching, and Extension Work
I conduct research on the breeding, genetics, cytogenetics, molecular genetics and management of new grasses used for forage and turf. Some of our best-known cultivars include TifSport and TifEagle bermudagrass, 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:
- Manipulation of apomixis to produce true-breeding hybrids
- Studies on the effects of cytoplasms on agronomic characteristics
- Evaluation of methods for utilizing germplasm from wild species
- Development of superior dwarf drought resistant pearl millet hybrids for the U.S.
- Development of superior bermudagrass and centipedegrass cultivars for turf