Saowakon Hemwong

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Area of Expertise

 Soil Fertility, Crop Residue Management

Current Research

 Charcoal application in the soil for rice production

Research Countries

 Thailand

Professional Experience

 Crop residue management, Sugarcane and legume

Current FSC Status

Alumnus

Year of FSC Scholarship

 2011

Institute during FSC Scholarship

 Institute of Plant Production and Agroecology in Tropics and Subtropics, University of Hohenheim, Germany

Home Institute

 Section of Plant Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Technology, Nakhon Phanom University, Thailand

Doctoral Institute

 Section of Field Crop, Department of Plant Science and Agricultural Resources, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Khen University, Thailand

Dissertation

 Effect of sugarcane residue management methods on growth and yield of groudnut and soybean followed by the residual nitrogen effect of these legumes on growth and yield of succeeding sugarcane

Degrees

 Ph.D.

Important Publications

Hemwong, S., Cadisch, G., Toomsan, B., Limpinuntana, V., Vityakon, P., Patanothai, A., 2008. Dynamics of residue decomposition and N2 fixation of grain legumes upon sugarcane residue retention as an alternative to burning. Soil and Tillage 99:84-97.

Hemwong, S., Toomsan, B., Cadisch, G., Limpinuntana, V., Vityakon, P., Patanothai, A., 2009. Sugarcane residue management and grain legume crop effects on N dynamics, N losses and growth of sugarcane. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystem 83:135-151.

Toomsan, B., Kaewpradit, W.,  Hemwong, S., Vityakon, P., Limpinuntana, V., Patanothai, A., Cadisch, G., 2008. Management of groundnut residue for efficient nitrogen recycling in the rice-groundnut cropping system. The 5th International Crop Science Congress, 13-18 April, Jeju, Korea.

Hemwong, S., Toomsan, B. Cadisch, G. Limpinuntana, V., Vityakon, P., Jogloy, S., Patanothai, A., 2005. Effect of sugarcane stover management on growth and yield of some legumes. Summary of International Peanut Conference, 9-12 January, Bangkok, Thailand.

Hemwong, S., Toomsan, B., Cadisch, G., Akkasaeng, C., Limpinuntana, V., Vityakon, P., Patanothai, A., 2009. Predicting nitrogen status in sugarcane with a Minolta SPAD meter. Proceedings of Greater Mekong Sub-Region Conference on Sustainable Development, 8-9 September, Nakhon Phanom Riverview Hotel, Nakhon Phanom.

Hemwong, S., Toomsan, B. Cadisch, G. Limpinuntana, V., Vityakon, P., Jogloy, S., Patanothai, A., 2011. Effect of N fertilizer application on sugarcane residue decomposition. Soil and Fertilizer Journal 32(4):285-297.