Breadcrumb
- Biological Sciences
Jonathan Montgomery Ph.D.
Lecturer - Botany
Jonathan Montgomery grew up in Roslyn, Washington, completed his bachelor's at Humboldt State University in 2013 and acquired his PhD at the University of California, Riverside in 2018.
- PhD (2018) University of California, Riverside
- BS (2013) Humboldt State University
- Principles of Biology
- Introduction to Ecology
- Tissue Culture
- Plant Ecology
My work focuses on plant water use, specifically regarding turfgrass. Primarily I investigate the promise of biochar and other soil amendments in reducing turfgrass water use along with impacts on soil structure and function.
- Montgomery, Jonathan F. "The Importance of Irrigation Scheduling for Water Savings with Turfgrass Grown in Soils Amended with Biochar." 2019 ASHS Annual Conference
- Azeem, Muhammad, et al. "Biochar and compost effects on soil microbial communities and nitrogen induced respiration in turfgrass soils." Plos one 15.11 (2020): e0242209.
- da Silva Filho, J. B., Fontes, P. C. R., Cecon, P. R., Ferreira, J. F., McGiffen, M. E., & Montgomery, J. F. (2020). “Yield of Potato Minitubers under Aeroponics, Optimized for Nozzle Type and Spray Direction.” HortScience, 55(1), 14-22.
- Hale, L., Curtis, D., Azeem, M., Montgomery, J., Crowley, D. E., & McGiffen Jr, M. E. (2021). “Influence of compost and biochar on soil biological properties under turfgrass supplied deficit irrigation.” Applied Soil Ecology, 168, 104134.