Miguel Castillo
Associate Professor
Grassland Production & Management
Faculty
Williams Hall 2413
Areas of specialization:
- Forage and Grassland Management and Ecology
- Fertilization and use of alternative sources of nutrients for grassland agriculture
- Bioenergy feedstock from grasses
Dr. Castillo was born in Loja, Ecuador, South America. Dr. Castillo joined the faculty of the Crop and Soil Sciences Department at NC State University in Aug. 2013.
Forage and Grassland Management Program Website
Education:
Ph.D., Agronomy, University of Florida, USA
M.S., Agronomy, University of Florida, USA
M.B.A., NC State University, USA
B.S., Animal and Plant Sciences, Zamorano, Honduras
Publications
- Analysis of alkaloids and reducing sugars in processed and unprocessed tobacco leaves using a handheld near infrared spectrometer, JOURNAL OF NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY (2023)
- Stocking method and terminology in grazing management: Evaluation of assertions from educational, outreach, and engagement programs, CROP SCIENCE (2023)
- A review of silvopastoral systems in the Peruvian Amazon region, TROPICAL GRASSLANDS-FORRAJES TROPICALES (2022)
- Clover frost-seeding rate effects on productivity and nutritive value of tall fescue pastures during the year of establishment, CROP SCIENCE (2022)
- Harvest frequency and harvest timing following a freeze event effects on yield and composition of switchgrass, AGRONOMY JOURNAL (2022)
- Poultry litter and nitrogen fertilizer effects on productivity and nutritive value of crabgrass, CROP SCIENCE (2022)
- A combination of Lactobacillus buchneri and Pediococcus pentosaceus extended the aerobic stability of conventional and brown midrib mutants-corn hybrids ensiled at low dry matter concentrations by causing a major shift in their bacterial and fungal community, JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE (2021)
- Comparison of alfalfa mixed with tall fescue and bermudagrass on forage accumulation, botanical composition, and nutritive value, CROP SCIENCE (2021)
- Differences among eighteen winter pea genotypes for forage and cover crop use in the southeastern United States, CROP SCIENCE (2021)
- Evaluation of five bermudagrass cultivars fertigated with swine lagoon effluent, AGRONOMY JOURNAL (2021)