Horticulture: Personnel : Faculty
D. Scott NeSmith
Professor
Georgia Station
Griffin, GA 30223-1797
Campus: Griffin
Phone: 770-228-7358
Email: snesmith@griffin.uga.edu
Dr. NeSmith's research is primarily directed toward cultivar development, cultural management, whole-plant physiology, and growth regulator usage for blueberries.
Publications
Books and Book Chapters:
Ritchie, J.T. and D.S. NeSmith. 1991. "Temperature and crop development." pp. 5-29 In R.J. Hanks and J.T. Ritchie (eds.) Modeling plant and soil systems. Amer. Soc. Agron. Monograph 31. Madison, WI.
Refereed Journal Articles:
NeSmith, D.S., W.L. Hargrove, E.W. Tollner, D.E. Radcliffe. 1986. "A comparison of three soil surface moisture and bulk density sampling techniques." Trans. Amer. Soc. Agri. Eng. 29(5): 1297-1299.
NeSmith, D.S., W.L. Hargrove, D.E. Radcliffe, E.W. Tollner, and H.H. Arioglu. 1987. "Tillage and residue management effects on properties of an Ultisol and double-cropped soybean production." Agron. J. 79: 570- 576.
NeSmith, D.S., D.E. Radcliffe, W.L. Hargrove, R.L. Clark, and E.W. Tollner. 1987. "Soil compaction in double-cropped wheat and soybeans on an Ultisol." Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. J. 51: 183-186.
NeSmith, D.S., A. Miller, and J.T. Ritchie. 1990. "An irrigation system for plots under a rain shelter." Agric. Water Manag. 17: 409-414.
NeSmith, D.S. 1991. "Non-destructive leaf area estimation of rabbiteye blueberries." HortScience 26:1332.
NeSmith, D.S. and J.T. Ritchie. 1992. "Effects of soil water deficits during tassel emergence on the development and yield components of maize (Zea mays L.)." Field Crops Res. 28: 251-256.
NeSmith, D.S. and J.T. Ritchie. 1992. "Maize (Zea mays L.) response to a severe soil water deficit during grain filling." Field Crops Res. 29: 23-35.
NeSmith, D.S. and J.T. Ritchie. 1992. "Short- and long-term responses of corn to a pre-anthesis soil water deficit." Agron. J. 84: 107-113.
NeSmith, D.S. 1992. "Estimating summer squash leaf area nondestructively." HortScience 27: 77.
NeSmith, D.S. and G. Krewer. 1992. "Flower bud stage and chill hours influence the activity of GA3 applied to rabbiteye blueberry." HortScience 27: 316-318.
NeSmith, D.S. and D.C. Bridges. 1992. "Modeling chilling influence on cumulative flowering: A case study using 'Tifblue' rabbiteye blueberry." J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 117: 698-702.
NeSmith, D.S., D.C. Bridges, and J.C. Barbour. 1992. "Bell pepper responses to root restriction." J. Plant Nutrition 15: 2763-2776.
NeSmith, D.S., P.L. Raymer, M.S.S. Rao, and D.C. Bridges. 1992. "A durable, lightweight structure for conducting field shading experiments." HortScience 27: 1274-1275.
NeSmith, D.S. 1993. "Influence of root restriction on two cultivars of summer squash (Cucurbita pepo L.)." J. Plant Nutrition 16: 421-431.
NeSmith, D.S. 1993. "Summer squash response to root restriction under different light regimes." J. Plant Nutrition 16: 765-780.
NeSmith, D.S. 1993. "Transplant age influences summer squash growth and yield." HortScience 28: 618-620.
NeSmith, D.S. 1993. "Plant spacing influences watermelon yield and yield components." HortScience 28: 885-887.
NeSmith, D.S., G. Hoogenboom, and D.V. McCracken. 1994. "Summer squash production using conservation tillage." HortScience 29: 28-30.
NeSmith, D.S. and G. Hoogenboom. 1994. "Variation in the onset of flowering of summer squash as a function of days and heat units." J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 119: 249-252.
NeSmith, D.S., G. Hoogenboom, and D.W. Groff. 1994. "Staminate and pistillate flower production of summer squash in response to planting date." HortScience 29: 256-257.
Huang, B., J.W. Johnson, D.S. NeSmith, and D.C. Bridges. 1994. "Growth, physiological and anatomical responses of two wheat genotypes to waterlogging and nutrient supply." J. Expt. Bot. 45: 193-202.
NeSmith, D.S. and D.V. McCracken. 1994. "Snap bean response to soil tillage management and cover crops." Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 25:2501-2512.
Huang, B., J.W. Johnson, D.S. NeSmith, and D.C. Bridges. 1994. "Root and shoot growth of wheat genotypes in response to hypoxia and subsequent recovery." Crop Sci. 34: 1538-1543.
