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Emerson D. Nafziger
Professor of Crop Production Extension
Department of Crop Sciences
University of Illinois

N-315 Turner Hall
1102 S. Goodwin
Urbana, IL 61801
Email: ednaf@uiuc.edu

Employment

• August, 1993 to present: Professor of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois
• August, 1986 to August, 1993: Associate Professor of Agronomy, University of Illinois
• February, 1982 to August, 1986: Assistant Professor of Agronomy, University of Illinois.
• June 1975 to June 1979: Volunteer with the Mennonite Central Committee (Akron, PA) in agricultural development project in Bangladesh.

Education

• B.S. in Agronomy, The Ohio State University, 1973
• M.S. in Agronomy (Crop Physiology), Purdue University, 1975
• Ph.D. in Agronomy (Weed Science), University of Illinois, 1982

Honors and Awards

• Purdue University Fellow, 1973-75
• University of Illinois Fellow, 1979-82
• Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association Lang-Aldrich Award for Outstanding Student, 1981
• CIBA-Geigy Award for Excellence, American Society of Agronomy, 1988
• Young Faculty Award for Excellence in Extension, Univ. of Illinois College of Agriculture, 1990
• Fellow, American Society of Agronomy, 1996
• Fellow, Crop Science Society of America, 1998

Memberships in/services to Professional Soceities and External Groups:

• American Society of Agronomy
• Associate Editor of Agronomy Journal, 1995
• Crop Science Society of America
• Associate Editor of Crop Science, 1986-90
• Weed Science Society of America
• Reviewer, C-FAR, 1997

Selected Professional Publications (1996-1998):

Refereed:

Bullock, D.G., D.S. Bullock, E.D. Nafziger, T. Doerge, S. Paszkiewicz, P. Carter, and T.A. Peterson. 1998. Does variable rate seeding of corn pay?. Agron. J. 90:830-836.

Ritchie, K.B., R.G. Hoeft, E.D. Nafziger, L.C. Gonzini, and J.J. Warren. 1997. Starters perform more consistently than seed-placed fertilizers. Fluid Journal 4:18-21.

Nafziger, E.D. 1996. Effects of missing and two-plant hills on corn grain yield. J. Prod. Agr. 9:238-240.

Non-refereed:

Hoeft, R.G., E.D. Nafziger, R.L. Mulvaney, L.C. Gonzini, and J.J. Warren. 1998. Effect of time and rate of N application on N use efficiency and surface water contamination. North Central Extension-Industry Soil Fertility Conference. Proc. 14:37-47. St. Louis, MO.

P.D. Harrington, E.D. Nafziger, K.S. Polo, and R.G. Hoeft. 1998. On-farm evaluation of variable-rate nitrogen fertilizer responses using farmer-owned equipment. pp. 17-22, 1998 Illinois Fertilizer Conference Proceedings, January 26-28, 1998.

Hoeft, R.G., E.D. Nafziger, R.L. Mulvaney, L.C. Gonzini, and J.J. Warren. 1998. Identifying and reducing sources of nitrates in Illinois waters. pp. 23-32, ibid.

Nafziger, E.D. 1998. Assessing post-maturity stalk nitrate in different corn hybrids. pp. 41-44. Ibid.

Ritchie, K.B, R.G. Hoeft, E.D. Nafziger, L.C. Gonzini, and J.J. Warren. 1998. Starter fertilizers for reduced-till corn. pp. 105-116, Ibid.

Ritchie, K.B, R.G. Hoeft, E.D. Nafziger, L.C. Gonzini, and J.J. Warren. 1997. Starter fertilizers for minimum-till corn. pp. 15-26, 1997 Illinois Fertilizer Conference Proceedings, January 27-29, 1997.

Ritchie, K.B., R.G. Hoeft, and E.D. Nafziger. 1997. No-till starter fertilizer - side by side comparisons in large on-farm experiments. pp. 27-32, ibid.

P.D. Harrington, E.D. Nafziger, and R.G. Hoeft. 1997. On-farm evaluation of variable-rate nitrogen fertilizer responses using farmer-owned equipment. pp. 57-64, ibid.

Hoeft, R.G., E.D. Nafziger, R.L. Mulvaney, L.C. Gonzini, J.J. Warren, K.B. Ritchie, and W.B. Stevens. 1997. Identifying and reducing sources of nitrates in Illinois waters. pp. 79-86, ibid.

Nafziger, E.D. 1997. Assessing post-maturity stalk nitrate in different corn hybrids. pp. 115-117. Ibid.

Ritchie, K.B, R.G. Hoeft, E.D. Nafziger, L.C. Gonzini, J.J. Warren, and W.L. Banwart, . 1996. N management and starter fertilizers for 0-till corn. pp. 55-65, 1996 Illinois Fertilizer Conference Proceedings, January 29-31, 1996.

Nafziger, E.D. and R.G. Hoeft. 1996. On-farm evaluation of variable-rate nitrogen fertilizer responses using farmer-owned equipment. pp. 87-90, 1996 Illinois Fertilizer Conference Proceedings, January 29-31, 1996.