Murali Darapuneni

Assistant Professor
Plant and Environmental Sciences
New Mexico State University
Mexico

Biography

Assistant Professor- Semi-Arid Cropping Systems Department of Plant and Environmental Science Agricultural Experiment Station and Science Center PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE NMSU- Agricultural Experiment Station & Science Center, Tucumcari, NM, and Department of Plant and Environmental Science, Las Cruces, NM, USA…………………………. July 2014-Current Assistant Professor of Semi-Arid Cropping Systems West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX......................................................................... 2016- Current Adjunct faculty University of Nebraska, PHREC, Scottsbluff, NE., USA.......................................... January 2013- July 2014 Post-Doctoral Researcher Texas A&M University, College Station, TX., USA.................................................... May 2008- August 2012 Graduate Research Assistant West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX., USA.................................................... January 2006- May 2008 Graduate Research Assistant

Research Intrest

Systems approach to find sustainable solutions for semi-arid agriculture. Crop rotations, soil-crop water use and irrigation management, soil nutrient management, biofuel and leguminous crops.

List of Publications
Darapuneni, M.K., G. D. Morgan, A. M. H. Ibrahim, and R. W. Duncan. 2015. Evaluation of flax genotypes for cold tolerance and yield in Southeast Texas. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science. 201(2): 128-137. DOI: 10.1111/jac.12097
Darapuneni, M. K., Morgan, G.D., and O.J. Shaffer. 2016. Effect of Planting Date on Distribution of Seasonal Forage Yields in Dual Purpose Wheat, Oats, and Ryegrass Crops. Crop, Forage, and Turf Grass Management Journal. 2.1. Accepted. doi: 10.2134/cftm2015.0205.
Darapuneni, M. K., G.D. Morgan, G.D, O.J. Shaffer, and S. Dodla. 2016. Impact of planting date and seeding rate on forage and grain yields of dual-purpose wheat in central Texas. Crop, Forage, and Turf Grass Management Journal. 2. doi: 10.2134/cftm2016.0045.
Hergert, G.W., M.K. Darapuneni et al. (In Press). Agronomic Potential of Using Precipitated Calcium Carbonate on Early Plant Growth and soil quality in the Intermountain West- Greenhouse Studies. Journal of Sugar Beet Research (In Press). Accepted. November, 2016.
Darapuneni, M. K., S.V. Angadi, S. Begna, L.M. Lauriault, M.R. Umesh, R. Kirksey, and M. Marsalis. 2017. Grain sorghum water use efficiency and yield are impacted by tillage management systems, stubble height, and crop rotation. Crop, Forage, and Turf Grass Management Journal. 3.1. doi:10.2134/cftm2016.09.0062.