Arnab Bhowmik, Ph.D.
Bhowmik, an assistant professor of soil science and soil microbiology, currently serves as the lead PI for the USDA NIFA Evans Allen funded project “Determining Optimal Growing Conditions for Industrial Hemp for CBD Oil in North Carolina.” The primary goal of this project is determine the optimal nutrient requirements and soil conditions for different CBD hemp varieties in North Carolina. His group’s research also focuses on identifying different climate-adaptive sustainable soil health management practices to produce value-added hemp products. The overall goal is to improve N.C. A&T’s research capacity by developing a knowledge platform on sustainable hemp production that will ultimately benefit the small scale, limited resources farmers interested in adopting this high value crop.