Kelly Morgan

Assistant Professor
Soil Fertility and Water Management

Southwest Florida Research and Education Center

DEPARTMENTAL RESEARCH AREAS
Management of Nutrients, Pesticides, and Wastes

EXTENSION FOCUS
Provide growers of Florida with science-based information on improved soil fertility and water management methods. Implementation of best management practices that sustain yields while protecting water quality.

RESEARCH FOCUS
Modeling of soil nitrogen and phosphorus bioavailability with focus on environmental cycling and crop uptake. Improved nutrient and water use efficiencies through the development of expert systems for citrus, vegetable, and sand-land sugarcane production. Establish N and P best management practices that provide maximum environmental protection while maintaining highest possible economical yields.

SELECT PUBLICATIONS
Wheaton, T. A., K. T. Morgan, and L. R. Parsons. 2006. Simulating Annual Irrigation Requirement for Citrus on the Central Florida Ridge. HortScience In Press.

Morgan, K. T., T. A. Obreza, and J. M. S. Scholberg. 2006. Orange Tree Root Distribution in Space and Time. J. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci. In Press.

Morgan, K. T., T. A. Obreza, J. M. S. Scholberg, L. R. Parsons, and T. A. Wheaton. 2006. Citrus Water Uptake Dynamics on a Sandy Florida Entisol. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 70(1):90-97.

Morgan, K. T., J. M. S. Scholberg, T. A. Obreza, and T. A. Wheaton. 2006. Size, Biomass, and Nitrogen Relationships with Sweet Orange Tree Growth. J. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci. 131(1):149-156.

Morgan, K. T., T.A. Obreza, T.A. Wheaton, and L.R. Parsons. 2002. Comparison of Soil Matric Potential Measurements Using Tensiometric, and Resistance Methods. Proc. Soil and Crop Sci. Soc. Fla. 61:63-66.


CONTACT INFORMATION
Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida, 2686 SR 29 N, Immokalee, Florida 34142
(239) 658.3400, (239) 658.3469
email: conserv@ufl.edu
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