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Dr. P.V. Vara Prasad
Distinguished Professor and Director

2004 Throckmorton Hall, 1712 Claflin Road
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506 UNITED STATES

Work: 785-532-3746
Cell: +17853412840
Fax: 785-532-6094

Send message to Dr. P.V. Vara Prasad Website: http://www.ksu.edu/siil

Employment History

• Kansas State University   (Oct 2026)
  
• Kansas State University
  
• Kansas State University
  
• Kansas State University   (Sep 2025)
  

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• Kansas State University
  
• Kansas State University
  
• Kansas State University
  
• Kansas State University   (Jun 2013)
  
• Kansas State University   (Jun 2013 - Jun 2013)
  
• Kansas State University   (Jun 2013 - Jun 2013)
  

Membership

• Member
• American Society of Agronomy, 28 Years
• Crop Science Society of America, 26 Years
• Soil Science Society of America, 26 Years

Past Membership

Education History

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Reading, 1999,
  
• Master of Science (MSc), Andhra University, 1993,
  

Communities

ASA Agronomic Production Systems Section
• ASA Sensor-Based Nutrient Management Community
  
• ASA Crop Irrigation Strategies and Management Community
  
• ASA Nutrient Management Professionals Community
  
• ASA Soil and Water Management Professionals Community
  
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• ASA Organic Management Systems Community
  
• ASA Precision Agriculture Systems Community
  
• ASA Applied Soybean Research Community
  
• ASA Semi-Arid Dryland Cropping Systems Community
  
• ASA Applied Wheat Research Community
  
ASA Biometry and Statistical Computing Section
• ASA Statistical Education/Training for Researchers Community
  
ASA Climatology and Modeling Section
• ASA Biophysical Measurements and Sensors Community
  
• ASA Airborne and Satellite Remote Sensing Community
  
• ASA Global Climate Change Community
  
• ASA Agroclimatology and Agronomic Modeling Community
  
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• ASA Model Applications in Field Research Community
  
• ASA Evapotranspiration Measurement and Modeling Community
  
ASA Education and Extension Section
• ASA Advancing Agronomy via Public-Private Collaboration Community
  
ASA Environmental Quality Section
• ASA Soil Carbon and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Community
  
• ASA Biochar: Agronomic and Environmental Uses Community
  
• ASA Nutrients and Environmental Quality Community
  
• ASA Animal Agriculture and the Environment Community
  
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• ASA Beneficial Reuse By-Products in Agriculture Community
  
• ASA Managing Denitrification in Agronomic Systems Community
  
• ASA Sustainable Intensification Community
  
ASA Global Agronomy Section
• ASA Agronomic Solutions for Smallholders Community
  
• ASA Perennial Grain Development Community
  
ASA Land Management and Conservation Section
• ASA Cover Crop Management Community
  
• ASA Soil Health Community
  

Divisions of Interest

• CSSA Crop Breeding and Genetics Division (C-1)
  
• CSSA Crop Physiology & Metabolism Division (C-2)
  
• CSSA Crop Ecology, Management & Quality Division (C-3)
  
• CSSA Seed Physiology, Production & Technology Division (C-4)
  

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• CSSA Turfgrass Science Division (C-5)
  
• CSSA Forage & Grazinglands Division (C-6)
  
• CSSA Genomics, Molecular Genetics & Biotechnology Division (C-7)
  
• CSSA Plant Genetic Resources Division (C-8)
  
• CSSA Crops for Nutrition and Health (C-9)
  
• SSSA Soil Fertility & Plant Nutrition Division
  
• SSSA Soil & Water Management & Conservation Division
  
• SSSA Nutrient Management & Soil & Plant Analysis Division
  
• SSSA Practicing Professional Soil Scientists Division
  
• SSSA Soil Education and Outreach Division
  
• SSSA Soil Chemistry Division
  
• SSSA Soil Biology & Biochemistry Division
  
• SSSA Forest, Range & Wildland Soils Division
  
• SSSA Soils & Environmental Quality Division
  

Awards Received

• International Crop Science Award, 2023
  
• Crop Science Distinguished Service Award, 2023
  
• CSSA Fellow, 2015
  
• L.R. Ahuja Ag Systems Modeling Award, 2022
  

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• Visionary Scientist for African Agriculture Award, sponsored by OCP North America, 2024
  
• Carl Sprengel Agronomic Research Award, 2025
  
• ASA Fellow, 2014
  
• International Agronomy Award, 2020
  

Committee Service

• ACS - Bridge Scholars Working Group, Member, 2024-01-01 - 2025-12-31
  
• C - Special Awards Committee, Member, 2023-01-01 - 2024-12-31
  
• C - Council for Agricultural Science & Technology--CAST, Member, 2022-04-15 - 2024-12-31
  
• C - Special Awards Committee, Chair, 2022-01-01 - 2022-12-31
  

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• C - Organization, Policy, & Bylaws Committee, Chair, 2022-01-01 - 2022-12-31
  
• C - Fellows Committee, Chair, 2022-01-01 - 2022-12-31
  
• ACS - Golden Opportunity Scholars Institute Coordinating Committee, Member, 2022-01-01 - 2022-12-31
  
• C - Betty Klepper Endowed Lectureship Committee, Member, 2022-01-01 - 2022-12-31
  
