Theses and dissertations, 2020–2021

January 7, 2022

For many decades, ASA, CSSA, and SSSA have published thesis and dissertation titles of graduates in the agronomic, crop, soil, and related environmental science disciplines. This year, we received 165 submissions representing 62 universities. Congratulations to all of our master’s and Ph.D. graduates. We encourage you to take full advantage of membership in the Societies as you pursue your professional careers. Your hard work, dedication, and perseverance has paid off, and an exciting career in our sciences now begins. ASA, CSSA, and SSSA are here for you every step of the way!

Name	Institution	Graduation	Advisers	Thesis/Dissertation Title
Doctorate Degrees in Agronomic Science Fields
ASA Agronomic Production Systems Section
Burton, Amanda	Pennsylvania State Univ.	5/9/21	A. Kemanian	Thwarting Climate Change Using Simple Practices in Complex and Adaptive Agricultural Systems.
Eickhoff, Elizabeth M.	Oklahoma State Univ.	5/10/21	W. Raun	Evaluation of Seed Treatments and N on Soybean Yield. II. Influence of Pre-plant N and P on Winter Wheat Grain Yield.
Maity, Aniruddha	Texas A&M Univ.	5/10/21	M. Bagavathiannan	Adaptive Trait Diversity, Mechanisms and Management of Italian Ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum).
Naser, Mohammed A.	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	5/7/21	R. Ferguson	Maize Nitrogen Management Using Reactive Sensor And Proactive Maize-N Model Via Fertigation.
Nigon, Tyler John	Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities	5/26/21	C. Yang, D. Mulla	Uncertainty in Economic Optimum Nitrogen Rate and Accuracy of Drone Hyperspectral Imaging for Precision N Management in Maize.
Rai, Teerath Singh	South Dakota State Univ.	3/18/21	T. Nleya	Quantifying the Impacts of Integrated Crop-Livestock System on Plant Nutrient Accumulation, Crop Yield, and Economic Performance.
Reed, Vaughn Thomas	Oklahoma State Univ.	5/19/21	B. Arnall, B. Raun, J. Lofton	Investigating Avenues of Increasing Nutrient Use Efficiency in Soybeans and Winter Wheat in Oklahoma.
Schmitz, Peder K.	North Dakota State Univ.	5/13/21	H. Kandel, J. Ransom	Strategies for Improving Wheat and Soybean Production Systems in North Dakota.
Tonon Rosa, Alexandre	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	8/14/20	C. Creech, R. Elmore	Influence of Cover Crop Management Practices on Rainfed Corn Production in Semi-Arid Western Nebraska.
Wauters, Vivian Margerite	Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities	7/9/20	J.M. Grossman, N.R. Jordan	Agroecological Approaches to Warm-Season Cover Cropping in Northern Climate Vegetable Systems and Building Collaborations With Farmers.
White, Clayton David-Ray	Texas Tech Univ.	5/13/21	K. Lewis, W. Keeling	Cover Crop and Weed Management Strategies in No-Tillage Cotton Systems in the Texas High Plains.
Williams, John Joseph	Mississippi State Univ.	4/29/21	W.B. Henry, D.M. Dodds	Evaluation of Narrow Corn Production and Management of Glufosinate Herbicide Applications on Palmer Amaranth Control in Cotton.
Xin, Xiaoping	Univ. of Florida	8/17/20	Z. He, J. Judy, A.L. Wright	Development, Characterization and Evaluation of Polymeric Nanoparticles for Application in Agriculture.
ASA Biometry and Statistical Computing Section
Laurent, Anabelle Claudine	Iowa State Univ.	12/8/20	F.E. Miguez, D. Makowski	Data from On-Farm Research Network: Statistical Approaches to Test the Efficacy of Management Practices and Visualization.
ASA Climatology and Modeling Section
McCarthy, Ashley	Tufts Univ.	2/6/21	C. Peters	Assessing the Biophysical Capacity and Natural Resources Required to Geographically Diversify Fruit and Vegetable Production.
Rasu, Eeswaran	Michigan State Univ.	12/17/20	P. Nejadhashemi, S.R. Miller, A. Kravchenko	Innovative Approaches to Gauge Resilience of Managed Rainfed Agricultural Systems.
ASA Environmental Quality Section
Bybee-Finley, Kristine Ann	Cornell Univ.	5/29/21	M. Ryan	Crop Diversification Practices as a Strategy to Enhance the Resilience of Farms in the Face of Extreme Weather Events.
Preza Fontes, Giovani	Univ. of Illinois	5/14/21	C. Pittelkow, L. Christianson	Balancing Water Quality, Nitrogen Management, and Corn Production Goals in Illinois.
