Santosh Shiwakoti, Ph.D.

Research Plant PhysiologistGlobal Climate Change and Photosynthesis ResearchAgriculture Research Service (ARS)United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)Urbana. IL 61801Contact: santoshcwakoti@gmail.com

Current research

Currently, I am working on finding the mechanism behind low protein, iron, and zinc in soybean and corn under elevated carbondioxide condition (global warming). After finding the mechanism, I will be experimenting various sustainable agronomic practices to determine the methods that can increase nutrients in soybean and corn in the future climate scenario.

Past research

Washington State University :

  • Agroecology

  • Spatial distribution of soil pH and base cations

  • Carbon and nitrogen mineralization

  • Soil fertility

  • Adaptive nutrient management

Oregon State University :

  • Dynamics of soil and tissue (wheat) nutrients (macro+ micro) over time as affected by the dominant agricultural practices of the inland Pacific Northwest.

University of Wyoming:

  • A field research on mints (spearmints, peppermints, Japanese corn mints).

  • A research on season extension methods (low tunnel, high tunnel and low tunnel in a high tunnel) of vegetables and herbs production.

Auburn University:

  • A field and a greenhouse research on American skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora).

Santosh and Samikshya checking on distillation apparatuses before conducting steam distillation of peppermint (Mentha Piperita) in Dr. Valtcho Jeliazkov's distillation lab.