JUDY A. TOLK

Plant Physiologist
USDA-Agricultural Research Service
Conservation and Production Research Laboratory
Water Management Research Unit
Bushland , Texas USA

EDUCATION

B.J., Journalism, University of Texas at Austin
M.S., Biology (Plant Ecology), West Texas State University
Ph.D., Agronomy (Environmental Crop Physiology), Texas Tech University

EXPERIENCE

Biological Technician (Plants), USDA-ARS, Bushland, TX
Biologist/Student Trainee in Biology, USDA-ARS, Bushland, TX
Plant Physiologist, USDA-ARS, Bushland, TX

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Efficient use of water in irrigated agriculture:

• Plant Response to Water Stress
• Plant-Soil-Water Interactions
• Plant-Water Relations Measurements (transpiration, photosynthesis, leaf water relations)
• Evapotranspiration Partitioning (evaporation, E, and transpiration, T)
• Lysimeters for Measurement of ET
• Micrometeorological Measurements