Dr. Dave Spencer

Dr. Dave  Spencer

Title

  • Assistant Professor

Contact Information

dave.spencer@msstate.edu
Office: 662-769-7554
Scales Building

Overview

Publications

Year Publications
2024

Vargas, A., Singh, G., Kaur, G., Lo, T. Z., Spencer, G. D., Krutz, L. J., Gholson, D. M. 2024. Urea Ammonium Nitrate Placement Methods, Row Patterns, and Irrigation Effects on Corn Productivity in a Humid Subtropical Region. Agrosystems, Geosciences, and Environment 7(1):e20462.

2024

Hall, S., Dodds, D. M., Pieralisi, B., Raper, T., Sandlin, T., Crow, W., Catchot, A. L., Irby, J. T., Spencer, G., Mills, B. E. 2024. Agroeconomic differences among alternative cotton row spacing and row patterns.

2023

Gaudin, A. B., Dodds, D. M., Zurweller, B., Spencer, G. D., Krutz, L. J., Ferguson, J. C. 2023. Effect of Prohexadione Calcium Application Timing and Rate on Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) Growth and Yield.

2023

Rix, J. P., Lo, T. Z., Gholson, D. M., Spencer, G. D., Singh, G. 2023. Effects of conservation practices on rainfed maize yield, furrow water infiltration, and soil moisture for surface sealing loam soils in the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta. Soil Science Society of America Journal 87(6):1485-1497.

2023

Spencer, G., Gore, J., Mills, B. E., Gholson, D., Krutz, L. J. 2023. On-Farm Response of Inbred and Hybrid Rice Cultivars to Furrow Irrigation. Agronomy Journal 115(6):2900-2911.

2023

Atwill, R. L., Bond, J. A., Gore, J., Gholson, D., Walker, T. W., Spencer, G. D., Oakley, G. R., Reynolds, D. Z., Krutz, L. J. 2023. Barnyardgrass control in conventional and Clearfield rice grown under intermittent flooding. Crop, Forage and Turfgrass Management 9(2):e20246.

2023

Atwill, R. L., Spencer, G., Bond, J. A., Walker, T. W., Phillips, J. M., Mills, B. E., Krutz, L. J. 2023. Establishment of thresholds for alternate wetting and drying irrigation management in rice. Agronomy Journal 115(4):1735-1745.

2023

Bryant, C., Spencer, G., Gholson, D., Plumblee, M. T., Dodds, D. M., Oakley, G. R., Reynolds, Z., Krutz, L. J. 2023. Development of a soil moisture sensor-based irrigation scheduling program for the midsouthern United States. Crop, Forage and Turfgrass Management 9(1):e20217.

2022

Badon, T., Czarnecki, J., Baker, B., Spencer, G. D., Hill, M., Lucore, A. E., Krutz, L. J. 2022. Transitioning from conventional to cover crop systems with minimum tillage does not alter nutrient loading. Journal of Environmental Quality 51(5):966-977.

2022

Spencer, G., Krutz, L. J., Locke, M., Gholson, D., Bryant, C., Mills, B. E., Henry, W. B., Golden, B. R. 2022. Corn productivity and profitability in raised, stale seedbed systems with and without cover crops. Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Management

2022

Bryant, C., Krutz, L. J., Spencer, G. D., Mills, B. E. 2022. Maximizing soybean productivity and profitability by transitioning from flood- to furrow-irrigation on clay-textured soils. Crop, Forage, & Turfgrass Management 8(1):7.

2022

Spencer, G., Krutz, L. J., Locke, M. A., Gholson, D., Bryant, C., Henry, W. B., Golden, B. R. 2022. Runoff, erosion, and nutrient transport arising from furrow irrigation in a corn conservation production system. Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment 5(2).

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2022

Rix, J. P., Lo, H., Gholson, D., Pringle, H., Spencer, G., Singh, G. 2022. Effects of low-till parabolic subsoiling frequency and furrow irrigation frequency on maize in the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta. Agricultural Water Management 274:107945.

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2021

Atwill, R. L., Krutz, L. J., Spencer, G., Bond, J. A., Reddy, K. R., Gore, J., Walker, T. W., Boykin, D. 2021. Implications of experimental design on predicting economic optimum nitrogen rates in rice. Agronomy 11(11).

