Arthur (Art) G. Hornsby

Professor Emeritus and Extension Specialist
Soil Physics

DEPARTMENTAL RESEARCH AREAS
Management of Nutrients, Pesticides, and Wastes
Soil Landscape Analysis

RESEARCH FOCUS
Extension and research programs focus on the water quality impacts of pesticide use; development and implementation of decision support systems to minimize adverse impacts on water quality; and developing extension materials (publications, software, websites) for use by county extension agents and the general public.

SELECT PUBLICATIONS
Rauschkolb, R.S and A. G. Hornsby. Nitrogen Management in Irrigated Agriculture. Oxford University Press, 251 pp., 1994.

Hornsby, A. G. R. D. Wauchope, and A. Herner. Pesticide Properties in the Environment. Springer-Verlag 228 pp., 1995.

A. G. Hornsby, D. L. Hoag, and D. L Nofziger.. 1998. Pesticide Economic and Environmental Tradeoffs (PEET): Users Perspective.pages 75-81. In El-Swaify. S. And D. Yakowitz (eds) Mutiple Objective Decision Making for Land, Water, and Environment. St. Lucie Press Corp.

D.L. Nofziger, A.G. Hornsby, and D.L. Hoag. 1998. Pesticide Economic and Environmental Tradeoffs (PEET): Developers Perspective. pages 83-92. In El-Swaify. S. And D. Yakowitz (eds) Mutiple Objective Decision Making for Land, Water, and Environment. St. Lucie Press Corp.

Dilip Shinde , A.G. Hornsby, R.S. Mansell and M.R. Savabi. 2000. A simulation model for fate and transport of methyl bromide during fumigation in plastic-mulched vegetable soil beds. Pest. Manag. Sci. 56:899-908.

T. Chirenje, L.Q. Ma, A.G. Hornsby, K.Portier, W.Harris, S. Latimer, and E.J. Zillioux. 2001. Protocol Development for Assessing Arsnic Background Concentrations in Florida Urban Soils. Environmental Forensics 2:141-153

R. Don Wauchope, Tammara L Estes, Richard Allen, James L Baker, Arthur G Hornsby, Russell L Jones, R Peter Richards and David I Gustafson. 2002. Predicted Impact of Transgenic, Herbicide-Tolerant Corn on Drinking Water Quality in Vulnerable Watersheds of the Midwestern United States. Pest, Manag. Sci.58:146-160.

CONTACT INFORMATION
email: hornsby@ufl.edu