Simpson, Zach Paul	Lincoln Univ.	6/8/21	R. McDowell, L. Condron	Phosphorus Buffering in Streams by Benthic Sediments.
ASA Land Management and Conservation Section
Singh, Surendra	Univ. of Tennessee	12/11/20	S. Jagadamma	Soil Health Assessment for the Agroecosystems of West Tennessee.
Doctorate Degrees in Crop Science Fields
CSSA Crop Breeding and Genetics Division (C-1)
Bazzer, Sumandeep Kaur	Univ. of Arkansas	7/30/20	L.C. Purcell	Genetics of Physiological Traits Associated with Drought Tolerance in Soybean (Glycine max).
Boerman, Nicholas	Iowa State Univ.	5/7/21	P. Scott	Genetic Analysis of Doubled Haploid and Unilateral Cross Incompatibility Systems for Organic Maize Breeding.
Dwiningsih, Yheni	Univ. of Arkansas	11/12/20	A. Pereira	Molecular Genetic Analysis of Drought Resistance and Productivity Traits of Rice Genotypes.
Hoogland, Traci J.	Montana State Univ.	4/30/21	J. Sherman	Leveraging a Global Spring, 2-Row Barley Population to Accelerate the Development of Superior Forage Barley Varieties for Montana Growers.
Larkin, Dylan Lee	Univ. of Arkansas	12/18/20	E. Mason	Improving Breeding Program Efficiency and Genetic Gain Through the Implementation of Genomic Selection in Diverse Wheat Germplasm.
Mandal, Subhankar	New Mexico State Univ.	5/13/21	C.S. Cramer	Increasing Fusarium Basal Rot Resistance with Better Disease Quantification and Profiling of Antifungal Saponin in Short-day Onion Cultivars and USDA Germplasm Accessions.
Pekar, Jacob Jerome	Texas A&M Univ.	12/6/20	S. Murray	Aflatoxin Tolerance in Elite Inbreds; Multiple Breeding Programs, and Advanced Intercrossed Multi-Parent Populations.
Price, John Hill	Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities	6/24/21	K. Smith	Laying a Genetic Foundation for Silphium Integrifolium domestication.
Rebong, Democrito Banay	Louisiana State Univ.	5/7/21	J. Oard	Development of Provisia® Hybrids for the Louisiana Rice Industry.
Sweeney, Daniel	Cornell Univ.	5/28/21	M. Sorrells	Genomics-assisted Breeding of Malting Barley for New York State.
Verges, Virginia L.	Univ. of Kentucky	5/30/21	D. Van Sanford	Genomic Selection Strategies to Predict Grain Yield and Disease Resistance Traits in a Wheat Breeding Program.
CSSA Crop Physiology & Metabolism Division (C-2)
Acharya, Aniruddha	Univ. of Louisiana	5/13/21	T.C. Pesacreta	Tissue Specific Nutrient Localization in the Arachis hypogaea Seedling Root.
Klein, Stephanie Pirok	Pennsylvania State Univ.	12/18/20	J. Lynch	Functional Implications and Association Mapping of Root Hydraulic Traits for Improved Drought Tolerance in Maize.
Olmedo Pico, Lia	Purdue Univ.	5/15/21	T.J. Vyn	Nitrogen's Role in Changing Kernel Weight in Maize: Relevant Physiological Mechanisms During Reproductive Stages.
Olson, Monica Britt	Purdue Univ.	5/15/21	T. Vyn	Hyperspectral Imaging for Estimating Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Maize Hybrids.
Pabuayon, Irish Lorraine Bicaldo	Texas Tech Univ.	5/13/21	G.L. Ritchie	A Fresh Look at Resource Assimilation and Partitioning in Cotton.
Sarkar, Sayantan	Virginia Tech	12/16/20	M. Balota	Development of High-Throughput Phenotyping Methods and Evaluation of Morphological and Physiological Characteristics of Peanut in a Sub-humid Environment.
Song, Yangyang	Univ. of Florida	12/21/20	D.L. Rowland, B.L. Tillman	The Relationship of Seed Maturity and Vigor to Field Physiological Performance and Seed Quality in Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.).
Timmers, Jennifer	Univ. of Florida	8/17/20	J. Erickson, E. Rios	Developing Climate Resilient Annual Ryegrass for the Southeastern USA.
Villamor, Jayson Osopelia	Univ. of the Philippines	1/25/21	P.C.S. Cruz	Productivity of Rice, Corn and Onion Under Changing Climatic Conditions In Nueva Ecija, Philippines.
