David Suchoff
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
Alternative Crops Extension Specialist
Assistant Professor
1119B Williams Hall
Bio
David Suchoff’s research and extension program focuses on new and emerging crops and organic production systems. Current research and extension activities center on hemp, organic sunflowers, and sesame agronomics. David is also the director of the FFAR Hemp Research Consortium, a public-private partnership between NC State, Cornell, University of Kentucky, and 10 industry members from across the hemp landscape.
Education
Ph.D. Horticultural Science NC State University 2018
M.S. Horticultural Science NC State University 2015
B.S. Music Performance UNC Chapel Hill 2007
Publications
- Horizontal Planting Orientation Can Improve Yield in Organically Grown Sweetpotato , HORTSCIENCE (2024)
- Peat Substrates Amended with Wood-based Biochar Do Not Influence the Efficacy of Paclobutrazol Drenches , HORTSCIENCE (2024)
- A Novel Method for Stimulating Cannabis sativa L. Male Flowers from Female Plants , PLANTS-BASEL (2023)
- A critical review of characterization and measurement of textile-grade hemp fiber , CELLULOSE (2023)
- Assessing the financial viability of growing industrial hemp with loblolly pine plantations in the southeastern United States , FRONTIERS IN FORESTS AND GLOBAL CHANGE (2023)
- Hemp Morphology and Physiology Standards for Research and Industry Applications , HORTSCIENCE (2023)
- Hemp yield and cannabinoid concentrations under variable nitrogen and potassium fertilizer rates , CROP SCIENCE (2023)
- Evaluation of conservation tillage practices in the production of organic flue-cured tobacco , AGROSYSTEMS GEOSCIENCES & ENVIRONMENT (2022)
- Evaluation of the use of polyethylene mulches in the production of organic flue-cured tobacco , AGRONOMY JOURNAL (2022)
- Hyperspectral Imaging With Machine Learning to Differentiate Cultivars, Growth Stages, Flowers, and Leaves of Industrial Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) , FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE (2022)