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Osler Ortez

Osler Ortez

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Assistant Professor - Corn & Emerging Crops | Department of Horticulture and Crop Science | College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences

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Areas of Expertise

  • Corn Production
  • Emerging Crops
  • Cover Crops
  • Cropping Systems
  • On-farm Research, Extension, and Outreach

Education

  • PhD Agronomy & Crop Production - University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2021)
  • MS Agronomy - Kansas State University (2018)
  • BS Agriculture - Pan-American Agricultural School Zamorano (2014)

Dr. Osler Ortez comes from a background in coffee production (in northern Nicaragua), soybean production (in Kansas and Argentina), and corn production (in Nebraska and the US Midwest). In January 2022, he started as an Assistant Professor in Corn and Emerging Crop Production Systems. At Ohio State, he leads an applied research and extension program for developing and distributing science-based information concerning efficient, productive, and sustainable corn and emerging crop production systems. 

I'm now teaching HCS 5411: Domestication and Utilization of Agronomic Crops (Spring Semesters)
About the course: a study of the domestication and utilization of grain, oilseed, and fiber crops. Emphasis on crop origin, domestication, growth/production, and evolution as these relate to current and future efforts of crop modernization and utilization—syllabus Example.

Want to know more? Check out our publications work on Google Scholar, ResearchGate, or ORCID.

Access extension publications and resources from the Agronomic Crops Network

Ohio Corn Performance Test (OCPT) – 2023 Results