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Juan Solomon

Associate Professor

Summary

My research work focusses on understanding and unraveling the intricacies associated with grassland ecology, management, and utilization.

  • Developing and promoting sustainable pastoral-based feeding systems for ruminant livestock production with emphasis on grazing management, systems, and forage quality evaluations.
  • Screening forage crops for key adaptive traits, namely drought  tolerance and water use efficiency for both improved and native forages in semiarid conditions.
  • Evaluation of alternative forage crops for semiarid conditions.
  • Studying grassland's role in the provision of ecosystems services and nutrient cycling in pasture systems.
  • Cutting edge biological research on climate resilient forage crops.

Education

B.S. University of Guyana, 2000
Graduate Diploma. University of Guyana, 2005 Education-Science
M.S. Mississippi State University, 2010
Ph.D. Mississippi State University, 2013

News & Journal Articles, Fact Sheets, Reports...

Fact Sheets
Bootstraps Program Provides Work Experience for Rural Youth in Tonopah
This fact sheet focuses on the Tonopah Bootstraps program and its participants’ developing self-awareness. Bootstraps is a 12-week program designed for rural youth who are not working and not in school.
Meier, A., Smith, M., and Usinger, J. 2010, Extension, University of Nevada, Reno, FS-10-01