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Richard E. Engel

Associate Professor; Ph.D. 1983, University of Minnesota; M.S. 1978, North Dakota State University; B.S. 1975, University of Maine. Soil nutrient management and plant nutrition. Field research investigations on management and use of fertilizer inputs for improving crop yield and quality; water and environmental stress effects on crop nutrient requirements, yield, and quality; plant nutrition effects on disease and disease-like symptoms in wheat; and fertilizer management for maintaining environmental quality.

Recent Publications:

• Long, D.S., R.E. Engel, and F.M. Carpenter.  2005.  On-combine sensing and mapping of wheat protein concentration.  Crop Management. (in press).
• Krueger-Mangold, J., R. Sheley, R. Engel, J. Jacobsen, T. Svejcar, and C. Zabinski.  2004. Identification of the Limiting Resource within a Semi-Arid Plant Association Author Team. Journal of Arid Environments. 58(3):309-320.
• Pokorny, M. L., R. L. Sheley, T. J. Svejcar, and R. E. Engel. 2004. Species diversity in a grassland plant community: Evidence for forbs as a critical management consideration. West. North Ameri. Naturalist. 64:219-230.
• Engel, R.E.,  D.S. Long, and G.R. Carlson. 2003.  Predicting straw yield of hard red spring wheat. Agron. J. 95:1454- 1460.
• Engel, R.E., T. Fischer, J. Miller, and G. Jackson. 2003. A small-plot seeder and fertilizer applicator. Agron. J. 95:1337-1341.
• Blicker, P.S., B.E. Olson, and R. Engel. 2002. Traits of the invasive Centaurea maculosa and two native grasses: Effect of N supply. Plant Soil. 247:261-269.

Recent Grants:

• Origin and plant availability of ammonium-nitrate in Montana soils. 1 yr.  2004, $10,200.
• Effect of cropping systems and water on N2O emission from soil as influenced by fertilization and crop residues in the Northern Great Plains. USDA-NRI-Air Quality Program. 4 yrs. 2004. $421,184.
• Maximizing the value of annual legume forage in direct-seeded crop sequences with wheat. Montana Soil Fertility Advisory Committee. 1 yr. 2003. $20,113.
• Origin and plant availability of ammonium-nitrate in Montana soils. 1 yr. 2003. $10,100.
• Northern Rockies and Great Plains Regional C Sequestration Partnership. Department of Energy. 2 yr. 2003. $78,250.
• Yield, protein and growth responses to N and water in four winter wheat cultivars. 1 yr. 2003. $5,000.

Current Instructional Responsibilities:

• LRES 500 - Seminar (Fall)

Other Links:

• MSU Soil Fertility

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