Alex Woodley
Assistant Professor
Faculty
4128 Plant Sciences Building
Alex Woodley’s research program is focused on soil productivity and profitability in sustainable and organic cropping systems. Research initiatives include linking soil health indicators to productive agroecosystems, mitigation of soil greenhouse gas emissions, soil carbon sequestration and nutrient management of fertilizers, organic amendments and cover crops.
Publications
- No-till imparts yield stability and greater cumulative yield under variable weather conditions in the southeastern USA piedmont, FIELD CROPS RESEARCH (2023)
- Cover crops can increase ammonia volatilization and reduce the efficacy of urease inhibitors, SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL (2022)
- Distribution and Fractionation of Zinc and Copper in Poultry Litters Across North Carolina, COMMUNICATIONS IN SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT ANALYSIS (2022)
- Effects of Nitrogen Source and Rate on Soybean Yield and Quality, COMMUNICATIONS IN SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT ANALYSIS (2022)
- Evaluation of conservation tillage practices in the production of organic flue-cured tobacco, AGROSYSTEMS GEOSCIENCES & ENVIRONMENT (2022)
- Evaluation of synthetic hydroxyapatite as a potential phosphorus fertilizer for application in Forest plantations, FOREST SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (2022)
- Evaluation of the use of polyethylene mulches in the production of organic flue-cured tobacco, AGRONOMY JOURNAL (2022)
- Legume cover crop type and termination method effects on labile soil carbon and nitrogen and aggregation, AGRONOMY JOURNAL (2022)
- Organic nitrogen fertilizer sources for field production of flue-cured tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.), AGRONOMY JOURNAL (2022)
- Winter crop effect on soybean production in the Southeast United States, AGRONOMY JOURNAL (2022)