Pawel Wiatrak Assistant Professor, Corn & Soybean Agronomic Production OFFICE: Edisto Research & Education Center ADDRESS: 64 Research Rd., Blackville, SC 29817 TELEPHONE: 803-284-3343 ext. 261 FAX: 803-284-3684 E-MAIL: pwiatra@clemson.edu Corn web site: http://www.clemson.edu/edisto/corn Soybean web site: http://www.clemson.edu/edisto/soybeans

Qualifications

Agronomist, University of Florida

Ph.D., Agronomy - University of Florida, FL / Agricultural University, Poznan, Poland

M.S., Agronomy - Agricultural University, Poznan, Poland

Area of Expertise

Corn and soybean production, conservation tillage, cropping systems, and soil management and fertility.

Extension Programs

Dr. Wiatrak's extension programs include improving soil and plant management practices to increase crop yields, quality, and profitability while preserving soil environmental quality, and also utilizing appropriate technology transfer to inform clientele. Dr. Wiatrak coordinates the statewide County conventional, Roundup Ready, and stacked corn hybrid trials and maturity group IV, V and VI, and VII and VIII soybean variety trials in addition to the replicated trials at Edisto REC. He also coordinates the corn and soybean yield contests in South Carolina.

Research Programs

Research projects focus on developing a site-specific nitrogen application for corn in relation to soil variability, and improving soybean and corn production practices in the area of crop management, conservation tillage, cropping systems, economic viability, and soil environmental health. Current projects include research on increasing nitrogen efficiency in corn under different tillage systems, evaluating corn (conventional, Roundup Ready, and stacked) and soybean (maturity group IV-VIII) varieties, planting date and plant population effect on soybeans, and other research to improve crop yields and quality under dryland conditions.

Selected Publications

Entomology, Soils, & Plant Sciences Department
Agronomy -- Entomology -- Plant Pathology-- Soil Science
114 Long Hall, Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634-0315
office (864)656-3111 fax (864)656-0274

M.S. and Ph.D. in Plant & Environmental Science -- B.S. in Soils and Sustainable Crop Systems
Faculty/Staff -- Research Programs -- Extension/Public Service

Tiger Weather

College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences -- Public Service and Agriculture (PSA)

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