CSSA Crop Ecology, Management & Quality Division (C-3)
Bekewe, Perejitei	Texas A&M Univ.	5/10/21	H.L. Neely, C.B. Neely, J.L. Foster	Building Soil and Food Security in Wheat Production Systems in Texas.
Quinn, Daniel J.	Univ. of Kentucky	5/13/21	C. Lee, H. Poffenbarger	Evaluation of Corn Agronomic Practices following a Rye Cover Crop.
CSSA Turfgrass Science Division (C-5)
Amgain, Naba Raj	Oklahoma State Univ.	8/7/20	C. Fontanier	Effect of Cultivation Practices on Soil Physical Properties and Temporal Shade on Photosynthesis of Creeping Bentgrass Used for Golf Greens.
Chang, Baoxin	Texas A&M Univ.	8/6/20	B. Wherley, J. Aitkenhead-Peterson	Nutrient And Irrigation Management For Enhancing Turfgrass Eco-Benefits.
Gopinath, Lakshmy	Oklahoma State Univ.	7/29/20	J. Quetone Moss	Characterizing The Cold Hardiness And Drought Response of Newly Developed Bermudagrass Genotypes.
Lindsey, Alex	Iowa State Univ.	5/7/21	A. Thoms	Evaluation of Humic Fertilizers on Turfgrass.
Pease, Benjamin William	Iowa State Univ.	5/6/21	A. Thoms, N.Christians	Traffic Stress Responses of Kentucky Bluegrass and Establishment of Perennial Ryegrass in Compost Amended Soils.
Stephens, Cameron	North Carolina State Univ.	4/30/21	J. Kerns, T. Gannon	Etiology, Epidemiology, and Management of Take-all Root Rot on Golf Course Putting Greens.
Yu, Shuhao	Oklahoma State Univ.	12/9/20	Y. Wu	Genetic and Quantitative Trait Loci Mapping in African Bermudagrass and characterization of Winter Survivability and Drought Resistance.
CSSA Forage & Grazinglands Division (C-6)
Mercier, Kelly M.	Univ. of Kentucky	4/28/21	C. Teutsch	Incorporation of Summer Annual Mixtures into Grazing Systems in Kentucky.
CSSA Genomics, Molecular Genetics & Biotechnology Division (C-7)
Stewart, Jeffery	Alabama A&M Univ.	5/11/21	S. Rao Mentreddy, K.M. Pajerowska-Mukhtar, D. Kambiranda	Functional Characterization of Stilbene Synthase Genes in Vitis rotunidifolia.
Tadesse, Dimiru Tilahun	Oklahoma State Univ.	12/11/20	M. Tadege	Shriveled Seed (SVD), a P1B-type HMA5 Transporter ATPase, is Involved in Copper Detoxification to Control Sorghum Growth and Development.
Doctorate Degrees in Soil Science Fields
SSSA Nutrient Management & Soil & Plant Analysis
Jones, John D.	Iowa State Univ.	5/6/21	A.P. Mallarino	Managing and Quantifying Phosphorus in Iowa Cropping Systems For Optimum Agronomic and Water Quality Benefits.
Lazicki, Patricia A.	Univ. of California-Davis	4/14/21	D. Geisseler	Soil Health Responses to Short- and Long-Term Organic Inputs.
Mite, Jose Rodolfo	Louisiana State Univ.	7/31/20	B. Tubana	Cover Cropping in Soybean-Corn Rotation System: Economic, Agronomic, and Soil Fertility Impact.
Nambi, Eva	Oklahoma State Univ.	5/6/21	W. Raun, B. Arnall, J. Warren	Effect of Preplant Nitrogen and Phosphorus Application Method and Source on Sorghum (Sorghum biocolor L.) Grain Yields.
Ohletz, Janel Louise	North Carolina State Univ.	8/26/20	J. White	Understanding Nutrient Status of High Yielding Corn Varieties Using Hyperspectral Imaging and Corn Yield Contest Data.
SSSA Pedology Division
Gavilan, Carla	Univ. of Florida	8/17/20	W. Harris	Non-thesis
Hodges, Caitlin	Pennsylvania State Univ.	6/4/21	J. Kaye, S. Brantley	Interactions between Minerals, Oxygen, and Carbon Dioxide in the Critical Zone.
Wessel, Barret	Univ. of Maryland	8/20/20	M.C. Rabenhorst	Subaqueous Soils of Chesapeake Bay: Distribution, Genesis, and the Pedological Impacts of Sea-Level Alternations.
