James W. Buck
Professor – Diseases of soybean, wheat and ornamentals
Areas of expertise
About
My research is largely focused on the management of diseases of soybean, wheat and ornamental plants. Specific pathosystems include stem canker, frogeye leaf spot and rust on soybean; fusarium head blight, leaf rust and stripe rust of wheat, and rusts affecting ornamental plants. I work closely with CAES plant breeders Drs. Zenglu Li and Mohammed Mergoum to produce high yielding, disease resistant soybean and wheat varieties, respectively.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
University of Wisconsin – Madison, WI, United States (1998)
Master of Science, Plant Sciences, General
University of Western Ontario (The), Canada (1993)
Bachelor of Science, Botany/Plant Biology
Brandon University, Canada (1990)
Awards and Honors
- Student Career Success Influencer Award 2022 (2023)
Courses
- PATH 8160: Special Topics in Plant Pathology (Fall 2025)
- PATH 3010E: Fungi: Friends and Foes (Fall 2025)
- PBIO 3010E: Fungi: Friends and Foes (Fall 2025)
- PATH 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2025)
- PATH 8160: Special Topics in Plant Pathology (Spring 2026)
- PATH 9000: Doctoral Research (Spring 2026)
- PATH 9000: Doctoral Research (Summer 2026)
- PATH 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Summer 2026)
- PBIO 3010E: Fungi: Friends and Foes (Fall 2026)
- PATH 8160: Special Topics in Plant Pathology (Fall 2026)
- PATH 3010E: Fungi: Friends and Foes (Fall 2026)
- PATH 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2026)
- PATH 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Fall 2026)
Scholarly Works
- Influence of Inoculation Timing and Pathogen Combination on Fusarium Head Blight Development in Winter Wheat, PLANT PATHOLOGY, (2026).
- In Vitro SDHI Fungicide Insensitivity and Mutations in Sdh, ฮฒ-Tubulin and Cyp51 of Clarireedia spp., Causing Dollar Spot in Turfgrass in Georgia, USA, PLANT PATHOLOGY, (2026).
- Registration of three near-isogenic soybean lines carrying the Rcs3 allele for frogeye leaf spot resistance, JOURNAL OF PLANT REGISTRATIONS, (2026).
- A new soft red winter wheat cultivar adapted to the US Southeast Region: ‘GA 09377-16LE18’, JOURNAL OF PLANT REGISTRATIONS, (2026).
- A new soft red winter wheat cultivar adapted to the US Southeast Region: ‘GA 09129-16E55’, JOURNAL OF PLANT REGISTRATIONS, (2026).
Contact
Mailing Address
1109 Experiment Street
Redding Building 236
Griffin, GA 30223
Shipping Address
1109 Experiment Street
Redding Building 236
Griffin, GA 30223
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