Cary Green, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Soil Chemistry, Department of Plant and Soil Science
Director, CASNR Ag Recruitment and Career Center
Center Associate, CASNR Water Center
Associate, ICASALS

TTU, Dept. of Plant and Soil Sciences, P.O. Box 42122, Lubbock, TX 79409
806.742.2808 |   806.742.0775
cary.green@ttu.edu

Education

• Ph.D., Soil Science, Iowa State University (1993)
• M.S., Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry, Iowa State University (1989)
• B.S., Crop and Soil Science, Purdue University (1987)

Dr. Cary Green's principal research interests include soil salinity, N and P cycling in effluent treated soils, and environmental fate of biological weapons. His recent externally-funded research concentrates on ricin soprtion to clay minerals, the evaluation of nitrogen fertilizer for cotton production, and the assessment of salinity, nitrate, and phosphorus in effluent water irrigated fields. He holds a Geoscientist/Soil Science license and maintains accreditation as a Certified Professional Soil Scientist and Certified Crop Advisor; he has worked as an environmental consultant on salinity issues. In addition to his teaching and research duties, Dr. Green serves as the Director of the CASNR Agriculture Recruiting and Career Center, which includes working on numerous committees and councils, visiting high schools and community colleges, attending receptions and banquets, and making presentations on behalf of the College. Additionally, he serves on the Advising Task Force, the Student-Athlete Grant-in-Aid Appeal Committee, and the CASNR Mediation Committee.

Dr. Green has been recognized with the Ex Student Association's New Faculty Award (1998), the Departmental Excellence in Teaching Award (2000), the President's Excellence in Teaching Award (2002), and the National Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Teaching Award of Merit (2002). He is a member of Alpha Zeta National Honor Society, American Society of Agronomy, the National Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture, the Soil Science Society of America, and he has chaired the Board of Directors for the Texas Certified Crop Advisor program.

Courses Taught
Issues in Agricultural Science and Natural Resources, Principles and Practices in Soils, Plant and Soil Science: Problems, Problems in Soil Science, Soil Fertily/Fertilizer, Soil Chemistry, Soil Fertility Management, Environmental Soil Science, Research Methodology in Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Topics in Plant and Soil Sciences, Advanced Environmental Soil Science

Selected Publications

• Davis, C.S., C.L. Akers, C.J. Green, and R.E Zartman. 2006. Variables that influence student performance in an introductory soils class. J. Nat. Res. Life Sci. Ed.
• Allen, V.G. C. P. Brown, E. Segarra, C. J. Green, T. A. Wheeler, V. Acosta-Martinez, and T. M. Zobeck. 2006. In Search of Sustainable Agricultural Systems for the Llano Estacado of the U.S. Southern High Plains. Ag., Ecosys., & Env.
• Kane, C., C. J. Green, E. Peffley, R. Jasoni, L. Thompson, D. Tissue, and P. Pare. 2006. Influence of nutrient solution and solution pH on onion growth and mineral content. J. Plant Nutr. 29(2) 375-390.
• Natasja C. van Gestel, April D. Nesbit, Elizabeth P. Gordon, C. J. Green, Paul W. Paré , Leslie Thompson, Ellen B. Peffley, and David T. Tissue. 2005. Differential photosynthetic response of non-bulbing (Allium fistulosum L.) and bulbing (A. cepa L.) onions exposed to continuous light - Consequences for carbon assimilation, growth, and mass allocation. Physiologia Plantarum 125:375-390.
• Ping, J.L., C. J. Green, R.E Zartman, K.F. Bronson. 2005. Delineating potential management zones for cotton based on yields and soil properties. Soil Sci. 170(5):371-385.
• Vairavan, B., Morse, A., Jackson, A., and Green, C. 2005. Chive growth in biologically treated early planetary base wastewater. SAE International, 2005-01-2822.
• Vairavan, B., Morse, A., Jackson, A., and Green, C. 2005. Chive growth in biologically treated early planetary base wastewater. SAE International, 2005-01-2822.