SSSA Soil & Water Management & Conservation Division
Diaz Garcia, Carolina	Technical Univ. of Cartagena	3/12/21	J.J. Martinez-Sanchez, J. Alvarez-Rogel	Denitrification of Saline Agricultural Effluents (Brine From Groundwater Desalination Plants and Agricultural Leachates) in Woodchip Bioreactors in the SE of Spain.
Guedessou, Cedrick Victoir	Laval Univ.	11/29/20	J. Caron, J. Gallichand	Modeling Subsurface Drainage in Compacted Cultivated Histosols.
Helalia, Sarah Awad	Univ. of California-Riverside	3/17/21	J. Simunek	Assessment of Irrigation and Rainfall Effects on Soil Salinity in Selected Drip Irrigation Orchards in San Joaquin Valley, CA.
Huang, Yawen	Univ. of Kentucky	8/5/20	W. Ren	Soil Carbon Dynamics and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Conservation Tillage Systems at Multiple Scales.
Kaur, Ravneet	Tennessee State Univ.	12/4/20	S.O. Dennis	Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Pharmaceuticals, Water quality in the Surface Water of Rural, Urbanizing & Urban Subwatersheds.
Shaheb, Md Rayhan	Harper Adams Univ. College	9/13/20	P.A. Misiewicz, T.E. Grift, R.J. Godwin	A Study on the Effect of Tire Inflation Pressure on Soil Properties, Growth and Yield of Maize and Soybean in Central Illinois.
Streeter, Matthew T.	Iowa State Univ.	5/6/21	L. Burras, K. Schilling	Erosion and Sediment Delivery in Iowa.
SSSA Soil Biology & Biochemistry Division
Aldossari, Nour	Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities	6/29/21	S. Ishii	Isolation and Characterization A-cold Adapted, Nitrate-Reducing and Cellulose-Degrading Fungi for Nitrate Removal Applications.
Atoloye, Idowu Ademola	Utah State Univ.	12/17/20	J. Reeve, A. Jacobson	Soil Health, Phosphorus and Carbon Dynamics in Response to a One-Time Compost Application and Cover Crops in Organic Dryland Winter Wheat.
Dlott, Glade	Stanford Univ.	6/13/21	K. Peay	A Morphology Framework for Understanding Fungal-Bacterial Interactions in Soil.
Farella, Martha	Univ. of Arizona	8/21/20	R.E. Gallery	Evaluating Soil Microbial Communities and Foliar Nitrogen Across Complex Landscapes: Insights into Terrestrial Biogeochemical Cycles.
McClelland, Shelby Carol	Colorado State Univ.	5/7/21	M.E. Schipanski	The Ecology of Natural Climate Solutions - Quantifying Soil Carbon and Biodiversity Benefits.
Singh, Shikha	Univ. of Tennessee	12/11/20	S. Jagadamma	Soil Moisture Sensitivity of Microbial Processing of Soil Organic Carbon.
Taylor, Lois Stacy	Univ. of Tennessee	12/11/20	J. DeBruyn	A High Resolution Study of Long-Term Vertebrate Decomposition in Human and Animal Model Systems.
Waggoner, Ashley	Oregon State Univ.	6/11/21	A. Taylor, D. Myrold	Impact of Dairy Manure Digestate on Microbial Activities in Soil.
SSSA Soil Chemistry Division
Arenberg, Mary	Univ. of Illinois	5/14/21	Y. Arai	Assessment of Physicochemical Factors Influencing Phosphorus Mineralization and Immobilization in an Illinois Floodplain Soil.
He, Jianzhou	Michigan State Univ.	8/15/20	W. Zhang	Environmental Application and Implication of Engineered Nanomaterials In Soil, Water, and Plant Systems.
Szerlag, Kathryn Daria	Univ. of Delaware	2/10/21	D.L. Sparks	Advances in the Use of Synchrotron-Based Spatially Resolved Imaging and Spectroscopy to Speciate Phosphorus in Soils.
Trainer, Emma Leverich	Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison	6/8/21	M. Ginder-Vogel, C. Remucal	Transformation of Dissolved Organic Matter and Organic Contaminants by Manganese Oxides.
SSSA Soil Fertility & Plant Nutrition Division
Fackrell, Laura Elizabeth	Univ. of Georgia	5/13/21	P. Schroeder	Applications of Critical Zone Science in the Exploration of Mars.
Gelardi, Dani	Univ. of California-Davis	6/22/21	S.J. Parikh	Multiscale Evaluation of Biochar For The Delivery of Agronomic and Soil Health Benefits in California.
Jones, John D.	Iowa State Univ.	5/16/21	A. Mallarino	Managing and Quantifying Phosphorus in Iowa Cropping Systems for Optimum Agronomic and Water Quality Benefits.
