Biomass and Biofuels | Department of Plant Sciences

Gail Taylor

Professor and Department Chair, Department of Plant Sciences
Faculty
Department Chair
Plant Sciences Executive Committee - Chair

Plant adaptation to a changing climate, genetics and genomics of leafy salad crops, non-food woody biomass crops for bioenergy. Sustainability, ecosystem services, plants and the Sustainable Development Goals.

1210 PES
UC Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis CA 95616

Daniel H. Putnam

Specialist in CE
Faculty

Alfalfa and forage crop systems, cellulosic biofuels, crop ecology, new/alternative crops and cropping systems. Strong interest in irrigation, salinity, forage quality, genetics & varieties.

2240 PES
UC Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis CA 95616

Stephen R. Kaffka

Specialist in CE and Director, California Biomass Collaborative
Faculty

biofuels, bio-energy, sugar and oil crops, salinity management, sustainable agriculture

281 HUNT
UC Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis CA 95616

Georgia Drakakaki

Associate Professor
Faculty

Cell wall biosynthesis and polysaccharide transport and deposition. Endomembrane trafficking.

210 Asmundson
UC Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis CA 95616

What We Do

The Department of Plant Sciences engages in teaching, research and outreach in all aspects of agricultural and environmental plant science. Our programs cover the full spectrum of the land-grant university tradition of scholarship, ranging from fundamental discovery to application of research findings to delivery of research-based knowledge and new technology to end users. Through the integration of basic and applied sciences, our teaching, research and outreach programs are highly effective in training students and addressing theoretical and technological frontiers in plant sciences.