Dr. Valtcho Demirov Jeliazkov (Zheljazkov)
Assistant Research Professor

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Email: vj40@pss.msstate.edu
Ph No: 1-662-566-2201 Ext 208
Fax: 1-662-566-2257

2001: Ph.D. Dept. of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Massachusetts
1988: Ph.D. in Agronomy, Higher Institute of Agriculture, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1983: M.Sc. in Agronomy, Higher Institute of Agriculture, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Curriculum vitae

Developing a program on specialty crops and value-added products in Mississippi. Our group is evaluating medicinal and aromatic crops (MAC) as new cash crops for the region. We are also developing cropping systems with oilseed crops for bioenergy/biodiesel production. The overall goal of our program is to increase profitability of cropping systems in Mississippi and Southern U.S. In addition, current work involves the development of environmentally benign cropping procedures to improve economic and environmental sustainability for agricultural producers through management of phosphorus (P) and lead (Pb) in P and Pb-enriched soils.