• Ph.D. (1981) in Agronomy at Iowa State University
• M.S. (1978) in Agronomy at the University of Minnesota
• B.S. (1974) in Agronomy at the University of Minnesota

• He has been at the University of Arkansas since 1984
• He spent two years in the Peace Corps in Morocco working on forage production for dairy herds
• Dr. West then spent two years on a postdoctoral research fellowship at the Ruakura Agricultural Research Centre in Hamilton, New Zealand, where he researched nitrogen dynamics in white clover-ryegrass pastures
• Dr. West spent 6 months on a sabbatical leave in 2005 in Montpellier, France, with the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique doing research on drought tolerance of tall fescue.

• Plants and Environmental Restoration (ENSC 3103) (1625.htm)
• Forage Management (CSES 3113) (1636.htm)
• Special Topics - Bioenergy Topics (CSES 402V/504V)
• Forage-Ruminant Relations (ANSC/CSES 6253) (1853.htm)

• Water relations of tall fescue with it symbiotic fungal endophyte with emphasis on elucidating the physiological and genetic mechanisms explaining the endophyte enhancement of host drought tolerance.
• Growth, adaptation, and nutrient use of grasses (e.g. switchgrass) for biofuel production.

Physiology, ecology, and production of biomass and forage crops.

Co-advisor of undergraduate CSES Club. Supervise environmental restoration projects.

Fulbright Research Scholarship. 2005. Franco-American Commission for Educational Exchange.

Selected Recent Publications:

• West, C.P., and J.C. Waller.  2007.  Forage systems for humid transition areas. p. 313-321. In R.F Barnes et al. (ed.) Forages: The science of grassland agriculture Vol. II. 6th edition. Blackwell Publishing, Ames, IA.
• West, C.P. 2007. Plant influences on endophyte expression. p. 117-121. In A.J. Popay and E.R. Thom (ed.) Proc. 6th Int. Symp. Endophyte-Grass Interactions. Grassland Research and Practice Series no. 13, NZ Grassland Association, Christchurch, NZ.
• West, C.P., and E.L. Piper. 2008. Non-toxic endophytes, plants injected therewith and methods for injecting plants. U.S. Patent 7465855. Date issued: 16 December.
• Sharpley, A.N., and C. West. 2008. Pressures on beef grazing in mixed production farming. p.187-208. In R.W. McDowell (ed.) Environmental impacts of pasture-based faming. CABI Publishing, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK.
• Sheaffer, C.C., L.E. Sollenberger, M.H. Hall, C.P. West, and D.P. Hannaway. 2009. Grazinglands, forages, and livestock in humid regions. p. 95-119. In W.F. Wedin and S.L. Fales (ed.) Grassland: Quietness and strength for a new American agriculture. ASA, CSSA, SSSA, Madison, WI.
• Fribourg, H.A., D.B. Hannaway, and C.P. West (ed.). 2009. Tall fescue for the twenty-first century. Agron. Monogr. 53. ASA, CSSA, SSSA. Madison, WI.
• Belesky, D.P., and C.P. West. 2009. Abiotic stresses and endophyte effects. p. 49-64. In H.A. Fribourg et al. (ed.) Tall fescue for the 21st century. Agron. Monogr. 53. ASA, CSSA, SSSA. Madison, WI.
• West, C.P., M.R. Norton, F. Volaire, A.A. Hopkins, D.P. Malinowski. 2009. First international workshop on summer dormancy in grasses: coping with increasing aridity and heat under climate change. Summary and future directions. Crop Sci. 49:2326-2327.

Related Links

• NW Arkansas Radar Map
• NW Arkansas Radar Loop
• Little Rock Radar Map
• US Radar Map
• Weather Information
• Recent Precip Map US
• Climate Update Maps
• Arkansas Forage Summary
• Other Forage Web Sites

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