• C - CSSA Board of Directors, CSSA Past President, 2022-01-01 - 2022-12-31
  
• C - CSSA Past President, CSSA Past President, 2022-01-01 - 2022-12-31
  
• C - CSSA Executive Committee, CSSA Past President, 2022-01-01 - 2022-12-31
  
• ACSESS - ACSESS Operations and Policy Committee, Member, 2021-01-01 - 2022-12-31
  
• ACSESS - ACSESS Budget, Finance & Audit Committee, Member, 2021-01-01 - 2022-12-31
  
• C - Science Policy Committee, Member, 2020-01-01 - 2022-12-31
  
• ACSESS - ACSESS Board of Directors, Member, 2020-01-01 - 2022-12-31
  
• ACS - Bridge Scholars Working Group, Member, 2021-06-01 - 2022-08-01
  
• C - Betty Klepper Endowed Lectureship Committee, Member, 2021-01-01 - 2021-12-31
  
• C - CSSA Board of Directors, CSSA President, 2021-01-01 - 2021-12-31
  
• C - CSSA Executive Committee, CSSA President, 2021-01-01 - 2021-12-31
  
• C - CSSA President, CSSA President, 2021-01-01 - 2021-12-31
  
• C - Nominations for President-Elect Committee, Chair, 2021-01-01 - 2021-12-31
  
• C - International Crop Science Committee, Member, 2020-01-01 - 2021-12-31
  
• C - CSSA President-Elect, CSSA President-Elect, 2020-01-01 - 2020-12-31
  
• C - CSSA Executive Committee, CSSA President-Elect, 2020-01-01 - 2020-12-31
  
• ACS - Annual Meetings Planning Committee, CSSA President-Elect, 2020-01-01 - 2020-12-31
  
• C - CSSA Board of Directors, CSSA President-Elect, 2020-01-01 - 2020-12-31
  
• C - Budget & Finance Committee, Member, Ex Officio, 2020-01-01 - 2020-12-31
  
• C - Betty Klepper Endowed Lectureship Committee, Chair, 2020-01-01 - 2020-12-31
  
• C - Program Planning Committee, Chair, 2020-01-01 - 2020-12-31
  
• C - Fellows Committee, Member, 2019-01-01 - 2020-12-31
  
• ACS - Annual Meetings Planning Committee, Member, Ex Officio, 2019-01-01 - 2019-12-31
  
• A - Sustainable Intensification Community Leaders, Presiding Leader, 2018-01-01 - 2018-12-31
  
• A - Agronomy Journal Editorial Board, AJ Associate Editor-Agronomy, 2016-01-01 - 2018-12-31
  
• A - Sustainable Intensification Community Leaders, Vice Leader, 2017-01-01 - 2017-12-31
  
• C - Division C-2, Crop Physiology and Metabolism Officers, Past Chair, Div. C-2, 2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
  
• C - Crop Science Editorial Board, CS Associate Editor, Seed Physiology, Production, & Technology (C04), 2014-01-01 - 2016-12-31
  
• C - Crop Science Editorial Board, CS Associate Editor, Crop Physiology and Metabolism (C02), 2014-01-01 - 2016-12-31
  
• C - Nominations for President-Elect Committee, Chair, Div. C-2, 2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31
  
• C - Division C-2, Crop Physiology and Metabolism Officers, Chair, Div. C-2, 2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31
  
• C - Program Planning Committee, Chair, Div. C-2, 2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31
  
• A - Agronomy Journal Editorial Board, AJ Associate Editor-Agronomy, 2013-01-01 - 2015-12-31
  
• C - Martin and Ruth Massengale Lectureship Committee, Chair, 2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31
  
• C - Division C-2, Crop Physiology and Metabolism Officers, Chair-Elect, Div. C-2, 2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31
  
• C - Crop Science Editorial Board, CS Associate Editor, Crop Physiology and Metabolism (C02), 2011-01-01 - 2013-12-31
  
• ACS - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Committee, Member-SSSA, 2006-11-01 - 2009-12-31
  

Scientific Expertise

• Food Security
  
• Plant and Environmental Interactions
  
• Grains, Small
  
• Grains, Rice
  

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• Soil Fertility and Productivity
  

More About Me

P.V. Vara Prasad is a University Distinguished Professor, R.O. Kruse Endowed Professor and Director of the Center for Crops, Climate and Communities in the Department of Agronomy at Kansas State University. He obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University in India, and Ph.D. from the University of Reading in United Kingdom. His research focuses on understanding responses of food crops to environmental factors; developing crop, water, nutrient and soil management practices for efficient use of inputs; and strategies to improve and protect crop yields. He is committed to innovative and collaborative research, education and outreach activities that improves lives and livelihoods of people engaged in agri-food systems. He led several research and capacity building programs in many countries in Asia, Africa and Central America. He has published over 595 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters; and edited 6 books. His research has been cited about 45,000 times with an h-index of over 105. He trained 350 international research scholars and graduate students. He received over $200 Million in support of his research and capacity building activities. He has received over 60 noteworthy awards and recognitions. He is an elected Fellow of American Society of Agronomy; Crop Science Society of America; and American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is former President of Crop Science Society of America; and former member of the International Commission on Sustainable Agricultural Intensification. He currently serves as the President of the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology.