Dr. Melissa A. Bledsoe
Department
College of Agriculture
Role: Faculty
Campus: Springfield
Postal mail
Missouri State University
College of Agriculture
901 S. National Ave.
Springfield,
MO
65897
Details
Education
- PhD, Plant, Insect & Microbial Sciences (Plant Physiology and Nutrition), 2010, University of Missouri
- MS, Plant Science, 2004, Missouri State University
- BS, Horticulture, 2002, Missouri State University
Teaching
- Soils Lab
- Crop Physiology
- Hydroponic Production Systems
- First-Year Foundations
Research and professional interests
- Plant mineral nutrition in both forages and horticultural crops
- Plant physiology and mineral nutrition
- Seasonal nutrient dynamics of perennial forage grass
- Effects of different management practices on leaf nutrient composition in stockpiled forage
- Nitrogen storage and remobilization in tall fescue
- Species and nutritional effects on forage quality and production
