My interest in wheat production. From sustainable perspective , I am trying to increase the protein content along with baking quality traits in wheat in Kentucky and around the world by some new techniques such as biofertilizers (effective microorganism) and agronomic practices such as different cropping systems (organic and conventional) with different nitrogen forms, different growth stages and their interaction under biotic and abiotic stress.
I had a Ph.D. in sustainable agriculture from the University of Kentucky. My dissertation work over the last four years has focused on three field experiments investigating ways in which winter wheat production may be optimized for local, artisan bread baking. My work is in organic and conventional systems and includes the use of biofertilizers and variable nitrogen management. In addition, I have supported three experiments focused on organic nutrient management at the green house at the Horticulture Research Farm University of Kentucky. In the future, I intend to carry on my research regarding organic farming. , I am proficient in software programs such as Microsoft Excel and have programming and analytical knowledge using statistical software packages including SAS and JMP. Prior to starting my PhD at UK, my career was always in agricultural field, whether at the college as a master’s degree student and then a college instructor at the University of Baghdad where I was a lecturer . I also Turning every challenge into an advantage. Delivering change within a fast-paced healthcare environment. Confident and able to make the right decisions. Setting achievable objectives and managing all projects. Ensuring that all levels of service are at a very high standard. I Addition Communicate effectively to build and maintain relationships both internally and externally and negotiate agreements. Practical leadership approach to manageworkplace change, with a focus on staff training and development.
I worked as a Lecturer, an instructor and technician. I helped undergraduate student in the field. In the same time, I thought them different courses such as Principles of crop production and fiber technology • Successfully improved student participation in the classroom through integration of creative role-playing exercises. • Collaborated with a team of faculty to develop after-school tutorial program for students in need of extra help. • Organized grade records to increase reference speed. • Planned, implemented, monitored, and assessed a classroom instructional program • Conducted field experiments in cotton and sesame at experimental location of The College of Agriculture. • Participated in adaptive research (A research to improve the cotton production in Iraq). • participated in teaching the major courses of fiber technology and crop production, as well as, supervising adaptive researches
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• Integrated Plant and Soil Science Outstanding Continuing PhD Student, 2022. USA. University of Kentucky. Member of Scientific Committee at Minar Congress (Turky) Member of Preperation Committee at Minar Congress 8-9 conference (Turky) Member or Iraqi Student Association in USA
1.Organic Fertilizers 2. Crop Management 3. Sustainable Agriculture 4. Crop Production 5. plant nutrition
Sustainable Agriculture Plant biotechnology Agronomy
1- Teaching Fiber Crops and Technology 2. Teaching General Plant 3. Teaching princinable of crop production 4. Teaching small grain crop production 5. Teaching english language 6. Teaching english language for Master student
1-Supervision on graduation research of undergragate student of field crops sciences dept. 2- Implenting and monitring field experiment trial for undergraduate student (3rd) level at the same dept.
Soft red winter wheat (SRW) is characterized by high yield and relatively low protein content. In Kentucky, there is growing demand from local artisan bread bakers for regionally produced flour, requiring production of grain with increased protein content and/or strength. The objective of this two-year field experiment was to evaluate the effect of nitrogen (N) management on five cultivars of winter wheat on yield and bread baking quality traits of modern and landrace SRW cultivars (Triticum aestivum L.). All five cultivars were evaluated using two N application rates in conventional and organic production systems. All traits measured were significantly affected by the agricultural production system and N rate, although plant height
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Field experiment was conducted during 2007 in the experimental field of crop science Department/ Collage of Agriculture/ University of Baghdad, in order to identify the mechanism of compensation of cotton plant of Lashata Variety, with different levels of fruiting form removal in various time intervals and the effect of this factor on yield component. We use complete randomized block design with three replications. To compare the treatments: (control), 50% bud removal for one, two and three successive weeks, and 100% bud removal for one, two and three successive weeks, 50% flower removal for one, two and three successive weeks and 100% flower removal for one, two and three successive weeks, 50% boll removal for one, two and three successive
... Show MoreA two-year study (harvest years 2019 and 2020) was conducted to investigate the effect of a commercially available biofertilizer, in combination with variable nitrogen (N) rate, on bread baking quality and agronomic traits in hard winter wheat grown in conventional (CONV) and organic (ORG) farming systems in Kentucky, USA. The hard red winter wheat cultivar ‘Vision 45’ was used with three N rates (44, 89.6 and 134.5 kg/ha as Low, Med and High, respectively) and three biofertilizer spray regimes (no spray, one spray and two sprays). All traits measured were significantly affected by the agricultural production system (CONV or ORG) and N rate, although trends in their interactions were inconsistent between years. In Y2, yield was
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Farmers keep trying to avoid using chemical fertilizer without losing high yield. A field experiment was conducted in the fields of Agriculture College, University of Baghdad during winter seasons of 2015 and 2016 to investigate the response of three bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars (Ibaa99, Abu-Ghraib3 and Buhooth22) to the frequency of spraying with biofertilizer (EM-1) (one time at tillering stage, twice at tillering and stem elongation stages and three times at tillering, stem elongation and booting stages) in addition to the control (without spraying), to the increase of grain yield. Randomized complete block design (RCBD), in split plots arrangement and four replications, was used. Spraying treatments were placed as main p
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There is growing interest among farmers to locally produce high protein and strong gluten wheat that is suitable for bread making and meet the demand of local artisanal bakers in Kentucky. The warm and humid weather in southeast region is ideal for soft red winter wheat (SRW) production which characterized by low protein content. The technique of splitting nitrogen (N) fertilization according to the growth stages has been suggested to improve protein content and its composition. This study evaluated the effect of split N application on yield and baking quality traits of two SRW wheat cultivars grown in the eastern U.S. region in conventional and organic cropping systems. One landrace (Purple Straw) and one modern cultivar (Pembro
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A field experiment was conducted through 2010-2011 in the experimental field return to AlKut forest project near the Tigris river\ General Directorate of Horticultural and Forestry at Wasit governorate. The purpose of this research is to know the response of four cultivars of Sesame to Foliar nutrition with Boron. R.C.B.P. were used with split plot in four Replications including main plot cultivars, Ishtar, Babel, Al-Rafidain, local. While sub-plot included four concentrations of boron (0,50,100, 150) mgb/L-1. The result showed that Al-Rafidain was superior in the average of plant height and % of oil over all cultivars, while the local cultivars gave higher average of number of branches for plant and the highest first
... Show MoreHigh tunnels, or unheated plastic greenhouses, are becoming increasingly popular among organic vegetable growers across the United States. However, the intensive production typical of these systems presents soil health challenges, including salinization due to high fertilizer or compost inputs coupled with lack of rainfall to leach salts. Legume cover crops may improve soil health in high tunnels by reducing the need for external inputs, while adding organic matter. We tested the soil health effects of a winter hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth) cover crop used to replace fertilizer N in an organic tomato cropping system in high tunnels. Studies were replicated across three sites differing in climate and soil type (Kansas, Kentucky, and Minne
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