Person

Frank Yin

Professor | Plant Sciences

Specialization: Systems Agronomy

Overview

My research program focuses on fertility/nutrient management in rotational cropping systems, sustainability of various row crop production strategies, variable input and precision applications to optimize crop productivity and nutrient use efficiency, and development and evaluation of innovative plant nutrition products.

Research Focus

Cropping Systems, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture, Carbon Sequestration, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Soil Health, Climate Smart Agriculture.

Research Questions
  • Yield and quality resilience of corn, soybean, and cotton, soil health, water quantity, C sequestration, greenhouse gas emissions, and nutrient cycling under long-term integrated cover crop, crop sequence, and conservation tillage systems.
  • Performances and related mechanisms of efficiency enhanced fertilizers on N use efficiency and crop productivity and profitability in no-till corn and cotton systems.
  • Theories and recommendation systems for precision variable-rate N applications on row crops based on canopy optical sensing, digital yield maps, and other field information to increase crop yields and reduce N losses.
  • Calibration of soil available S testing method with ammonium acetate as extractant and yield and quality responses of no-till soybean and cotton to surface applications of S.
  • Impacts of climate changes and atmospheric depositions on crop productivity and soil greenhouse gas emissions at present and in the future with computational models (DSSAT, DayCent, etc.).
Courses
Below are courses taught during the current or past three academic years. Consult Timetable for the most current listing of courses and instructor(s).
PLSC 593 - Problems in Plant Sciences
1 - 3 credit hours

Independent study. Current topic related to technology, science or design.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours. Credit Restriction: For MS students, a maximum of 6 hours may be applied to the major. For PhD students in PSI, a maximum of 9 hours may be applied to the major.

Other Instructors: Klingeman III, William E

Picture of Frank Yin
261 WTES Center for Agricultural Research
605 Airways Boulevard
Jackson, TN 38301-3201
Education and Training
  • Doctorate, Plant Sciences, General, Purdue Univ West Lafayette*, 2002

Frank Yin

Professor | Plant Sciences
Picture of Frank Yin image
261 WTES Center for Agricultural Research
605 Airways Boulevard
Jackson, TN 38301-3201
Education and Training
  • Doctorate, Plant Sciences, General, Purdue Univ West Lafayette*, 2002
Overview

My research program focuses on fertility/nutrient management in rotational cropping systems, sustainability of various row crop production strategies, variable input and precision applications to optimize crop productivity and nutrient use efficiency, and development and evaluation of innovative plant nutrition products.

Research Focus

Cropping Systems, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture, Carbon Sequestration, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Soil Health, Climate Smart Agriculture.

Research Questions
  • Yield and quality resilience of corn, soybean, and cotton, soil health, water quantity, C sequestration, greenhouse gas emissions, and nutrient cycling under long-term integrated cover crop, crop sequence, and conservation tillage systems.
  • Performances and related mechanisms of efficiency enhanced fertilizers on N use efficiency and crop productivity and profitability in no-till corn and cotton systems.
  • Theories and recommendation systems for precision variable-rate N applications on row crops based on canopy optical sensing, digital yield maps, and other field information to increase crop yields and reduce N losses.
  • Calibration of soil available S testing method with ammonium acetate as extractant and yield and quality responses of no-till soybean and cotton to surface applications of S.
  • Impacts of climate changes and atmospheric depositions on crop productivity and soil greenhouse gas emissions at present and in the future with computational models (DSSAT, DayCent, etc.).
Courses
Below are courses taught during the current or past three academic years. Consult Timetable for the most current listing of courses and instructor(s).
PLSC 593 - Problems in Plant Sciences
1 - 3 credit hours

Independent study. Current topic related to technology, science or design.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours. Credit Restriction: For MS students, a maximum of 6 hours may be applied to the major. For PhD students in PSI, a maximum of 9 hours may be applied to the major.

Other Instructors: Klingeman III, William E