Post Falls, Idaho
December 22, 2008
 Christian
Baldwin, Ph.D., has joined the research team at
Jacklin Seed by Simplot
as Research Scientist. He brings experience in environmental
stress physiology and cultivar evaluation to the program.
Baldwin will be working on a variety of projects including
advanced Alpha and T-1creeping bentgrass interseeding research,
salinity tolerance, and Kentucky bluegrass fairway conversion
and management.
Baldwin received his Ph.D. in May from the Plant and
Environmental Science department of Clemson University under the
direction of Dr. Haibo Liu. He has co-authored research articles
in peer-reviewed journals and trade magazines including;
HortScience, HortTechnology, International Turfgrass Society
Research Journal, Acta Horticulturae, and Journal of Plant
Nutrition. He has scientific papers due to appear in Crop
Science and Agronomy Journal in 2009.
Simplot is a privately held agribusiness company with annual
revenues of $4 billion and more than 10,000 employees in the
U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australia and China. Its core businesses
include fertilizer manufacturing, food processing, farming,
cattle feeding and turf products. Simplot brings together highly
regarded names in the turf industry including Jacklin®,
JacklinGolf®, BEST®, and APEX®. Featuring state-of-the-art
technologies, Simplot is a leader in turfgrass seed and
professional fertilizer products around the world. |
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