Rob Aiken joined NWREC in 1999 to focus on water-limited cropping systems. Long-term studies examine effects of cropping intensity and cultural practices on water use and land productivity.
Research Projects:
- Sustainable cropping systems
- Wheat water productivity
- Spring oilseed crops
- Sunflower water productivity
- Sunflower pest management
- Sunflower pest resistance
- Irrigating oilseed crops
- Predictive understanding of production systems
- Sunflower development
- Canopy temperature
- Sorghum productivity
- Kansas Water Budget
- Yield Tracker
- Drought assessment
- Cold tolerance
- Canopy productivity
- Wheat productivity
Research:
- Crop Physiology & Ecology
- Water Management
