Seed Biology
Production and use of high-quality seed is the cornerstone of American agriculture. A comprehensive, interdisciplinary program, seed biology focuses on seed production, quality, pathology, physiology, genetics, molecular biology, and weed seed ecology. The program addresses diverse agricultural commodities from soybean, maize, and wheat to vegetable, turf, and floral crops.
| Faculty member | Discipline | |
| Mark Bennett | Vegetable seed production, seed treatments | bennett.18@osu.edu |
| Jim Beuerlein | Agronomic seed production, crop seedling establishment | beuerlein.1@osu.edu |
| John Cardina | Weed seed dispersal, dormancy, and germination. | cardina.2@osu.edu |
| Karl Danneberger | Turfgrass seed cultivar identification using molecular methods | danneberger.1@osu.edu |
| Kent Harrison | Weed seed ecology | harrison.9@osu.edu |
| JC Jang | The role of sterol in embryo development | jang.40@osu.edu |
| Mark Loux | Physiology of weed seed germination as influenced by pesticides. | loux.1@osu.edu |
| Miller McDonald | Mechanisms of seed deterioration, seed germination, vigor tests | mcdonald.2@osu.edu |
| Emilie Regnier | Production, Quality, Dormancy, and Emergence Phenology of Weed Seeds | regnier.1@osu.edu |
| Dan Struve | Woody plant seed dormancy, methods for breaking double dormancy and developing treatments to increase germination uniformity. | struve.1@osu.edu |
| R. Mark Sulc | Forages | sulc.2@osu.edu |
| Peter Thomison | Effects of cultural practices and environment on seed quality | thomison.1@osu.edu |
Website Administrator:
Dr. Tim Rhodus
Department of Horticulture and Crop Science
Email: rhodus.1@osu.edu