Dr. Abdel F. Berrada

Research Scientist/Scholar III
Academic Department:
Soil and Crop Sciences
Work Location:
Southwestern Colorado Research Center
16910 County Road Z, PO Box 233
Yellow Jacket, CO 81335-0233
(970) 562-4255 (office)
(970) 562-4254 (fax)
abdel.berrada@colostate.edu

B.S. (1974) in Agricultural Sciences and M.S. (1976) in Agronomy, Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, Rabat, Morocco with 5 th-year coursework at Institut National d’Agronomie, Paris-Grignon, France

Ph.D., 1983, Agronomy (Soils), University of Nebraska in Lincoln, NE

Current Research Interests

(CAES Project No. COL00615)

• Salt and nitrate movement under furrow and drip irrigation
• Irrigation water management including deficit irrigation
• Manure and nutrient management
• Crop salt tolerance
• Field crop evaluation

Extension & Outreach

(No official extension appointment)

• Co-PI, USDA-CSREES Project: Reducing Barriers to Adoption of Microirrigation (CAES Project No. COL00282)
• Responds to inquiries relating to field crops in southeastern Colorado
• Presents research results at advisory board meetings, field days, and local, regional, and national meetings.