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Jose Franco Da Cunha Leme Filho

Adjunct Instructor


Education

B.Sc., Agronomy, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, 2011
M.Sc., Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences, Auburn University, 2016
Ph.D., Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, 2020

Research Interests

Cannabis cultivation systems; cannabis growing management; plant physiology; plant hormones; phytocompounds; controlled environment agriculture.

Publications and Media Placements

Da Cunha Leme Filho, J. F, W. E. Thomason, G. Evanylo, X. Zhang, M. Strickland, B. Chim, C. Bermand, and A. A. Diatta. 2020. Corn response to an integrated plant nutrition system (IPNS) with humic acid and biofertilizers. Journal of Agricultural Science. DOI: 10.5539/jas.v12n8p25

Da Cunha Leme Filho, J. F., W. E. Thomason, G. Evanylo, X. Zhang, M. Strickland, B. Chim, and A. A. Diatta. 2020. The synergistic effects of humic substances and biofertilizers on plant development and microbial activity: a review. International Journal of Plant and Soil Science. DOI: 10.9734/IJPSS/2020/v32i730306

Diatta, A.A., W.E. Thomason, O. Abaye, T.L. Thompson, M.L. Battaglia, L.J. Vaughan, M. Lo, and J.F. Da Cunha Leme Filho. 2020. Assessment of nitrogen fixation by mungbean genotypes in different soil textures using 15N natural abundance method. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. DOI: 10.1007/s42729-020-00290-2

Da Cunha Leme Filho, J. F., B. Ortiz, D. Damianidis, M. Dougherty, K. S. Balkcom, and T. Knappenberger. 2020. Irrigation scheduling to promote corn productivity in central Alabama. Journal of Agricultural Science. DOI: 10.5539/jas.v12n9p34 

Da Cunha Leme Filho, J. F., W. E. Thomason, G. Evanylo, X. Zhang, M. Strickland, B. Chim, and A. A. Diatta. 2020. Biochemical and physiological responses of Cannabis sativa to an integrated plant nutrition system. Agronomy Journal. DOI: 10.1002/agj2.20400 

Da Cunha Leme Filho, J. F., B. Ortiz, M. Dougherty, D. Damianidis, K. S. Balkcom, and T. Knappenberger. 2020. Evaluation of two irrigation scheduling methods and nitrogen rates on corn production in Alabama. International Journal of Agronomy. DOI: 10.1155/2020/8869383

Da Cunha Leme Filho, J. F., W. E. Thomason, G. Evanylo, X. Zhang, M. Strickland, B. Chim, and A. Diatta. 2020. An integrated plant nutrition system for corn in the Mid-Atlantic USA. Journal of Plant Nutrition. DOI: 10.1080/01904167.2020.1849298

Swoish, M., J. F. Da Cunha Leme Filho, M. S. Reiter, R. D. Stewart, and W.E. Thomason. 2021.Trinexapac-Ethyl rate and timing impact on malt barley production in Virginia. Crop, Forage and Turfgrass Management. DOI: 10.1002/cft2.20101 

Swoish, M., J. F. Da Cunha Leme Filho, M. S. Reiter, J. B Campbell, and W.E. Thomason. 2022. Comparing satellites and vegetation indices for cover crop biomass estimation. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2022.106900

Honors and Awards

2nd place at ASA-CSSA-SSSA Conference, Phoenix, AZ: Graduate Student oral session awards: Agronomic Production Systems Division - Industrial Hemp Production (Grain/Fiber and CBD) - November 2020

3rd place at ASA-CSSA-SSSA Conference, San Antonio, TX: Graduate Student poster competition awards: Biomedical, Health-Beneficial and Nutritionally Enhanced Plants Division - November 2019

Scholarship award - William T. Steele, Jr. - June 2019

Scholarship award - David J. Spence - June 2019 

Graduate Scholarship award - Celeste W. Reynolds - June 2019

Scholarship award - Charles I. Rich Memorial - May 2019

3rd place at ASA-CSSA-SSSA Conference, San Antonio, TX: Graduate Student poster competition awards: Soil Biology and Biochemistry Division - November 2017

Professional Organizations and Associations

American Society of Agronomy (ASA) 
Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) 
Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) 
American Society of Horticultural Science (ASHS)

Community Work and Service

Treasurer and co-Founder of the Brasil Club at Virginia Tech (Brazilian Student Association)