Ph.D. in Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics, University of Wisconsin
Dissertation: "Stability and selection response for digestibility of stems in divergent
alfalfa populations"
M.S. in Agronomy, University of Arkansas
Thesis: Influence of production practices on yield and morphology of Amaranthus cruentus
and Amaranthus hypochondriacus
B.S. in Biology, John Brown University
Selected Publications
Endres, C.S. and D.E. Longer. 1987. Herbicide selectivity among grain and weedy
Amaranthus species. Agronomy Journal 79:824-826.
Jung H.G., R. R. Smith, and C.S. Endres. 1994. Cell wall composition and degradability
of stem tissue from lucerne divergently selected for lignin and in vitro dry-matter
disappearance. Grass and Forage Science 49:295-304
Selected Presentations
Endres, C.S. and R.R. Smith. 1989. Selection for high and low digestibility in lignin-selected
alfalfa populations. p. 80. Agronomy Abstracts. ASA, Madison, Wisconsin. Oral presentation
at the American Society of Agronomy 81st annual meeting, 15-20 Oct., Las Vegas, Nevada