Ron Gehl

Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist

Department of Soil Science

Responsibilities

Evaluation of soil fertility and soil management issues for commodity crops grown in the Mountain and western Piedmont regions of North Carolina, primarily including apples, Christmas trees, fruits, and vegetables.
Research focus includes management of nitrogen, phosphorus, and micronutrients for the establishment and sustainability of these crops in a profitable and environmentally sound manner.

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Gehl, R.J., and C.W. Rice. 2007. Emerging technologies for in situ measurements of soil carbon. Clim. Change 80:43-54.
Gehl, R.J., J.P. Schmidt, C.B. Godsey, L.D. Maddux, and W.B. Gordon. 2006. Post-harvest soil nitrate in irrigated corn: Variability among eight field sites and multiple N rates. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 70:1922-1931.
Gehl, R.J., J.P. Schmidt, L.R. Stone, A.J. Schlegel, and G.A. Clark. 2005. In situ measurements of nitrate leaching implicate poor nitrogen and irrigation management on sandy soils. J. Environ. Qual. 34:2243-2254.
Gehl, R.J., J.P. Schmidt, L.D. Maddux, and W.B. Gordon. 2005. Corn yield response to nitrogen rate and timing in sandy irrigated soils. Agron. J. 97:1230-1238.
Godsey, C.B., J.P. Schmidt, A.J. Schlegel, R.K. Taylor, C.R. Thompson, and R.J. Gehl. 2003. Correcting iron deficiency in corn with seed row-applied iron sulfate. Agron. J. 95:160-166.
Schmidt, J.P., R.K. Taylor, and R.J. Gehl. 2003. Developing topographic maps using an agricultural global positioning receiver.
Appl. Eng. in Agr. 19:291-300.

Mountain Horticultural Crops Research & Extension Center
455 Research Drive
Mills River, NC 28759
Phone: 828.684.3562 ~ Fax: 828.684.8715
Email: ron_gehl@ncsu.edu

Web Crafter: Anne S. Napier ~ Email: anne_napier@ncsu.edu

Updated December 4, 2008