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CITRUS PHYSIOLOGY
IN
THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS
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ACERCA DEL AUTOR
Assistant Professor, Horticulture & Plant Physiology
Dr. Joel Reyes-Cabrera is from León, Nicaragua. He joined the TAMUK-Citrus Center as Assistant Professor in January 2022.
Dr. Cabrera's interests include sustainable water management, essential nutrients in citrus production and improving plant resilience to changing climatic conditions.
Obtained his MSc. degree in Horticulture in 2013 and his Ph.D. degree in Agronomy in 2017 from the University of Florida. Afterward, Dr. Cabrera worked for two years as a postdoc in Felix Fritschi’s lab at the University of Missouri and six months as an Assistant Professor of Agricultural Sciences at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, NM.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Experiencia profesional
January 2022 - Currently
Assistant Professor, Horticulture
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Citrus Center
February 2020 - December 2021
Chief Sustainability Officer.
Design a strategy to increase the sustainable production of cocoa and coffee in northeastern Nicaragua through agroforestry systems.
August 2019 - February 2020
Assistan Professor at Eastern New Mexico University. Develop innovative class material and teach undergraduates majoring in Agriculture and Animal Sciences.
February - July 2017
Conduct research related to bioenergy crops response to abiotic stresses in controlled and fieldconditions. Evaluate effects of biochar application on root architecture and sorption / desorptioneffects on novel nutrient sources. Others.
2010
Evaluated the effects of returning vinasse to two different soils in controlled conditions in the humid tropics of Costa Rica.
2008
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida
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CURRENTS AND PAST PROJECTS
PROYECTOS DE INVESTIGACIÓN
SOIL MOISTURE DISTRIBUTION UNDER DRIP AND SEEPAGE IRRIGATION FOR POTATO PRODUCTION
2013
Biomass sample collection of potatoes during the 2013 in Hastings, FL
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PUBLICATIONS
Principales publicaciones
Volume 214,
December 2017
DIFFERENCES IN BIOMASS AND WATER DYNAMICS BETWEEN A COTTON-PEANUT ROTATION AND A SWEET SORGHUM BIOENERGY CROP WITH AND WITHOUT BIOCHAR AND VINASSE AS SOIL AMENDMENTS
Highlights
Increase in soil moisture content after biochar application.
Vinasse neutral effects on sweet sorghum growth.
High water use efficiency in sweet sorghum for biomass production.
Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment
Volume 248,
October 2017
CONVERTING BAHIAGRASS PASTURE LAND TO ELEPHANTGRASS BIOENERGY PRODUCTION ENHANCES BIOMASS YIELD AND WATER QUALITY
Highlights
Elephantgrass produced on average 4- to 7-fold more biomass than bahiagrass.
Elephantgrass ET was about 35% higher compared to bahiagrass.
Application of bioenergy residuals did not affect yield, but tended to reduce drainage and increase ET.
Converting bahiagrass to elephantgrass is likely to decrease groundwater recharge, but improve water quality.
Crop Science - Crop Ecology, Management & Quality
December 2016
BIOCHAR CHANGES SHOOT GROWTH AND ROOT DISTRIBUTION OF SOYBEAN DURING EARLY VEGETATIVE STAGES
Highlights
Topdressing either 10 or 25 Mg biochar /ha increased root length density (RLD) 39% and root surface area (RSA) 36% in the 0- to 0.05-m soil layer compared with the control.
Incorporation of either 10 or 25 Mg biochar / ha increased RSA 38% compared with the control.
Incorporation of 25 and 50 Mg biochar / ha in the top 0.15 m of soil increased leaf area 29 and 31% compared with topdressing 50 Mg biochar / ha and with the control, respectively.
SOIL MOISTURE DISTRIBUTION UNDER DRIP IRRIGATION AND SEEPAGE FOR POTATO PRODUCTION
Highlights
Drip irrigation resulted in irrigation water saving compared to seepage irrigation.
Comparable potato yields were achieved with surface drip irrigation and seepage.
Subsurface drip irrigation resulted in limited soil water capillarity and reduced yields.
Highlights
Rooting architecture had minimal or no impact on crop N uptake and other aboveground parameters evaluated.
There were no yield benefits or penalties associated with different architectures.
These field studies provided early data comparing effects of contrasting rooting architectures in sorghum.
Rooting architecture influenced soil resources, but trends across treatments and years were inconclusive.
Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment -
Application of 10 Mg biochar ha−1 increased the cumulative soil water content to 1-m depth.
Biochar did not produce a positive or negative effect on soybean above- and belowground traits.
Biochar application to sandy soil produces a transient improvement of volumetric soil water content.
Contact me for more information about my academic skills and experience.
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CONTACT ME
Texas A&M University-Kingsville Citrus Center
(956) 973-3002
Joel.Cabrera@tamuk.edu
312 N. International Blvd., Weslaco, TX 78596
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