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Ekrem Ozlu

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Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor and Soil Management Extension Specialist

Vernon James Research and Extension Center

252-741-0482 Website

Bio

Working Location

Vernon James Research and Extension Center

207 Research Station Rd, Plymouth, NC

 

Education

Ph.D.: 2020, Department of Soil Science with minors in Statistics and Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison

M.S.: 2016, Department of Plant Science, South Dakota State University

B.S.: 2011, Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Ataturk University, Turkey

 

Experience

  • Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, Soil Management, North Carolina State University 2022-Present.
  • Post-doctoral Research Associate, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center – W. K. Kellogg Biological Station and Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, 2020-2022

 

Research and Extension Interests

  • Provide training and leadership to county agents in the Coastal Plain region of North Carolina.
  • Develop extension and research programs related to climate smart soil management strategies.
  • Tillage strategies for corn, soybean, and wheat for the Blacklands.
  • Working on issues and strategies related to soil health, carbon sequestration, and saltwater intrusion.
  • Regenerative agriculture practices for higher yield return and optimum soil health.
  • Soil management trainings.

 

For more details, please check Soil Management Lab Webpage.

 

Links

The Vernon James Center

Tidewater Research Station

Department of Crop and Soil Sciences @ NCSU

BLACKLANDSOILSOFNC

 

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