Potassium Fertility Research and Education

Craig A. Beyrouty

Craig A. Beyrouty, Professor and Head
Department of Agronomy, Purdue University
915 W. State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054
Telephone: (765) 494-4774
FAX: (765) 496-2926
E-Mail: beyrouty@purdue.edu

Education:

Loyola University at Los Angeles, 1972-1974
University of California at Los Angeles, 1974
B.S., Soil Science, Cal Poly State University at San Luis Obispo,1977
M.S., Soil Chemistry, Purdue University, 1980
Ph.D., Soil Chemistry, Purdue University, 1984

Positions Held:

2001-present Professor and Head of Agronomy, Purdue University
1998-1999 Interim Dean of Enrollment Services, University of Arkansas
1997-1998 Interim Head of Agronomy Department, University of Arkansas
1993-2001 Professor of Agronomy, University of Arkansas
1989-1993 Associate Professor of Agronomy, University of Arkansas
1984-1989 Assistant Professor of Agronomy, University of Arkansas
1978-1984 Graduate Instructor in Soils, Purdue University
1977-1978 Research Scientist, Castle and Cooke Foods, Valmeyer, IL.
1975-1977 Soil Scientist student trainee, Soil Conservation Service, Medford, OR.

Membership in Professional Societies:

American Society of Agronomy
Soil Science Society of Amaerica
Council for Agricultural Science and Technology
International Society of Root Research
Gamma Sigma Delta
Sigma Xi
Phi Kappa Phi
Alpha Zeta
Golden Key

Book chapters on potassium

Keino, J.*, C. Beyrouty, D. Oosterhuis, and E.E. Gbur. 1999. Role of foliar potassium and root hairs in uptake of potassium by plants. Chapter 14, pp. 117-122. In D.M. Oosterhuis and G. A. Berkowitz (eds.) Frontiers in potassium nutrition: New perspectives on the effects of potassium on physiology of plants. Potash and Phosphate Institute, Norcross, Georgia.

Refereed journal articles on potassium

Teo, Y.H.*, C.A. Beyrouty, and E.E. Gbur. 1992. Evaluating a model for predicting nutrient uptake by rice at vegetative growth. Agron. J. 84:1064-1070.

Teo, Y.H.*, C.A. Beyrouty, and E.E. Gbur. 1992. Nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium influx kinetic parameters of three rice cultivars. J. Plant Nut. 15:435-444.

Beyrouty, C.A., B.C. Grigg*, R.J. Norman, and B.R. Wells. 1994. Nutrient uptake by rice in response to water management. J. Plant Nutr. 17:39-55.

Teo, Y.H.*, C.A. Beyrouty, R.J. Norman, and E.E. Gbur. 1994. Nutrient supplying capacity of a paddy rice soil. J. Plant Nutr. 17:1983-2000.

Teo, Y.H.*, C.A. Beyrouty, R.J. Norman, and E.E. Gbur. 1995. Nutrient uptake relationship to root characteristics of rice. Plant Soil. 171:297-302.

Teo, Y.H.*, C.A. Beyrouty, and E.E. Gbur. 1995. Evaluation of a model to predict nutrient uptake by field-grown paddy rice. Agron. J. 87:7-12.

Stephens, D.B.*, C.A. Beyrouty, E.E. Gbur, and R.J. Norman. 1998. Salt effect on K influx by two rice cultivars differing in salinity tolerance. In Root Demographics and Their Efficiencies in Sustainable Agriculture, Grasslands and Forest cosystems. J. Box, Jr. (ed.) p. 483-491. Kluwer Academic Publishers. Netherlands.

Extension/technical papers on potassium

Teo, Y.H.* and C.A. Beyrouty. 1991. Nutrient uptake related to shoot and root growth of rice. Ark. Exp. Sta. Res. Ser. 411:49-50.

Teo Y.H.* and C.A. Beyrouty. 1991. Nutrient uptake related to shoot and root growth of rice. Ark. Exp. Sta. Res. Ser. 411:49-50.

Teo, Y.H.*, C.A. Beyrouty, E.E. Gbur, and P.J. Watson*. 1992. Nutrient uptake related to root morphology and absorption characteristics of rice. Ark. Soil Fert. Studies. Ark. Agri. Exp. Sta. Res. Ser. 421:81-84.

Grigg, B.C.*, C.A. Beyrouty, R.J. Norman, B.R. Wells, and E.E. Gbur. 1992. Impact of water and nitrogen management on nutrient uptake. Ark. Soil Fert. Studies. Ark. Agri. Exp. Sta. Res. Ser. 421:75-80.

Teo, Y.H.*, C.A. Beyrouty, R.J. Norman, B.R. Wells, and E.E. Gbur. 1993. Evaluation of a model to predict nutrient uptake by field-grown rice. Ark. Rice Res. Studies. Ark. Agri. Exp. Sta. Res. Ser. 431:132-136.

Wilson, C.E., D.B. Stephens, C.A. Beyrouty, and D.M. Miller. 1995. Salinity effects on soil chemistry, potassium uptake and rice production. Ark. Rice Res. Studies. Ark. Agri. Exp. Sta Res. Ser. 446:156-163.

