J. Benton Jones

Background

Jones, J. Benton was born on April 4, 1930 in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, United States.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Science, University of Illinois, 1952; Master of Science in Agronomy, Pennsylvania State University, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, 1959.

Career

Assistant professor, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Wooster, 1959-1963; associate professor, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, 1963-1966; professor, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, 1966-1968; extension agronomist, professor agronomy, U. Georgia, Athens, 1968-1974; division department chairman horticulture, professor plant science, U. Georgia, 1974-1980; professor horticulture, U. Georgia, 1980-1989. Vice president Macro-Micro International, since 1988, On Sat One, 1992. Board directors Council Agricultural Science and Technology, 1974-1979.

Achievements

• J. Benton Jones has been listed as a noteworthy Agronomist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Phosphorus nutrition of plants influenced by manganese and aluminum uptake from an Oxisol (Journal series)

Membership

With United States Naval Reserve, 1952-1954. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Agronomy. Member Soil Science Society American, Society Horticultural Science, International Society Soil Science, Council Soil Testing and Plant Analysis (chairman 1970-1972, secretary-treasurer since 1972), Applied Spectroscopy Society, American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi.

Connections

M. J. Benton and Ethel May (Reynolds) J. Children— J. Benton III, Karin, Kristin.