Lasisi, Ahmed	Univ. of Manitoba	10/6/20	O. Akinremi	Efficacy of Urease Inhibitor with and without Nitrification Inhibitors in Improving Efficiency of Urea-Based Fertilizers.
Panday, Dinesh	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	7/29/20	B. Maharjan	Effects of Char on Nitrogen Management in Agricultural Soils of Semi-arid Western Nebraska.
SSSA Soil Physics and Hydrology Division
Acharya, Umesh	North Dakota State Univ.	6/23/21	A. Daigh	Soil Moisture Prediction Using Meteorological Data, Satellite Imagery, and Machine Learning In The Read River Valley of the North.
Ozlu, Ekrem	Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison	8/20/20	F.J. Arriaga	Dynamics of Soil Aggregate Formation in Different Ecosystems.
Patterson, Matthew	Rutgers Univ.	4/30/21	D. Giménez	Simulations of Three-Dimensional Water Flow with Discrete Classes of Soil Structure: Laboratory and Field Applications.
Singh, Navdeep	South Dakota State Univ.	8/20/20	S. Kumar	Soil Physical and Hydrological Properties, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under Integrated Crop-Livestock Agroecosystems.
Taylor, Stephen	Washington State Univ.	7/19/20	M. Flury, C. Pearce, K. Sanguinet	Nanoplastic and Nanomaterials in Terrestrial Systems: Environmental Concerns and Challenges.
SSSA Soils & Environmental Quality Division
Dhaliwal, Jashanjeet Kaur	South Dakota State Univ.	5/6/21	S. Kumar	Soil Organic Carbon, Hydro-Physical Properties, Pore Structure and Greenhouse Gas Fluxes under Integrated Crop-Livestock System.
Higgins, Mark A.	Univ. of Connecticut	5/8/21	G.A. Robbins, M.J. Metcalf, W.B. Ouimet	Evaluating Sources of Arsenic, Nitrate, and Road Salt in Domestic Wells Using Bacteria Community and Spatial Analyses.
Jha, Gaurav	New Mexico State Univ.	12/10/20	A. Ulery, K. Lombard	Long-Term Monitoring of Metal(loid) Contaminants in Agricultural Systems across Animas Watershed after the Gold King Mine Spill.
Klick, Sabrina Ann	Univ. of Maryland Eastern Shore	11/19/20	J. Pitula, E. May, R. Bryant	Urea-N Accumulation in Agricultural Drainage Ditches.
Mizuta, Katsutoshi	Univ. of Florida	12/4/20	S. Grunwald	Interfacing Pedometrics and Econometrics to Model the Efficiency of Soil-Ecosystem Functions at Regional Scale.
Pearsons, Kirsten Ann	Pennsylvania State Univ.	8/14/20	J. Tooker	The Response of Non-Target Soil Invertebrates to Preventive Insecticide Use in Field Crops.
Rekik, Fatma	Cornell Univ.	8/14/20	H. van Es	Soil Health, a Basis for Human Health: a Study on the Interlinkages Between Agronomic Factors and Human Nutritional Wellbeing in Jharkhand, India.
Xia, Yushu	Univ. of Illinois	5/14/21	M. Wander	Quantifying Soil Ecosystem Services Across Different Spatial Scales to Improve Agricultural Nitrogen Management.
Yasumiishi, Misa	SUNY-Buffalo	5/31/21	T. Bittner, J. Aldstadt, S.J. Bennett	The Effects of Topography and Soil Properties on Radiocesium Concentrations in Forest Soils in Fukushima, Japan.
SSSA Urban and Anthropogenic Soils Division
Kranz, Christina N.	North Carolina State Univ.	6/13/21	J.L. Heitman, R.A. McLaughlin	Optimizing Compost Incorporation for Stormwater Infiltration, Runoff Quality, and Vegetation Establishment in Post-Construction.
Wessel, Barret	Univ. of Maryland	8/20/20	D.W. Linebaugh	Historic Preservation for Environmental Scientists: Tools and Perspectives to Understand, Preserve, and Manage the Environment.
N/A=No Section or Division Specified
Kandel, Tanka Prasad	Aarhus Univ.	9/19/20		Non-thesis
Muerdter, Claire Penrose	Univ. of Iowa	6/28/21		Vegetation-Facilitated Removal Kinetics and Transformation of Organic Biocides.
Spackman, Jared	Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities	8/1/20	F. Fernandez	Fate of Pre-Plant and Split-Applied 15 Nitrogen Enriched Urea In Corn.
Master's Degrees in Argonomic Science Fields
ASA Agronomic Production Systems Section
Bowers, Lindsey	Virginia Tech	5/23/21	D.L. Holshouser	Soybean Growth and Yield Response to Seeding Rate in Virginia.