Keino, J.K.*, C.A. Beyrouty, E.E. Gbur, and D.M. Oosterhuis. 1996. Effect of foliar potassium on kinetic uptake parameters of cotton. Ark. Soil Fert. Studies. Ark. Agri. Exp. Sta. Res. Ser. 450:72-74.

Stephens, D.B.*, C.A. Beyrouty, and E.E. Gbur. 1996. Effect of sodium and calcium interaction on potassium influx by two rice cultivars differing in salinity tolerance. Ark. Soil Fert. Studies. Ark. Agri. Exp. Sta. Res. Ser. 450:22-24.

Beyrouty, C.A., E.E. Gbur, Y.H. Teo*, D.B. Stephens*, and H.J. Pulley*. 1997. A possible explanation for potassium deficiency in rice. In B.R. Wells Rice Research Studies 1996. R.J. Norman and T.H. Johnson. (eds.) Research Series 456:109-111.

Pulley, H.J.*, and C.A. Beyrouty. 1998. Phosphorus and potassium uptake characteristics of four rice cultivars. In B.R. Wells Rice Research Studies 1997. R.J. Norman and T.H. Johnson. (eds.) Research Series 460:163-165.

Pulley, H.J.*, C.A. Beyrouty, E.E. Gbur, and R.J. Norman. 1999. Factors influencing potassium uptake by rice. In B.R. Wells Rice Research Studies 1998. R.J. Norman and T.H. Johnson. (eds.) Research Series 468:458-462.

Presentations on potassium

Pillow, J.A.* and C.A. Beyrouty. 1990. Effect of prolonged flooding on nutrient uptake by soybean. p. 277. In Agronomy Abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.

Teo, Y.H.*, C.A. Beyrouty, and E.E. Gbur. 1990. Nutrient uptake as related to root and shoot growth of rice. p. 283. In Agronomy abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.

Teo, Y.H.* and C.A. Beyrouty. 1990. Modeling nutrient uptake by rice. p. 283. In Agronomy abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.

Beyrouty, C.A. and Y.H. Teo*. 1990. Relating nutrient uptake to rice growth. Abstracts of the Conference on Analytical Methods for Quantifying Root and Soil Dynamics, St. Louis, MO.

Grigg, B.C.*, C.A. Beyrouty, R.J. Norman, B.R. Wells, and E.E. Gbur. 1991. Impact of water and nitrogen management on nutrient uptake by rice. p. 288. In Agronomy abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.

Teo, Y.H.*, C.A. Beyrouty, and E.E. Gbur. 1992. Evaluation of a mechanistic model to predict nutrient uptake by field grown rice. p. 293. In Agronomy abstracts. Madison, WI.

Beyrouty, C.A., Y.H. Teo*, and E.E. Gbur. 1994. Use of a model to predict nutrient uptake for paddy rice. p. 393. In Agronomy abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.
Stephens, D.B.*, C.A. Beyrouty, and E.E. Gbur. 1995. Salinity influence on K uptake by rice. p. 109. In Agronomy abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.

Keino, J.K.*, C.A. Beyrouty, E.E. Gbur, and D.M. Oosterhuis. 1995. Effect of foliar-applied potassium on kinetic uptake parameters of two cotton cultivars. p. 260. In Agronomy abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.

Keino, J.K.*, C.A. Beyrouty, D.M. Oosterhuis, and E.E. Gbur. 1996. Potassium uptake kinetics of cotton as influenced by foliar-applied K. p. 1167. Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences. 9-12 January. Nashville, TN

Beyrouty, C.A., D.B. Stephens*, R.J. Norman, and E.E. Gbur. 1996. Calcium and sodium influence on K influx by paddy rice. p. 72. Fifth Symposium International Society of Root Research. University of South Carolina. 14 - 18 July. Clemson, SC. p. 72.

Pulley, H.J.*, C.A. Beyrouty and E.E. Gbur. 1997. Parameters describing K uptake kinetics for several rice cultivars. p. 242. In Agronomy Abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.

Beyrouty, Craig, Yan Hock Teo*, Jason Pulley* and Edward Gbur. 1997. Modeling nutrient uptake by paddy rice. Presented at the 4th Japanese Society of Root Research Symposium. 11-12 September. The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.

Keino, J.K.*, C.A. Beyrouty, E.E. Gbur and D.M. Oosterhuis. 1997. The influence of foliar applied K salts on K uptake kinetics by cotton. p. 94. In Agronomy abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.

Beyrouty, C.A., R.J. Norman, E.E. Gbur, H.J. Pulley, Y.H. Teo, and D.B. Stephens. 1999. Factors affecting K absorption by rice. 2nd Temperate Rice Conference. Sacramento, CA

Beyrouty, C.A., H.J. Pulley, R.J. Norman, E.E. Gbur, and Y.H. Teo. 2000. Plant characteristics that contribute to potassium deficiency in rice. Proceedings of the 28th rice technical working group. Biloxi, Mississippi. February 27-March1. The Mississippi State Agricultural Experiment Station, Mississippi State University System.