Jason Krutz

Jason Krutz

Professor
Director, MS Water Resources Research Institute



Email: ljk81@msstate.edu
Phone: (662) 325-8335


Mailing Address:
MS Water Resources Research Institute
Box 9547
Starkville, MS 39762
Physical Address:
MS Water Resources Research Institute
207 Ballew Hall
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Websites:
Mississippi Water Resources Research institute
Education:
  • Ph.D., Texas A&M University
  • M.S., University of Arkansas
  • B.S., University of Arkansas

Society Membership:
  • American Society of Agronomy
  • American Chemical Society
  • Crop Science Society of America
  • Mississippi Seedsmen's Association
  • National Institutes for Water Resources
  • Soil Science Society of America
  • Southern Weed Science Society of America
  • University Councils on Water Resources
  • Weed Science Society of America

Recognitions and Awards:
  • 2019 Superior Faculty Award for Research, Region's Bank- Mississippi State University Division of Agriculture, Forestry, and Veterinary Medicine
  • 2019 Conservation Systems Irrigation Researcher of the Year, National Conservation systems Cotton and Rice Conference
  • 2016 Research Award of Merit, Gamma Sigma Delta, Mississippi State University Chapter
  • 2016 Excellence in Faculty Research Award, Mississippi Agriculture Forestry Experiment Station, Mississippi State University
  • 2015 Agricultural Achievement Award, Mid-South Farm and Gin Show
  • 2015 Conservation Systems Soybean Researcher of the Year, 18th Annual National Conservation Systems Cotton & Rice Conference

