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

2004 Throckmorton Hall, 1712 Claflin Road
Agronomy / Crop Ecophysiology Lab
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506 UNITED STATES

Work: 785-532-3746
Cell: 785-341-2840
Fax: 785-532-6094

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

Employment History

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

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

Membership

• Member
• American Society of Agronomy, 27 Years
• Crop Science Society of America, 25 Years
• Soil Science Society of America, 25 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 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 Applied Wheat Research 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
  
• 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 - Organization, Policy, & Bylaws Committee, Chair, 2022-01-01 - 2022-12-31
  

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• C - CSSA Board of Directors, CSSA Past President, 2022-01-01 - 2022-12-31
  
• C - Special Awards Committee, Chair, 2022-01-01 - 2022-12-31
  
• ACS - Golden Opportunity Scholars Institute Coordinating Committee, Member, 2022-01-01 - 2022-12-31
  
• C - CSSA Past President, CSSA Past President, 2022-01-01 - 2022-12-31
  
• C - Fellows Committee, Chair, 2022-01-01 - 2022-12-31
  
• C - CSSA Executive Committee, CSSA Past President, 2022-01-01 - 2022-12-31
  
• C - Betty Klepper Endowed Lectureship Committee, Member, 2022-01-01 - 2022-12-31
  
• ACSESS - ACSESS Budget, Finance & Audit Committee, Member, 2021-01-01 - 2022-12-31
  
• ACSESS - ACSESS Operations and Policy 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 - CSSA Executive Committee, CSSA President, 2021-01-01 - 2021-12-31
  
• C - CSSA President, CSSA President, 2021-01-01 - 2021-12-31
  
• C - Betty Klepper Endowed Lectureship Committee, Member, 2021-01-01 - 2021-12-31
  
• C - Nominations for President-Elect Committee, Chair, 2021-01-01 - 2021-12-31
  
• C - CSSA Board of Directors, CSSA President, 2021-01-01 - 2021-12-31
  
• C - International Crop Science Committee, Member, 2020-01-01 - 2021-12-31
  
• 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 - CSSA President-Elect, CSSA President-Elect, 2020-01-01 - 2020-12-31
  
• C - Budget & Finance Committee, Member, Ex Officio, 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 - 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
  

More About Me

P.V. Vara Prasad is a University Distinguished Professor of Crop Ecophysiology, R.O. Kruse Endowed Professor of Agriculture and Director of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Sustainable Intensification at Kansas State University funded by United States for Agency for International Development. 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 climate change factors and developing crop, water and soil management strategies for efficient use of inputs and improve crop yields. He is committed to innovative and collaborative international research that improves livelihoods and provides food and nutritional security to smallholder farmers. He has active research and capacity building programs in several countries in Asia and Africa. He has published >350 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. His research has been cited >20250 times. He trained 120 international research scholars and graduate students. He has received $120 Million in support of his research and capacity building activities. He has received several noteworthy awards. 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 he Past President of Crop Science Society of America.