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I am an Agronomist (a scientist who works in soil management and crop production to…
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Phytohormones & ROS signaling in plant growth regulation ⌬⚙️ 🔬 Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and phytohormones form an intricate signaling network…
Phytohormones & ROS signaling in plant growth regulation ⌬⚙️ 🔬 Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and phytohormones form an intricate signaling network…
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Tracking the sources of mineral-associated soil organic matter 🔀🧱 📚 Mineral-associated soil organic matter (MAOM) represents the largest and most…
Tracking the sources of mineral-associated soil organic matter 🔀🧱 📚 Mineral-associated soil organic matter (MAOM) represents the largest and most…
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Experience
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Equilibrium Ag Consulting
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Education
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American Society of Agronomy
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Activities and Societies: American Society of Agronomy
Certification designed to assess the ability of the individual to advise farmers and growers on the growing of crops and specialty products.
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California Agricultural Pest Control Advisor
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Soil Balancing.
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Activities and Societies: Royal Society of Biology
The term Chartered Biologist is a British professional qualification in biology. The title "Chartered Biologist" is legally protected in the UK, and Chartered Biologists have the exclusive entitlement to use the designation CBiol after their names.
The status of Chartered Biologist is conferred upon both Fellows and Members of the Royal Society of Biology. The conditions for qualification are either (a) two years of training in their programme of continuing professional development, or (b)…The term Chartered Biologist is a British professional qualification in biology. The title "Chartered Biologist" is legally protected in the UK, and Chartered Biologists have the exclusive entitlement to use the designation CBiol after their names.
The status of Chartered Biologist is conferred upon both Fellows and Members of the Royal Society of Biology. The conditions for qualification are either (a) two years of training in their programme of continuing professional development, or (b) substantial professional experience over 10 years.
The Chartered Biologist designation is recognised under Directive 2005/36/EC, of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 7 September 2005. This directive establishes a system for the recognition of professional qualifications, in order to help make labour markets more flexible, further liberalise the provision of services, encourage more automatic recognition of qualifications and simplify administrative procedures.
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Soil chemistry, physics and agronomy.
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Craftsman certificates in mechanized operation and dairying.
Licenses & Certifications
Projects
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Improved product and program evaluations.
Pioneered use of enviropro capacitance meters in product and program evaluations.
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Echelon Platform Development
Working on the development and testing of a complete suite of applications for growers bringing all aspects of farming together in one place. From site selection to soil preparation, irrigation management to yield data and asset management.
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Sodium Remediation Product
Sodium remediation product developed and tested that worked really well. Development is ongoing to bring to commercial application.
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3-6-12 Tierra Vida. Development of a unique balanced and fully available fertilizer for use in a wide range of crops.
Developed a unique balanced and available fertilizer for use in a wide range of crops that supplies critical nutrients, energy and stress relief to the plant. Using unique technology, which included biochemistry that aids the release of unavailable nutrients, together with health and stress relief products.
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Custom granular and fertigation blends
Custom granular and fertigation blends developed specifically for growers and their unique circumstances. Using water, soil and tissue test interpretation.
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Projects and achievments
Under my advice at Valdivia Farms, Carlsbad, they are undertaking regular tissue
testing to fine-tune their fertilizer inputs and say they are having the highest yielding
and best looking tomatoes they have ever produced.
Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club agreed to adopt my full greens program tailored to their
requirements, which have given terrific color and performance throughout the
programs’ use at a lower cost than they previously had.
La Quinta Country Club have…Under my advice at Valdivia Farms, Carlsbad, they are undertaking regular tissue
testing to fine-tune their fertilizer inputs and say they are having the highest yielding
and best looking tomatoes they have ever produced.
Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club agreed to adopt my full greens program tailored to their
requirements, which have given terrific color and performance throughout the
programs’ use at a lower cost than they previously had.
La Quinta Country Club have adopted and implemented my soils program across the
course and has achieved the best color, cover and playability with reduced disease
incidents ever.
I have shown The Hideaway, La Quinta and the Tradition Golf Club, La Quinta how to
improve water permeability into their soils and turf resulting in improved color and turf
density. This has in turn improved over-seed performance.
Bermuda Dunes Country Club adopted my soils program and have achieved the best
greens they have ever had.
Due to my changing the soil chemistry at Bonita Golf Course, they have been been
able to control and reduce sodium build-up in their greens giving them an all-time-
best root complex. In turn this has enabled the greens to withstand the stresses of
play and weather, with very little turf loss in extreme conditions. This course has
possibly the worst irrigation water in Southern California.
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Full Holistic Programs
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Development of full holistic programs tackling water, soil and plant issues.
Organizations
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American Society of Agronmists
Member
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Plant defense mechanisms against pathogen entry 🛡️🌱 🌿 Plants employ various strategies to prevent pathogen entry into their roots and vascular…
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Diversity & function of plant cyanogenic glycosides 🔎⌬ 📚 Cyanogenic glycosides are bioactive compounds that are chemically bound to sugars and…
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Root-induced effects on soil aggregation & organic matter formation🌱🔄 🦠 Root-derived carbon inputs, comprising rhizodeposits and structural root…
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Microbial ally in enhancing plant drought resilience 🦠🏜️ 🔬 The bacterial genus Streptomyces, known for its drought resilience in soil ecosystems,…
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Brassinosteroids - ethylene crosstalk in plant stress response 🔎🌿 🌱 Phytohormones play essential roles not only in regulating plant growth and…
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ZINC (Zn) availability & its function in plant nutrition 🍃🌱 🚩 KEY FACTS - Zinc is the second most abundant transition metal in living organisms…
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Decoding chemical signals in plant-plant rhizosphere interactions ⌬🌱 🧪 Specific plant allelochemicals produced by specialized metabolic pathways…
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Decoding the mechanisms of secondary metabolite production ⌬🌱 📚 Secondary metabolites are small organic molecules synthesized by bacteria, fungi…
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Phytohormones & specific patterns of fruit ripening ⌬🍓 📚 Fruit development comprises fruit set initiation, growth, maturation, and ripening…
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Leaf survival strategies in extreme temperatures & drought 🌾🏜️ DID YOU KNOW❓ 💡 Marram grass adapts to extreme temperatures by curling its…
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Towards crop, livestock, and forestry integration 🌾🌳 🐮 Integrated crop-livestock-forestry (ICLF) refers to a sustainable approach to production…
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MOLYBDENUM availability & its function in plant nutrition 🍃🌱 🚩 KEY FACTS - Molybdenum (Mo) is an essential element for the proper development of…
MOLYBDENUM availability & its function in plant nutrition 🍃🌱 🚩 KEY FACTS - Molybdenum (Mo) is an essential element for the proper development of…
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Two days left working in CA before heading back home for the Missouri Grape Growers Conference. Been a really productive trip as usual and always…
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Effects of mycorrhizal fungi on floral traits 🦠🌻 🔬 Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) may influence a range of plant traits, including floral…
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