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2021

Bryant, C., Locke, M., Krutz, L. J., Reynolds, D. B., Golden, B. R., Irby, J. T., Steinriede, R., Spencer, G. 2021. Furrow‐irrigation application efficiency in mid‐southern U.S. conservation tillage systems. Agronomy Journal 113(1):397-406.

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2020

Wood, C. W., Krutz, L. J., Henry, W. B., Irby, J. T., Orlowski, J., Bryant, C., Atwill, R. L., Spencer, G., Mills, B. E. 2020. Developing sensor‐based irrigation scheduling that maximizes soybean grain yield, irrigation water use efficiency, and returns above irrigation costs. Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Management 6(1):e20029.

2020

Atwill, R. L., Krutz, L. J., Bond, J. A., Golden, B. R., Spencer, G., Bryant, C., Mills, B. E., Gore, J. 2020. Alternate wetting and drying reduces aquifer withdrawal in Mississippi rice production systems. Agronomy Journal 112(6):5115-5124.

2020

Bryant, C., Krutz, L. J., Reynolds, D. B., Locke, M., Golden, B. R., Irby, J. T., Steinriede, R., Spencer, G., Mills, B. E., Wood, C. 2020. Conservation production systems in the mid‐southern USA: III. Zone tillage for furrow‐irrigated soybean. Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Management 6(1).

2020

Bryant, C., Krutz, L. J., Reynolds, D. B., Locke, M., Golden, B. R., Irby, J. T., Steinriede, R., Spencer, G., Mills, B. E., Wood, C. 2020. Conservation soybean production systems in the mid‐southern USA: I. Transitioning from conventional to conservation tillage. Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Management 6(1).

2020

Bryant, C., Krutz, L. J., Reynolds, D. B., Locke, M., Golden, B. R., Irby, J. T., Steinriede, R., Spencer, G., Mills, B. E., Wood, C. 2020. Conservation soybean production systems in the mid‐southern USA: II. Replacing subsoiling with cover crops. Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Management 6(1).

2019

Leininger, S. D., Krutz, L. J., Sarver, J. M., Gore, J., Henn, R., Bryant, C., Atwill, R. L., Spencer, G. 2019. Establishing irrigation thresholds for furrow- irrigated peanuts. Crop, Forage and Turfgrass Management 5(1).

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2019

Bryant, C., Krutz, L. J., Nuti, ., Truman, ., Locke, B., Falconer, L. L., Atwill, R. L., Wood, ., Spencer, G. 2019. Furrow diking as a Mid-Southern USA irrigation strategy: Soybean grain yield, irrigation water use efficiency, and net returns above furrow diking costs. Crop, Forage and Turfgrass Management 5(1).

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2019

Spencer, G., Krutz, L. J., Falconer, L. L., Henry, W. B., Henry, W. B., Larson, E. J., Pringle, H., Bryant, C., Atwill, R. L. 2019. Irrigation water management technologies for furrow- irrigated corn that decrease water use and improve yield and on- farm profitability. Crop, Forage and Turfgrass Management 5(1).

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2019

Leininger, S. D., Krutz, L. J., Sarver, J. M., Gore, J., Henn, R., Bryant, C., Atwill, R. L., Spencer, G. 2019. Skip row, furrow irrigation optimizes peanut pod yield, net returns, and irrigation water use efficiency. Crop, Forage and Turfgrass Management 5(1).

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2019

Wood, ., Krutz, L. J., Falconer, L. L., Pringle, H., Henry, W. B., Irby, J. T., Orlowski, J., Gore, J., Bryant, C., Boykin, ., Atwill, R. L., Spencer, G. 2019. Soybean planting date and maturity group selection as a method to optimize net returns above total specified costs and irrigation water use efficiency. Crop, Forage and Turfgrass Management 5(1).

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Extension Publications

Year Publications

Graduate Students

  • Matthew Fowler

Awards & Honors

  • Gerald O. Mott Award
    Crop Science Society of America
  • Gamma Sigma Delta International Scholarship
    Gamma Sigma Delta
  • Graduate Student Leadership Conference Participant
    ASA, CSSA, SSSA
  • Gamma Sigma Delta Scholarship
    Gamma Sigma Delta, Mississippi State University Chapter
  • Graduate Research Assistant Award
    The Graduate School, Mississippi State University
  • Graduate Student of the Year - Hall of Fame Award CALS
    The Graduate School, Mississippi State University
  • Future Leaders in Science Award
    ASA, CSSA, SSSA