“Spencer was an integral part of our product development team helping to plan and execute field based research trials. He is proficient in data collection and using various software and Ag technology platforms to obtain and evaluate data. Spencer conducts his work in a thoughtful manner, is quick to pick up new concepts, and foresee future needs. I have no doubt that Spencer will go on to do great things.”
Spencer Tibbitts
Yuba City, California, United States
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Research scientist with 10 years of experience performing plant science research…
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This is me. Like my Archbishop said you might not like my brass disposition, but the truth is still the truth. You aren't supposed to be friendly…
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The last 10 years have flown by with WinField United. There are so many unbelievable experiences I had the privilege to be part of including plot…
The last 10 years have flown by with WinField United. There are so many unbelievable experiences I had the privilege to be part of including plot…
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Worms with spider genes spin silk tougher than bulletproof Kevlar Bionic spider silk combines:- ↳ High strength (1,299 MPa). ↳ Super toughness…
Worms with spider genes spin silk tougher than bulletproof Kevlar Bionic spider silk combines:- ↳ High strength (1,299 MPa). ↳ Super toughness…
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Experience
Education
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Utah State University
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Planned and carried out a research project under the direction of a faculty member, where the effect
of silica on wheat was studied in both hydroponics and bucket trials in the USU research
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Activities and Societies: Astronomy Society, New Student Orientation
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Effect of Silicon on Wheat Growth and Development in Drought and Salinity Stress
Utah State University
Silicon is a major component of most soils, and is found in significant concentration in plant tissue. Plants vary widely in the amount of silicon they take up, with some plants excluding it, and others using transporters to move the silicon from the soil into their roots. Early plant physiology studies were unable to determine conclusively whether silicon was essential to plant growth, but for some plants, most notably rice, it has proved to be important enough to justify fertilizing silicon…
Silicon is a major component of most soils, and is found in significant concentration in plant tissue. Plants vary widely in the amount of silicon they take up, with some plants excluding it, and others using transporters to move the silicon from the soil into their roots. Early plant physiology studies were unable to determine conclusively whether silicon was essential to plant growth, but for some plants, most notably rice, it has proved to be important enough to justify fertilizing silicon deficient fields.
Researchers at the USU Crop Physiology Lab tested the effect of silicon on wheat growth and seed yield components. One study was grown in buckets of peat moss, with half the buckets being stressed with low water. The other study was grown in hydroponic tubs, with half the tubs being stressed with high levels of salt.
The results from these studies showed that silicon does increase wheat seed yield and vegetative mass. Wheat with low levels of silicon exhibited twisting of the awns and decreased roughness of leaf surfaces. Silicon also improved water efficiency of drought stressed plants, and affected the concentration of many micro- and macro-nutrients in leaf tissue.
Courses
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Advanced Plant Propagation
Hort 420
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Biostatistics
Math 222
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Biostatistics
FDMath 222
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Botany
Bio 208
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Business Law
B 275
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Design of Experiments
Stats 5200
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Environmental Instrumentation
PSC 6000
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Environmental Plant Physiology
PSC 6270
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General Botany
Bio 208
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Human Resource Management
B 370
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Intro to Soils
Agron 220
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Introduction to Programming
CS-144
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Nursery Management
Hort 460
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Organic Chemistry 1
Chem 351
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Plant Nutrition
PSC 6430
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Plant Propagation
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Soil Plant Nutrient Bioavailability
PSC 6530
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Weed Biology and Control
PSC 6550
Organizations
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Agronomy Society of America
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