Dr. Edward Varsa - Soil Fertility, Management and Testing
Office:
Agriculture Bldg. 161 B
Phone:
(618) 453-1780
Email:
varsae@siu.edu
Education:
| B.S. |
Agriculture |
Southern Illinois
Univeristy |
1961 |
| M.S. |
Agronomy |
University of
Illinois |
1965 |
| Ph.D. |
Soil Science |
Michigan State
University |
1970 |
Courses:
PLSS
240 - Introductory Soil Science (co-taught with Dr. Brian Klubek)
PLSS
443 - Soil Management
PLSS
447 - Fertilizers and Soil Fertility
PLSS
448 - Soil Fertility Evaluation
PLSS
547 - Soil-Plant Nutrient Relationships
Research Interests:
Nitrification
and Urease Inhibitor usage in Corn Production
Starter
Fertilizer Formations in Corn Production
Soil
Nitrogen Testing
Precision
Agriculture and Variable Rate Application Technologies
Research Projects (Current):
Variable
Rate Nitrogen Application in Corn Production and the Effects of Water
Quality*
Variable
Rate Planting Population in Corn Production*
Variable
Rate Application of Phosphorus and Potassium in a Corn-Soybean Rotation*
Anhydrous
Ammonia Applicaton Timing (fall, spring, side-dress) in Corn Production
Annual
versus Biennial Phosphorus and Potassium Application in a Corn-Soybean
Rotation*
Evaluation
of Transgenic Corn for Nitrogen Use Efficiency
Evaluation
of Limestone Addition and Tillage on Acidic Soils in a Corn-Soybean
Rotation*
Evaluation
of Starter Fertilizer Formulations and Planting Timing in Corn Production
Evaluation
of the Long-Term Effects of Deep Tillage on Corn Production
*(cooperative research projects
with the University of Illinois, Dixon Springs Agricultural Center, Simpson,
Illinois -
http://www.cropsci.uiuc.edu/research/rdc/dixonsprings)
Other Duties:
Superintendent of the Agronomy
Research Centers located at Carbondale and Belleville.
Researchers:
Terry Wyciskalla
Recent Publications
Links:
Dixon
Springs Agricultural Center (U. of I.)
