Yuncong Li
Professor
Soil and Water Quality
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DEPARTMENTAL RESEARCH AREAS
Management of Nutrients, Pesticides, and Wastes
RESEARCH FOCUS
Determines nutritional requirements and develops diagnostic measures for nutrient-related disorders for tropical fruit and vegetable crops in south Florida. Develops management practices to improve fertilizer efficiency, plant nutrition and water quality. Evaluates nutrient cycling in agricultural and natural ecosystems to understand impacts of agriculture on south Florida ecosystem.
COURSES TAUGHT
SOS 3022L - Introduction to Soils in the Environment Lab
SELECT PUBLICATIONS
Li, Y.C., M. Zhou and J. Zhao. 2004. The role of chemical analysis on soil and water characterization. p. 503-558. In J. Alvarez-Benedi, J. and R. Muñoz-Carpena (eds). Soil-water-solute process characterization: an integrated approach. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl.
Wang, Q.R., Y.C. Li, W. Klassen. 2003. Effects of soil amendments at a heavy loading rate associated with cover crops as green manures on the leaching of nutrients and heavy metals from a calcareous soil. J. Environ. Sci. Health. B38(6): 865-881.
Zhou, M. Y.C. Li, P. Nkedi-Kizza, and S. K. O'Hair. 2003. Endosulfan losses through runoff and leaching from calcareous gravelly or marl soils. Vadose Zone Journal. 2:231-238.
Li, Y.C. and M. Zhang. 2002. Responses of Anthurium to irrigation water with urea or nitric acid. HortTechnology 12(1): 131-134.
Zhou, M. and Y.C. Li. 2001. Phosphorus-sorption characteristics of calcareous soils and limestone from the southern Everglades and adjacent farmlands. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 65 (5): 1404-1412.
Li, Y.C. and M. Norland. 2001. The role of soil fertility in invasion of Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius) in Everglades National Park, Florida. Soil Sci. 166(6):400-405.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Tropical Research and Education Center, University of Florida, 18905 SW 280th Street, Homestead, FL 33031-3314
(305) 246.6342, (305) 246.7003 fax
email: yunli@ufl.edu
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