Musfiq Salehin

Title: Assistant Professor

Office Location: Agricultural Science Center at Artesia, NM

Office Phone: (575) 748-1228

Research interest/area:

My research program integrates soil fertility, nutrient management, and climate-smart agricultural practices to enhance the productivity and sustainability of semi-arid and subtropical cropping systems. Goals of my program include identifying agronomic management practices to improve nutrient and water-use efficiency in row-crop production systems. This approach combines field- and laboratory-based investigations, including environmental sensing, eddy covariance, remote sensing, and machine learning tools.

Education:

Ph.D. in Agronomy (2024), Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
M.S. in Plant and Environmental Sciences (2020), New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
B.S. in Soil, Water, and Environment (2017), University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Employment and Experience:

Assistant Professor of Agronomy and Soil Fertility, College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico State University - 01/2026 – Present
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University - 01/2024 – 01/2026

Recent Publications:

Salehin, S. M. U., Poudyal, C., Rajan, N., & Bagavathiannan, M. (2025). Cover Crop Types Influence Biomass Estimation Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Mounted Multispectral Sensors. Remote Sensing, 17(8), 1471. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs17081471
Salehin, S. M. U., Rajan, N., Casey, K. D., Mowrer, J. E., Somenahally, A., & Bagavathiannan, M. Combined effects of biochar, cover crop residues, and manure on greenhouse gas emissions: insights from 60-day soil incubations. Soil Science Society of America Journal. e70008. https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.70008
Salehin, S. M. U., Rajan, N., Casey, K. D., Mowrer, J. E., & Bagavathiannan, M. Cover crops in organic cotton influence greenhouse gas emissions and soil microclimate. Agronomy Journal, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21735
Salehin, S. M. U., Rajan, N., Mowrer, J., Casey, K. D., Somenahally, A. C., & Bagavathiannan, M. (2024). Greenhouse gas emissions during decomposition of cover crops and poultry litter with simulated tillage in 90‐day soil incubations. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20730
Salehin, S. M. U., Ghimire, R., Angadi, S.V., and Mesbah, A. (2020). Soil organic matter, greenhouse gas emissions, and sorghum yield in semi‐arid drylands. Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment, 3(1), p.e20107. https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20107
Salehin, S. M. U., Ghimire, R., Angadi, S.V., and Idowu, O.J. (2020). Grass buffer strips improve soil health and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in center-pivot irrigated cropping systems. Sustainability, 12(15), p.6014. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12156014

Curriculum Vitae (CV):

Musfiq Salehin CV