Category Archives: Plant Science

Plant Science

Professor Jim Leebens-Mack takes clippings from the hedges at Sanford Stadium for genome sequencing research.

 Plant Science November 01, 2024

Between the hedges and between the genomes

Image of a green plant with tine white flowers.

 Plant Science October 16, 2024

Researchers separate plant growth and disease resistance

Scott Jackson first came to the university in 2011 as the GRA Eminent Scholar in Plant Functional Genomics in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. (Photo by Andrew Davis Tucker)

 Plant Science September 11, 2024

Scott Jackson returns to UGA as GRA Eminent Scholar

An image of Henry’s (center) team also includes (from left) Erick Begitschke, Kevin Tucker, Audrey Young and Julie Wang, among others. The large team of turfgrass researchers was one of the primary reasons Henry joined CAES in 2012.

 Plant Science September 06, 2024

Keep on the grass

Experts study mystery irises at the Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens

 Plant Science August 16, 2024

Studying mystery irises at the Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens

 Plant Science July 02, 2024

The Plant Center: A nexus for plant research at UGA

A researcher in a lab coat and blue gloves holds up a tube containing a plant specimen.

 Plant Science June 20, 2024

Plant power: How UGA plant geneticists are tackling the climate crisis

A dual exposure image of John Ruter and pink flowers at the Trial Gardens

 Plant Science May 07, 2024

Research and beauty collide at the Trial Gardens

Plant disease lab

 Plant Science November 06, 2023

UGA forges path to understanding plant disease

Gerald Henry

 Plant Science September 05, 2023

Gerald Henry’s turfgrass research helps grow fields fit for champions