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SCIENTIST:
Dale
T. Westermann
Soil Scientist
NWISRL-USDA-ARS
3793 E 3600 N
Kimberly, ID 83341
PHONE (208) 423-6524 FAX (208) 423-6555
dtw@nwisrl.ars.usda.gov
EMPLOYMENT:
NWISRL, USDA-ARS, Kimberly,
ID
1968-1996, Soil Scientist
1996-2004, Research
Leader/Location Coordinator
2004-Present, Soil Scientist
Adjunct Professor appointments
University of Idaho, Moscow
Utah State University, Logan
EDUCATION:
B.S. Soil Science, 1963 Colorado State
University
M.S. Soils, 1965, Oregon State University
Ph.D. Soils, 1969, Oregon State University
RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT:
Dr. Westermann
provides multi-disciplinary team leadership to investigate the complex soil and
plant nutritional management problems of irrigated crops (ARS National Programs
201, 202 and 206). He conducts research
on the relationships between management practices, soil-water and animal waste
biological, chemical, and physical processes, plant nutrient concentrations and
uptake, gaseous emissions, and physiological plant growth responses of
irrigated field crops. Attention is focused on plant nutrient availabilities
under various climatic and physiological stresses, and different
soil-crop-water and animal waste management practices; the uptake and
partitioning of nutrients in crops at different physiological growth stages;
and the effects of soil-water-plant-animal management practices on
sustainability, and air and water quality parameters.
CURRENT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:
Evaluating
the effect of selected conservation practices on selected water quality
parameters in irrigation return flows in the Upper Snake-Rock Hydrologic Unit. (Cooperators: Nelson and Bjorneberg)
Evaluating
selected methods (FTIR) to measure ammonia emissions from land applications of
animal wastes. (Cooperators:
Leytem and Bjorneberg, and
Griffiths, UI)
Evaluating
whey’s effect on plant nutrient availabilities. (Cooperators: Leytem and Roper, MVP)
Characterizing
the dynamics of phosphorus transport and transfer under surface irrigation. (Cooperators: Bjorneberg and ARS, Phoenix)
Determining
the phosphorus dynamics in irrigation laterals. (Cooperator: Nelson)
