Dr. Castillo was born in Loja, Ecuador, South America. Dr. Castillo joined the faculty of the Crop and Soil Sciences Department at NC State University in Aug. 2013.
2020 journal article
Comparison of benchtop and handheld near‐infrared spectroscopy devices to determine forage nutritive value
Crop Science, 60(6), 3410–3422.
2020 journal article
In vitro screening of technical lignins to determine their potential as hay preservatives
JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE, 103(7), 6114–6134.
2020 journal article
Tree species effects on understory forage productivity and microclimate in a silvopasture of the Southeastern USA
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT, 295.
2020 journal article
Windbreak Wall-Vegetative Strip System to Reduce Air Emissions from Mechanically Ventilated Livestock Barns—Part 3: Layer House Evaluation
Water, Air, & Soil Pollution.
2019 journal article
Assessment of silvopasture systems in the northern Peruvian Amazon
Agroforestry Systems.
2019 journal article
Harvest Management Effects on Canopy Height and Light Interception of ‘Performer’ Switchgrass and its Relationship with Weed Infestation
2019 journal article
Windbreak Wall-Vegetative Strip System to Reduce Air Emissions from Mechanically Ventilated Livestock Barns: Part 2—Swine House Evaluation
Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 231, 289.
2019 journal article
Winter Pea, Crimson Clover, and Hairy Vetch Planted in Mixture with Small Grains in the Southeast United States
AGRONOMY JOURNAL, 111(2), 805–815.
2018 journal article
Bacterial and fungal communities, fermentation, and aerobic stability of conventional hybrids and brown midrib hybrids ensiled at low moisture with or without a homo- and heterofermentative inoculant
Journal of Dairy Science, 101(4), 3057–3076.
2018 journal article
Defoliation management affects productivity, leaf/stem ratio, and tiller counts of ‘performer’ switchgrass
Agronomy Journal, 110(4), 1467–1472.
2018 journal article
Near-infrared spectroscopic models for analysis of winter pea (Pisum sativum L.) quality constituents
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 98(11), 4253–4267.
2018 journal article
Stem, leaf, and panicle yield and nutrient content of biomass and sweet sorghum
Agronomy Journal, 110(5), 1659–1665.
2018 journal article
Winter pea cultivar/breeding line screening for grain crop potential in the southeastern United States
Agronomy Journal, 110(4), 1217–1225.
2017 journal article
Biomass and sweet sorghum fertilized with swine lagoon effluent for bioenergy
Agronomy Journal, 109(6), 2521–2529.
2017 journal article
Laboratory silo type and inoculation effects on nutritional composition, fermentation, and bacterial and fungal communities of oat silage
Journal of Dairy Science, 100(3), 1812–1828.
2017 journal article
Nitrogen fertilization effects on yield and nutrient removal of biomass and sweet sorghum
Agronomy Journal, 109(4), 1352–1358.
2015 journal article
Grazing management strategies affect year-after establishment performance of a legume strip-planted into warm-season grass pasture
Crop Sci, 55(5), 2384–2389.
2015 journal article
Management of Perennial Warm-Season Bioenergy Grasses. II. Seasonal Differences in Elephantgrass and Energycane Morphological Characteristics Affect Responses to Harvest Frequency and Timing
Bioenergy Research, 8(2), 618–626.
2014 journal article
Growth habit of rhizoma peanut affects establishment and spread when strip planted in bahiagrass pastures
Crop Science, 54(6), 2886–2892.
2014 journal article
Invasive populations of elephantgrass differ in morphological and growth characteristics from taxa selected for biomass production
Bioenergy Research, 7(4), 1382–1391.
2014 journal article
Seedbed preparation techniques and weed control strategies for strip-planting Rhizoma peanut into warm-season grass pastures
Crop Science, 54(4), 1868–1875.
2013 journal article
Strategies to control competition to strip-planted legume into a warm-season grass pasture
Crop Sci, 53(5), 2255–2263.
2013 journal article
Strip planting legume into a warm-season grass pasture: defoliation effects during the year of establishment
Crop Science, 53(2), 724–731.
2011 journal article
Incorporation of municipal biosolids affects organic N mineralization and elephantgrass biomass production
Agronomy Journal, 103(3), 899–905.
2010 journal article
Municipal biosolids as an alternative nutrient source for bioenergy crops: I. Elephantgrass biomass production and soil responses
Agronomy Journal, 102(4), 1308–1313.
2010 journal article
Municipal biosolids as an alternative nutrient source for bioenergy crops: II. Decomposition and organic nitrogen mineralization
Agronomy Journal, 102(4), 1314–1320.
2008 journal article
Microbial activity and phosphorus availability in a subtropical soil under different land uses
World Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 4, 314–320.
2008 journal article
Soil phosphorus pools in Histosols under sugarcane and pasture in the Everglades, Florida
Geoderma, 145(1-2), 130–135.
2006 journal article
Producción y composición de los cultivares Mulato I y II de Brachiaria híbridos inoculados con Micorriza y Trichoderma harzianum
Ceiba, 47, 25–32.
2019 - present
2013 - present
2016 - 2017
2009 - 2013
2007 - 2009
2003 - 2006