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Research/Scholarship -- 25%
| Peer reviewed publications |
Brook, R.C. 1998. Drying Farm Crops (revised). In: ASHRAE Applications
Handbook, ASHRAE, Atlanta, GA |
| Other publications |
Marshall, D.E. and Brook, R.C. 1999. Reduced
bell pepper bruising during postharvest handling. HortTechnology 9(2):4-8. Fick,
R.J. and Brook, R.C. 1999. Threshold sugar levels during storage of Snowden variety
otaotes. Am. J. Potato Res. (in review) |
| Papers presented at conferences |
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| Professional Improvement |
 | Atended Internation Conference on Geospatial Information in Agriculture and Forestry
--June 1-3 |
| Attended Potato Association of American annual meeting July 25-30 |
| Attended ASAE Annual Meeting -- July 12-16
 | Fundamentals of Systems Engineering workshop |
| Developing and Assessing Teamwork in Engineering |
| Introduction to Ground Penetrating Radar |
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| Awards and honors received for research |
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| Numbers of M.S. and Ph.D. theses/projects
completed |
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| Grant and contract support |
PI
| Comparative analysis of site-specific and conventional fertility management for corn and
soybeans grown in Michigan (PPI, Mar $20,000) |
| CANR Precision Ag Jan. $35,000 |
Co-PI / Cooperator
| Chlorine dioxide as a putative control of potato storage pathogens and associated
secondary infections: effecacy of various application methods (Bio-Cide, Int., Aug. -
$6,500) |
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| Proposals submitted |
PI
| Comparative analysis of conventional and site-specific ICM in potato and associated
rotation crop production systems (NC IPM, Jan. - $75,000 for 2 years) |
| Spatial and temporal dynamics of potato production sites in relation to precision
agriculture and integrated crop managment systems (MPIC, Dec. - $11,950) |
| Site-pecific and integrated crop management for Michigan cip potato producers: with
special reference to soil quality and foliar pathogens (GREEEN, Dec. -- $115,930 first
year) |
| On-line vegetabel oil quality measurement using near-infrared spectroscopic analysis
(GREEEN Dec. - $18,300) |
Co-PI / Cooperator
| Development of automated sensing technology for food quality and safety (MAES, Jan. -
$25,000) |
| Celery Storage Research (Celery Growers, Jan. - $1,700) |
| Comparative analysis of conventional and site-specific ICM in potato and rotation crop
production systems (USDA NRI, Feb. - $338,004 for 3-years) |
| Potato pest management utilizing airborne hyperspectral remote sensing and precision
agriculture technologies (NASA, Aug. - $598,371 for 3-years) |
| Chlorine dioxide as a putative control of potato storage pathogens and associated
secondary infections: effecacy of various application methods (NPC / USDA, Aug. - $5,625) |
| Light frequency analysis and neural network classification for fruit & vegetable
quality evaluation (USDA NRI, Nov. - $110,855 for 2-years) |
| Profitability and sustainability in using site-specific agronomic information (USDA NRI,
Nov. - $435,310 for 3-years) |
| Comparison of the accuracy and costs as well as conducting an evaluation of the user
friendliness of nitrate sampling methods in irrigated seed corn prodction using SSM
technology (SARE, Nov. - 4,250) |
| Identification of SSM/GPS equipment, techniques and procedures available for use with
center pivot irrigation systems and their adaptability to MI seed corn production (SARE,
Nov. - 3,450) |
| Validation of the ethanol monitoring system for the early detection of soft-rot
infection in potatoes (MPIC, Dec. - $8,190) |
| Field evaluation of the relationships between soil quality and the potato early-die
complex (MPIC, Dec.- $8,900) |
| Development of technologies and management protocols for suppressing sotrage rots during
extended season storage of Michigan chipping potatoes (GREEEN Dec. - $66,552) |
| Spatial and temporal dynamics of alfalfa production in relation to precision agriculture
and integrated crop management systems (GREEEN, Dec. - $73,440 first year) |
| An integrated approach to soil nutrition management for soybean production in Heterodera
glycines infected soybeans (GREEEN Dec. - $46,040) |
| Developing management zones utilizing digital soils, elevation, and related infomation:
evaluation of the concept (GREEEN, Dec. - $35,000 first year) |
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| Other |
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