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Renata Nave Oakes, PhD

Associate Professor | Plant Sciences

Specialization: Forage Management and Systems

Research Questions
  • My current research program has been focused on improved forage systems and management including: improved forage quality and nutritive value, grazing season extension to reduce feeding costs, forage stockpiling and alternative year-round grazing systems, sustainable forage production and fertilization by introducing forage legumes (e.g. cowpea), and integrated crop/livestock systems (in partnership with Brazilian institutions).
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100 MTREC
1000 Main Entrance Drive
Spring Hill, TN 37174
Education and Training
  • Doctorate, Crop Sciences, The Ohio State University, 2012
  • MS, Agronomy, University of São Paulo, 2007
  • BS, Agronomy, São Paulo State University, 2004
Lab Members
Dereck Corbin
Kollin Frederick Johnson
Otavio Goulart de Almeida
Felipe Fonseca Nassar
Vanessa Hinojosa Martinez
Renan Cleto da Silva
Maria Antonia Silva Malheiros
Yannick Matthew Roberts
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Renata Nave Oakes, PhD

Associate Professor | Plant Sciences
Picture of Renata Nave Oakes, PhD image
100 MTREC
1000 Main Entrance Drive
Spring Hill, TN 37174
Education and Training
  • Doctorate, Crop Sciences, The Ohio State University, 2012
  • MS, Agronomy, University of São Paulo, 2007
  • BS, Agronomy, São Paulo State University, 2004
Research Questions
  • My current research program has been focused on improved forage systems and management including: improved forage quality and nutritive value, grazing season extension to reduce feeding costs, forage stockpiling and alternative year-round grazing systems, sustainable forage production and fertilization by introducing forage legumes (e.g. cowpea), and integrated crop/livestock systems (in partnership with Brazilian institutions).
Lab Members
Dereck Corbin
Kollin Frederick Johnson
Otavio Goulart de Almeida
Felipe Fonseca Nassar
Vanessa Hinojosa Martinez
Renan Cleto da Silva
Maria Antonia Silva Malheiros
Yannick Matthew Roberts
Web Presence