David Hooker
Associate Professor
Ontario Agricultural College
Department of Plant Agriculture
Ridgetown Campus
Guelph, Ontario
dhooker@uoguelph.ca
Office:
(519) 674-1500 ext. 63559
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Field crop agronomy is multidisciplinary including expertise in genetics, fertility, soil management, and pest management; Dr. Hooker's research and teaching programs reflect the nature of agronomy as extremely diverse in structure with robust contributions to both science and extension. The use ...
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Bio/Research
Field crop agronomy is multidisciplinary including expertise in genetics, fertility, soil management, and pest management; Dr. Hooker's research and teaching programs reflect the nature of agronomy as extremely diverse in structure with robust contributions to both science and extension. The use of hypotheses forces research to attain a high level of precision and focus (Grogan, 2005). Hooker's research goal is to develop a better understanding of field crop systems for developing science-based solutions for improving corn, soybean, and wheat production.
In order to achieve this goal, Hooker believes 1) that proficiency (breadth of understanding) across a broad range of knowledge-based areas within-field crop production is important, and 2) active collaboration with Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) and Grain Farmers of Ontario specialists, growers, and other industry partners is critical to the output of the research. Projects would not exist without the strong technical skillsets of colleagues, and without graduate students approximately a dozen summer research assistants.
The primary objective of Hooker's research group is to achieve greater efficiency and sustainability of corn, soybean, and wheat production using an applied systems hypothesis-driven approach, through a better understanding of interactions among genotype, environment, and other crop response factors and input variables.
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In order to achieve this goal, Hooker believes 1) that proficiency (breadth of understanding) across a broad range of knowledge-based areas within-field crop production is important, and 2) active collaboration with Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) and Grain Farmers of Ontario specialists, growers, and other industry partners is critical to the output of the research. Projects would not exist without the strong technical skillsets of colleagues, and without graduate students approximately a dozen summer research assistants.
The primary objective of Hooker's research group is to achieve greater efficiency and sustainability of corn, soybean, and wheat production using an applied systems hypothesis-driven approach, through a better understanding of interactions among genotype, environment, and other crop response factors and input variables.
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