

Associate Professor
School of Agriculture, University of the Virgin Islands
RR1 Box 10,000, Kingshill
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, 00850-9781
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Saha Lab Graduate Students
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Martin Ryan Day (2013 – 2015): Carbon sequestration and biomass production potentials for switchgrass-pine agroforestry systems in southeastern coastal plain.
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Matthew Pfister (2013 – 2016): Effects of biochar and nutrients on soil and sunflower (Helianthus annuus) feedstock properties under controlled environment.
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Ruth Ann Steinbrecher (2012 – 2014): The effects of herbicide on the endangered herb (Baptisia arachnifera) and preliminary nutrient survey of leaf tissue and soil.
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Christopher Earls (2015 – 2017): Effects of biochar on soybean production.
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Stuart Barker (2015 – 2017): Soil carbon and nitrogen in tropical coffee agroforestry in Costa Rica.
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Elizabeth Baker (2015 – 2017): Forest farming agroforestry in Georgia, USA.
Saha Lab Undergraduate Students
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Haley Gilreath (Summer 2012): Organic medicinal plant production.
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George Andrews (Fall 2012): Carbon storage and phenology in longleaf pine ecosystems.
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Brooke McKie (Spring 2013): Effects of organic nutrition on radish cultivation.
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Spencer Braley (Fall 2013 and Spring 2015): Soil and nutrient management in turfgrass.
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Kyle Franks (Spring 2014): Increasing tomato yield using cover pea crop.
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Stuart Barker (Fall 2014): Soil carbon sequestration in Georgia Southern University campus.
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Stefani Cox (Fall 2014): Assessment of water quality to ensure environmental health at GSU
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Emily Penn (Fall 2014): Comparison of growth rates in Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao).
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Amber Monroe (Fall 2015): Indoor lettuce production: Aquaponics vs. hydroponics.
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Cortney Johnson (Spring 2016): Treated biochar effects on onion and cabbage cultivation.
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Michael Tew (Fall 2017): Controlled environment lettuce production (Hydroponic vs. Soil).
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Kalil White (Spring 2018): Controlled environment basil production (Hydroponic vs. Soil).
Gradate Research Committee Member
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Nickey Garrett Anderson (2011 – 2012): Wiregrass restoration. Georgia Southern University
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Michael Sabula (2012 – 2014): Soil microbial community. Georgia Southern University
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Joshua Mims (2013 – 2015): Carbohydrate concentrations in pine trees. Georgia Southern Univ.
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Lupita Alvarez (2012 – 2015): Carbon capture in Pinus patula. University of Veracruzana, Mexico
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Purnabha Dasgupta (PhD)(2012 – 2017): Farm sustainability. RK Mission V. Univ., India
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David Penn (2017 – 2019): Roadside bioenergy crops. Georgia Southern University
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Emily Arnold (2019 – 2020): Use of salt tolerant cover crops. Texas State University
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Ryan Manthei (2019 – 2020): Vermicompost Teas in Hydroponics. Texas State University
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Amanda Spradlin (2019 – 2020): Saline Aquaponics. Texas State University