Vimala D. Nair
Research Professor, Environmental Soil Chemistry
Program Areas
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Teaching
- SWS 6932: Scientific Writing for Agriculture and Natural Resources Management (fall and summer semesters)
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Research
Departmental Research Areas:
Research focus:
Researches the impact of animal production on water quality. Studies fate and transport of phosphorus from manure-laden land into drainage water and eventually into natural water bodies. Also studies nutrient management and carbon sequestration in agroforestry systems.
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Extension
Publications
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Select Publications
Book
- Nair, P.K.R., and V.D. Nair. 2014. Scientific Writing and Communication in Agriculture and Natural Resources. Springer International Publishing, Switzerland. ISBN 978-3-319-03100-2; DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-03101-9
Book Chapter
- Nair, V.D., and K.R. Reddy. 2013. Phosphorus sorption and desorption in wetland soils. pp 667 – 678. In: DeLaune, R., Reddy, K.R., Richardson, C.J., and Megonigal, P. (ed). Methods on biogeochemistry of wetlands. Soil Science Society of America Publication.
Selected Refereed Journal Publications
- Dari, B., V.D. Nair, W.G. Harris, P.K.R. Nair, L. Sollenberger, and R. Mylavarapu. 2016. Relative influence of soil- vs. biochar properties on soil phosphorus retention. Geoderma. 280:82-87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2016.06.018
- Dari, B., V.D. Nair, J. Colee, W.G. Harris, and R. Mylavarapu. 2015. Estimation of phosphorus isotherm parameters: a simple and cost-effective procedure. Front. Environ. Sci. 3:70. doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2015.00070.
- Nair, V.D., M.W. Clark, and K.R. Reddy. 2015. Evaluation of legacy phosphorus storage and release from wetland soils. J. Environ. Qual. 44: 1956 – 1964. doi:10.2134/jeq2015.03.0154.
- Nair, V.D, and W.G. Harris. 2014. Soil phosphorus storage capacity for environmental risk assessment. Advances in Agriculture. doi:10.1155/2014/723064.
- Nair, V.D. 2014. Soil phosphorus saturation ratio for risk assessment in land use systems. Front. Environ. Sci. 2:6. doi:10.3389/fenvs.2014.00006
- Nair, P.K.R., and V.D. Nair. 2014. "Solid-Fluid-Gas": The state of knowledge on carbon sequestration potential of agroforestry systems in Africa. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 6:22–27.
- Chakraborty, D., V.D. Nair, W.G. Harris and R.D. Rhue. 2012. Environmentally-relevant phosphorus retention capacity of sandy coastal plain soils. Soil Sci. 177:701-707.
- Nair, P.K. R., V.D. Nair, B.M. Kumar, and J. Showalter. 2010. Carbon sequestration in agroforestry systems. Adv. Agron. 108:237-307.
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Extension Publications (EDIS)
Curriculum Vitae
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Mailing Address:
Soil and Water Sciences Department
2181 McCarty Hall, PO Box 110290
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611
Office:
2159 McCarty Hall A
(352) 294-3137
(352) 392-3399 fax
email: vdn@ufl.edu