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Examples of Current and Recent Research Projects:
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Cropping system modification (tillage, crop rotation, nutrient management,
etc.) to improve profitability, soil stewardship, and long-term
sustainability of corn and soybean.
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Physiological aspects of stress tolerance in new transgenic corn hybrids
(Ph.D. graduate students Ignacio Ciampitti and Yanbing Xia).
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Micronutrient management in glyphosate-resistant soybean production systems
(M.Sc. graduate student Yanbing Xia)
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Genetic mechanisms underlying the response of corn (hybrids and inbreds) to
increased plant density (Ph.D. graduate student M. Gonzalo)
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Corn
physiology studies on plant-to-plant variability in corn resulting from
management practices: Influence of plant density and nitrogen rate on growth
and developmental uniformity in corn (Ph.D. graduate student C. Boomsma)
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Conservation tillage effects on plant-to-plant variability in corn (graduate
students J. Brewer and C. Boomsma)
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Phosphorus and potassium placement methods in conservation tillage systems
for corn in high yield environments (M.Sc. graduate student M. Canepa).
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Soybean row width and plant population impacts on remote sensing (graduate
student J. Alsdorf)
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Conservation tillage and crop rotation effects on C + N
sequestration/emissions, crop response, and soybean cyst nematode incidence
(the latter with Dr. A. Westphal, Julius Kuhn Institute, Germany)
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Precision steering (RTK) implications for corn management (e.g. strip
tillage and N band placement relative to corn rows)
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Vertical tillage systems for corn production.
Extension:
- Extension Coordinator for Agronomy Department, Purdue
University (2003-2005)
- Provide technical information on cropping systems to
farmers, county educators and industry agronomists
- Develop continuing education materials on
conservation-tillage planting systems
- Interact with state extension specialists
- Chair of Cropping Systems Common Interest Group at
Purdue University
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