Name:          David G. Bordovsky

Address:     

 

Chillicothe-Vernon Research and Extension Center 

P.O. Box 1658

11708 Hwy 70 South  

Vernon, TX 76385

Phone:         940-552-9941 (Vernon)

                    940-852-5125 (Chillicothe)

Fax:              940-852-5060

mailto:d-bordovsky@tamu.edu

Education: B.S. - Agricultural Engineering, 1970, Texas A&M University

                 M.S. - Agricultural Engineering, 1972, Texas A&M University

Job Title:    Research Scientist

Workplace:

Chillicothe Experiment Station, 
Chillicothe-Vernon Research and Extension Center

Department: Agricultural Engineering

Current Projects: 

H-8666, Irrigation, Cultural, and Tillage Practices for Improved Crop Production in the Rolling Plains of Texas. Present through August 2009. D.G. Bordovsky.

Objectives:  

The overall goal of our research project is to conduct research which allows more efficient production of crops and to apply results of these studies to production fields on research farms and make this information available to area producers.

In addition we provide managerial skill in directing farm operations supportive of the agricultural research and farm production operations at the Chillicothe, Smith-Walker and Lockett research farms.

Publications: 

Baughman, Todd, David Bordovsky, and John Sij. 2002. 1997-2001 Rolling Plains Cotton Variety Trials. Vernon Center Technical Report #2002-02. 32pp.

Rife, C., R. Aiken, R. Auld, R. Bacon, D. Baltensperger, B. Bean, U. Bishnoi, H. Bhardwaj, D. Bordovsky, E. Cebert, E. Christmas, S. Conley, P. Evans, R. Freed, R. Ivy, W. Heer, K. Janssen, Je. Johnson, Jo. Johnson, J. Kelly, J. Long, L. Nelson, P. Raymer, R. Saunders, M. Schmidt, D. Starner, W. Weibold, M. Witt. 2002. 2001 National Winter Canola Variety Trial. Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Department Report Contribution No. 02-287-D.

Choudhary, M. and D.G. Bordovsky. 2001. Plant Stand Density and Row Configuration Effects on Production Parameters of Texas Pinkeye Purple Hull Cowpea. Texas Journal of Agriculture and Natural Resources. 14:104-111.

Choudhary, M. and D. G. Bordovsky. 2001. Control of Silverleaf Nightshade in Roundup Ready Cotton with Roundup Ultra. Proceedings of the 2001 Beltwide Cotton Conferences. National Cotton Council of America, Memphis, TN. pp. 1226-1228.

Smith, C.W., D.G. Bordovsky, J. Cruz, D. Deno, C. Eixmann, M. Jakubik, R. King, W.C. Langston, N. Namken, K. Schaefer and C. Stichler. 2001. Cotton Cultivar Tests for 2000 in Central and South Texas. TAES, Soil and Crop Sciences Departmental Technical Report No. SCS-2001-11.

Slosser, J.E., M.N. Parajulee, and D.G. Bordovsky.Evaluation of Food Sprays andRelay Strip Crops for Enhancing Biological Control of Bollworms and Cotton Aphids in Cotton. 2000. International Journal of Pest Management. 46(4):267-275.

Choudhary, M. and D. G. Bordovsky. 2000. Tillage Effects on Cotton Production and Available Soil Moisture. Proceedings of the American Society of Agronomy Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, MN. p. 129.

Parajulee, M.N., D.G. Bordovsky and J.E. Slosser. 2000. Effect of Late Season Aphid Control on Cotton Production and Lint Quality. Arthropod Management Tests. 25:273.

Rife, C.L., D.L. Auld, W.D. Stegmeier, H.D. Sunderman, W.F. Heer, D.D. Baltensperger, L.A. Nelson, D.L. Johnson, D. Bordovsky, and H.C. Minor. 2000. Registration of >Plainsman= Rapeseed. Crop Science. 40(1):292-294.

Bordovsky, D.G., M. Choudhary, and C. J. Gerard. 1999. Effects of Tillage, Cropping, and Residue Management on Soil Properties in the Texas Rolling Plains. Soil Science 164(5):331-340.

Slosser, J.E., D.G. Bordovsky, S.J. Bevers, G.B. Idol and B.L. Duckworth. 1999. Economic Evaluation of Boll Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Management Options for Early-Planted Irrigated Cotton in the Texas Rolling Plains. Journal of Economic Entomology. 92(5):1177-1183.

Rife, C.L., D.L. Auld, H.D. Sunderman, W.F. Heer, D.D. Baltensperger, D.L. Johnson, D. Bordovsky, and H.C. Minor. 1999. Registration of KS1701 Winter Rapeseed Germplasm. Crop Science. 39(4):1260.

Bordovsky, D.G., M. Choudhary, and C. J. Gerard. 1998. Tillage Effects on Sorghum and Wheat Yields in the Texas Rolling Plains. Agronomy Journal 90(5):638-643.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Field Days give producers the opportunity to express their opinions about current research needs. Chillicothe-Vernon Field Day, April 2002.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canola is an alternative crop which was studied at the Munday Experiment Station for a number of years.  Research is currently being conducted at the Chillicothe Experiment Station.  This research is part of a project titled Development and Management of Canola in the Great Plains Region and involves the states of Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A drip system similar to the one depicted, is planned for the Chillicothe Station in 2006.  The lack of water is the major factor limiting the production of all crops in the Texas Rolling Plains.  Increasing water use efficiency using efficient application systems has become of major importance in the past few years when drought conditions have been common.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A paraplow and a parabolic subsoiler have been used as winter and spring tillage implements in cotton land preparation. These have been compared to convention practices which apply and incorporate herbicides shortly before planting time and also includes a treatment which eliminates all tillage operations except one during the year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research with cotton is of major importance at Chillicothe.  Cutting edge varieties and soon to be released lines from Texas Agricultural Experiment Station plant breeders and commercial companies are evaluated under irrigated and dryland conditions.