Crosbie, T.M.

Ted Crosbie is Vice President of Global Plant Breeding of the Monsanto Agricultural Sector. Dr. Crosbie is responsible for six crops worldwide and is a member of the Monsanto Leadership Team and the Technology Leadership Team. Monsanto’s Plant Breeding organization is one of the largest breeding efforts in the world with more than 900 employees and over 100 sites worldwide in 20 countries. In January 2002, Dr. Crosbie was named a Distinguished Fellow in Science in recognition of his broad strategic impact in Monsanto through scientific leadership.

Dr. Crosbie joined Monsanto in 1996 as the Director of Global Wheat Breeding. In 1998, he joined the Seeds Business Team in the Ag Sector of Monsanto. He, along with Jim Tobin and Mike Morgan, coordinated, integrated and managed Monsanto’s seed businesses through the acquisition strategy.

Prior to joining Monsanto, Dr. Crosbie was the President and Chief Executive Officer of ICI Seeds, USA from 1990-95 after spending most of his career in plant breeding research beginning as a Graduate Faculty member of the Agronomy Department at Iowa State University from 1979-82.

Dr. Crosbie earned a B.S. in Agricultural Education from Iowa State University in 1973. He earned a M.S. in Plant Breeding and Cytogenetics from Iowa State University in 1976 and his Ph.D. also in Plant Breeding and Cytogenetics from Iowa State University in 1978.

Dr. Crosbie lives in Earlham, Iowa, a suburb of Des Moines, with his wife, Rowena on a 160-acre farm. He is an avid horseman and outdoorsman. His son, Jon, is a recent graduate of the University of Northern Iowa.

These are a few representative publications selected by the organising committee

Newhouse, K. E., T.M. Crosbie. 1987. Genotype by tillage interactions of S1 lines from two maize synthetics. Crop Science 27:440-445.

Crosbie, T. M. and R.B. Pearce. 1982. Effects of recurrent phenotypic selection for high and low photosynthesis on agronomic traits in two maize populations. Crop Science 22:809-813.

Crosbie, T.M. Changes in physiological traits associated with long-term breeding efforts to improve grain yield of maize. Proceedings of the 37^th Annual Corn and Sorghum Industry Research Conference. pp. 206-223.

Smith, O.S., A.R. Hallauer, W.A. Russell, T.M. Crosbie. 1981. Use of selection indices in maize improvement and hybrid development programs. Proceedings of the 36^th Annual Corn and Sorghum Industry Research Conference. pp. 95-103.

Crosbie, T. M. and J.J. Mock. 1981. Changes in physiological traits associated with grain yield improvement in three maize breeding programs. Crop Science 21:255-258.

Crosbie, T.M., R.B. Pearce, J.J. Mock. 1981. Recurrent phenotypic selection for high and low photosynthesis in two maize populations. Crop Science 21:736-740.

Crosbie, T. M., R.B. Pearce, J.J. Mock. 1981. Selection for high CO₂ exchange rate among inbred lines of maize. Crop Science 21:629-631.

Crosbie, T. M. and J.J. Mock. 1980. Effects of recurrent selection for grain yield on plant and ear traits of five maize populations. Euphytica 29:57-64.

Crosbie, T. M., J.J. Mock, O.S. Smith. 1980. Comparison of gains predicted by several selection methods for cold tolerance traits of two maize populations. Crop Science 20:649-655.

Crosbie, T. M. and J.J. Mock. 1979. Evaluation of plant density tolerance of five maize populations developed by recurrent selection for grain yield at low plant densities. Maydica 24:141-153.