Stephen S. Jones
Director, WSU Research and Extension Centerat Mt. Vernon
Professor/Scientist
16650 SR 536
Mount Vernon, WA 98273 USA
Phone 360-416-5210
FAX 360-848-5159
joness@wsu.edu
Education
B.S. California State University, Chico 1980
M.S., Ph.D. University of California, Davis 1986, 1991
Research
Research is directed towards small and midsized farms of western Washington. Breed improved wheat varieties (and other crops) for traditional and organic systems that incorporate diverse rotations and systems. Farmer participation and expertise is utilized and encouraged in research planning and decision making. Read more,
The goal of the western Washington breeding program is to ensure the long-term environmental and economic health of farming in Washington State while producing a food crop that is safe and high in nutritional value. Crops grown for local markets in complex systems and rotations are prioritized.
Areas of graduate student research include breeding for traditional and organic farming systems, farmer participatory breeding, converting wheat to a perennial crop, evolution of wheat species, increased water and nitrogen-use efficiencies, marker-based selection and non-GMO use of wild species for wheat improvement. Tools involve classical genetics, cytogenetics, marker technologies and innovative breeding strategies. Read more,
Publications
Murphy, K., L. Hoagland, P.G. Reeves, B. Baik, S.S. Jones (in press). Nutritional and quality characteristics expressed in 31 perennial wheat breeding lines. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems (in press).
Murphy, K., S.R. Lyon, K.A. Balow, S.S. Jones (in press). Post-sexual cycle regrowth and grain yield in Thinopyrum elongatum x Triticum aestivum amphiploids. Plant Breeding (in press).
Murphy, K., K. Balow, S. Lyon, S.S. Jones (2008). Estimated response to selection, combining ability and heritability of coleoptile length in winter wheat. Euphytica: The International Journal of Plant Breeding 164: 709-718. doi: 10.1007/s10681-008-9692-7.
Murphy, K., P.R. Reeves, S.S. Jones (2008). Relationship between yield and mineral nutrient concentration in historical and modern spring wheat cultivars. Euphytica: The International Journal of Plant Breeding 163: 381-390. doi 10.1007/s10681-008-9681-x/.
Murphy, K., J.C. Dawson, S.S. Jones (2008). Relationship among phenotypic growth traits, yield and weed suppression in spring wheat landraces and modern cultivars. Field Crops Research 105: 107-115. doi:10.1016/j.fcr.2007.08.004.
Dawson, J.C., K. Murphy, S.S. Jones (2008). Decentralized selection and participatory approaches in plant breeding for low-input systems. Euphytica: The International Journal of Plant Breeding 160: 143-154. doi:10.1007/s10681-007-9533-0.
Murphy, K., A. Carter, R.S. Zemetra, S.S. Jones (2007). Karyotype and ideogram analyses of four wheatgrass cultivars for use in perennial wheat breeding. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture 31(1): 137-149. doi:10.1300/J064v31n01_11.
Jones, S.S., S.R. Lyon, K.A. Balow, M.A. Gollnick, K. Murphy, T.D. Murray, X.M. Chen, K.G. Campbell, J.W. Burns, W.F. Schillinger, P.E. Reisenauer, B.J. Goates (2007). Registration of ‘MDM’ wheat. Journal of Plant Registrations 1 (2): 104-106. doi:10.3198/jpr2007.01.0019crc.
Murphy K., K.G. Campbell, S. Lyon, S.S. Jones (2007). Evidence for varietal adaptation to organic farming systems. Field Crops Research 102: 172-177. doi:10.1016/j.fcr.2007.03.011.
Glenna, Leland, Gollnick, Margaret A., and S.S. Jones, 2006. Inhumane Opportunity Structures: Teaching Eugenics at United States Land-Grant Universities, 1911-1972. Social Studies of Science. (in press).
Murphy K., D. Lammer, S. Lyon, B. Carter, S.S. Jones, 2005. Breeding for organic and low-input farming systems: An evolutionary-participatory breeding method for inbred cereal grains. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 20: 45-55.
Li, H.J., M. Arterburn, S.S. Jones and T.D. Murray, 2005. Resistance to eyespot of wheat, caused by Tapesia yallundae, derived from Thinopyrum intermedium homoeologous group 4 chromosome. Theor Appl Genet. 111: 932-940.
Lammer, D., Cai, Xiwen, Arterburn, M., Chatelain, J., Murray, T.D., and Jones, S.S, 2004. A single chromosome addition from perennial Thinopyrum elongatum confers a polycarpic, perennial habit to annual wheat. Journal of Experimental Botany. Vol. 55, No 403; 1715-1720.
WSU Wheat Breeder Will Partner in $9 Million EU Grant
Stephen Jones, a Washington State University wheat breeder, will partner in a multi-nation, $9-million grant from the European Commission Research Directorate-General on a research project designed to improve the production efficiency of food, feed and biofuel crops. Read more.
Geneticist teaches farmers about wheat
When it comes to growing wheat, veteran plant geneticist Stephen Jones believes Mother Nature knows best. Read more.
A Perennial Search for Perfect Wheat
Jones’ pursuit of a wheat variety that sprouts yearafter- year instead of dying after producing seed was featured in the science section of the New York Times. Through crosses of wheat and wild grasses, Jones, Timothy Murray, chair and professor of plant pathology, and a bevy of graduate students, have bred perennial wheat that will sprout year after year. But significant challenges remain before growers get any seed.
"W Is for Wheat" - WSU Scientist Authors Encyclopedia Entry.
Stephen S. Jones, winter wheat breeder and professor in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, has recently completed the "wheat" entry for the 2009 edition of World Book encyclopedia. Read more.
Related Page: Tri-City Herald (link)
Zoology 61: Teaching Eugenics at WSU
In the end it just ended. No arguments, no intellectual battles among faculty, no acknowledgement of racial hygiene programs. Read more.
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