Research

Ongoing Projects:

Frost-seeding clovers in tall fescue pastures.
Stockpiling warm- and cool-season forages to extend the grazing season.
Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy as a tool for rapid determination of plant-, soil- and animal-responses.
Establishment and management of mixed grass-legume pastures.
Utilization of biochar as a nutrient source for forage production.

Completed Projects (click on each project title for results):

Assessment of silvopastoral systems in Amazonas, Perú and North Carolina, USA (website Silvopastures Peru)

Specific details of the project can be found here.

A gallery of pictures from both projects can be found here.

Defoliation management of switchgrass as a forage and bioenergy crop

Nitrogen fertilization rate and swine effluent application effects on bioenergy sorghum production in North Carolina

Inoculation and silo-type effects on microbiome, fermentation, and aerobic stability of oats and low-moisture corn silage

Establishment and defoliation management of a warm-season legume into warm-season grass pasture

Municipal biosolids an alternative source of nutrients for the production of forages as bioenergy crops

Land management effects on phosphorus pools in Histosols.

Producción y composición de los cultivares Mulato I y II de Brachiaria híbridos inoculados con Micorriza y Trichoderma harzianum