Department of Crop and Soil Sciences

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Main Office

A286 Plant and Soil Sciences
Jim Kells, Chairperson 517-355-0271 Ext 1103
Russ Freed, Associate Chair 517-355-0271 Ext 1187
Therese Iadipaolo, Secretary 517-355-0271 Ext 1120
Darlene Johnson, Administrative Assistant 517-355-0271 Ext 1101
Debbie Williams, Accountant 517-355-0271 Ext 1106
Gina Centeno, Accounting Clerk 517-355-0271 Ext 1105
Cal Bricker, Computer Support 517-355-0271 Ext 1107
Department Fax Numbers
Room A286 517-353-5174
Room A372 517-353-3955
Room A584 517-355-0270

Academic Programs - 2-Year

Kara Schut, Agricultural Industries 517-355-0271 Ext 1160
Trey Rogers, Golf Turfgrass Management 517-355-0271 Ext 1136
David Gilstrap, Sports and Commercial Turf 517-355-0271 Ext 1140

Academic Programs - Undergraduate

Jim Crum, Turfgrass Management 517-355-0271 Ext 1134
Taylor Johnston, Agronomy/Environmental Soils 517-355-0271 Ext 1164
Dave Krauss, Coordinator517-355-0271 Ext 1110
Karen Renner, Agronomy/Environmental Soils 517-355-0271 Ext 1233
Sandra Litchfield, Secretary 517-355-0271 Ext 1104

Academic Programs - China Turfgrass

David Gilstrap, Coordinator 517-355-0271 Ext 1140

Academic Programs - Specializations

Russ Freed, International Agriculture 517-355-0271 Ext 1187
Karen Renner, Agronomy 517-355-0271 Ext 1233

Academic Programs - Graduate

Taylor Johnston, Coordinator 517-355-0271 Ext 1164
Rita House, Secretary 517-355-0271 Ext 1111

Center for Microbial Ecology

James Tiedje, Director 517-355-0271 Ext 1287

Conference Room Reservations

A271, A279, A388, A496, A588 Plant and Soil Sciences
Gina Centeno, Accounting Clerk 517-355-0271 Ext 1105
Therese Iadipaolo, Secretary 517-355-0271 Ext 1120
Darlene Johnson, Administrative Assistant 517-355-0271 Ext 1101
Sandra Litchfield, Secretary 517-355-0271 Ext 1104
Debbie Misiak, Secretary 517-355-0271 Ext 1112
Jodie Schonfelder, Secretary 517-355-0271 Ext 1114

Course Information/Scheduling

Dave Krauss, Coordinator 517-355-0271 Ext 1110

Extension Equipment Reservations

Sandra Litchfield, Secretary 517-355-0271 Ext 1104

Greenhouses

Plant and Soil Sciences Greenhouse 517-355-0348
USDA Plant Science Greenhouse 517-355-3443
Wheat Greenhouse 517-353-0657

Laser Scanning Microscope Laboratory

A399B Plant and Soil Sciences 517-355-0271 Ext 1191

Maintenance

A47 Plant and Soil Sciences 517-355-0271 Ext 1313

Reading Room

A261 Plant and Soil Sciences 517-355-0271 Ext 1116

Research Facilities

Agronomy Farm 517-355-2287
517-353-3515 (Fax)
Hancock Turfgrass Facility 517-353-3117
517-432-0130 (Fax)
Kellogg Biological Station 269-671-2354
269-671-2351 (Fax)
Lake City Experiment Station 231-839-4608
Mason Research Farm - Wheat 517-676-9940
Michigan Crop Improvement Association 517-332-3546
517-332-9301 (Fax)
Montcalm Experiment Station 517-365-3473
517-831-7263 (Fax)
Muck Research Farm 517-641-4062
Saginaw Valley Bean & Beet Research Farm 989-781-1160
989-781-5282 (Fax)
Sugarbeet Investigations 517-355-7456
Upper Peninsula Experiment Station 906-439-5188
906-439-5698 (Fax)

Root Image Processing Laboratory

Alvin Smucker, Director 517-355-0271 Ext 1251

Soil and Plant Nutrient Laboratory

A81 Plant and Soil Sciences
SPN Lab
517-355-0218
517-355-1732 (Fax)
Jon Dahl, Manager 517-355-0271 Ext 1126

Statistical Consulting Center

A175B Plant and Soil Sciences 517-355-0271 Ext 1240
Sasha Kravchenko, Coordinator 517-355-0271 Ext 1241
Schedule an Appointment

Turfgrass Environmental Education Outreach Program

Debra Swartz, Coordinator 517-355-0271 Ext 1145

USDA

A494 Plant and Soil Sciences 517-355-0271 Ext 1209
517-337-6782 (Fax)








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