Emeritus Professor of Plant Sciences
E-mail: rdelaney@uwyo.edu
Current Appointment
- Retired
- Professor (1980)
- Department Head (1997 to 2005)
- Emeritus Professor
Degrees Earned
B.S., 1967, Montana State University
M.S., 1969, Montana State University
Ph.D., 1972, University of Arizona
Academic Expertise
- Forage Crop Physiology
- Improvement of alfalfa hay production and sainfoin seed yield and quality
- Water conservation, economic efficiency, genetics, crop stress physiology, and water quality
- Low Input Sustainable Agriculture
Current Research
Annual legumes for sustainable dryland farming. The objective is to incorporate annual legumes for grazing or green manure into the winter wheat - summer fallow cropping system.
Multidisciplinary Collaborations
- Montana State University, Department of Plant, Soil and Environmental Science
- University of Wyoming, Department of Civil Engineering.
Professional Memberships
- National Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture
- American Society of Agronomy
- Crop Science Society of America
- Western Society of Crop Science
- American Forage and Grassland Council
- Gamma Sigma Delta
- Alpha Zeta
Pertinent Information
Modern crop physiology research labs are located on 蜜芽TV campus, Laramie and field research is conducted at the Archer, Wyoming Research and Extension Center located in a 37 cm annual precipitation zone.
