Potassium Fertility Research and Education

James J. Camberato

James J. Camberato, Associate Professor
Department of Agronomy, Purdue University
915 W. State Street
West Lafayette , IN 47907-2054
Telephone: (765) 496-9338
E -mail: jcambera@purdue.edu

Education

Ph.D. North Carolina State University (3/87), Soil Science
M.S. North Carolina State University (12/82), Soil Science
B.S. University of Massachusetts (5/80), Plant and Soil Science

Positions Held

Associate Professor, Purdue University , 2006 - present.
Professor and Extension specialist, Clemson University , - 2005
Associate Professor and Extension specialist, Clemson University ,
Assistant Professor and Extension specialist, Clemson University , July 1989 -
Research Chemist, National Fertilizer Development Center , Tennessee Valley Authority, 1987-1989.

Membership in Professional Societies

Editorial Board for the Journal of Sustainable Agriculture. 1/02-present.
American Society of Agronomy
Soil Science Society of America
Crop Science Society of America

Publications/Abstracts on Potassium

Camberato, J.J., and M.A. Jones. 2005. Differences in potassium requirement and response by older and modern cotton varieties. Better Crops 89(1):18-20.

Jones, M.A., and J. J. Camberato. 2004. Do modern cultivars require higher levels of potassium fertilization? Proc. 2004. Beltwide Cotton Conf. San Antonio , TX January 5-9. National Cotton Council, Memphis , TN. P. 2137.

Jones, M.A., and J. J. Camberato. 2003. Defining the potassium requirements of cotton varieties. Proc. 2003. Beltwide Cotton Conf. Nashville , TN. January 6-10. National Cotton Council, Memphis , TN. p. 1896-1903.

Bauer, P.J., O.L. May, and J.J. Camberato. 1998. Planting date and potassium fertility effects on cotton yield and fiber properties. J. Prod. Agric. 11:415-420.

Mikkelsen, R.L., and J.J. Camberato. 1995. Potassium, sulfur, lime, and micronutrient fertilizers. P. 109-138. In J.E. Rechcigl (ed.) Soil amendments and environmental quality. CRC Press, Boca Raton , FL.

Boswell, J., G. Harvey, J.J. Camberato, and L. Harvey. 1993. Yield and fiber property response to higher than recommended levels of phosphorus and potassium. p. 1349. Proc. Beltwide Cotton Prod. Res. Conf. New Orleans , LA 10-14 Jan. National Cotton Council, Memphis , TN.

Presentations on Potassium

Potash requirements, foliar feeding N and K, and tissue/petiole sampling for cotton. Area cotton production and marketing meeting. March 2, 2004. Estill , SC.

Potassium and nitrogen requirements of cotton. Cotton production meeting for Lexington and Saluda Counties . March 11, 2003. Ridge Spring , SC.

Potassium Requirements of Cotton. Cotton production meeting for Marlboro and Dillon Counties . Feb. 18, 2003. Bennettsville , SC.

Defining the Potassium Requirements of Cotton Cultivars. 2003 Ag Expo. Feb. 5, 2003. Myrtle Beach , SC.

Nitrogen and potassium fertilization of cotton. September, 13, 1994. Orangeburg , SC.

Harvey, G., J. Boswell, J.J. Camberato, and L. Harvey. Potassium fertilization of irrigated cotton. 1992. Forty-first Annual Agricultural Chemicals School, Columbia , SC.

Cotton response to nitrogen and potassium. September, 16 1994. Orangeburg , SC.