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Dr. William Henry

Dr. William  Henry

Title

  • Professor

Contact Information

wbh3@msstate.edu
Office: 662-325-7483
469

Overview

Education

  • Mississippi State University, Doctor of Philosophy (PHD), Weed Science
  • Mississippi State University, Master of Science (MS), Biological Sciences
  • Millsaps College, Bachelor of Science (BS), Biology

Research/Extension Interests

Improving Corn Production

Teaching Interests

Grain Crops, Remote Sensing Seminar

Publications

Year Publications
2023

Vennam, R., Ramamoorthy, P., Poudel, S., Reddy, K. R., Henry, W. B., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R. 2023. Developing Functional Relationships between Soil Moisture Content and Corn Early-Season Physiology, Growth, and Development. Plants 12(13):2471.

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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

Hardman, W. C., Catchot, A. L., Gore, J., Henry, W. B., Cook, D. R. 2021. The Impact of Brown Stink Bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) Damage during the Seedling Stage on Field Corn Growth and Yield. Journal of Economic Entomology 114(4):1607-1612.

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2020

Walne, H., Gaudin, A., Henry, W. B., Reddy, K. R. 2020. Drought Tolerance Classification of Corn Hybrids during Seed Germination. Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment

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2020

Wood, C. W., Krutz, L. J., Henry, W. B., Irby, J. T., Orlowski, J., Bryant, C., Atwill, R. L., Spencer, G., Mills, B. E. 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.

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2020

Williams, J., Whittenton, B., Ali, O., Buehring, N. W., Varco, J. J., Henry, W. B. 2020. Short-season corn hybrids to avoid heat and drought stress in the Mid-South USA. Crop. Forage Turfgrass Manag. 6(1): e20003(6(1): e20003).

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2019

Wijewardana, C., Alsajri, F. A., Irby, J. T., Krutz, L. J., Golden, B. R., Henry, W. B. 2019. Physiological assessment of water deficit in soybean using midday leaf water potential and spectral features. Journal of Plant Interactions 14(1):533-543.

2019

Wood, C. W., Krutz, L. J., Falconer, L. L., Pringle, H., Henry, W. B., Irby, J. T., Orlowski, J., Gore, J., Bryant, C. J., Boykin, D. L., Spencer, G. D. 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

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2019

Ali, O., Williams, J. J., Whittenton, J. B., Watts, F., Henry, W. 2019. Impact of sub-optimal temperatures on corn root elongation and development. Seed Technology

2019

Wijewardana, C., Alsajri, F. A., Irby, J. T., Krutz, L. J., Golden, B. R., Henry, W. B., Reddy, K. R. 2019. Water Deficit Effects on Soybean Root Morphology and Early-Season Vigor. Agronomy

2019

Spencer, G., Krutz, L. J., Falconer, L. L., Henry, W. B., Henry, W. B., Larson, E. J., Pringle, H., Bryant, C., Atwill, R. L. 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).

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2019

Wood, ., Krutz, L. J., Falconer, L. L., Pringle, H., Henry, W. B., Irby, J. T., Orlowski, J., Gore, J., Bryant, C., Boykin, ., Atwill, R. L., Spencer, G. 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).

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2019

Spencer, G. W., Krutz, L. J., Falconer, L. L., Henry, W. B., Henry, C., Larson, E. J., Pringle, H., Bryant, C., Atwill, R. L. 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 180100):8.

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2019

Wood, C. W., Krutz, L. J., Falconer, L. L., Pringle, H., Henry, W. B., Irby, J. T., Orlowski, J., Gore, J., Bryant, C. J., Boykin, D. L., Atwill, R. L., Spencer, G. D. 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 180063):7.

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2018

Ali, O., Whittenton, B., Henry, W. B. 2018. Sub-Optimal Temperature Effects on Hybrid Corn Seed and Seedling Performance. Seed Technol 39(2):129-142.

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2018

Williams, J. J., Henry, W. B., Varco, J. J., Reynolds, D. B., Buehring, N. W., Krutz, L. J., Falconer, L. L., Boykin, D. L. 2018. Deficit Irrigation, Planting Date, and Hybrid Selection Impacts on a Mid-South Corn Production System. Crop Forage & Turfgrass Management 4:180052:8.

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2018

Nielsen, D., Vigil, M., Henry, W. 2018. Skip row planting configuration shifts grain sorghum water use under dry conditions. Field Crops Research 223:67-74.

2017

Wijewardana, C., Henry, W. B., Reddy, K. R. 2017. Evaluation of Drought Tolerant Maize Germplasm to Induced Drought Stress. Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences 62(3):316-329.

2017

Wood, C. W., Krutz, L. J., Falconer, L. L., Pringle, H., Henry, W. B., Irby, J. T., Orlowski, J., Bryant, C. J., Boykin, D. L., Atwill, R. L., Pickelmann, D. M. 2017. Surge Irrigation Reduces Irrigation Requirements for Soybean on Smectitic Clay-Textured Soils. Crop, Forage and Turfgrass Management 3(1):6.

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2016

Wijewardana, C., Hock, M., Henry, W. B., Reddy, K. R. 2016. Growth and physiological trait variation among corn (Zea mays l.) hybrids for cold tolerance. . Candian Journal of Plant Science 96:639-656.

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2016

Ward, J. K., Henry, W. B., Hock, M. W. 2016. Variability in Harvest Moisture and Dry-Down in Multi-Hybrid Planting Systems. Transactions of the ASABE 59(5):1111-1115.

