Perejitei Bekewe

Perejitei Bekewe
Texas A&M University | TAMU · Department of Soil and Crop Sciences

Doctor of Philosophy

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Introduction
Perejitei Bekewe earns his Ph.D. in Agronomy with concentration in Soil Health, Cropping Systems Management, and Small Grains Production Systems on May 11, 2021 from Texas A&M University. Perejitei does research that focus on Soil Health, Cropping Systems Management, and Tillage Management, and Small Grain Production Systems.
Additional affiliations
July 2021 - present
Cornell University
Position
  • PostDoc Position
Description
  • As Postdoctoral Associate, I am responsible for the U.S. Dairy NetZero Research Initiative (New York location) studies working with Professor Quirine Ketterings. The U.S. Dairy 2050 Goals and NetZero Research Initiative aim to attain Carbon Neutrality. I am honored to be part of this noble research that is being conducted across the U.S.
January 2018 - May 2021
Texas A&M University
Position
  • Ph.D Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant
Description
  • As a Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistant, I was responsible for conducting noble research on soil health, cropping systems management, soil conservation/tillage management practices, small grain production, double cropping, cover cropping, water management in wheat-based cropping systems in three ecoregions of Texas. As TA, I was responsible for instructing the laboratory sections of two classes: Introduction to Soils and Soil Science (SCSC301), and Water in Soils and Plants (SCSC309)
January 2016 - December 2017
North Carolina State University
Position
  • M.S. Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant
Description
  • I worked as M.S. Graduate Research. Conducted research on defoliation management effect on productivity, persistence, and nutritive value of 'performer' switchgrass. I also helped with data collection in other projects that involves silvopasture, legumes and grasses mixtures studies. As teaching assistant, I was assigned to grade/assist teaching STS 323 – World Population and Food Prospects.
Education
January 2018 - May 2021
Texas A&M University
Field of study
  • Agronomy
January 2016 - December 2017
North Carolina State University
Field of study
  • Crop Science and Agronomy
January 2012 - December 2015
Earth University
Field of study
  • Agricultural Science and Agronomic Engineering

Publications

Publications (10)
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Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production in Texas depends heavily on conventional tillage (CT) and a long summer fallow period, which contributes to soil degradation. This study compared the impact of reducing tillage intensity (CT, no‐tillage, and strip‐tillage) combined with summer cropping to CT–summer fallow on wheat establishment, grain product...
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Constant supply of biomass from the field is limited by the seasonality of production of warm‐season grasses in the transition U.S. region. Delaying harvest after occurrence of freeze may be an alternative to extend the biomass supply period of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) in North Carolina. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the ef...
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Frost seeding is a low‐cost effective strategy to introduce legumes into existing perennial pastures; however, it has been deemed unreliable in the upper southeast USA. We evaluated frost seeding planting rate effects of clover (Trifolium spp.) during the year of establishment on productivity and nutritive value of clover‐tall fescue [Festuca arund...
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Forage species with greater nutritive value have the potential to positively affect animal responses. ‘Performer’ switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) was released because of greater digestibility and lower lignin concentrations as compared to ‘Alamo’ and ‘Cave‐in‐Rock.’ However, the relationship between nutritive value, canopy characteristics, and dr...
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Defoliation management can determine the presence or absence of desirable forage species. Canopy characteristics and light interception are two critical determinants of productivity and can influence weed pressure. The objectives of this study were to determine the effect of the factorial combination of four defoliation heights (clipped to 10, 20,...
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Core Ideas Defoliation management resulted in a wide range of plant responses that varied by year, with deleterious responses more evident in the second year. Greater leaf/stem ratios occurred with more frequent defoliation treatments. Frequent defoliations such as every 3 wk should maintain a stubble height of at least 40 cm, defoliation frequenci...

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