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Dr. Drew Miller Gholson

Dr. Drew Miller Gholson

Title

  • Assistant Professor

Contact Information

drew.gholson@msstate.edu
Office: 662-390-8505

Overview

Education

  • Texas A&M University, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Soil Science
  • Texas A&M University, Master of Science (MS), Water Management & Hydrological Science
  • Texas A&M University, Bachelor of Science (BS), Rangeland Resources

Publications

Year Publications
2025

Mangialardi, . A., Bond, J. A., Allen, T. W., Gholson, D., McCoy, J., Bowman, H., Kelly, R. 2025. Termination of a simulated failed corn stand and timing interval for replanting corn or soybean. Weed Technology

2024

Freeland, T., Gholson, D., Lo, H., Singh, G., Kaur, G., Larson, E. J., Czarnecki, J. 2024. Furrow irrigation spacing effects on corn production in vertisols of the Mississippi Delta. Crop, Forage, & Turfgrass Management 10(2):e20306.

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2024

Sanders, T., Bond, J. A., Allen, T. W., Gholson, D., Krutz, L. J., Webster, E. 2024. Barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli) control and rice injury with labeled herbicides following exposure to sub-lethal concentrations of paraquat. Weed Technology 38.

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2024

Donovan, M., Chanes, C., Gholson, D., Kadyampakeni, D. M., Swisher, M. E., Connor, T. 2024. Managing Agricultural Water Resources in the Southern Region: Perspectives of Crop Growers. Water 16(13):1841.

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2024

Quintana Ashwell, N. E., Al-Sudani, A., Gholson, D. 2024. The cost of mismanaging crop heat stress with irrigation: evidence from the mis-south USA. Agricultural Water Management 300(108907).

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2024

Russell, D., Singh, G., Quintana-Ashwell, N., Kaur, G., Gholson, D., Krutz, L. J., Nelson, K. A. 2024. Cover crops and irrigation impacts on corn production and economic returns. Agricultural Water Management 295:108739.

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2024

Vargas, A., Singh, G., Kaur, G., Lo, T. Z., Spencer, G. D., Krutz, L. J., Gholson, D. M. 2024. Urea Ammonium Nitrate Placement Methods, Row Patterns, and Irrigation Effects on Corn Productivity in a Humid Subtropical Region. Agrosystems, Geosciences, and Environment 7(1):e20462.

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2023

Atwill, R. L., Bond, J. A., Gore, J., Gholson, D., Walker, T. W., Spencer, G. D., Oakley, G. R., Reynolds, D. Z., Krutz, L. J. 2023. Barnyardgrass control in conventional and Clearfield rice grown under intermittent flooding. Crop, Forage and Turfgrass Management 9(2):e20246.

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2023

Rix, J. P., Lo, T. Z., Gholson, D. M., Spencer, G. D., Singh, G. 2023. Effects of conservation practices on rainfed maize yield, furrow water infiltration, and soil moisture for surface sealing loam soils in the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta. Soil Science Society of America Journal 87(6):1485-1497.

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2023

Spencer, G., Gore, J., Mills, B. E., Gholson, D., Krutz, L. J. 2023. On-Farm Response of Inbred and Hybrid Rice Cultivars to Furrow Irrigation. Agronomy Journal 115(6):2900-2911.

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2023

Singh, G., Ashwell, N. E., Kaur, G., Gholson, D., Locke, M. A., Krutz, L., Cooke, T. 2023. Opinions on Irrigation Water Management Tools and Alternative Irrigation Sources by Farmers from the Delta Region of Mississippi. Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education 178(1):90-102.

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2023

Kaur, G., Ashwell, N. E., Singh, G., Gholson, D., Locke, M. A., Krutz, L., Cooke, T. 2023. Producer Perceptions on the Value and Availability of Water for Irrigation in the Mississippi Delta. Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education 178(1):60-70.

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2023

Singh, G., Quintana Ashwell, N. E., Kaur, G., Gholson, D., Locke, M. A., Krutz, L. J., Cooke, III, T. 2023. Opinions on irrigation water management tools and alternative irrigation sources by Farmers from the Delta Region of Mississippi. Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education 178.

2023

Russell, D., Singh, G., Quintana-Ashwell, N., Kaur, G., Gholson, D., Krutz, L. J., Nelson, K. A. 2023. Cover crops and furrow irrigation impacts on soybean production in sub-humid climate. Agricultural Water Management 284:108347.

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2023

Russell, D., Singh, G., Quintana Ashwell, N. E., Kaur, G., Gholson, D., Krutz, L. J., Nelson, K. A. 2023. Cover crops and furrow irrigation impacts on soybean production in sub-humid climate. Agricultural Water Management 284(108347).

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2023

Bryant, C., Spencer, G., Gholson, D., Plumblee, M. T., Dodds, D. M., Oakley, G. R., Reynolds, Z., Krutz, L. J. 2023. Development of a soil moisture sensor-based irrigation scheduling program for the midsouthern United States. Crop, Forage and Turfgrass Management 9(1):e20217.

