The Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology

Florence Cassel Sharma

Professor

Plant Science | 559.278.7955 | Office: Ag Sciences 111A

fcasselss@csufresno.edu

Education

B.S. - Ecole Supérieure d'Agriculture d'Angers, France
M.S. - Ecole Supérieure d'Agriculture d'Angers, France
Ph.D. - University of Wyoming

Courses Taught

Agricultural Water (PLANT 71)
Soil and Water Management (PLANT 174)
Irrigation Systems (PLANT 175)
Agricultural Laboratory Techniques (AGRI 201)
Plant Nutrition (PLANT 252)
Thesis (PLANT 299)

Dr. Cassel Sharma joined the the department in 2012, and her research focuses on optimizing water use efficiency through low and deficit irrigation practices, improving irrigation scheduling, and utilizing remote sensing techniques for water resources management, crop water use, and soil salinity assessment.

She serves as assistant director of research of the campus Center for Irrigation Technology, and received the Jordan College's Outstanding Research and Scholarly Activity Award in 2009. She also received the Irrigation E3 Leader Award from the Irrigation Association in 2015 and the Provost's Award for Promising New Faculty in 2016.

Optimizing water use efficiency through low and deficit irrigation practices, improving irrigation scheduling, and utilizing remote sensing techniques for water resources management, crop water use, and soil salinity assessment.