Key Result Areas:

• Conduct experiments to develop new or improved varieties of field crops, focusing on characteristics such as yield, quality, disease resistance, nutritional value, or adaptation to specific soils or climates
• Provide information or recommendations to farmers or other landowners regarding ways in which they can best use land, promote plant growth, or avoid or correct problems such as erosion
• Develop environmentally safe methods or products for controlling or eliminating weeds, crop diseases, or insect pests
• Investigate responses of soils to specific management practices to determine the effects of alternative practices on the environment
• Develop methods of conserving or managing soil that can be applied by farmers or forestry companies
• Study ways to improve agricultural sustainability, such as the use of new methods of composting
• Provide advice regarding the development of regulatory standards for land reclamation or soil conservation
• Identify degraded or contaminated soils and develop plans to improve their chemical, biological, or physical characteristics
• Conduct experiments regarding causes of bee diseases or factors affecting yields of nectar or pollen
• Consult with engineers or other technical personnel working on construction projects about the effects of soil problems and possible solutions to these problems
• Develop ways of altering soils to suit different types of plants
• Perform chemical analyses of the microorganism content of soils to determine microbial reactions or chemical mineralogical relationships to plant growth
• Study soil characteristics to classify soils on the basis of factors such as geographic location, landscape position, or soil properties
• Survey undisturbed or disturbed lands for classification, inventory, mapping, environmental impact assessments, environmental protection planning, conservation planning, or reclamation planning
• Conduct research into the use of plant species as green fuels or in the production of green fuels
• Perform tasks and experiments in the field and/or greenhouse
• Organize and maintain inventory stocks of necessary breeding lines
• Work to ensure there is enough food for growing populations
• Help maintain nation's food supply; research ways to conserve soil and water
• Study plants in order to help producers of food, animal feed, and fiber crops to feed a growing population and conserve natural resources
• Study the breeding, physiology, and management of crops and use genetic engineering to develop crops that are resistant to pests and to drought
• Discover mechanisms to improve the quality, quantity, or safety of agricultural products
• Conduct experiments to develop new or improved varieties of field crops, focusing on characteristics such as yield, quality, disease resistance, nutritional value, or adaptation to specific soils or climates

Key Highlights:

• Any existing systems/ processes streamlined???? Results obtained???? Major assignments handled????
• Any unique initiative taken to improve customer satisfaction level???? Any major accounts/clients handled???
• Awards/appreciation letters received???? Other relevant achievements????