Alexander ‘Sandy’ John
Smart
ASC 219, Box 2170
South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD 57007
Phone: (605) 688-4017
Fax: (605) 688-6170
Email: Alexander_Smart@sdstate.edu
Education
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Doctor of Philosophy, August 2001
Major: Agronomy - Range and Forage Science
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Masters of Science, May 1992
Major: Agronomy
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bachelor of Science, December 1989
Major: Soil Science
Position
Assistant Professor
Department of Animal and Range Sciences, South Dakota State University August 2001 to present
Responsibilities
60% Research and 40% Teaching.
Research interests
Range research
· Improving economic and environmental sustainability of western South Dakota pastures through multiple-season use and correct stocking rate
Pasture research
· Improving pasture productivity with legumes
· Extending the grazing season with annual forages
· Biological control of woody plants using goats
Courses
Range 321 Wildland Ecosystems
Range 415 Range Improvements and Plant/Herbivore Interactions
ABS 475 Integrated Natural Resource Management
AS731 Experimental Procedures
Professional Affiliations
American Society of Agronomy
Crop Science Society of America
Society for Range Management
Published Research
Journal Articles:
1. Smart, A.J., K.P. Vogel, L.E. Moser, and W.W. Stroup. 2003. Divergent selection for seedling tiller number in big bluestem and switchgrass. Crop Sci. (In Press).
2. Smart, A.J., L.E. Moser, and K.P. Vogel. 2003. Establishment and seedling growth of big bluestem and switchgrass populations divergently selected for seedling tiller number. Crop Sci. (In Press).
3.
Schacht, W.H., A.J. Smart, and E.M. Mousel. 2001. Using artificial
swards to demonstrate plant-grazing animal interactions. J. Nat. Resor. Life Sci.
Educ. 30:89-92.
4. Smart, A.J., W.H. Schacht, and L.E. Moser. 2001. Predicting leaf/stem ratio and nutritive value in grazed and nongrazed big bluestem. Agron. J. 93:1243-1249.
5.
Schacht, W.H., J. D.
Volesky, D. Bauer, A.J. Smart, and E. Mousel. 2001. Plant community patterns on
upland range in the eastern Nebraska Sandhills.
The Prairie Naturalist. 32:43-58.
6.
Broweleit, R.C., W.H.
Schacht, B.E. Anderson, and A.J. Smart. 2000. Forage removal and grazing time of
cattle on small paddocks. J. Range Manage. 53:282-286.
7.
Smart, A.J. and L.E.
Moser. 1999. Switchgrass seedling development as affected by seed size. Agron.
J. 91:335-338.
8.
Schacht, W.H., A.J. Smart,
B.E. Anderson, L.E. Moser, and R. Rasby. 1998. Growth responses of warm-season
tallgrasses to dormant-season
management. J. Range Manage. 51:442-446.
9.
Smart, A.J., W.H. Schacht,
J.F. Pedersen, D.J. Undersander, L.E. Moser. 1998. Prediction of leaf:stem ratio
in grasses using near infrared reflectance
spectroscopy. J. Range
Manage. 51:447-449.
10.
Smart, A.J. and L.E.
Moser. 1997. Morphological development of swicthgrass as affected by planting
date. Agron. J. 89:958-962.
11.
Schacht, W.H., J.
Stubbendieck, T.B. Bragg, A.J. Smart, and J.W. Doran. 1996. Soil quality
response of reestablished grasslands to mowing and
burning. J. Range Manage. 49:458-463.
12. Smart, A.J., D.J. Undersander, and J.R. Keir. 1995. Forage growth and steer performance on Kentucky bluegrass vs. sequentially grazed Kentucky bluegrass-switchgrass. J. Prod. Agric. 8:97-101.
Abstracts:
1.
Nadgwick, T., A. Smart, J.
Daniel, K. Bruns, J. Held, and B. Dunn. 2003.
Biological control of western snowberry by goat grazing. p. 187. In Abstracts:
56th Annual Meeting of the Society for Range Management. Casper, WY. 2-6 Feb.
2003.
2.
Smart, A.J., L.E. Moser,
and K.P. Vogel. 2000. The effects of
divergent selection for tiller number in big bluestem and switchgrass. p. 94. In
Agronomy abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.
3.
Smart, A., L. Moser, W.
Schacht, J. Volesky, and K. Vogel. 1999. Evaluation of two rapid techniques to
estimate leaf:stem ratio in warm- and cool-season grasses. p. 75. In Abstracts:
52nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Range Management/American Forage and
Grassland Council. Omaha, NE. 21 - 26 Feb. 1999.
4.
Wilkinson, J.A., W.H.
Schacht, L.E. Moser, and A.J. Smart. 1999. Spring
grazing effects on rate of regrowth and morphological development of big
bluestem. p. 152. In Agronomy abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.
5.
Broweleit, R.C., W.H.
Schacht, B.E. Anderson, and A.J. Smart. 1997. Conditioning cattle to small
paddocks and its effects on ingestive behavior. p. 14. In 50th Annual
Meeting, Society for Range Management. Rapid City, SD. 16-21 Feb. 1997.
6.
Schacht, W.H., A.J. Smart,
B.E. Anderson, R. Rasby, and G.H.
Pfeiffer. 1997. Methods of preparing conservation reserve program grasslands for
grazing and haying. p. 40. In 50th Annual Meeting, Society for Range
Management. Rapid City, SD. 16-21 Feb. 1997.
7.
Smart, A.J., W.H. Schacht,
J.F. Pedersen, D.J. Undersander, and L.E. Moser. 1997. Prediction of leaf:stem
ratio in grasses using near infrared reflectance spectroscopy. p 13. In
50th Annual Meeting, Society for Range Management. Rapid City, SD. 16-21 Feb.
1997.
8. Smart, A.J. and L.E. Moser. 1996. Switchgrass seedling development as affected by seed size. p. 133. In Agronomy abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.
Proceedings:
1.
Moser, L.E. and A.J. Smart. 1997. Relation of root and shoot morphology
of grass seedlings. p.7-49.
In Proc. 18th Inter. Grassl. Cong., Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada.
8-19 June 1997.
2. Smart, A.J. and D.J. Undersander. 1991. Cattle performance on rotated pastures of switchgrass and Kentucky bluegrass. p. 248-251. In Forage Grassl. Conf. Proc, Columbia, MO. 1-4 April 1991.