Koffi Djaman

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Education:

  • Ph.D. 2011: Soil & Water Resources and Irrigation Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA.
  • MS. 1999: Irrigation and water management, Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, Rabat, Morocco.
  • Agronomy Degree 1997: College of Agronomy, University of Lomé, Togo.

Professional Background:

  • Assistant Professor, ASC-Farmington, New Mexico State University 2017-Present
  • Associate Principal Scientist, Agronomist at Africa Rice Center, Regional station of Senegal 2016-2017
  • Agronomist Field Fellow at Africa Rice Center, Regional station of Senegal 2014-2016
  • Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the Biological Systems Engineering Department, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (USA) 2008-2011
  • Graduate research Assistant in the Biological Systems Engineering Department, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (USA). 2008-2011
  • Lecturer in the College of Agronomy, University of Lomé (Togo) 2005-2014
  • Physics and Chemistry High School teacher, Togo 2001-2004
  • Graduate student at Agronomic and Veterinary Institute Hassan II, Agadir (Morocco). 1997-1998
  • Water and soil management consultant at SARTORY, Lomé (Togo). 1999-2008
  • Internship on integrated pest control, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Benin. 1996-1997

Refereed Publications

  1. Djaman K., S. Irmak. 2017. Evaluation of critical N and P models for maize under full and limited irrigation conditions. Italian Journal of Agronomy (in press).
  2. Djaman K., V.C. Mel, A.B. Balde, B.V. Bado, L. Diop., B. Manneh, D. Mutiibwa, D. Rudnick, S. Irmak, K. Futakuchi. 2017. Evapotranspiration, irrigation water requirement and water productivity of rice (Oryza sativa L.) in the Sahelian environment. Paddy and Water Environment 15(3), 469-482.
  3. Sharma V., S. Irmak, V. Sharma, K. Djaman, L. Odhiambo. 2017. Soil-water dynamics, evapotranspiration and crop coefficients of cover crop mixtures in seed maize-cover crop rotation fields: part I. Soil-water dynamics and evapotranspiration. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering| 143(9): 0001214.
  4. Djaman K, D. Rudnick, V.C. Mel, D. Mutiibwa, L. Diop, M. Sall, I. Kabenge A. Bodian, H. Tabari, S. Irmak. 2017. Evaluation of the Valiantzas' simplified forms of the FAO-56 Penman-Monteith Reference Evapotranspiration model under humid climate. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering 133(8): 0001191
  5. Rudnick D.R., S. Irmak, K. Djaman, V. Sharma. 2017. Impact of irrigation and nitrogen fertilizer rate on soil water trends and maize evapotranspiration during the vegetative and reproductive Periods. Agricultural Water Management 191, 77-84.