Dr. Emmanuel Mapfumo
Program Coordinator, Environmental Science
Professor, Environmental Science
Education
- PhD, Soil Science, University of Alberta
- MSc., Applied Statistics, Sheffield Hallam Univesity
- M.Ag.Sc., Soil-plant-water relationships, University of Adelaide
- BSc., Agriculture (Honours in Soil Science), University of Zimbabwe
Postdoctoral Research
- Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta
- School of Earth and Geographical Sciences, University of Western Australia
Research Interests
- Impacts of land disturbance and management practices on soil health and plant productivity
- Utilization of ‘waste’ materials as amendments to improve soil health on disturbed land
- Remediation of contaminated land
- Innovative approaches to find solutions to reduce plastic pollution
- Climate change impacts on agricultural systems
Key Courses
- ENSC 220 Soil Science
- ENSC 318 Field Ecology of Alberta
- ENSC 373 Environmental Assessment
- ENSC 480 Advanced Research Methods
- ENSC493/495 Independent Research I and II
Selected Publications
Emmanuel Mapfumo, David S. Chanasyk, Dick Puurveen, Shannon Elton, and Sachin Acharya. (2023). crop yields in key agricultural areas of the prairie provinces in Canada: a literature review. Canadian Journal of Plant Science. 103(3): 243-258. *Editors鈥� Choice for June 2023. .
Emmanuel Mapfumo, David S. Chanasyk, and Dick Puurveen. 2023. term annual climate trends around the Breton Plots area, Alberta: is there any evidence of local climate change? Canadian Journal of Plant Science. 103(3): 285-299. .
V.S. Baron, A.C. Dick, R. Lemke, K. Greer, and Emmanuel Mapfumo. 2023. bromegrass pasture on a thick black chernozem I. Productivity and sustainability. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 103(3): 510-521.
Mapfumo E. 2022. sap ecophysiological characteristics of native plant species. Australian Journal of Botany 70, 42-55.
Patterson S J, Chanasyk D S, Naeth M A, Mapfumo E. 2009. on the nutrient concentrations and growth of reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea L.) and hybrid poplar (Populus deltoides 脳 P. Petrowskyana L.) Canadian Journal of Soil Science 89: 223-234.
Li Xiao-gang, Rengel Z., Mapfumo E. and Bhupinderpal-Singh 2007. I nitrogen in naturally salt-affected sandy soils. Plant and Soil 290: 269鈥�282.
Mapfumo E., Chanasyk D.S. and Willms W.D. 2004. water under foothills fescue grazing with the soil and water assessment tool model (Alberta, Canada). Hydrological Processes 18: 2787-2800.
Chanasyk D.S., Mapfumo E. and Willms W.D. 2003. simulation of surface runoff from fescue grassland watersheds. Agricultural Water Management 59(2): 137-153.
Chanasyk D.S., Whitson I.R., Mapfumo E., Burke J.M., and Prepas E.E. 2003. . Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science 2: S51-S62.
Mapfumo E., Naeth M.A., Baron V.S., Dick A.C. and Chanasyk D.S. 2002. . Journal of Range Management 55(1): 16-22.
Mapfumo E., Chanasyk D.S., Naeth M.A. and Baron V.S. 1998. . Agronomy Journal 90:805-812.
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