Brockmueller, Benjamin	South Dakota State Univ.	7/30/20	P. Sexton	Management Implications of a Rye Cover Crop on Nutrient Cycling and Soybean Production in Southeast South Dakota.
Flusche Ogden, Grace	Texas Tech Univ.	12/11/20	P.A. Dotray	The Influence of Glufosinate in Auxinic-Based Herbicide Systems.
Garay, Eduardo Samuel	Mississippi State Univ.	8/30/20	J. Varco	Monoculture to Biculture: Cover Cropping Effects on Biomass, N Dynamics, and Yield in a Strip-Tilled Corn Production System.
Henriquez Inoa, Esleyther Lorenzo	North Carolina State Univ.	12/3/20	S.C. Reberg Horton, R. Atwell Vann	Grain Pea Production and Drought Detection in Corn and Soybeans.
Huffman, Raeann Lyn	Illinois State Univ.	5/12/21	N. Heller	Intercropping Corn and Soybeans: Profitability of Different Agronomic Management Techniques.
Leuthold, Sam J.	Univ. of Kentucky	5/15/21	H. Poffenbarger	Understanding the Effects of Complex Topography and Maize Production in Kentucky Agroecosystems.
Schwarck, Lauren Elizabeth	Purdue Univ.	12/14/20	T. Vyn	Towards Optimization of Alternate-Source Potassium Applications in Conservation Tillage Systems for Maize Production.
Simon, Logan	Kansas State Univ.	5/14/21	A. Obour, J. Holman, K. Roozeboom	Long- and Short-Term Cover Crop Management Effects on Soil Health in No-Till Dryland Cropping Systems.
Van Die, Myra	Univ. of Manitoba	9/30/20	M. Entz	Annual Forages for Grass-Fed Livestock Production and The Management Practices Used on Canadian Grass-Fed Farms.
ASA Climatology and Modeling Section
Hopf, Alwin	Univ. of Florida	7/31/20	G. Hoogenboom, S. Asseng, K. Boote	Development of a Dynamic Model to Predict Strawberry Yield and Quality Traits as a Function of Environmental and Genetic Factors.
Morales Ona, Ana Gabriela	Purdue Univ.	9/3/20	B. Nielsen, J. Camberato	Using UAV-Based Crop Reflectance Data to Characterize and Quantify Phenotypic Responses of Maize to Experimental Treatments.
ASA Land Management and Conservation Section
Akins, Joseph Orono	Auburn Univ.	12/6/20	A. Gamble, A. Jacobson	Cover Crop Effects on Insect Dynamics in Cropping Systems of the Southeastern U.S.
Francis, Hannah R.	Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison	11/18/20	M. Ruark	Nitrogen Benefits when Interseeding Red Clover into Corn.
Master's Degrees in Crop Science Fields
CSSA Crop Breeding and Genetics Division (C-1)
Gietzel, Clare	Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities	4/14/21	J.A. Kimball	Evaluation of Pollen-Mediated Gene Flow and Seed-Associated Microbial Communities in Northern Wild Rice (Zizania palustris L.).
Tork, David	Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities	3/30/21	N.O. Anderson, D.L. Wyse	A Perennial Flax (Linum spp.) Breeding Program Using Ideotype Models to Select for Oilseed, Garden, and Cut Flower Cultivars.
CSSA Crop Physiology & Metabolism Division (C-2)
Bristow, Steven Tyler	Univ. of Nevada	12/16/20	F. Barrios-Masias	Utilization of Tomato Rootstock as a Strategy to Increase Crop Performance under Suboptimal Soil Temperatures.
Ort, Nathaniel	Univ. of Manitoba	1/31/21	Y. Lawley, M. Morrison	Predicting Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] Phenology Using Temperature and Daylength.
Purdom, Sam Wade	Univ. of Tennessee	5/3/21	A. Shekoofa	Identifying Drought Tolerance Traits in Tennessee Soybean Genotypes: Recovery from Severe Water Deficit Stress.
Zoong Lwe, Zolian Sang	Clemson Univ.	8/6/20	S. Narayanan	Characterizing Physiological and Lipidomic Changes in Peanut Under Heat Stress.
CSSA Crop Ecology, Management & Quality Division (C-3)
Davis, Brad	Univ. of Georgia	5/13/21	R. Scott Tubbs	Assessment of Non-uniform Plant Populations in Cotton and Replanting of Gaps in Peanut Rows.
Klier, Chris	California Polytechnic State Univ.	6/29/21	N. Babin	Climate Adaptation and Water Conservation Decision-Making in Paso Robles, California Vineyards.
