Shaun N. Casteel

Shaun N. Casteel is an Assistant Professor and Soybean Extension Specialist at Purdue University.

Education and Career

Casteel received an Associates degree in Agriculture at Lake Land College in 1999. He continued his education at the University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana), receiving his B.S. hi Crop Science in 2001. He went on to receive his M.S. in crop science at North Carolina State University. He then worked as an agronomist at North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services from 2004 to 2006 before pursuing a Ph.D. in soil science at North Carolina State, which he completed in 2009.

Research

Casteel says of his research and extension work:

"We address today’s agronomic challenges of soybean and small grains through various extension programs and applied research. Outreach efforts are to educate, train, and provide the most relevant information that enables timely and sound management decisions in these production systems.

"Overall goals of our extension and research team are to improve the production of soybeans and small grains while maintaining economic viability, environmental stewardship, and social responsibility. To this end, we evaluate various cultural practices, new and upcoming inputs, and integrated management. Key areas of interest include: precision management of resources and practices; integration of soil characteristics, nutrient inputs, and crop physiology; and the influence of agronomic practices on yield physiology of first crop and double crop soybean systems (winter wheat and cover crop)."

Publications

• Casteel, S. N., & Nielsen, R. L. (2010). Agronomic management of soybean and corn by Indiana producers.
• Casteel, S. N. (2010). Early corn and soybean harvest: should wheat be planted early.
• Casteel, S. N. (2010). Estimating soybean yields.
• Casteel, S. N. (2010). Green soybean stems and dry grain.
• Camberato, J., & Casteel, S. N. (2010). Keep an eye open for sulfur deficiency in wheat.
• Casteel, S. N. (2010). Late soybean planting: switch maturity groups.
• Lentz, E. M., & Casteel, S. N. (2010). Seeding rates for winter canola – Indiana and Ohio.
• Casteel, S. N. (2010). Soybean early reproductive growth stages.
• Casteel, S. N. (2010). Soybean planting: warm temperatures and itchy trigger fingers.
• Casteel, S. N. (2010). Soybean seeding rates to achieve target stands at harvest.
• Casteel, S., R. Nuti, K. Edmisten, and R. Wells. 2009. Cotton response to combinations of mepiquat chloride, pyrithiobac, and CGA 362622. (prepared for Agronomy Journal).
• Casteel, S., R.O. Maguire, D.W. Israel, and J.T. Brake. 2009. Broiler breeder manure phosphorus forms are affected by diet, location within pen, and period of accumulation. (submitted to Journal of Environmental Quality).
• Jordan, D. L., S. H. Lancaster, J. E. Lanier, P. D. Johnson, J. B. Beam, A. C. York, R. L. Brandenburg, F. R. Walls, S. Casteel, and C. Hudak. 2006. Influence of Application Variables of Boron-Containing Fertilizers Applied in Peanut. Peanut Science 33:37-42. (peer-reviewed)
• Nuti, R., S. Casteel, R. Viator, J. Lanier, K. Edmisten, D. Jordan, G. Grabow, S. Barnes, J. Mathews, R. Wells. 2006. Management of cotton grown under overhead sprinkle and sub-surface drip irrigation. J. Cot. Sci. Vol 10 issue 2:76-88. (peer-reviewed)
• Nuti, R., R. Viator, S. Casteel, K. Edmisten, and R. Wells. 2006. Effect of planting date, mepiquat chloride, and glyphosate application to glyphosate-resistant cotton. Agron. J. 98:1627-1633. (peer-reviewed)

Professional Memberships

• Sigma Xi: 2007 to present
• Soil Science Society of America, 2006 to present
• Crop Science Society of America, 2006 to present
• Agronomy Society of America, 2006 to present
• Gamma Sigma Delta, 2001 to present

Resources and articles

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