The Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) is a scientific and professional society of plant biologists and crop scientists based in the United States.
[3] More recently the society has launched two open access journals: The Plant Genome which was originally organized as a supplement to Crop Science in 2005 by Randy Shoemaker and in 2008 became an independent journal[4] and The Plant Phenome Journal which was launched in 2017.
[5] The Crop Science Society of America awards a number of recognitions classified as "prestigious" by the National Research Council (United States).
These include the Frank N. Meyer Medal for Plant Genetic Resources, the Fred V. Grau Turfgrass Science Award, the Young Crop Scientist Award, and CSSA Fellow.
[7] The following notable scientists served as President of the Society on the year listed:[2]