Idol Travis
Associate Professor
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management
University of Hawaii
United States of America
Biography
Education: B.S. Wake Forest University M.S. Purdue University P.h.D. Purdue University Currently Working on: Acacia koa restoration, silviculture, and vegetative propagation. Use of improved Leucaena hybrids as multipurpose trees in agroforestry systems to improve soil quality, support crop biocontrol agents, and in silvopasture systems. Projects: Shade Coffee Agroecosystems in Hawaii Prodcutivity, Silviculture, and Regeneration of Acacia koa Restoration Agroforestry Silvopasture with Leucaena
Research Interest
Extension/Research Interests: Forest nutrition, ecosystem nutrient cycling, fine root dynamics, mycorrhizae, plant competition, invasive species, agroforestry
Publications
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Pradhan A, Idol T and Roul PV. 2016. Conservation agriculture practices in rainfed uplands of India improve maize-based system productivity and profitability. Frontiers in Plant Science 7 (1008). doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01008.
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Idol TW and G. Diarra. 2017. Mycorrhizal colonization is compatible with exponential fertilization to improve tree seedling quality. Journal of Plant Nutrition 40: 283-297. doi: 10.1080/01904167.2016.1240188
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Idol TW, RM Morales, JB Friday, and PG Scowcroft. 2017. Precommercial release thinning of potential Acacia koa crop trees increases stem and crown growth in dense, 8-year-old stands in Hawaii. Forest Ecology and Management 392:105-114. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2017.02.029
