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Dan Reynolds Click for enlargement MSU weed scientist named
interim head of plant sciences

MISSISSIPPI STATE -- A weed scientist who has spent his career developing strategies to control agricultural crop pests has been named interim head of Mississippi State University’s Department of Plant and Soil Sciences.

Dan Reynolds assumed his new duties Nov. 25. MSU Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine vice president Greg Bohach announced the appointment.

A native of Dermott, Ark., Reynolds obtained his bachelor’s degree in agriculture at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, his master’s degree in agronomy at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and his doctorate in crop science at Oklahoma State University.

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Writer: Patti Drapala

Released: Dec. 3, 2009
Contact: Dr. Dan Reynolds, (325) 325-2311

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