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Joshua Mott

Assistant Professor, Cropping Systems and Organic Production
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2375 Darvills Road
Blackstone, VA 23824

  • Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2022 — Crop and Soil Environmental Science
  • B.S., University of Kentucky, 2018 — Sustainable Agriculture

Refereed Publications
  • Simpson, Z.P., Mott, J., Elkin, K., Buda, A., Faulkner, J., Hapeman, C., McCarty, G., Foroughi, M., Hively, W.D., King, K., Osterholz, W., Penn, C., Williams, M., Witthaus, L., Locke, M., Pawlowski, E., Dalzell, B., Feyereisen G.W., Dolph, C.L., Bjorneberg, D., Nouwakpo, K., Rodgers, C.W., Scott, I., Bolster, C.H., Duriancik, L., Kleinman, P.J.A. (2024) Phosphorus lability across diverse agricultural contexts with legacy sources. Journal of Environmental Quality. http://doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.20632
  • Brooks, W., Griffey, C., […], Mott, J., et al. (2024) Registration of ‘Avalon’ Winter Malt Barley. Accepted, Journal of Plant Registrations.
  • Brooks K, Reiter M, Zhang B, Mott J. (2023) Edamame Yield and Quality Response to Nitrogen and Sulfur Fertilizers. Agronomy.; 13(7):1865. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13071865
  • Mott, J., Abaye, O., Reiter, M., Maguire, R. (2022) Evaluating Effects of Bradyrhizobium and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Inoculation on Yield Components of Mung Bean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek) and Nitrogen Fixation. Agronomy.; 12(10):2358. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12102358
  • Mott, J., Simpson, Z. P., Bolster, C. H., Faulkner, J., King, K., Osterholz, W., … Kleinman, P. J. A. (2025). Combining soil conservation with phosphorus drawdown can confront legacy phosphorus accumulation and transfer. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 1–11.  https://doi.org/10.1080/00224561.2025.249252

Extension Publications

  • Bishop, C., Santantonio, N., Mott, J., Khulal, A., Kumari, S., Rathore, J., Walsh, O. (2024) Virginia Corn Hybrid Trials in 2023. Virginia Cooperative Extension
  • Mott, J. Santantonio, N., Thomason, W., Bishop, C. (2023), Specialty Small Grains in 2022. Virginia Cooperative Extension
  • Mott, J., Bishop, C., Thomason, W. (2022) Virginia Corn Hybrid Evaluation and Management in 2022. Virginia Cooperative Extension
  • Mott, J., Bishop, C., Thomason, W. (2022) Virginia Corn Silage Hybrid Trials in 2022. Virginia Cooperative Extension
  • Thomason, W., Lillard, G., & Mott, J. (2022), Small grain forage variety testing, 2022. Virginia Cooperative Extension
  • Thomason, W., Santantonio, N., Mott, J., Bishop, C., Rucker, E, Custis, T., Frame, W.H., Jones, K., Oakes, J., Vaughn, M., Jones, N., Brooks, W., Light, J., Clark, B., Lillard, G. (2022) Small grains in 2022. Virginia Cooperative Extension