Faculty
Lakesh Sharma
Associate Professor; Soil, Water and Ecosystem Sciences
McCarty Hall A
Room G155
PO Box 110290
Gainesville, FL 32611
Lakesh Sharma is an associate professor of soil fertility and sustainable nutrient management. His experiences are in soil fertility issues, soil tillage study, slow-release nitrogen fertilizers, a ground-based active optical sensor for in-season nitrogen recommendations, site-specific farming, and economic-based fertilizer recommendations. His extension focus is on revising and refining best management practices (BMPs) drawing on this experience and research findings. Dr. Sharma aims to educate agriculture stakeholders about BMPs for soil fertility, slow-release nitrogen fertilizers and economic-based fertilizer recommendations, among other production considerations. He received his doctorate in soil science from North Dakota State University in Fargo.
Research Areas
- Nutrient, pesticide and waste management
- Precision agriculture
- Soil health
Publications
My research area is best management practices in agriculture. My focus is to improve nutrient use efficiency and reduce their loss. I am interested in using the old philosophy of nutrient recommendation with current precision agriculture tools to improve crop yield and quality. My goal is to develop economic nutrient recommendation models to reduce fertilizer use and improve crop yield.
– Lakesh Shama, Assistant Professor of Soil Fertility and Sustainable Agriculture