Dr. Madhav Dhakal
Title
- Assistant Research Professor
Contact Information
md2007@msstate.edu
Office: 662-325-2044
1 Research Blvd, Suite 200
Overview
Education
- Texas Tech University, Doctor of Philosophy, Plant & Soil Sciences
- Tribhuvan University, Master of Agriculture, Agronomy
- Tribhuvan University, Bachelor of Science, Agriculture
Research/Extension Interests
-Modeling soil water dynamics, evapotranspiration flux, and greenhouse gas emissions in row crop settings.
-Cropping systems research: cover cropping, minimal tillage, and crop rotation
-Use of bio-stimulants and bio-based products in inorganic and organic systems.
-Data science and statistics.
Website
Publications
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Kharel, T. P., Tyler, H. L., Mubvumba, P., Huang, Y., Bhandari, A. B., Fletcher, R. S., Anapalli, S., Joshi, D. R., Mengistu, A., Birru, G., Adhikari, K., Dhakal, M., Maskey, M. L., Reddy, K. N., Clay, D. E. 2025. Machine learning on multi-spectral imagery to estimate nutrient yield of mixed-species cover crops. Agricultural and Environmental Letters Download |
| 2024 | Dhakal, M., Locke, M. A., Reddy, K. N., Moore, M. T., Steinriede, W., Krutz, L. J. 2024. Improving soil water storage with no-tillage cover cropping in the Mississippi River Alluvial Basin. Soil Science Society of America 88:540-556. Download |
| 2024 | Dhakal, M., Rui, Y., Benson, A. R., Hinson, P. O., Delate, K., Afshar, R. K., Luck, B., Smith, A. 2024. Cover crop management strategies affect weeds and profitability of organic no-till soybean. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 39(e3):1-13. Download |
Extension Publications
| Year | Publications |
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Graduate Students
- Pankaj Joshi
Society Memberships
- American Geophysical Union
- American Society of Agronomy-Crop Science Society of America-Soil Science Society of America
- Association of Nepalese Agricultural Professionals of Americas
- Earth and Space Science Open Archive
- Soil and Water Conservation Society
