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Physical Address:
E. J. Iddings Agricultural Science Laboratory, Rm 242
606 S Rayburn St

Mailing Address:
875 Perimeter Drive MS 2333
Moscow, ID 83844-2333

Pramod Acharya

Pramod Acharya

Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist — Forage Agronomy

Office

North Greenhouse Facility, R114

Phone

208-423-6652

Mailing Address

Kimberly Research and Extension Center
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3806 N 3600 E
Kimberly, ID 83341-5082

Pramod aspires to advance sustainable, resource-efficient, eco-friendly and economic approaches to forage production, storage and utilization.

Ph.D., New Mexico State University, 2023
M.S., Eastern New Mexico University, 2019
B.S., Tribhuvan University, 2014

  • Alfalfa management and development
  • Carbon sequestration in forage systems
  • Soil and water quality in annual and perennial forage production systems
  • Hay production for all livestock classes
  • Silage crops, soil health and soil-plant-environment relationships
  • Cover crops for grazing and ecosystem services

  • Acharya, P., Ghimire, R., Idowu, O. J., Shukla, M. K., 2024. Cover cropping enhanced soil aggregation and associated carbon and nitrogen storage in semi-arid silage cropping systems. Catena [].
  • Singh, A., Ghimire, R., Acharya, P., 2024. Soil profile carbon sequestration and nutrient responses varied with cover crops in irrigated forage rotations. Soil and Tillage Research [].
  • Acharya, P., Ghimire, R., Acosta-Martínez, V. 2024. Cover crop mediated soil carbon storage and soil health in semi-arid irrigated cropping systems. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment [].
  • Paye, W. S., Lauriault, L., Acharya, P., Ghimire, R., 2024. Soil carbon and nitrogen responses to dryland forage cropping systems following irrigation retirement. Agronomy Journal [].
  • Acharya, P., Ghimire, R., Lehnhoff, E. A, and Marsalis, M. A. 2023. Cover crop forage potential and subsequent sorghum silage yield and nutritive value. Agronomy Journal [].
  • Acharya, P., Ghimire, R., Paye, W. S., Galguli, A. C., and DelGrosso, S. J. 2022. Net greenhouse gas balance with cover crops in semi-arid irrigated cropping systems. Scientific Reports [].
  • Paye, W. S., Ghimire, R., Acharya, P., Nilahyane, A., Mesbah, A. O., Marsalis, M. 2022. Cover crop water use and corn silage production in semi-arid irrigated conditions. Agricultural Water Management [].
  • Acharya, P., Ghimire, R., and Cho, Y. 2019. Linking soil health to sustainable crop production: dairy compost effects on soil properties and sorghum biomass. Sustainability [].

Contact

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Physical Address:
E. J. Iddings Agricultural Science Laboratory, Rm 242
606 S Rayburn St

Mailing Address:
875 Perimeter Drive MS 2333
Moscow, ID 83844-2333