Faculty — Director
Dr. Michael Dukes
Interim CLCE Director
Professor
Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department
Dr. Dukes specializes in irrigation and drainage engineering; water quantity and quality issues; crop consumptive use / evapotranspiration; and Best Management Practices to reduce nonpoint source pollution. Dr. Dukes received a PhD in biological and agricultural engineering from North Carolina State University.
Research and Extension
Recent Publications
- Romero, C. C., M. D. Dukes. 2011. Are landscapes over-irrigated in Southwest Florida? A spatial-temporal analysis of observed data (PDF). Irrigation Science.
- McCready, M. S. and M. D. Dukes. 2010. Landscape Irrigation Scheduling Efficiency and Adequacy by Various Control Technologies (PDF). Agricultural Water Management.
- Davis, S. L. and M. D. Dukes. 2010. Irrigation Scheduling Performance by Evapotranspiration-based Controllers. (PDF) Agricultural Water Management 98(1):19-28.
- Romero, C. C., M. D. Dukes. 2010. Residential Benchmarks for Minimal Landscape Water Use (PDF). UF Water Institute.
- Cardenas-Lailhacar, B., M. D. Dukes, and G. L. Miller. 2010. Sensor-based Automation of Irrigation on Bermudagrass During Dry Weather Conditions (PDF). J. Irrigation and Drainage Eng 136(3):161-223.
- Cardenas-Lailhacar, B. and M. D. Dukes. 2010. Precision of Soil Moisture Sensor Irrigation Controllers Under Field Conditions (PDF). Agricultural Water Management 97(5):666-672.
- See more of Dr. Dukes' publications
Contact
Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department
205 Frazier Rogers Hall
P.O. Box 110570
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
Phone:
(352) 392-1864 ext.205
Fax: (352) 392-4092
E-mail: mddukes@ufl.edu