Barbour, J.C., D.C. Bridges, and D.S. NeSmith. 1994. "Peanut acclimation to simulated shading by weeds." Agron. J. 86: 874-880.
Anisko, T., D.S. NeSmith, and O.M. Lindstrom. 1994. "Time-domain reflectometry for measuring water content of organic growing media in containers." HortScience 29: 1511-1513.
NeSmith, D.S. 1994. "Transplant age has little influence on yield of muskmelon (Cucumis melo)." HortScience 29:916.
NeSmith, D.S. and D.V. McCracken. 1994. "Influence of tillage and sidedress nitrogen on snap bean following a hairy vetch cover crop." Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 25: 2959-2970.
Williamson, J.G., R.L. Darnell, G. Krewer, J. Vanerwegen, and S. NeSmith. 1995. "Gibberellic acid: A management tool for increasing yield of rabiteye blueberry." J. Small Fruit and Vitic. 3: 203-218.
Huang, B., D.S. NeSmith, D.C. Bridges, and J.W. Johnson. 1995. "Responses of squash to salinity, waterlogging, and subsequent drainage. I. Gas exchange, water relations, and nitrogen status." J. Plant Nutr. 18: 127-140.
Huang, B., D.S. NeSmith, D.C. Bridges, and J.W. Johnson. 1995. "Responses of squash to salinity, waterlogging, and subsequent drainage. II. Root and shoot growth." J. Plant Nutr. 18: 141-152.
Huang, B., J.W. Johnson, D.S. NeSmith, and D.C. Bridges. 1995. "Nutrient accumulation and distribution of wheat genotypes in response to soil waterlogging and nutrient supply." Plant and Soil. 173: 47-54.
Panta, G. and D.S. NeSmith. 1995. "A model for estimating area of muskmelon leaves." HortScience 30: 624-625.
NeSmith, D.S., G. Krewer, M. Rieger, and B. Mullinix. 1995. "Gibberellic acid-induced fruit set of rabbiteye blueberry following freeze and physical injury." HortScience 30: 1241-1243.
NeSmith, D.S. and G. Krewer. 1995. "Vegetation-free area influences growth and establishment of rabbiteye blueberry." HortScience 30: 1410-1412.
Moreshet, S., D.C. Bridges, D.S. NeSmith, and B. Huang. 1996. "Effects of water deficit stress on competitive interaction of peanut and sicklepod." Agron. J. 88: 636- 644.
NeSmith, D.S. and O.M. Lindstrom. 1996. "Vegetation management effects growth of Leyland Cypress grown for Christmas trees." J. Environ. Hort. 14: 42-43.
Huang, B., J.W. Johnson, and D.S. NeSmith. 1997. "Responses to root-zone CO2 enrichment and hypoxia of wheat genotypes differing in waterlogging tolerance." Crop Science 37: 464-468.
NeSmith, D.S. 1997. "Summer squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) leaf number as influenced by thermal time." Scientia Hort. 68: 219-225.
Huang, B., J.W. Johnson, J.E. Box, and D.S. NeSmith. 1997. "Root characteristics and hormone activity of wheat in response to hypoxia and ethylene." Crop Sci. 37: 812- 818.
NeSmith, D.S. 1997. "A comparison of yields and yield components from different muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) production systems." J. Veg. Crop Prod. 3: 37-45.
Nesmith, D.S. and G. Krewer. 1997. "Fruit set of eight rabbiteye blueberry (Vaccinium ashei Reade) cultivars in response to gibberellic acid application." Fruit Var. J. 51: 124-128.
NeSmith, D.S. 1998. "Effects of plant population on yields of once-over harvest collards (Brassica oleracea L. Acephala Group)." HortScience 33: 36-38.
NeSmith, D.S., G. Krewer, and J.G. Williamson. 1998. "A leaf bud scale for rabbiteye blueberry." HortScience (In Press).
Huang, B., D. Bridges, D.S. NeSmith, and S. Moreshet. 1998. "Shading effects on root growth and water relations during subsequent drought stress in Arachis hypogaea L." Crop Sci. (submitted).
NeSmith, D.S. and J.R. Duval. 1998. "Transplant production and performance: The effect of container size." HortTechnology (In Press).
90% Research; 10% Extension
Degrees |
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Degree |
Field |
Institution |
Date Obtained |
| A.S. | Agronomy and Crop Science | Abraham Baldwin Ag. | 1981 |
| B.S. | Agronomy and Crop Science | University of Georgia | 1983 |
| M.S. | Agronomy and Crop Science | University of Georgia | 1986 |
| Ph.D. | Michigan State University | 1990 | |