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2022

Rix, J. P., Lo, H., Gholson, D., Pringle, H., Spencer, G., Singh, G. 2022. Effects of low-till parabolic subsoiling frequency and furrow irrigation frequency on maize in the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta. Agricultural Water Management 274:107945.

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2022

Nelson, A., Quintana Ashwell, N. E., Delhom, C., Gholson, D. 2022. Leveraging Big Data to Preserve the Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer: A Blueprint for the National Center for Alluvial Aquifer Research. Land 11.

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2022

Quintana Ashwell, N. E., Gholson, D. 2022. Optimal Management of Irrigation Water from Aquifer and Surface sources. Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 54(3).

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2022

Quintana-Ashwell, N., Gholson, D., Kaur, G., Singh, G., Massey, J., Krutz, L. J., Henry, C. G., Cooke, T., Reba, M., Locke, M. A. 2022. Irrigation Water Management Tools and Alternative Irrigation Sources Trends and Perceptions by Farmers from the Delta Regions of the Lower Mississippi River Basin in South Central USA. Agronomy 12(4):894.

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2022

Quintana Ashwell, N. E., Gholson, D., Kaur, G., Singh, G., Krutz, L. J., Henry, C., Cooke, III, T., Massey, J., Reba, M., Locke, M. 2022. Irrigation water management tools and alternative irrigation sources trends and perceptions by farmers from the Delta regions of the Lower Mississippi River Basin in South Central USA . Agronomy

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2022

Spencer, G., Krutz, L. J., Locke, M. A., Gholson, D., Bryant, C., Henry, W. B., Golden, B. R. 2022. Runoff, erosion, and nutrient transport arising from furrow irrigation in a corn conservation production system. Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment 5(2).

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2022

Spencer, G., Krutz, L. J., Locke, M., Gholson, D., Bryant, C., Mills, B. E., Henry, W. B., Golden, B. R. 2022. Corn productivity and profitability in raised, stale seedbed systems with and without cover crops. Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Management

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2021

Quintana-Ashwell, N., Kaur, G., Singh, G., Gholson, D., Delhom, C., Krutz, L. J., Hegde, S. 2021. Positive Mathematical Programming to Model Regional or Basin-Wide Implications of Producer Adoption of Practices Emerging from Plot-Based Research. Agronomy 11(11):2204.

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2021

Peiper, K. J., Jones, C. N., Rhoads, W. J., McNamara , R., Gholson, D., Katner, A., Boellstorff, D. E., Beighley, R. E. 2021. Microbial contamination of drinking water supplied by private wells after Hurricane Harvey . Environmental Science & Technology 55(12):8382-8392.

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2020

Lo, H., Pringle, H., Rudnick, D. R., Bai, G., Krutz, L. J., Gholson, D., Qiao, X. 2020. Within-Field Variability in Granular Matrix Sensor Data and Its Implications for Irrigation Scheduling. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 36(4):437-449.

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2020

Gilliland, A. E., Gholson, D., Boellstorff, D. E., Pieper, K. J., Straif-Bourgeois, S. C., Katner, A. L. 2020. Natural disaster emergency response to private water well owner needs: evaluation of a pilot outreach approach. Journal of Environmental Health

2020

Gilliland, A. E., Gholson, D., Boellstorff, D. E., Peiper, K. J., Straif-Bourgeois, S., Katner, A. 2020. Natural Disaster Emergency Response to Private Well User Needs: Evaluation of a Pilot Outreach Approach. Journal of Environmental Health 83(2):16.

2020

Quintana Ashwell, N. E., Gholson, D., Krutz, L. J., Henry, C. G., Cooke, T. 2020. Adoption of Water-Conserving Irrigation Practices among Row-Crop Growers in Mississippi, USA. Agronomy 10(8):1083.

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2020

Ferguson, J. C., Krutz, L. J., Calhoun, J. S., Gholson, D., Merritt, L. H., Wesley, M. T., Broster, K. L., Treadway, Z. R. 2020. Optimizing Overhead Irrigation Droplet Size for Six Mississippi Soils. Agronomy 10(4):574.

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2019

Gholson, D., Boellstorff, D. E., Cummings, S. R., Wagner, K. L., Dozier, M. C. 2019. A survey of public perceptions and attitudes about water availability following exceptional drought in Texas. Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education 166(1):1--11.

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2018

Gholson, D., Boellstorff, D. E., Cummings, S. R., Wagner, K. L., Dozier, M. C. 2018. Consumer water quality evaluation of private and public drinking water sources. Journal of Water and Health 16(3):369-379.

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2018

Gholson, D., Boellstorff, D. E., Cummings, S. R., Wagner, K. L., Dozier, M. C. 2018. Outreach preferences for water resource information from extension and other sources. Natural Sciences Education/American Society of Agronomy 47(1).

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Extension Publications

Year Publications
2024

Gholson, D., Barrett, J. R. 2024. Disinfecting a Water Well through Shock Chlorination. Mississippi State University Extension Service Publication 3398(P3398).

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2024

Gholson, D., Barrett, J. R. 2024. Ready Your Well for the Next Flood: Preparation, Evacuation, and Return Home. Mississippi State University Extension Service Publication 3399(P3399).

