Aliasghar Montazar

Aliasghar Montazar

(He/Him/His)

UCCE Irrigation and Water Management Advisor

amontazar@ucanr.edu
Irrigation and water management, measurement and modeling of surface energy balance variables/ET and crop coefficients, irrigation scheduling, drainage and water quality, on-farm irrigation system management and evaluation, salinity management and control practices, deficit irrigation, environmental instrumentation and modelling.

Dr. Ali Montazar has a PhD in Irrigation and Drainage and currently is an Irrigation and Water Management Advisor with the University of California Cooperative Extension. He has more than 23 years of research, extension, teaching, and technical consulting experience and has served in several leadership positions in agricultural water management and irrigation engineering in California and abroad. He has a well-developed applied research and training program in southern California, and currently has several ongoing irrigation and water conservation studies in alfalfa, avocados, artichoke, carrots, date palm, spinach, lettuce, sweet corn, sugar beets, onions, and wine grapes. His focus is sensor-based irrigation management, water conservation, drainage and salinity management, and best irrigation and nutrient management practices.