Mehmet Ozturk is a soil scientist and postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Soil, Water, and Climate at the University of Minnesota. His research focuses on soil health, cover crops, wind and water erosion, carbon and nutrient transport, and soil-water interactions in agricultural systems. His Ph.D. work evaluated cover crop strategies in sugarbeet rotations using research-station and on-farm experiments in Minnesota, with emphasis on erosion reduction, nutrient transport, runoff and infiltration, yield, and sugarbeet quality. He is also interested in understanding how soil health indicators, soil texture, management history, and environmental conditions interact to influence crop productivity and soil function.
