Mark Marsalis
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Title: Superintendent, Agricultural Science Center at Los Lunas, Extension Forage Specialist, Associate Professor
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Research area: Forage and grain crops, silage and hay production and sustainability in irrigated and dryland systems; cereal crops for grain and forage; perennial grasses
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Office location: Agricultural Science Center at Los Lunas
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Email Address: marsalis@nmsu.edu
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Office Phone: (505)-865-7340
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Office Fax: (505)-865-5163
Education:
- Ph.D.: Agronomy (Forages), Texas Tech University, 2004
Dissertation: Adaptation of Forage Bermudagrass to the Texas High Plains Grown Under Saline and Limited Irrigation Conditions.
- M.S.: Plant and Soil Science (Forage Ecology), University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2000
Thesis: Effects of Stocking Rate, Season, and Changes in Fungal Endophyte Level on Performance of Steers Grazing Tall Fescue.
- B.S.: Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, 1997
Experience
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Current Position: Associate Professor, Superintendent & Extension Forage Specialist, Extension Plant Sciences Dept. - Agricultural Science Center at Los Lunas, New Mexico State University, July 2013-present.
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Associate Professor, Extension Agronomy Specialist, Extension Plant Sciences Dept. - Agricultural Science Center at Clovis, New Mexico State University, July 2010-June 2013.
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Assistant Professor, Extension Agronomy Specialist, Extension Plant Sciences Dept. - Agricultural Science Center at Clovis, New Mexico State University, September 2004-July 2010.
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Graduate Research Assistant, Texas Tech University, Forages, 2000-2004.
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Graduate Research Assistant, University of Tennessee, Forages, 1998-2000.