Crop & Soil Sciences: Personnel: Faculty
David Kissel
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Academic Rank: | Professor and Director of Agricultural & Environmental Services Lab |
| Academic History: | Ph.D., University of Kentucky 1969 | |
| Area of Expertise: | Soil, Water & Waste Management | |
| Campus: | Athens | |
| Office Location: | Soil, Plant and Water Testing Laboratory | |
| Email: | dkissel@uga.edu | |
| Phone: | 706/542-5350 | |
| Fax: | 706/369-5734 | |
| Shipping Address: | Soil, Plant and Water Testing Laboratory The University of Georgia 2400 College Station Road Athens, GA 30602-9105 |
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| Additional Web site: | Agricultural & Environmental Services Laboratories |
Research, Teaching, and Extension Work
My research program seeks to better understand how the spatial variation of soil properties and processes affect nitrogen mineralization from soil organic matter, crop response to nitrogen fertilizer additions, and soil acidification and liming procedures. This research includes studies in the Coastal Plain region of Georgia to determine if the spatial variation of surface soil properties such as soil organic matter and clay concentrations can be mapped using remotely sensed images and GIS software. We have successfully mapped soil organic matter using reflectance in the visible range in one field and we will be testing these procedures in other fields. A knowledge of the spatial variation of clay and organic matter concentrations and other physical soil properties will be evaluated for their usefulness to describe the spatial variation of crop response to nitrogen fertilizer and for use with soil pH maps to create maps of lime requirement for use in precision farming. I also teach Advanced Soil Fertility, CRSS 8520.