Stephen C. Mason

Stephen C. Mason

Emeritus Professor

Area of Expertise:

B.S., Agricultural Education, University of Missouri, 1971

M.S., Agronomy, Purdue University, 1976

Ph.D., Agronomy, Purdue University, 1983

Area of Focus

Crop Production and Management

Research Interests

Practices for production of dryland summer annual crops (maize, sorghum, pearl millet); Pearl millet as an alternate grain crop; Crop rotation; Production practice influence on grain quality; International sorghum and pearl millet agronomy.

Major Project Activities

Production practice and environment effects on grain quality of maize and grain sorghum, dryland production practices for maize and grain sorghum, grain sorghum - soybean rotation, production practices for pearl millet as an alternate grain crop, international research in Africa and Latin America. 

Advising

Co-leader for advising transfer students majoring in Agronomy.

Courses Taught

  • PLAS 204, Resource Efficient Crop Management
  • PLAS 405, Crop Management Strategies
  • PLAS 132, Plant Science Laboratory
  • PLAS 201, Career and Intern Preparation in Agronomy
  • PLAS 437 and AGRO 837, Animal, Food and Industrial Uses of Grain
  • PLAS 438 and AGRO 838, Production of Grain for Animal, Food and Industrial Use

Publications

  • Pale, S., SJB Taonda, I. Serme, K. Ouattara, S.C. Mason, and A. Sohoro. 2019. Sorghum and groundnut yields as influenced by tillage, cropping system and soil amendment in the Sudano-Sahelian agroecological zone of Burkina Faso. Journal of Agricultural Sciences and Food Technology 6(1):19-27.
  • Pale Siébou, Coulibaly Zoumité, Christ Thierry Stephen; Yonli Djibril; S. C. Maspn; V.V.V. Prasad, Noufe Tiatité; Fofana Souleymane; Traore Hamidou, and Z. P. Stewart. 2019.  Typology of Farms and Farmers’ Perception of the Effects of Soil and Water Conservation Practices in Northern Burkina Faso. Journal of Agriculture and Crops 5(12):251-265. Online at https://arpgweb.com/journal/journal/14.
  • Coulibaly Z.C.T., Noufé Tiatité, Palé Siébou, Yonli Djibril, V. V. V. Prasad, Z. P. Stewart, S. C. Mason, Traoré Hamidou, and Fofana Souleymane. 2019. Economic performance of soil and water conservation practices in Burkina Faso. Research in Agriculture Research 4(1) Online at http://www.scholink.org/ojs/index.php/ra/article/view/2519. ISSN 2740-4431
  • Pale, S., I Serme, S. J-B. Taonda, K Ouattara, S.C. Mason and A. Sohoro. Pearl millet and cowpea yields as influenced by tillage, soil amendment and cropping system in the Sahel of Burkina Faso Int. J. Sci. 8. Online at https://www.ijsciences.com/pub/article/2136.
  • Pale, S., I. Serme, S J-B Taonda, K. Ouattara, S.C. Mason, and A. Sohoro. 2019. Sorghum and groundnut yields as influenced by tillage, cropping system and soil amendment in the Sudanian agroecological zone of Burkina Faso. J. Agri. Sci. Food Tech. 5:109-116.
  • Mason, S.C., Z. Kmail, T.D. Galusha, and Z. Jukic. 2019. Path analysis of drought tolerant maize hybrid yield and yield components across planting dates. J. Central Eur. Agri. 20:194-207.
  • Kruger, G., S.C. Mason, and Z. Kmail. 2019. Maize yield and yield component responses to plant population in dry environments. Agrosystems, Geosciences and Envir.
  • Garba, M., I. Serme, N. Maman, K. Ouattara, A. Gonda, C.Wortmann, and S. Mason. 2018. Crop response to manure and fertilizer in Burkina Faso and Niger. Nutr, Cycl. Agroecosyst. Online at. https://rdcu.be/LQG4
  • Mason, S.C., T.D. Galusha, and Z. Kmail. 2018. Planting date influence on drought tolerant maize yield and yield components. Agron. J. 110: 293-299.
  • Kaye, N.M., S.C. Mason and T.D. Galusha. 2006. Nodulating and non-nodulating soybean rotation influence on soil NO3-N and water, and grain yield. Agron. J. 99: 599-606
  • Kaye, N.M., S.C. Mason, D.S. Jackson and T.D. Galusha. 2006. Crop rotation and soil amendment alters sorghum grain quality. Crop Sci. 47:722-729.
  • McCallister, D.L., D.J. Lee and S.C. Mason. 2005. Student numbers in agronomy and crop science in the United States: History, current status, and possible action. NACTA 49(3): 24-29.
  • Duarte, A.P., S.C. Mason, D.S. Jackson and J. de C. Keihl. 2005. Grain quality of Brazilian maize genotypes as influenced by nitrogen level. Crop Sci. 45: 1958 - 1964.
  • Maman, N., S.C. Mason and D.J. Lyon. 2004. Yield components of pearl millet and grain sorghum across environments in Nebraska. Crop Sci. 2004. 44: 2138 - 2145.
  • Traore, S., S.C. Mason, A.R. Martin, D.A. Mortensen and J.J. Spotanski. 2003. Velvetleaf interference effects on yield and growth of sorghum. Agron. J. 95: 1602 - 1607.
  • Pale, S., S.C. Mason and T.D. Galusha. 2003. Planting time for early-season pearl millet and grain sorghum in Nebraska. Agron. J. 95: 1047 - 1053.
  • Mason, S.C. and N.E. D'Croz-Mason. 2001. Production practice influence on maize grain quality. J. Crop Prod. 5: 75 - 91.