Publications

  • Alsajri, F. A., C. Wijewardana, R. Bheemanahalli, J. T. Irby, J. Krutz, B. Golden, V. R. Reddy, K. R. Reddy. 2022. Morpho-physiological, yield, and transgenerational seed germination responses of soybean to temperature. Frontiers in Plant Science 13:839270.  Download
  • Bryant, C. J., M. A. Locke, L. J. Krutz, D. B. Reynolds, B. R. Golden, J. T. Irby, R. W. Steinriede Jr., G. D. Spencer. 2021. Furrow-irrigation application efficiency in mid-southern U.S. conservation tillage systems. Agronomy Journal 113(1):397-406. Download
  • Singh, B., D. Chastain, K. R. Reddy, J. L. Snider, S. Stetina, L. J. Krutz, A. Sehgal. 2021. Agronomic characterization of cotton genotypes susceptible and resistant to Rotylenchulus reniformis in the US Midsouth. Agronomy Journal.  Download
  • Alsajri, F. A., C. Wijewardana, J. T. Irby, N. Bellaoui, L. J. Krutz, B. R. Golden, W. Gao, K. R. Reddy. 2020. Developing functional relationships between temperature and soybean yield and seed quality. Agronomy Journal 112:194-204. Download
  • Atwill, R. L., L. J. Krutz, J. A. Bond, B. R. Golden, G. D. Spencer, C. J. Bryant, B. E. Mills, J. Gore. 2020. Alternate wetting and drying reduces aquifer in Mississippi rice production systems. Agronomy Journal 112(6):5115-5124. Download
  • Bryant, C. J., L. J. Krutz, D. B. Reynolds, M. A. Locke, B. R. Golden, J. T. Irby, R. W. Steinriede, Jr., G. D. Spencer, B. E. Mills, C. W. Wood. 2020. Conservation soybean production systems in the Mid-Southern USA: I. Transitioning from conventional to conservation tillage. Crop, Forage, and Turfgrass Management 6(1):e20055. Download
  • Bryant, C. J., L. J. Krutz, D. B. Reynolds, M. A. Locke, B. R. Golden, J. T. Irby, R. W. Steinriede, Jr., G. D. Spencer, B. E. Mills, C. W. Wood. 2020. Conservation soybean production systems in the Mid-Southern USA: II. Replacing subsoiling with cover crops. Crop, Forage, and Turfgrass Management 6(1):e20058 Download
  • Bryant, C. J., L. J. Krutz, D. B. Reynolds, M. A. Locke, B. R. Golden, J. T. Irby, R. W. Steinriede, Jr., G. D. Spencer, B. E. Mills, C. W. Wood. 2020. Conservation soybean production systems in the Mid-Southern USA: III. Zone tillage for furrow-irrigated soybean. Crop, Forage, and Turfgrass Management 6(1):e20057 Download
  • Denton, S., D. M. Dodds, L. J. Krutz, J. J. Varco, J. Gore, T. Raper. 2020. Evaluation of Cover Crop Species Termination Timing Prior to Cotton Production in Mississippi. Journal of Cotton Science 24: 97-103. Download
  • Ferguson, J. C., L. J. Krutz, J. S. Calhoun, D. Gholson, L. H. Merritt, M. T. Wesley, K. L. Broster, Z. R. Treadway. 2020. Optimizing overhead irrigation droplet size for six Mississippi Soils. Agronomy 10(4):574. Download
  • Gholson, D., C. Henry, L. J. Krutz. 2020. Surge irrigation. Mississippi State University Extension Service Publication P3509. Download
  • Henry, C., D. Gholson, L. J. Krutz. 2020. Surge Irrigation. University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service Publication FSA60. Download
  • Kelly, F. R., J. Gore, D. R. Cook, A. L. Catchot, B. R. Golden, L. J. Krutz, W. Crow, T. B. Towles, J. A. Bond. 2020. Evaluation of flood removal in combination with insecticide seed treatment for rice water weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) larval management in rice. Journal of Economic Entomology 113(5):2235-2240. Download
  • Lo, H., H. Pringle, D. R. Rudnick, G. Bai, L. J. Krutz, D. Gholson, X. Qiao. 2020. Within-field variability in granular matrix sensor data and its implications for irrigation scheduling. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 36(4):437-449.  Download
  • Plumblee, M. T., D. M. Dodds, L. J. Krutz, T. B. Raper, A. S. Jones, A. L. Catchot, J. T. Irby, J. N. Jenkins. 2020. Effect of physical damage to early- and late-maturing cotton cultivars. Agronomy Journal 112(2):1140-1147 Download
  • Singh, B., D. R. Chastain, K. R. Reddy, J. L. Snider, L. J. Krutz, S. R. Stetina, A. Sehgal. 2020. Early season morphological and physiological responses of resistant and susceptible cotton genotypes to reniform nematode and soil nitrogen. Agronomy 10(12):1974. Download
