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Robert Gilbert

Contact Information

Email: ragilber
Office: McCarty Hall D, Suite G040

Robert Gilbert was the Chair of the Agronomy Department from 2014-2018 and currently he is the UF/IFAS Dean for Research and Director of the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station.

Department

Agronomy

Education

Ph.D. Texas A&M University
M.S. University of Florida
B.A. Carleton College

Research Interests

Cropping systems, plant physiology, legumes, intercropping, sugarcane, maize, sorghum, Mucuna pruriens, groundnut, soybean, pigeonpea, food security, gender, economic analysis

Countries / Regions of Expertise

Malawi, Mali, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe