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David Jespersen


Associate Professor

Crop & Soil Sciences

David Jespersen
David Jespersen
Areas of expertiseEducationAwards and honorsScholarly works

Areas of expertise

Crop and Pasture ProductionPlant BiologyZoologyHorticultural Production

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Botany/Plant Biology

Rutgers State University of New Jersey Douglas College, NJ, United States (2016)

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, General

Rutgers State University of New Jersey Douglas College, NJ, United States (2009)

Awards and Honors

  • Certificate of Excellence – Reviewer Recognition (2019)
  • Musser foundation Award of Excellence (2017)

Scholarly Works

  • Chlorophyll loss associated with heat-induced senescence in bentgrass, PLANT SCIENCE, (2016).
    Jespersen D, Zhang J, Huang B
  • Heat-Induced Leaf Senescence Associated with Chlorophyll Metabolism in Bentgrass Lines Differing in Heat Tolerance, CROP SCIENCE, (2017).
    Rossi S, Burgess P, Jespersen D, Huang B
  • Proteins associated with heat-induced leaf senescence in creeping bentgrass as affected by foliar application of nitrogen, cytokinins, and an ethylene inhibitor, PROTEOMICS, (2015).
    Jespersen D, Huang B
  • Metabolite Responses to Exogenous Application of Nitrogen, Cytokinin, and Ethylene Inhibitors in Relation to Heat-Induced Senescence in Creeping Bentgrass, PLOS ONE, (2015).
    Jespersen D, Yu J, Huang B
  • Photosynthesis and protein metabolism associated with elevated CO2-mitigation of heat stress damages in tall fescue, ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY, (2014).
    Yu J, Yang Z, Jespersen D, Huang B

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Contact

djesper@uga.edu 770-228-7357

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1109 Experiment Street
Turfgrass Research and Education Center 216A
Griffin, GA 30223

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Griffin, GA 30223

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    Your lawn could help save the bees

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    New UGA scientist searches for grasses that can survive drought, heat and other environmental stressors

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  • 2024 Turfgrass Research Field Day Guide

    Aug. 6, 2024

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    2022 Turfgrass Research Field Day Guide

    Oct. 18, 2022

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    2018 Turfgrass Research Field Day Guide

    Nov. 9, 2018

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