Dr. Thomas Rice is a professor of Soil Science and is a past Department Chairman of the Soil Science Department, California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo. He has been a Certified Professional Soil Scientist (C.P.S.S.) since 1982. Dr. Rice has published numerous journal articles, research reports, and popular press articles. He has been the project director for funded studies involving soil taxonomy updates in California, Nevada, and Utah; a comprehensive soils database for California; nonpoint source pollution in western rangelands; mercury pollution in a California watershed; soil mapping of a national wildlife refuge; and soil map unit interpretation record updates for California.
STI produces detailed soil maps that allow for optimized decisions about choice of rootstock and scion, cover crop choices, and irrigation system designs.- Dr. Tom Rice
Dr. Thomas Rice
Earth and Soil Sciences Department
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
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