David Suchoff

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.

Publications

• Building a resilient organic hemp industry: Survey and focus groups assess research, extension, and education needs , AGROSYSTEMS GEOSCIENCES & ENVIRONMENT (2025)
• Screening sesame (Sesamum indicum) for resistance to multiple root-knot nematode species (Meloidogyne spp.) , JOURNAL OF NEMATOLOGY (2025)
• Characterization of agronomic performance and sterility in triploid and diploid cannabinoid hemp , AGRONOMY JOURNAL (2024)
• Dehydration tolerance rather than avoidance explains drought resistance in zoysiagrass , PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM (2024)
• Effect of S-metolachlor and flumioxazin herbicides on sweetpotato treated with and without activated charcoal applied through transplant water , Weed Technology (2024)
• Evaluating Chinese fiber hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) varieties and planting dates in North Carolina , AGROSYSTEMS GEOSCIENCES & ENVIRONMENT (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)