CSSA Turfgrass Science Division (C-5)
Graham, Sydney Elizabeth	North Carolina State Univ.	5/14/21	S. Milla-Lewis	Improving Selection Methods for Development of Freeze-Tolerant St. Augustinegrass Cultivars.
McFadden, Dani	Kansas State Univ.	5/13/21	J. Fry, S. Keeley	Kentucky Bluegrass And Tall Fescue Growth When Seeded After Herbicide Application.
Russell, Eli	Auburn Univ.	4/30/21	J.S. McElroy, A.V. Gamble, S. Li	Improved Understanding of Mitotic-Inhibiting Herbicide Resistance in Poa annua and Eleusine indica.
Stoudemayer, Timothy L.	Clemson Univ.	5/9/21	B. McCarty	‘TifEagle’ Bermudagrass’ Response to Commercial Biostimulants.
Wilber, Amy	Mississippi State Univ.	4/29/21	J. McCurdy	Evaluating Effects of Contemporary Preemergence Herbicides on Plugged St. Augustinegrass Grow-in using Multispectral and Traditional Evaluation Methods.
Williams, Taylor Lewis	Univ. of Tennessee	5/7/21	J. Sorochan	Determining Critical Fall Height for Bermudagrass Grown on Sand and Native Soil Root Zones.
CSSA Forage & Grazinglands Division (C-6)
Anderson, Aaron	Univ. of California-Davis	3/20/21	D. Putnam, C. Brummer	Yield and Quality Response of Alfalfa Varieties to High Salinity Irrigation.
Kent, Mitchell Allen	Texas A&M Univ.	8/29/20	W. Rooney	Assessment of Novel Sorghum Kernel Characteristics and Functionality.
Kubesch, Jonathan Omar Cole	Univ. of Tennessee	11/30/20	R. Nave Oakes	Forage Species Selection For Transitional Organic Production in the Southeastern United States.
Master's Degrees in Soil Science Fields
SSSA Forest, Range & Wildland Soils Division
Kersey, Jordan H.	Oregon State Univ.	8/13/20	D. Myrold	Soil Health and the Response of the Soil Microbial Community to Disturbances across Western North America.
Novais, Wanderson	Ohio State Univ.	5/10/21	G.M. Davies, B. Wenner	Goat Browse Selectivity and Economic Performance During Conservation Grazing in an Invaded Oak-Hickory Forest.
SSSA Nutrient Management & Soil & Plant Analysis Division
Helseth, Christina Marie	Univ. of Wyoming	10/1/20	U. Norton	Improving Dryland Organic Winter Wheat Performance with the Inclusion of Composted Cattle Manure and Cover Crops.
Mungofa, Perseveranca	Univ. of Florida	12/21/20	A. Schumann, R. Mylavarapu	Application of Deep Learning Machine Vision for Diagnosis of Plant Disorders and Prediction of Soil Physical and Chemical Prop.
Nicksy, Jessica	Univ. of Manitoba	5/18/21	M. Entz, B. Amiro	Circular Nutrients for Supplying Phosphorus and Closing Urban to Rural Nutrient Cycles in Organically Managed Cropping Systems.
Poudel, Pratima	Clemson Univ.	5/6/21	R. Ye	Cover Crop Residue Decomposition and Nutrient Releases: an Impact of Termination Timing.
Roswall, Lauren Taylor	Univ. of Maryland	5/20/21	G. Toor	Quantification of Water Extractable Phosphorus in Soil and Manure to Accurately Predict Phosphorus Loss.
Zhu, Yunjiao	Iowa State Univ.	5/6/21	M. Castellano	Continuous in Situ Soil Nitrate Sensors: The Importance of High-Resolution Measurements Across Time and a Comparison With Salt Extraction-Based Methods.
SSSA Pedology Division
Baish, Christopher J.	Michigan State Univ.	8/12/20	R.J. Schaetzl	Glossic Horizon Formation in Coarse-loamy Bisequal Soils.
Darnell, Bailey	Univ. of Arkansas	5/5/21	K. Brye	Characterization of Problematic Red Clay Soils in Arkansas for Purpose of Onsite Wastewater System Placement.
SSSA Soil & Water Management & Conservation Division
Cesario Pereira Pinto, Jose Guilherme	Kansas State Univ.	5/16/21	C. Moorberg, N. Zhang	Benchmarking an Automated Minirhizotron Camera System.
Fechner, Jason	New Mexico State Univ.	5/14/21	A. Ulery, S. Sanogo, D. VanLeeuwen	Iron Bioaccumulation in Duckweed (Lemna minor) and Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus).