  • Wilson, B. R., T. W. Allen, A. L. Catchot, L. J. Krutz, D. M. Dodds. 2020. Determining the profitability of reniform nematode control practices in the Mississippi cotton production system. Plant Health Progress 21(2):105-112.  Download
  • Wood, C. W., L. J. Krutz, W. B. Henry, J. T. Irby, J. Orlowski, C. J. Bryant, R. L. Atwill, G. D. Spencer, B. E. Mills. 2020. Developing sensor?based irrigation scheduling that maximizes soybean grain yield, irrigation water use efficiency, and returns above irrigation costs. Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Management 6(1):e20029.  Download
  • Abbott, C. C., J. M. Sarver, J. Gore, D. R. Cook, A. L. Catchot, R. A. Henn, L. J. Krutz. 2019. Establishing defoliation thresholds for insect pests of peanut in Mississippi. Peanut Science 46:1-7. Download
  • Plumblee, M. T., D. M. Dodds, L. J. Krutz, A. L. Catchot, J. T. Irby, J. N. Jenkins. 2019. Agronomy and soils: Effect of foliar applied nitrogen to cotton with artificial terminal and node removal. Journal of Cotton Science 23(3):225-230. Download
  • Plumblee, M. T., D. M. Dodds, L. J. Krutz, A. L. Catchot, J. T. Irby, J. N. Jenkins. 2019. Determining the optimum irrigation schedule in furrow irrigated cotton using soil moisture sensors. Crop, Forage, and Turfgrass Management 5(1):1-6. Download
  • Pringle, H., L. L. Falconer, D. K. Fisher, L. J. Krutz. 2019. Soybean irrigation initiation in Mississippi: Yield, soil moisture, and economic response. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 35(1):39-50.  Download
  • Smith, R. M., G. Kaur, J. M. Orlowski, J. Mahaffey, C. B. Edwards, G. Singh, T. Irby, K. J. Krutz, L. Falconer, D. R. Cook, D. Chastain. 2019. Evaluation of planter errors associated with twin-row soybean production in Mississippi. Agronomy Journal 111(4):1643-1649. Download
  • Smith, R. M., G. Kaur, J. Orlowski, G. Singh, D. Chastain, J. T. Irby, L. J. Krutz, L. L. Falconer, D. R. Cook. 2019. Narrow-row production system for soybeans in Mississippi Delta. Crop, Forage, and Turfgrass Management 5(1):1-6. Download
  • Spencer, G. W., L. J. Krutz, L. L. Falconer, W. B. Henry, C. Henry, E. J. Larson, H. Pringle, C. Bryant, R. L. Atwill. 2019. Irrigation water management technologies for furrow-irrigated corn that decrease water use and improve yield and on-farm profitability. Crop, Forage and Turfgrass Management 5(1):1-8.  Download
  • Wijewardana, C., F. A. Alsajri, J. T. Irby, L. J. Krutz, B. R. Golden, W. B. Henry, K. R. Reddy. 2019. Water deficit effects on soybean root morphology and early-season vigor. Agronomy 9(12):836. Download
  • Wijewardana, C., F. A. Alsajri, J. T. Irby, L. J. Krutz, B. R. Golden, W. B. Henry, W. Gao, K. R. Reddy. 2019. Physiological assessment of water deficit in soybean using midday leaf water potential and spectral features. Journal of Plant Interactions 14(1):533-543.  Download
  • Wood, C. W., J. Gore, A. L. Catchot, D. R. Cook, D. M. Dodds, L. J. Krutz. 2019. Impact of irrigation timing on tarnished plant bug populations and yield of cotton. Journal of Cotton Science 23(1):21-27. Download
  • Wood, C. W., L. J. Krutz, L. L. Falconer, H. Pringle, W. B. Henry, J. T. Irby, J. Orlowski, J. Gore, C. J. Bryant, D. L. Boykin, R. L. Atwill, G. D. Spencer. 2019. Soybean planting date and maturity group selection as a method to optimize net returns above total specified costs and irrigation water use efficiency. Crop, Forage and Turfgrass Management 5(1):1-7. Download
  • Atwill, R. L., L. J. Krutz, J. A. Bond, K. R. Reddy, J. Gore, T.W. Walker, D. L. Harrell. 2018. Water management strategies and their effects on rice grain yield and nitrogen use efficiency. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 73(3):257-264. Download
  • Omer, A. R., L. E. Miranda, M. T. Moore, L. J. Krutz, J. M. Prince Czarnecki, R. Kroger, B. H. Baker, J. A. Hogue, P. J. Allen. 2018. Reduction of suspended solid and nutrient loss from agricultural lands by tailwater recovery systems. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 73(3):284-297. Download
