Research
My research focuses on agricultural methods that promote
soil conservation and amelioration. This involves work on conservation
tillage, carbon and nitrogen cycling, soil fertility management, and
residue management.
Soil conservation is important because it is the foundation
of all civilization. It takes 500 years to build up one inch of soil,
but poor soil management can destroy that inch in a single year, silting
up dams and waterways, with its associated loss of aquatic habitat,
while making the land less productive. It is much better to implement
conservation practices then try to remediate depleted land.
Below are links to descriptions of my research.
Decomposition rates of
organic mulches
Alley cropping
