Tyson Brant Raper
Specialization: Cotton and Small Grains
Dr. Raper serves as the Cotton and Small Grains Specialist for the University of Tennessee. In this role, Dr. Raper maintains an applied field research program focused on variety testing, crop management, and precision agriculture. Dr. Raper also manages the University of Tennessee Cotton MicroGin, which generates turnout and fiber quality for researchers and agronomists throughout the Cotton Belt. Dr. Raper is an active member of the MidSouth Cotton Specialists' Working Group and currently serves as the chair of the U.S. Extension Cotton Specialists' Working Group.
- Evaluation of pre-commercial and commercial cotton varieties through the Official Variety Testing (OVT) Trials
- Integration of cover crops into the cotton production system
- Evaluation of the current heat unit modeling approach for predicting cotton growth stage
- Remote detection of herbicide injury from unmanned aerial systems
- Assessment of plant stands from unmanned aerial systems
- Increasing nitrogen use efficiency by fine-tuning nitrogen rate and source by cultivar
605 Airways Boulevard
Jackson, TN 38301-3201
- Doctorate, Plant Sciences, General, University Of Arkansas, 2014
- MS, Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related S, Mississippi State University, 2011
- Bachelors, Agricultural Business and Management, General, Auburn University, 2009
- Agriculture and Natural Resources
Tyson Brant Raper
605 Airways Boulevard
Jackson, TN 38301-3201
- Doctorate, Plant Sciences, General, University Of Arkansas, 2014
- MS, Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related S, Mississippi State University, 2011
- Bachelors, Agricultural Business and Management, General, Auburn University, 2009
- Agriculture and Natural Resources
Dr. Raper serves as the Cotton and Small Grains Specialist for the University of Tennessee. In this role, Dr. Raper maintains an applied field research program focused on variety testing, crop management, and precision agriculture. Dr. Raper also manages the University of Tennessee Cotton MicroGin, which generates turnout and fiber quality for researchers and agronomists throughout the Cotton Belt. Dr. Raper is an active member of the MidSouth Cotton Specialists' Working Group and currently serves as the chair of the U.S. Extension Cotton Specialists' Working Group.
- Evaluation of pre-commercial and commercial cotton varieties through the Official Variety Testing (OVT) Trials
- Integration of cover crops into the cotton production system
- Evaluation of the current heat unit modeling approach for predicting cotton growth stage
- Remote detection of herbicide injury from unmanned aerial systems
- Assessment of plant stands from unmanned aerial systems
- Increasing nitrogen use efficiency by fine-tuning nitrogen rate and source by cultivar