Research
The Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station research is conducted through approved projects that meet specific criteria. Each project is assigned a CRIS number which is used to track the progress of the research and to report the project status to the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station and U.S. Department of Agriculture. CRIS project reports from all states are available from the on-line archives in Washington, D.C.
USDA Current Research Information System
Current CRIS Projects in the School of Plant, Environmental, and Soil Sciences
Improved Sugarcane Cultivars for Louisiana Through the Identification of Superior Parents, Crosses and Seedlings
Collins Kimbeng
Cotton Germplasm Improvement and Genetics Research
Gerald Myers
Development of Rice Germplasm Using Molecular and Conventional Genetic Approaches
James Oard
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation and Utilization
Don Labonte
Mineral Controls on P Retention and Release in Soils and Soil Amendments
Jim Wang / Lewis Gaston
Integrated Weed Management and Weed Biology Research in Soybean, Sugarcane, and Corn
Jim Griffin
Evaluation of Strawberry Production Techniques
Charles Johnson
Breeding and Genetic Studies of Sweet Potato
Don Labonte
Weed Management in Rice
Eric Webster
Postharvest Technologies for Enhancing Market Value and Nutritional Quality of Horticultural Crops
David Picha
Soil Phosphorus Dynamics in the Lower Mississippi River Valley
Lewis Gaston
Improving Soybean Production Through Cultivar Evaluation for Waterlogging Tolerance, Yield Compensation at Low Plant Population; and Development of Criteria for insecticide Application
James Board
Genetic Improvement of Native Plant Species for Coastal Restoration in Louisiana
Prasanta Subudhi
Marker-Aided Development and Characterization of an introgression Library to Discover Alleles for Weediness: Red Rice As A Model System
Prasanta Subudhi
Managing and Marketing Environmental Plants for Improved Production, Profitability, and Efficiency
Jeff Kuehny
Biological Approaches to Coastal Wetlands Restoration
Stephen Harrison
Nursery Crop and Ornamentals Systems Research
Edward Bush
Fate of Applied Herbicides in Alluvial Soils as Affected by Management Practices
Magdi Selim
Cotton Fiber Quality Evaluation
John Dickson
Small Grain Genetic Improvement, Variety Testing, and Cultural Practices
Stephen Harrison
Evaluation of Selected Fruit Species for Adaptation to Southern Louisiana
Charles Johnson
Tillage, Silviculture and Waste Management
Lewis Gaston
Applied Weed Management in Turfgrass and Ornamentals
Ronald E. Strahan
Biological Approaches to Coastal Wetland Restoration
Stephen Harrison
Laboratory Testing, Chemistry, and Bioavailability of Nutrients in Soils and Soil Amendments
Jim Wang
Ornamental Crop Studies
Jeff Kuehny
Sustainable Vegetable Crop Research
Carl Motsenbocker
Improve Plant Materials to Enhance & Restore Coastal Habitats
Carrie Knott
Cultural and Chemical Factors Affecting Bermudagrass (Cynodon Dactylon (L.) Pers.) Root Growth and Drought Survival
Jeffrey Beasley
Perennial Oilseed Crops for Bioengergy Production and Carbon Sequestration
Gary Breitenbeck
Genetic Improvement Approaches to Sustained, Profitable Cotton Production in the United States
Gerald Myers
Genetic Improvement of Coastal Wetland Plants
Carrie Knott
Improving Nutrient Management for Sustainable Crop Production Systems in Louisiana
Brenda Tubana
Data Validation of Temporal and Spatial Dynamics of Physicochemical Soil Properties
David Weindorf