Dr Mitch Crook

BSc,PhD, and MA (Teaching and Learning in HE)

Taught Postgraduate Programmes Manager/Principal Lecturer

Teaching Duties

Crop Improvement
Global Food Production
Alternative Crops
Sustainable Crop Production
BSc and Masters Level teaching

Research Interests

Lodging in cereals
Liquid Biofuels
Plant biomechanics
Pest Management (of slugs) in cereals
Optimisation of bioethanol yield from oilseed rape straw using immobilised microorganisms
Improving sorghum harvesting and threshing systems for Soutern African farmers.

Professional Memberships

Higher Education Academy

Academic Department: Agriculture and Environment

Tel: +44 (0)1952 815432

Fax: +44 (0)1952 814783

Office: PC105

Research profile: ORCID

Publications

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Other publications

Crook, M.J. 2007.   (2007) Rice is more than nice. Biological Sciences Review, 20, 29-32.
Brooks A.S., Wilcox A., Cook R. & Crook M.J. (2006) (2006) The alternative food source (red clover) as a  means of reducing slug pest damage to winter wheat: towards field implementation.. Pest Management Science 62:252-262
Ray, R.V., Crook M.J., Jenkinson, P. And Edwards, S. (2006). (2006)  Effect of eyespot caused by Oculimacula yallundae and O.acuformis, assessed visually and by competitive PCR. On stem strength associated with lodging resistance and yield of winter wheat.  Journal of Experimental Biology. 57, 2249-2257
Brooks A.S., Wilcox A., Cook R. & Crook M.J. (2005) (2005) A laboratory-based comparison of a molluscicide and an alternative food source (red clover) as means of reducing slug damage to Winter wheat. Pest Management Science 61:715-720
Brooks A.S., Crook M.J., Wilcox A. and Cook R.T. (2003) A laboratory evaluation of legumes to the field slug, Deroceras reticulatum. Muller
Goodman A.M., Crook M.J. and Ennos A.R. (2001) The anchorage mechanics of winter sown oilseed rape, Brassica napus. L. Annals of Botany 87: 397-404

Additional Information

Other Roles

Courses Manager for Extended Foundation Degree Programmes.
College Coordinator for European Exchange of Students and Staff (Erasmus).
Visiting Lecturer at the Department of Agronomy, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.

Research projects

Soil and Water Management - Supervisor

Modules

You can contact Dr Mitch Crook if you would like to discuss any of the following course modules:

Case Study (C7046)
World Cropping Systems (HF)