Research

Ongoing Projects:

Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy as a tool for rapid determination of plant-, soil- and animal-responses.
Assessment of silvopastoral systems in the Peruvian Amazon (website Silvopastures Peru).
Establishment and management of mixed grass-legume pastures.
Utilization of swine effluent and poultry litter as nutrient sources for forage and bioenergy production.

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

Assessment of silvopastoral systems in Amazonas, Perú and North Carolina, USA

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