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Steven Sharrow

Professor
Phone (541) 737-1627
Fax (541) 737-0504
E-mail Steven.H.Sharrow@oregonstate.edu

Webpage

 http://www.DoctorRange.com

Research

Dr. Sharrow is Principal Investigator, OAES Project 066 (1980-present) - Agroforestry Systems for Western Oregon. The project developed forest grazing principles which form the foundation for current  silvicultural  prescription grazing in conifer forests of the United States and Canada. Current work is studying soil-tree-forage- animal relationships in order to assist in the design of biologically efficient and socially acceptable silvopastoral and agrosilvopastoral agroforestry systems suitable for hill lands.

Past Research

Co-Project Director, Agroforestry Egypt (1990-1994) - A vertically integrated, interdisciplinary, multi-cultural research and development project in Egypt, jointly operated by U.S. Agency for International Development, Colleges of Forestry and  Agriculture at Oregon State University, Alexandria University-Egypt, and the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture. The project operated tree nurseries, conducted agroforestry field research, provided technology transfer sessions to local farmers, and worked with local commercial wood processors in developing techniques to grow, process, and market the crop, livestock, and wood products of agroforestry systems suitable for both irrigated and rain fed subtropical areas in Egypt. Crops investigated include okra, fava beans, squash, onions, corn, wheat, and basil.

Principal Investigator, OAES Project 395 (1976 to 1993) - Alternative Grazing Systems for Improved Pastures in Western Oregon. The project developed pasture and livestock management techniques which have contributed to increased production of pasture forage and its conversion into saleable animal products in hill lands of Oregon, Washington, and California. Guidelines developed for grazing wheat have the potential to increase grain yields 10-20% in the Pacific Maritime Region.

Selected Publications

Sharrow, S.H., and S. Ismail. 2004. Carbon and nitrogen storage in western Oregon agroforests, forests, and pastures. Agroforestry Systems 60:123-130.

Sharrow, S.H., and R. Fletcher. 2003. Converting a pasture to a silvopasture in the Pacific Northwest. USDA, National Agroforestry Center, Agroforestry Note 26. 4p.

Sharrow, S.H. 2001. Tree Shelter tubes aid hardwood tree establishment in western Oregon silvopastures. Agroforestry Systems 53:283-290.

Sharrow, S.H. (ed.) 2004. Agroforestry and riparian buffers for land productivity and environmental stability. The 8th North American Agroforestry Conference Proceedings.

June 23-25, 2003, Corvallis, OR. Association for Temperate Agroforestry, Univ. Missouri, Columbia MO.

Sharrow, S.H. and Syed Ismail. 2003. Carbon storage in forest, agroforest, and pasture systems in western Oregon USA. p.14 IN: Abstr. 8th North American Agroforestry Conf. June 23-25, 2003. Corvallis, Oregon.

Sharrow, S.H. 2005. Agricultural Development in the Mardakert Region – Nagorno Karabakh Republic. Armebia Foundation, New York. 16p.

Turnaround Associates Inc. 2003. Assessment of the agricultural resources of the Nagorno-Karabagh Republic. 38p. Turnaround Associates Inc. 1120 Avenue of the Americas, NY 10036.

Teaching

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RNG 341 - Rangeland Resources - Nature and management of rangelands. Integrated land use with emphasis on plant-animal-soil interactions. Course can be repeated for credit.

RNG 441/541 - Range Analysis - Techniques used to describe vegetation in shrub-lands, grasslands, and forests. Use of measurements in resource management. Course is field-oriented, emphasizing both theory and practice of wildland inventory methods.

RNG 477/577 - Agroforestry - Theory and worldwide practice of multiple-crop low input sustainable systems involving concurrent production of tree and agricultural products. Biological, economic, social, and political factors that underlie the application of agroforestry technology. PREREQ: Course in basic ecology.

RNG 661 - Perspectives in Agricultural Research - Planning and managing agricultural research projects, publishing research results, professional ethics, interactions of science, scientists, and society.

 



 
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