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Paul Mislevy
Professor - Forage Agronomy
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Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University. Agronomy. 1971
M.S. Pennsylvania State University. Agronomy. 1968
B.S. Pennsylvania State University. Agronomy. 1966
Transfer, Keystone Jr. College. Science. 1964
EMPLOYMENT
University of Florida. Professor. 1982-Present.
University of Florida. Acting Center Director. 1981-1983.
University of Florida. Associate Professor. 1977-1982.
University of Florida. Assistant Professor. 1971-1977.
Pennsylvania State University. Graduate Teaching Assistant. 1969-1971.
Pennsylvania State University. Graduate Research Assistant. 1967-1968.
CREATIVE WORKS
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE AND SERVICE
Member of IFAS Promotion, Tenure and Permanent Status Committee 1980
Acting Center Director (Range Cattle REC) 1981-1983
Member IFAS Faculty Advisory Committee (1989 - 90)
IFAS, Member of Staff and Faculty Superior Award Comm. (1989-1990)
IFAS, Research and Education Center representative for Gamma Sigma Delta (1989-1992)
IFAS, Member Technical Advisory Committee for Phosphate reclamation (1989-1991)
Co-chairman of Florida Forage Advisory group (1993-1996).
University of Florida Senate Member.
Co-Chairman of Florida First Forage base paper. (1999)
Chair, Warm Season Forages, Florida Forge Workers.
INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES
1990, Guatemala, Discuss forage management at professional
meeting, tour country and advise farmers.
1992, Venezuela, Discuss forage management with government scientists.
1992, Venezuela, Discuss forage mgt. and tour
Venezuelan ranches and advise growers.
1994, Brazil, Present 3 professional lectures to government scientists and
tour central Brazil and advise
growers on forage management.
1995, Brazil, Present 2 professional lectures on
Cynodon forage production to government scientists and tour south central Brazil.
1996, Brazil government scientists, Present 1 professional paper on
tropical forage management and tour Parana state advising commercial growers.
1989-1992 Traveled to Jamaica to assist in MS research programs of graduate
students. Assisted in pasture renovation and forage establishment of
experiments and toured Jamaica and advised on forage management of
stargrass.
1985-2001 Presented papers and studied forages in Australia, New Zealand, Japan,
China, France, Canada and Brazil. As a direct result of these travels I have located
about 20 new forage grasses and legumes which have entered Florida
through the quarantine program. These plants are presently being studied
in various Ona, FL experiments. Several of these forages have excellent
possibilities for Florida in the future.
1999, Mexico, Invited to trouble-shoot pasture and field crop problems.
MEMBERSHIP AND ACTIVITIES IN THE PROFESSION.
National
1969 to present American Society of Agronomy, Member
1981-1983 -ASA Forage and Grassland Committee, Member
1982 -Organized ASA Allelopathy Symposium
1978-80 1985-86 -ASA Membership Committee
2000 - Senior author, Chapter on 'Phosphate mining and reclamation' ASA Monograph No. 41
2001 - Co-Author, Chapter 'Bermudagrass and Stargrass' ASA Monograph, in review
2001 - Co-Author, Chapter 'Stand Establishment' ASA Monograph, in review
1978 to present Crop Science Society of America, Member
1973 to present Weed Science Society of America, Member
1982 -Local Arrangements Committee, Member
1997 -Section Chairman: Forest, Pasture, Rangeland and
Rights of Way
1982 to present American Forage and Grassland Council, Member
1985 -Awards Committee, Member
1985 to present American Society for Surface Mining and Reclamation
1987 -Senior author of Impounded Waste Tailings chapter for
eastern US.
1989 -Hosted S-99 reclamation tour
1991- present -Memorial Scholarship Committee, member
Regional
State
1971 to present Soil and Crop Sci. Soc. of Florida, Member
1982-1984 Soil and Crop Sci. Soc. of Florida, Director
1986 -President Elect
1987 -President
1991-1992 -Policy Rules & Regulations Committee
1993 -Membership Committee
1996-1998 -Nominating Committee, Member
2001 -Nominating Committee, Member
HONORS
1981 to 1983 Acting Center Director, AREC, Ona
1984 Presented invited paper at First Annual ASSMR meeting in
Kentucky
1996 National Brazilian Brahman Award
1996 Award of Merit, Goodyear Tire and Rubber
Co.
1996 Rural Society of Parana, Brazil, Award
1997 Fellow, American Society of Agronomy
2000 Researcher of the year, Florida Cattlemen
Association
Summary of Research and Extension Activities
My position at the Range Cattle REC is 100% research. However, 25% of my time is spent
in extension related activities such as trouble shooting and visiting ranches regarding forage
management, field and forage crop selection, fertilization, pasture herbicide program, pasture insect
and disease problems. Handle most biomass and phosphate reclamation questions for south Florida
as related to tropical conditions.
I have released three Cynodon grasses (Florona and Florico stargrass and Florakirk
bermudagrass) to commercial growers. These grasses are used by 50% of
the beef cattle people and by most central and south Florida dairymen. These three grasses have
been requested by more than 60 countries in the tropical world and reports indicate good success.
During the past 15 years have developed a pasture renovation program to accelerate pasture
establishment (11-mo. 15 yrs ago to 2-months today). Commercial growers are utilizing the
pasture renovation program with outstanding results.
Florona stargrass is being planted at Disney Worlds new Animal Kingdom,
to provide forage and ground cover for African animals. Also advise Disney World contractors
on pasture establishment surrounding the new Animal Kingdom Lodge.
I have been invited by the countries of Jamaica, Guatemala,
Venezuela, Brazil, China, Cuba, Philippines, Mexico, Nigeria and Vietnam
to present numerous talks on forage management and tour the
respective countries to answer forage questions and recommend forage management. All trips were
sponsored by the foreign government.
Phosphate reclamation research conducted during the mid-80's is providing basic and
applied information to industry and commercial producers today.
In 1990, the tropical soda apple (weed) entered our south Florida pastures and by 1995
covered 0.5 million acres. Cooperative research between J. J. Mullahey, myself, and others have
determined the biology, life-cycle and developed control measures.
Research is being conducted on smutgrass (sporobolus sp) which also occupies nearly
0.5 million acres of pasture area.
Working at a research center has tremendous advantages, allowing one to conduct research
as needed for the grower and test the research results on commercial ranches.
In summary getting research out to growers so they can make a profit.
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