Dipak Santra
faculty
- Professor Agronomy & Horticulture University of Nebraska–Lincoln
- Courtesy Professor Panhandle Research & Extension Center University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Work
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff
NE
69361-4939
US
Work
308-632-1244
icon-bookmark-starAwards & Honors
- Chair, The 3rd International Millet Symposium 2018, 2018
Field Pea Production: Rotational Costs and Benefits
March 10, 2017
Research findings show benefits in soil nutrient cycling, water infiltration, and microbial activity from replacing fallow with grain-type field peas in a wheat-fallow rotation in western Nebraska.
Triticale: A Useful Component of a Cover Crop
December 1, 2016
This overview of UNL research compares winter triticale with winter barley and explores why crop producers may want to include triticale in their cover crop blends.
2016 Winter Wheat Varieties for Nebraska
September 1, 2016
Recommendations for identifying and selecting wheat varieties best suited to your location, based on variety trial results, and other factors to manage to achieve high yields.
6 Nebraska Wheat Variety Tours
May 10, 2016
Nebraska wheat growers can view and compare current and experimental wheat varieties and hear from researchers and specialists at six UNL Wheat Variety Trials to be held this June in west central Nebraska and the Panhandle. The June 15 tour at the Stumpf Wheat Research center at Grant will also include a field pea plot tour and presentations.
Replacing Summer Fallow with Grain-Type Field Peas: Planting Population
March 8, 2016
Field Peas – Pros and Cons
Grain-type field pea is a spring-planted cool season crop that can be grown as an alternative for summer fallow in semiarid cereal-based, no-till cropping systems where wheat-corn-fallow and/or wheat-fallow are the main rotation strategies (Figure 1). Reasons for replacing summer fallow with field pea include:
Replacing Summer Fallow with Grain-Type Field Peas: Rotational Costs and Benefits
March 8, 2016