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Dr. Jonathan Deenik
Assistant Specialist

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Contact Information:

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences
3190 Maile Way, St. John 102
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822-2279

Office: Sherman 236
Telephone: (808)956-6906
Fax: (808) 956-3894

email: jdeenik@hawaii.edu
Website: http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/DeenikJ

Educational Background

  • B.A. Art History/History, College of Wooster (1985)
  • M.S. Soil Chemistry, University of Hawaii (1997)
  • Ph.D Soil Fertility, University of Hawaii (2003)


Research Interests

  • Nutrient availability from organic soil amendments for vegetable production and flooded taro.
  • Integrating green manure rotations into high input vegetable production systems to reduce reliance on chemical inputs and promote soil health.
  • Upgrade fertilizer recommendation procedures.


Current Projects

  • Measuring N availability from organic manures in flooded taro systems.
  • Developing a soil nitrate test for Hawaii’s soils.


Courses

  • TPSS 304 - Fundamentals of Soil Science


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Last updated on 6/28/2007