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2016

Henry, W., Krutz, L. 2016. Water In Agriculture; Improving Corn Production Practices to Minimize Climate Risk. Current Climate Change Reports / Springer 2:49-54.

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2016

Wijewardana, C., Henry, W. B., Gao, W., Reddy, K. R. 2016. Interactive Effects on CO2, Drought, and Ultraviolet-B Radiation on Maize Growth and Development. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology, B: Biology 160:198-209.

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2015

Wijewardana, C., Hock, M., Henry, W. B., Reddy, K. R. 2015. Screening corn hybrids for cold tolerance using morphological traits for early-season seeding. Crop Science 55::851-867.

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2013

Bandara, N., Ratnaweera, C. N., Gwaltney, S. R., Henry, W. B. 2013. Isolation and structure of the anti,anti isomer and a DFT study of it and the syn,anti isomer of bis(tricarbonylchromium)dibenzo-[a,e]cyclooctatetraene. Evidence for an attractive electrostatic interaction between carbonyl oxygen atoms and Cr(CO)3-coordinated arene carbon atoms. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 745-746:86-92.

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2004

Henry, W. B., Shaw, D. R., Reddy, K. R., Bruce, L. M., Tamhankar, H. D. 2004. Spectral reflectance curves to distinguish soybean from common cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium) and sicklepod (Cassia obtusifolia) grown from varying soil moisture. Weed Science 52(5):788-796.

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2004

Henry, W. B., Shaw, D. R., Reddy, K. R., Bruce, L. M., Tamhankar, H. D. 2004. Remote sensing to distinguish soybean from weeds after herbicide application. Weed Technology 18(3):594-604.

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2004

Henry, W. B., Shaw, D. R., Reddy, K. R., Bruce, L. M., Tamhankar, H. D. 2004. Remote sensing to detect herbicide drift on crops. Weed Technology 18(2):358-368.

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Extension Publications

Year Publications
2019

Barickman, T. C., Bi, G., Bond, J. A., Byrd, J. D., Cobb, J., Denny, G. C., Dodds, D. M., Ezell, A. W., Golden, B. R., Hearn, R., Henry, W. B., Huang, Y., Irby, J. T., Lang, D. J., Larson, E. J., Lawrence, B., Ledlow, M., Lemus, R. W., Li, T., Maddox, V. L., McCurdy, J. D., Merkl, M. G., Meyers, S. L., Neal, J. W., Reginelli, D. B., Reynolds, D. B., Russell, D. P., Self, A. B., Shankle, M. W., Snyder, R., Stafne, E. T., Triplett, G. B., Tseng, P., Turnage, L. G., White, J. A. 2019. 2019 Weed Control Guidelines for Mississippi. Mississippi State University Extension Service P1532.

2018

Shankle, M. W., Byrd, J. D., Ledlow, M., Calcote, K., Cobb, J., Reynolds, D. B., Neal, W., Turnage, G., Buehring, N. W., Henry, B., Larson, E. J., Triplett, G. B., Dodds, D. M., Bond, J. A., Irby, T., Huang, Y., Li, T., Lang, D. J., Lemus, R. W., Russell, D., White, J., Stafne, E. T., Guihong, B., Barickman, C., Maddox, V., Weaver, M., Denny, G. C., Sarver, J. M., Hearn, R., Merkl, G., Golden, B. R., Lawrence, B., McCurdy, J. D., Self, B., Ezell, A. W., Meyers, S. L., Nagel, D. H., Snyder, R. G., Tseng, P. 2018. 2018 Weed Control Guidelines for Mississippi. Mississippi State University Extension Service P1532: 240.

2017

Shankle, M. W., Byrd, J. D., Ledlow, M., Calcote, K., Cobb, J., Reynolds, D. B., Neal, W., Turnage, G., Buehring, N. W., Henry, B., Larson, E. J., Triplett, G. B., Dodds, D. M., Bond, J. A., Irby, T., Huang, Y., Ward, J. K., Lang, D. J., Lemus, R. W., Russell, D., White, J., Stafne, E. T., Guihong, B., Stringer, S., Maddox, V., Weaver, M., Denny, G. C., Sarver, J. M., Hearn, R., Merkl, G., Golden, B. R., Lawrence, B., McCurdy, J. D., Self, B., Ezell, A. W., Meyers, S. L., Nagel, D. H., Snyder, R. G., Tseng, P. 2017. 2017 Weed Control Guidelines for Mississippi. Mississippi State University Extension Service P1532:240 pp.

2016

Henry, W., 2016. Precision Agriculture Central To Corn Research.

2016

Shankle, M. W., Byrd, J. D., Ledlow, M., Calcote, K., Cobb, J., Reynolds, D. B., Neal, W., Turnage, G., Buehring, N. W., Henry, B., Larson, E. J., Triplett, G. B., Dodds, D. M., Bond, J. A., Irby, T., Huang, Y., Ward, J. K., Lang, D. J., Lemus, R. W., Russell, D., White, J., Stafne, E. T., Guihong, B., Stringer, S., Maddox, V., Weaver, M., Denny, G. C., Sarver, J. M., Hearn, R., Merkl, G., Golden, B. R., Lawrence, B., McCurdy, J. D., Self, B., Ezell, A. W., Meyers, S. L., Nagel, D. H., Snyder, R. G. 2016. 2016 Weed Control Guidelines for Mississippi. Mississippi State University Extension Service P1532:240 pp.

Graduate Students

    Society Memberships

    • American Society of Agronomy
    • Mississippi Agronomy Society
    • Mississippi Seedsman's Association
    • Southern Regional Agronomy Society