Directory Information for Carl R. Crozier

Specialty: Soil Fertility Management in the Tidewater Region

Research interests include understanding basic aspects of soil/plant interactions in agricultural systems that might lead to more efficient fertilizer use. Specific interests include N cycling in agricultural systems, characterizing soil microenvironments, the chemistry and management of organic soils, and developing precision fertilizer management schemes.

Publications:

1. Extension
   1. Publications
      1. Bulletins
         1. Geographic Information Sciences
            • SoilFacts: Soil Sampling for Precision Farming Systems
         2. Nutrient Management
            1. Crop Production
               • SoilFacts: Winter Annual Cover Crop
               • Osmond, D.L., S.C. Hodges, H.J. Kleiss, N.G. Creamer, C.R. Crozier, M.A. Cubeta, D.H. Hardy, W.R. Jester, W.G. Lord, J.R. Schulteis, R. Weisz. 2003. Tar-Pamlico River Basin Nutrient Management Education, North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.
               • SoilFacts: Soil Fertility Management for Irish Potato Production in Eastern North Carolina
               • Hodges, S.H., D.L. Osmond, H.J. Kleiss, N.G. Creamer, C.R. Crozier, M.A. Cubeta, W.R. Jester, J.R. Schulteis, R. Weisz. 2000. Neuse River Basin Nutrient Management Education. North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.
               • C.R. Crozier, L.D. King, R.L. Mikkelsen, and R. Weisz. 1998. Fertilizer & Lime Management for Small Grains. Part II: Lime, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sulfur, Manganese, Copper, Magnesium, and Calcium. pp. 19-23 in: Small Grain Production Guide 1998. N.C. Coop. Ext. Service, AG-580, Raleigh, NC.
               • SoilFacts: Ammonium Sulfate Liquor - A Potential Nitrogen Source for Crops
            2. Fertilizers
               • SoilFacts: Sulfur Fertilization of North Carolina Crops
            3. Liming
               • SoilFacts: Soil Acidity and Liming for Agricultural Soils
               • SoilFacts: Soil Acidity and Liming: Basic Information for Farmers and Gardeners
            4. Soil Sampling
               • SoilFacts: Careful Soil Sampling-The Key to Reliable Soil Test Information
         3. Waste Management
            • SoilFacts: Reducing Drift and Odor with Wastewater Application
         4. Homeowners
            • SoilFacts: Soil Acidity and Liming: Basic Information for Farmers and Gardeners
2. Research
   1. Publications
      1. Refereed Journals
         • Cahill, S., D. Osmond, C. Crozier, D. Israel, R. Weisz. 2007. Winter wheat and maize response to urea ammonium nitrate and a new urea formaldehyde polymer fertilizer. Agron. J. 99:1645-1653.
         • Williams, J.D., C.R. Crozier, J.G. White, R.P. Sripada, and D.A. Crouse. 2007. Comparison of soil nitrogen tests for corn fertilizer recommendations in the humid southeastern USA. Soil Science Society of America Journal 71: 171-180.
         • Crozier, C.R., B. Walls, D.H. Hardy, and J.S. Barnes. 2004. Response of cotton to P and K Soil Fertility Gradients in North Carolina. Journal of Cotton Science
         • Hong, N., J.G. White, R. Weisz, C.R. Crozier, M.L. Gumpertz, and D.K. Cassel. 2006, Remote sensing-informed variable-rate nitrogen management of wheat and corn: agronomic and groundwater outcomes. Agron. J. 98:327-338.
         • Sripada, R.P., R.W. Heiniger, J.G. White, C.R. Crozier, and A.D. Meijer. 2006, Attempt to validate a remote sensing-based late-season corn nitrogen requirement prediction system. Crop Management. Online doi:10.1094/CM-2006-04XX-01-RS
         • Jordan, D.L., J.S. Barnes, C.R. Bogle, T.M. Marshall, T. Corbett, C.R. Crozier, B. McLawhorn, and L. Fisher. 2005. Influence of cultural practices and crop rotation on kenaf yield in North Carolina. Crop Management.
         • Flowers, M, R. Weisz, R. Heiniger, D. Osmond, and C. Crozier. 2004. in-Season Optimization and Site-Specific Nitrogen Management for Soft Red Winter Wheat. /Agron. J./ 96:124-134.
         • Weisz, R., C.R. Crozier, and R.W. Heiniger. 2001. Optimizing nitrogen application timing in no-till soft red winter wheat. Agronomy Journal 93:435-442.
         • Crozier, C.R., N. G. Creamer, and M.A. Cubeta. 2000. Fertilizer management impacts on stand establishment, disease, and yield of Irish potato. Potato Research 43:49-59.
         • Cubeta, M.A., Cody, B.R., Sugg, R.E., and C.R. Crozier. 2000. The influence of soil calcium, potassium, and pH on the development of leaf tipburn of cabbage in eastern North Carolina. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 31:259-275.
         • Carl Crozier, George Naderman, M. Ray Tucker, and Roger E. Sugg. 1999. Nutrient and pH Stratification with Conventional and No-Till Management. Commun.Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 30(1&2): 65-74.
         • Crozier, C.R., R.W. Heiniger, and M. Bishop. 1999. Evaluating soil compaction with an automated electronic cone penetrometer. HortTech 9:440-443.
         • Crozier, C. R., L. D. King, R. J. Volk. 1998. Tracing N movement in corn production systems in the North Carolina Piedmont: a nitrogen-15 study. Agron. J. 90:171-177.
         • Boustany, R.G., C.R. Crozier, and J.M. Rybczyk. 1997. Denitrification in a South Louisiana wetland forest receiving treated sewage effluent. Wetlands Ecology and Management 4:273-283.
         • Crozier, C. R., I. Devai, and R. D. DeLaune. 1995. Methane and reduced sulfur gas production by fresh and dried wetland soils. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 59:277-284.
         • Crozier, C.R., J.A. Nyman, and R.D. DeLaune. 1994. Symbiotic N fixation by Vigna luteola, a legume of low-salinity gulf coast marshes. Northeast Gulf Science 13: 145-147.
         • Crozier, C.R., and L.D. King. 1993. Corn root dry matter and nitrogen distribution as determined by sampling multiple soil cores around individual plants. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 24: 1127-1138.