Perennial Grains+Forage Intercropping – Graduate Student Position

Grad Student Position Details

Project Title
Perennial Grains+Forage Intercropping – Graduate Student Position

Degree Program
PhD

Supervisor
Guillermo Hernandez Ramirez

Professorial Rank
Associate Prof.

Department
Renewable Resources

Project Start Date
01/01/2023

Project Description

A PhD graduate student position available. Highly qualified candidates are encouraged.

Working with Dr. Akim Omokanye, Science Director, Peace Country Beef & Forage Association, several other project collaborators, and Dr. Guillermo Hernandez, Associate Professor, University of Alberta, and registered as a graduate student at University of Alberta, Department of Renewable Resources.

There is increasing interest among producers to grow perennial cereal grain crops (PCGC) because of their multiple uses for grain and forage production. PCGC can considerably increase the flexibility and profitability of mixed or livestock operations. They can provide forage for extending fall grazing, provide early spring grazing and bounce back to produce grain. PCGC have deeper root systems, permitting them to cope in drier climates and sequester more carbon from the atmosphere. Annual seeding costs are reduced. Growing legume forages with PCGC can provide a number of benefits which include: provide nitrogen to the PCGCs, facilitate soil organic matter accruement, increase forage quality, and can even support pollinators.

Full announcement available at:

https://landecosystems.ualberta.ca/opportunities/

Keywords
Perennial grains, forage, intercropping

Contact Email
ghernand@ualberta.ca

Other contact information
Potential start dates: January or May 2023 (or until filled).
A PhD graduate student position available. Highly qualified candidates are encouraged.
The successful candidate will spend most of the research program tenure at the UAlberta campus in Edmonton (including completion of his/her coursework requirements) and with visits to the collaborating field sites and facilities across the province as part of the degree program. The successful candidate will have the great opportunity to work with a diverse group of researchers across scientific disciplines.
Apply with CV, transcript and letter

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