  • Omer, A. R., M. T. Moore, L. J. Krutz, R. Kroger, J. Czarnecki, B. Baker, P. J. Allen. 2018. Potential for recycling of suspended solids and nutrients by irrigation of tailwater from tailwater recovery systems. Water Science and Technology: Water Supply 18(4):1396-1405.  Download
  • Wijewardana, C., K. R. Reddy, F. A. Alsajri, J. T. Irby, L. J. Krutz, B. R. Golden. 2018. Quantifying soil moisture deficit effects on soybean yield and yield component distribution patterns. Irrigation Science 36:241-255. Download
  • Williams, J. J., W. B. Henry, J. J. Varco, D. B. Reynolds, N. W. Buehring, L. J. Krutz, L. L. Falconer, D. L. Boykin. 2018. Deficit irrigation, planting date, and hybrid selection impacts on a mid-south corn production system. Crop Forage & Turfgrass Management 4(1):1-8. Download
  • Bryant, C. J., L. J. Krutz, L. L. Falconer, J. T. Irby, C. G. Henry, H. C. Pringle III, M. E. Henry, D. P. Roach, D. M. Pickelmann, R. L. Atwill, C. W. Wood. 2017. Irrigation water management practices that reduce water requirements for mid-south furrow irrigated soybean. Crop, Forage and Turfgrass Management 3(1). Download
  • McNeal, J. P., L. J. Krutz, M. A. Locke, M. M. Kenty, R. L. Atwill, D. M. Pickelmann, C. J. Bryant, C. W. Wood, B. R. Golden, M. S. Cox. 2017. Application of polyacrylamide (PAM) through lay-flat polyethylene tubing: Effects on infiltration, erosion, N and P transport, and corn yield. Journal of Environmental Quality 46(4):855-861. Download
  • Omer, A. R., M. T. Moore, L. J. Krutz, R. Kroger, J. Prince Czarnecki, B. Baker, P. J. Allen. 2017. Representation of solid and nutrient concentrations in irrigation water from tailwater-recovery systems by surface water grab samples. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering 143(11). Download
  • Pringle, H., L. L. Falconer, D. K. Fisher, L. J. Krutz. 2017. Initiation of furrow irrigation in corn on a dundee/forestdale silty clay loam soil with and without deep tillage. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 33(2):205-216. Download
  • Wood, C.W., L.J. Krutz, L. Falconer, H.C. Pringle III, B. Henry, T. Irby, J.M. Orlowski, C.J. Bryant, D.L. Boykin, R.L. Atwill, D.M. Pickleman. 2017. Surge irrigation reduces irrigation requirements for soybean on smectitic clay-textured soils. Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Manage 3(1). Download
  • Wood, W., J. Gore, A. L. Catchot, D. R. Cook, D. M. Dodds, L. J. Krutz. 2017. Effect of leaf pubescence on tarnished plant bug (Hemiptera: Miridae) ability to cause damage and yield loss in cotton. Journal of Cotton Science 21:122-127. Download
  • Corbin, J.L., J.M. Orlowski, D.L. Harrell, B.R. Golden, L. Falconer, L.J. Krutz, J. Gore, M.S. Cox, T.W. Walker. 2016. Nitrogen strategy and seeding rates affect rice lodging, yield, and economic returns in the midsouthern United States. Agronomy Journal 108: 1938-1943. Download
  • Corbin, J.L., T.W. Walker, J.M. Orlowski, L.J. Krutz, J. Gore, M.S. Cox, B.G. Golden. 2016. Evaluation of trinexapac-ethyl and nitrogen management to minimize lodging in rice. Agronomy Journal 108:2365-2370. Download
  • Wood, W., J. Gore, A. L. Catchot, D. R. Cook, D. M. Dodds, L. J. Krutz. 2016. Susceptibility of flowering cotton to damage and yield loss from tarnished plant bug (Hemiptera: Miridae). Journal of Economic Entomology 109(3):1188-1195. Download
  • Fitts, P.W., T.W. Walker, L.J. Krutz, B.R. Golden, J.J. Varco, J. Gore, J.L. Corbin, and N.A. Slaton. 2014. Nitrification and Yield for Delayed-Flood Rice as Affected by a Nitrification Inhibitor and Coated Urea. Agronomy Journal, Vol. 106(5):1541-1548. Download
  • Knoblauch, R., P.R. Ernani, T.W. Walker, L.J. Krutz, J.J. Varco, L.C. Gatiboni, F.C. Deschamps. 2012. Ammonia volatilization in waterlogged soils influenced by the form of urea application. Brazilian Soil Science Journal 36(3):813-822. Download