Charles Allen Black
Charles Allen Black | |
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| Born | January 22, 1916 Lone Tree, Iowa, US |
| Died | July 6, 2002 (aged 86) |
| Awards | Borlaug CAST Communication Award (1986) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Colorado State University Iowa State College |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | agricultural science |
| Institutions | Iowa State College |
| Main interests | soil fertility and phosphorus |
| Notable works | Soil-Plant Relationships |
Charles Allen Black (January 22, 1916 – July 6, 2002) was an agronomist at Iowa State College, specializing in soil fertility and phosphorus. He was named the Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor in Agriculture in 1967.
Black served as president of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) in 1962 and the American Society of Agronomy (ASA) in 1971. He was the founding president of the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) in 1972. Among other awards, he received an Agronomic Service Award (ASA, 1986), a Bouyoucos Soil Science Distinguished Career Award (SSSA, 1981) and a Soil Science Distinguished Award (SSSA, 1992).