Mark Plunkett
Specialist – Soil & Plant Nutrition
Research Interests
- Improving nutrient advice for grassland and tillage crops
- Micro nutrients for tillage crops
- Improving the precision of fertiliser advice – more soil / plant specific
- Soil pH and lime –interactions with nutrient efficiency
- Organic manure management for grassland & tillage crops
- Editor of Teagasc nutrient recommendations for agricultural crops – Teagasc Green Book
Education
- B. Agr. Sc (1997) from University College Dublin, IRL
- M. Agr. Sc -Crop Science (1999) from University College Dublin, IRL
Professional Membership
- Fertilizer Association of Ireland (FAI)
- Irish Tillage & Land Use Association (ITLUS)
- International Fertilizer Society (IFS)
