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Mitch Arnold, news editor
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Greensboro, NC: Dr. M. R. Reddy was named Outstanding
Research Scientist of the Year by the Agricultural Research Program of
North Carolina A&T State University. The award was presented during
the annual retreat of the A&T Agricultural Research Program.
A tenured professor, Reddy joined the A&T School of Agriculture faculty
in 1979.
Reddy's recent research has focused on sustainable agriculture, an area
of increasing importance to the state's small-scale farmers and others
worried about environmental pollution. On this subject, he leads a project
involving researchers from A&T, North Carolina State University, Virginia
State University, and producers in both North Carolina and Virginia.
The collaborative effort studies the applicability of sustainable agriculture
practices to the production of seedless watermelons and fall lettuce. Sustainable
agriculture practices studied in the project include the use of cover crops,
crop rotation, no tillage, minimum use of fertilizers and integrated pest
management.
At the Eleventh Biennial Research Symposium last fall, Reddy and Dr. Kanglin
Li, also of the A&T Department of Natural Resources and Environmental
Design, took first place in the Scientist Plant and Soil Science section.
Their work, entitled, "In-Situ Measurement of Nitrate Leaching by
Tensiometers and Nitrate Electrode," involves an innovative technique
to measure the leaching, or seeping through, of nitrates into deep soil
and groundwater.
In addition to teaching and research, Reddy has authored and coauthored
over 30 papers in professional journals, and presented numerous research
papers at national and international conferences.
Reddy received a B.S. from Osmania University in India in 1963, an M.S.
from Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University in India in 1965, and a Ph.D.
from the University of Georgia in 1973.
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For more information, please contact Dr. M. R. Reddy, NC A&T School
of Agriculture, (336) 334-7779.
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