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2022

Quintana Ashwell, N. E., Al-Sudani, A., Gholson, D. 2022. And who’s my neighbor? One with On-Farm Water Storage might be a real-life Good Samaritan!. Mississippi State University, MAFES

2022

Al-Sudani, A., Quintana Ashwell, N. E., Gholson, D. 2022. Exploring the role of off-season precipitation and irrigation water use in inter-season changes in well depth to water . Mississippi State University, MAFES

2021

Rix, J., Lo, H., Gholson, D., Henry, M. E. 2021. Irrometer Watermark Series: Measurement Devices #3537. Mississippi State University Agricultural Communications

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2021

Rix, J., Lo, H., Gholson, D., Henry, M. E. 2021. Irrometer Watermark Series: Scientific Background #3536. Mississippi State University Agricultural Communications

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2021

Rix, J., Lo, H., Gholson, D., Henry, M. E. 2021. Irrometer Watermark Series: Installation Procedures #3540. Mississippi State University Agricultural Communications

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2021

Rix, J., Lo, H., Gholson, D., Henry, M. E. 2021. Irrometer Watermark Series M2400. Mississippi State University Agricultural Communications

2021

Rix , J., Lo, H., Gholson, D. 2021. Irrometer Watermark Series. Mississippi State University Extension

2021

Rix , J., Lo, H., Gholson, D. 2021. Irrometer Watermark Series: Scientific Background. Mississippi State University Extension

2021

Rix , J., Lo, H., Gholson, D., Henry , M. 2021. Irrometer Watermark Series: Measurement Devices. Mississippi State University Extension

2021

Rix , J., Lo, H., Gholson, D., Henry , M. 2021. Irrometer Watermark Series: Installation Procedures. Mississippi State University Extension

2020

Rix, J. P., Lo, H., Gholson, D., Henry, M. E. 2020. Irrometer Watermark Series: Irrigation Triggers. Mississippi State University Agricultural Communications

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2020

Rix, J. P., Lo, H., Gholson, D., Henry, M. E. 2020. Irrometer Watermark Series: Location Selection. Mississippi State University Agricultural Communications

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2020

Rix, J. P., Lo, H., Gholson, D., Henry, M. E. 2020. Irrometer Watermark Series: Construction Guide. Mississippi State University Agricultural Communications

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2020

Gholson, D., Henry , C., Krutz, L. J. 2020. Surge Irrigation. Mississippi State University Extension Service

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2020

Henry , C., Gholson, D., Krutz, L. J. 2020. Surge Irrigation. University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service

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2020

Gholson, D., 2020. Water Works with Extension - From the Ground Up. Mississippi State University Extension Service Publication

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2020

Boellstorff , D. E., Gholson, D., Dozier, M. C. 2020. Como desinfectar los pozos de agua por hipercloracion. Texas A&M AgriLife

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2020

Boellstorff, D. E., Gholson, D., Gerlich , R. A. 2020. Como preparer su pozo para la proxima inundacion: Preparacion, evacuacion y regreso a casa. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

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2019

Boellstorff, D. E., Gholson, D., Gerlich , R. A. 2019. How to Ready your Well for the Next Flood: Preparation, Evacuation, and Return Home. . Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

2019

Boellstorff , D. E., Gholson, D., Dozier, M. C. 2019. How to Disinfect a Water Well Through Shock Chlorination. Texas A&M AgriLife

2019

Gholson, D., Barrett, J. R. 2019. Ready Your Well for the Next Flood: Preparation, Evacuation, and Return Home. Mississippi State University Extension Service Publication 3399(P3399).

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2019

Gholson, D., Barrett, J. R. 2019. Disinfecting a Water Well through Shock Chlorination. Mississippi State University Extension Service Publication 3398(P3398).

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2018

Allen, M. E., Gholson, D., Boellstorff , D. E. 2018. Proteja su agua de pozo y el acuífero Edwards-Trinity. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

2018

Allen , M. E., Gholson, D., Boellstorff , D. E. 2018. Your Well Water and the Edwards-Trinity Aquifer. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

2018

Sawyer, C., Gholson, D., Boellstorff , D. E. 2018. How to Prepare Your Well for the Next Flood: Evacuation Preparations and Return Home. Clemson University Extension

2017

Barrett, J. R., Gholson, D., Boellstorff, D. E. 2017. What to Do About Coliform Bacteria in Well Water. Mississippi State University Extension Service Publication P3078:4.

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2015

Boellstorff , D. E., Gholson, D. 2015. Well Owner’s Guide to Water Supply. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

2015

McDonald , A. K., Gholson, D., Boellstorff , D. E. 2015. Groundwater Pumping in a Floodplain: What You Need to Know. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

2015

Gholson, D., 2015. Well Owner’s Guide to Water Supply.

Graduate Students

    Society Memberships

    • Crop Science Society of America
    • Irrigation Association
    • Mid-South Automation Irrigation Group
    • Mississippi Association of County Agricultural Agents
    • National Groundwater Association
    • Soil Science Society of America
    • Soil and Water Conservation Society
    • Southern Branch of American Society of Agronomy