Woolley, Elisa A.	Brigham Young Univ.	12/16/20	B.G. Hopkins, N.C. Hansen, R. Jensen	Soil Water Dynamics Within Variable Rate Irrigation Zones of Winter Wheat.
SSSA Soil Biology & Biochemistry Division
Oleszak, Hanna	Colorado State Univ.	6/22/21	M.F. Cotrufo, C. Stewart	Roles of Residue Management, Microbes and Aggregation in Soil Carbon Stabilization Under Semiarid, Irrigated Corn.
Ramotowski, David Joseph	North Carolina State Univ.	5/13/21	W.Shi	The Effects of Nitrification Inhibitors on Nitrification and Associated Microbial Functional Guilds, Diversity, and Function.
SSSA Soil Chemistry Division
Mahmud, MD Anik Anik	Univ. of Kentucky	5/9/21	E. D'Angelo	Selenium Removal and Pollution Swapping Potentials of Passive Anaerobic Bioreactors Receiving Coal Slurry Impoundment Wastes.
Phillips, Grayson David	Kennesaw State College	5/14/21	D. Ferreira	Desorption of Non-Exchangeable Radiocesium in Soil From Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
Schmidt, Emma	Texas Tech Univ.	5/14/21	M.G. Siebecker	Pairing Sequential Extractions and X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy to Analyze Potassium Fixation in Agricultural Soils.
SSSA Soil Fertility & Plant Nutrition Division
Elvir Flores, Andrea Paola	Mississippi State Univ.	8/6/20	J.J. Varco	Pyritic Lignite as a Source of Iron for Soybean as Influenced by Variety and Soil pH.
Ghimire, Deepak	Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln	12/3/20	B. Maharjan	Nitrogen Management to Improve Winter Wheat Grain Yield and Protein Content.
Martin, Linda	Univ. of Arkansas	5/7/21	N. Slaton	Starter Nitrogen Source and Preflood Nitrogen Rate Effects on Rice Grown on Clay Soils.
Singh, Rajveer	Auburn Univ.	8/8/20	R. Prasad	Comparison of Poultry Litter and Commercial Fertilizer Rate and Application Timing on Environmental Nitrogen Loss, Corn Grain Yield, and Mineral Composition.
Walters, Alexandra M.	Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison	5/8/21	M.D. Ruark	Quantifying Biological N Fixation in Soybean on Irrigated Sandy Soil.
SSSA Soil Mineralogy
Lin, ChiaWei	Texas A&M Univ.	5/18/21	Y. Deng	Mineral Transformation, Alkalinity Neutralization and Settling of a Long-Term Storage Bauxite Residue.
SSSA Soil Physics and Hydrology
Ahmed, Tanzila	New Mexico State Univ.	8/5/20	K.C. Carroll	Measurement and Characterization of Streambed Geochemical and Hydraulic Properties in the Hyporheic Zone Over Time.
Tancredi, Maria Teresa	Univ. of Georgia	11/5/20	N. Gaur	Using Electrical Resitivity to Predict Soil Texture as an Input to Model H20 and Cl Transport in a Variably Saturated Hillslope.Using Electrical Resitivity to Predict Soil Texture as an Input to Model H20 and Cl Transport in a Variably Saturated Hillslope.
SSSA Soils & Environmental Quality
Bhatta, Anjan	Auburn Univ.	8/7/20	R. Prasad	Phosphorus Characterization of Alabama Soils and Evaluation of Extractants For Environmental Phosphorus Loss Risk Assessment.
Pasket, Amber Marie	Oklahoma State Univ.	8/6/20	S. Deng	Fate of Amended Phosphorus and Sorption of Ciprofloxacin in Soils.
Reitmeier, Heidi Renee	Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities	5/11/21	L. Pease	Minnesota Phosphorus Loss: How Soil Loss Is Only Part of the Story and Why Modeling Can Be Improved with Subsurface Phosphorus.
SSSA Wetland Soils
Krause, Liam M.	Michigan Technological Univ.	12/15/20	E. Lilleskov, E. Kane	Impacts of Historical Ditching on Peat Volume and Carbon in Northern Minnesota USA Peatlands.
Park, Cedric Evan	Univ. of Maryland	5/20/21	M.C. Rabenhorst	Subaqueous Soils of South River, Maryland: Soil-Landscape Model Evaluation.
N/A=No Section or Division Specified
de Moissac, Lara R.	Univ. of Saskatchewan	11/9/20	J.D. Knight	Examining the Effect of Rotation Sequence on Biological Nitrogen Fixation of Pulse Crops.

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