Jeffrey Silvertooth
Professor
Extension Specialist – Agronomy & Soil Science
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Room 218
Forbes Building #36
1140 E South Campus Drive
Tucson, AZ 85721
My Research Interests
- development of crop production management strategies (primarily irrigated cotton and cantaloupes)
- soil-plant relationships regarding nutrients essential to cotton and cantaloupes
- salinity and sodicity management in agricultural soils
- reduce the level of inputs such as pesticides, fertilizers, and irrigation water
- maintain profitability and sustainability in both the short- and long-term agricultural production systems in the desert Southwest
Degrees
- PhD in Soil Science (Soil Fertility) from Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma