NCCC211: Cover Crops to Improve Agricultural Sustainability and Environmental Quality in the Upper Midwest

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04/20/2021

Michigan



  • Schramski, J., Sprague, C., & Renner, K. (2020). Integrating fall-planted cereal cover crops and preplant herbicides for glyphosate-resistant horseweed (Conyza canadensis) management in soybean. Weed Technology, 1-8. doi:10.1017/wet.2020.117Acharya, J., T.B. Moorman, T.C. Kaspar, A.W. Lenssen, and A.E. Robertson. 2020.  Effect of cover crop species and rotation on corn and soybean seedling disease and yield in no-till system. Plant Disease 104:677-687. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-19-1904-REBanik, C., C.A. Bartel, D.A. Laird, K.J. Moore, and A.W. Lenssen. 2020. Perennial cover crop influences on soil C and N and maize productivity.  Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 116:135-150.

  • Schramski, J., Sprague, C., & Renner, K. (2020). Effects of fall-planted cereal cover-crop termination time on glyphosate-resistant horseweed (Conyza canadensis) suppression. Weed Technology, 1-11. doi:10.1017/wet.2020.103

  • Moore, V.M., Maul, J.E., Wilson, D., Curran, W.S., Brainard, D.C., Devine, T.E. and Mirsky, S.B., 2020. Registration of ‘Purple Bounty’ and ‘Purple Prosperity’ hairy vetch. Journal of Plant Registrations, 14: 340-346.

  • Tarrant, AR; Brainard, DC Hayden, ZD. 2020. Cover Crop Performance between Plastic-mulched Beds: Impacts on Weeds and Soil Resources. HORTSCIENCE 55:1069-1077.  DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI14956-20

  • Nguyen T.T.L. and A.N. Kravchenko 2021. Effects of cover crops on soil CO2 and N2O production across topographically diverse agricultural landscapes in corn-soybean-wheat organic transition. European J. of Agronomy 122, article 126189.

  • Mennan, H; Jabran, K; Zandstra, BH; Pala, F. 2020. Non-Chemical Weed Management in Vegetables by Using Cover Crops: A Review. Agronomy 2020, 10(2), 257; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10020257

  • Brooker, AP, Renner, KA; Basso, B. 2020. Interseeding cover crops in corn: Establishment, biomass, and competitiveness in on-farm trials. AGRONOMY JOURNAL 112: 3733-3743. DOI: 10.1002/agj2.20355


 Indiana



  • Nichols, V., R. Martinez-Feria, D. Weisberger, S. Carlson, B. Basso, and A. Basche. 2020. Cover crops and weed suppression in the US Midwest: A meta-analysis and modeling study. AriXiv. doi: 10.31220/osf.io/43b9n.

  • Nichols, V., L. English, S. Carlson, S. Gailans, and M. Liebman. 2020. Effects of Long-Term Cover Cropping on Weed Seedbanks. Front. Agron. 2:591091. doi: 10.3389/fagro.2020.591091.

  • Muhammed, Y.A., S. Patel, H.L. Matthees, A.W. Lenssen, B.L. Johnson, M.S. Wells, F. Forcella, M.T. Berti, and R.W. Gesch. 2020. Biomass and soil N dynamics in response to interseeded oilseed cover crops in a maize-soybean system. Agronomy 10, 1439; doi:10.3390/agronomy10091439 

  • Muhammed, Y.A., H.L. Matthees, R.W. Gesch, S. Patel, F. Forcella, K. Aasand, N. Steffl, B.L. Johnson, M.S. Wells, and A.W. Lenssen. 2020. Establishing winter annual cover crops in the upper Midwest, USA: Interseeding into maize and soybean. Agronomy Journal 112:719-732. doi: 10.2134/agronj2019.06.0415

  • Moore, K.J., C.L. Kling, and D.R. Raman. 2020. A Midwest USA Perspective on Von Cossel et al.’s Prospects of Bioenergy Cropping Systems for A More Social-Ecologically Sound Bioeconomy.  Agronomy 10:1658; doi:10.3390/agronomy10111658

  • Forcella, F., S. Patel, A.W. Lenssen, C. Hoerning, M.S. Wells, R.W. Gesch, and M.T. Berti. 2021. Pollinator visitation of flowering winter oilseeds (field pennycress and winter camelina). Journal of Entomology. doi:10.111/jen.12854.

  • Casler, M.D., K.P. Vogel, D.K. Lee, R.B. Mitchell, P.R. Adler, R.M. Sulc, K.D. Johnson, R.L. Kallenbach, A.R. Boe, R.D. Mathison, K.A. Cassida, D.H. Min, and K.J. Moore. 2020. Nitrogen demand associated with increased biomass yield of switchgrass and big bluestem. BioEnergy Research 13:120-131; doi.org/10.1007/s12155-019-10081-y

  • Bartel, C.A., S.V. Archontoulis, A.W. Lenssen, K.J. Moore, I.L. Huber, D.A. Laird, S. Fei, and P.M. Dixon.  2020.  Modeling perennial groundcover effects on annual maize grain crop growth with the Agricultural Production Systems sIMulator. Agronomy Journal 112:1895–1910.

  • Banik, C., C.A. Bartel, D.A. Laird, K.J. Moore, and A.W. Lenssen. 2020. Perennial cover crop influences on soil C and N and maize productivity.  Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 116:135-150.

  • Acharya, J., T.B. Moorman, T.C. Kaspar, A.W. Lenssen, and A.E. Robertson. 2020.  Effect of cover crop species and rotation on corn and soybean seedling disease and yield in no-till system. Plant Disease 104:677-687. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-19-1904-RE

  • Nevins, C., Lacey, C. L., & Armstrong, S. D. 2021. Cover crop enzyme activities and resultant soil ammonium concentrations under different tillage systems. European Journal of Agronomy. (Accepted)

  • Sadeghpour, A., Adeymi, O., Hunter, D., Lua, Y., & Armstrong, S. D. (2021). Precision planting impacts on winter cereal rye growth, nutrient uptake, spring soil temperature and adoption cost. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742170520000411

  • Thompson, N. M., Armstrong, S. D., Roth, R. T., Ruffatti, M. D., & Reeling, C. J. (2020). Short-Run Net Returns to a Cereal Rye Cover Crop Mix in a Midwest Corn-Soybean Rotation. Agronomy Journal, 112, 1068–1083.

  • Lacey, C., Nevins, C. J., Camberato, J. J., Kladivko, E. J., Sadeghpour, A., & Armstrong, S. D. (2020). Carbon and nitrogen release from cover crop residues and implications for cropping systems management. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 75(4), 505–514.

  • Hodgskiss, C. L., Young, B. G., Armstrong, S. D., & Johnson, W. G. (2021). Evaluating cereal rye and crimson clover for weed suppression within buffer areas in dicamba-resistant soybean. Weed Technology, 1–29.

  • DeSimini, S. A., Gibson, K. D., Armstrong, S. D., Zimmer, M., Maia, Lucas O. R., & Johnson, W. G. (2020). Effect of cereal rye and canola on winter and summer annual weed emergence in corn. Weed Technology, 34(6), 787–793. https://doi.org/10.1017/wet.2020.51

  • Thompson, N. M., Reeling, C. J., Michelle Fleckenstein, Prokopy, L. S., & Armstrong, S.D. (2020). Examining Intensity of Conservation Practice Adoption: Evidence from Cover Crop Use on U.S. Midwest Farms. Food Policy. (Accepted)


 Wisconsin



  • West, J.R., M.D. Ruark, and K.B. Shelley. 2020. Sustainable intensification of corn silage cropping systems with winter rye. Agron. Sustain. Devel. 40:11.

  • West, J.R., A.M. Cates, M.D. Ruark, L. Deiss, T. Whitman, and Y. Rui. 2020. Winter rye does not increase necromass contributions to soil organic carbon in continuous corn silage in North Central US. Soil Biol. Biochem. 148:107899


 Nebraska



  • Blanco-Canqui, H., and S, Ruis. 2020. Cover crops and soil physical properties: A review. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 1527-1576. 

  • Blanco-Canqui, H., M. Drewnoski, D. Redfearn. J. Parsons, G. Lesoing, and W. Tyler. 2020. Does cover crop grazing damage soils and reduce crop yields?. Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment 3: e20102.

  • Blanco-Canqui, H., S, Ruis, C. Proctor, C. Creech, M. Drewnoski, and D. Redfearn. 2020. Harvesting cover crops for biofuel and livestock production: Another ecosystem service? A review. Agron J. 112:2373-2400.

  • Chatterjee, N., Archontoulis S., Bastidas A., Proctor C., Elmore R, and Basche, A. Simulating alternative corn management for earlier cover crop introduction in corn-soybean rotation. Agronomy Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20377

  • Koehler-Cole, K., R.W. Elmore, H. Blanco-Canqui, C.A. Francis, C.A. Shapiro, C.A. Proctor, D.M. Heeren, S. Ruis, S. Irmak, and R.B. Ferguson. 2020. Cover crop productivity and subsequent soybean yield in the western Corn Belt. Agron. J. 112:2649-2663.

  • Koehler-Cole, K., S. Everhart, Yan Gu, C. Proctor, M. Marroquin Guzman, D. Redfearn, and R. Elmore. 2020. Is allelopathy from winter cover crops affecting row crops? Agricultural and Environmental Letters. doi:1031002/ael2.20015.

  • Koehler-Cole, K., C.A. Proctor, R.W. Elmore, D.A. Wedin. Spring-planted cover crops for weed control in organic soybean. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. In Press.

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  • Koehler-Cole, K., and R.W. Elmore. 2020. Seeding Rates and Productivity of Broadcast Interseeded Cover Crops. Agronomy 10:1723. doi: 10.3390/agronomy10111723. 

  • Nichols, V., Martinez-Feria, R., Weisberger, D., Carlson, S., Basso, B., Basche, A. 2020. Cover crops and weed suppression in the US Midwest: a meta-analysis and modeling study. Agricultural and Environmental Letters.5:e20022. https://doi.org/10.1002/ael2.20022

  • Ruis, S.J., H. Blanco-Canqui, K. Koehler-Cole, P. Jasa, G. Slater, R.W. Elmore, and R.B. Ferguson 2020. Winter cover crop root biomass yield in corn and soybean systems. Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment 3: e20101.

  • Ruis, S.J., H. Blanco-Canqui, K. R.W. Elmore, C. Proctor, K. Koehler-Cole, C.A. Shapiro, C.A. Francis, and R.B. Ferguson. 2020. Impacts of cover crop planting dates on soils after four years. Agron. J. 112:1649-1665.


 North Dakota



  • Delavarpour, N., S. Eshkabilov, T. Bon, J. Nowatzki, and S. Bajwa. 2020. The Tractor-Cart System Controller with Fuzzy Logic Rules. Appl. Sci. 2020, 10, 5223; doi:10.3390/app10155223

  • Teuber, O., D. Samarappuli, and M.T. Berti. 2020. Nitrogen and sulfur fertilization in kale and swede for grazing. Agronomy 10(5), 619; doi:10.3390/agronomy10050619

  • Acharya, K., Yan, G. P., and Plaisance, A. 2020. Effects of cover crops on population reduction of soybean cyst nematode, Heterodera glycines. Plant Disease 104. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-08-20-1778-RE

  • Podder, S., D. Samarappuli, James V. Anderson, and M.T. Berti*. 2020. Phenotyping a diverse collection of forage sorghum genotypes for chilling tolerance. Agronomy, 10:1074 doi:10.3390/agronomy10081074

  • Mohammed, Y.A., S. Patel, H. Matthees, A.W. Lenssen, B.L. Johnson, M.S. Wells, F. Forcella, M.T. Berti, R.W. Gesch. 2020 Soil nitrogen in response to interseeded cover crops in maize–soybean Production Systems. Agronomy 10, 1439; doi:10.3390/agronomy10091439

  • Forcella, F., S. Patel, A.W. Lenssen, C. Hoening, J. Eckberg, M.S. Wells, R.W. Gesch, and M.T. Berti. 2020. Pollinator visitation of flowering winter oilseeds (field pennycress and winter camelina). J. Applied Entomology 00:1-9 doi: 10.1111/jen.12854

  • Wittenberg, A., J.V. Anderson, M.T. Berti. 2020. Crop growth and productivity of winter camelina in response to sowing date. Ind. Crops Prod. 158:113036 doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.113036

  • Patel, S., A.W. Lenssen, K.J. Moore, Y.A. Mohammed, R.W. Gesch, M.S. Wells, B.L. Johnson, M.T. Berti, and H.L. Matthees. 2021. Interseeded pennycress and camelina yield and their influence on row crops. Agronomy J. Accepted 

  • Cecchin, A., Pourhashem, G., R.W. Gesch, A.W. Lenssen, S. Patel, and M.T. Berti. 2021. Environmental trade-offs of relay-cropping winter cover crops within maize and soybean. Agric. Systems 189:103062

  • Cecchin, A., Pourhashem, G., R.W. Gesch, A.W. Lenssen, S. Patel, and M.T. Berti. 2021. The environmental impact of ecological intensification of a cropping system in the U.S. Upper Midwest. Sustainability 13: 1696. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13041696

  • Sigdel, S., A. Chaterjee, M.T. Berti, C. Gasch, and A. Wick. 2021.  Interseeding cover crops in sugarbeet. Field Crops Res. 263: 1080709, doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2021.108079

  • Johnson, K., H. Kandel, D.P. Samarappuli, and M.T. Berti. 2021. Interseeding camelina and rye in soybean with varying maturity provides soil cover without affecting soybean yield. Agronomy 11, 353. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11020353

  • Lukaschewsky, J., D.P. Samarappuli, and M.T. Berti. 2021. Intercropping alfalfa into silage maize can be more profitable than maize silage followed by spring-seeded alfalfa. Agronomy Accepted

  • Schmitt, M. M.T. Berti, D. Samarappuli, and J. Ransom. 2021. Factors affecting the establishment and growth of cover crops intersown into maize (Zea mays L.). Agronomy Accepted

  • Sciarresi, C., C. Proctor, E. Haramoto, L. Lindsey, G. Carmona, R. Elmore, S. Everhart, W. Looker, M. Marroquin-Guzman, J. McMechan, J. Wehrbein, R. Werle, M. Salmeron. 2020. Evaluating short-season soybean management adaptions for cover crop rotations with a crop simulation model. Field Crop Research. 250:107734. doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2020.107734.


 Minnesota



  • Ginakes, P.., Grossman, J., Baker, J., & Sooka-sanguan, T. (2020). Living mulch management spatially localizes nutrient cycling in organic corn production. MDPI Agriculture, 10(6), 243. 

  • Ginakes, P., Grossman, J., Baker, J., & Sooksa-nguan, T. (2020). Tillage intensity influences nitrogen cycling in organic kura clover living mulch. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 116(1), 71-82. 

  • Liu, R, MS Wells, and A Garcia y Garcia. 2019. Cover crop potential of winter oilseed crops in the Northern U.S. Corn Belt. Arch. Agron. Soil Sci., 65(13): 1845-1859.
    doi: 10.1080/03650340.2019.1578960 

  • Moore, S.A., Wells, M.S., Gesch, R.W., Becker, R.L., Rosen, C.J., & Wilson, M.L. (2020). Pennycress as a Cash Cover-Crop: Improving the Sustainability of Sweet Corn Production Systems. Agronomy, 10(5), 614. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10050614

  • Yesuf Assen Mohammed, Swetabh Patel, Heather L. Matthees, Andrew W. Lenssen, Burton L. Johnson, M. Scott Wells, Frank Forcella, Marisol T. Berti and Russ W. Gesch. 2020. Soil nitrogen in response to interseeded cover crops in maize–soybean production systems. Agronomy 2020, 10(9), 1439; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10091439

  • Yesuf Assen Mohammed, Heather L. Matthees, Russ W. Gesch, Swetabh Patel, Frank Forcella, Kyle Aasand, Nicholas Steffl, Burton L. Johnson,  M. Scott Wells and Andrew W. Lenssen. 2020. Establishing winter annual cover crops by interseeding into Maize and Soybean. Agronomy Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20062

  • Perrone, S., Grossman, J., Liebman, A., Sooksa-ngua, T., & Gutknecht, J. (2020). Nitrogen fixation and productivity of winter annual legume cover crops in Upper Midwest organic cropping systems. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 117, 61–76. 

  • Rusch, HL, JA Coulter, JM Grossman, GA Johnson, PM Porter, and A Garcia y Garcia. 2020. Towards sustainable maize production in the U.S. upper Midwest with interseeded cover crops. PLOS ONE 15(4): e0231032. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0231032

  • West, J. R., Cates, A. M., Ruark, M. D., Deiss, L., Whitman, T., & Rui, Y. (2020). Winter rye does not increase microbial necromass contributions to soil organic carbon in continuous corn silage in North Central US. SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY, 148. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2020.107899


Kansas



  • Fontes GP, Tomlinson PJ, Roozeboom KL, Warren J, Diaz DR. 2020. Nitrogen fertilization offsets the N2O mitigating effects of cover-crops and double-crop soybean in a wheat-sorghum system. Agron J. 112 (2) 772-785. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20095

  • Carr, P., J. Bell, D. Boss, P. DeLaune, J. Eberly, L. Edwards, H. Fryer, C. Graham, J. Holman, M. Islam, M. Liebig, P. Miller, A. Obour, and Q. Xue. Annual forage impacts on dryland wheat farming in the Great Plains. Agronomy Journal. 113:1, 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20513

  • Holman, JD, A. Obour, and Y. Assefa. 2020. Cover-crop water use and productivity in the High Plains wheat-fallow crop rotation. Crop Science. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20365

  • Holman, JD, Y. Assefa, M. Stamm, and A. Obour. 2020. Canola yield, forage accumulation, and nutritive value in dual-purpose and companion cropping. Holman, Yared, Stamm, and Augustine. Crop Science. 63:1, 814-824. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20291

  • Holman, JD, Schlegel A, Obour AK, and Y. Assefa. 2020. Dryland cropping system impact on forage accumulation, nutritive value, and rainfall use efficiency. Crop Science. 60:6, 3395-3409. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20251

  • Obour AK, JD Holman, and AJ Schlegel. 2020. Spring triticale forage responses to seeding rate and nitrogen application. Agrosyst Geosci Environ. 2020;3:e20053. https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20053

  • Kumar V, A. Obour, P. Jha, R. Liu, M.R. Manuchehri, J.A. Dille, J. Holman, and P.W. Stahlman. 2020. Integrating cover crops for weed management in the semiarid U.S. Great Plains: Opportunities and challenges. Weed Sci. doi:10.1017/wsc.2020.29

04/13/2022


  1. Acharya, J., T. Kaspar, and A.E. Robertson. 2021. Effect of 6-Methoxy-2-benzoxazolinone (MBOA) on Pythium species and corn seedling growth and disease. Plant Dis. doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-04-20-0824-SC

  2. Anderson, J.V., M. Neubauer, D.P. Horvath, W.S. Chao, and M.T. Berti. 2022. Analysis of Camelina sativa transcriptomes identified specific transcription factors and processes associated with freezing tolerance in a winter biotype. Ind. Crops Prod. 177:114414 doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2021.114414

  3. Andrea, C., G. Pourhashem, R.W. Gesch, A.W. Lenssen, Y.A. Mohammed, S. Patel, M.T. Berti. 2021. Environmental trade-offs of relay-cropping winter cover crops with soybean in the maize-soybean rotation. Agricultural Systems 189: 103062. doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103062

  4. Baker J.M., K.A. Albrecht, G.E. Feyereisen, and J.D. Gamble. 2021. A perennial living mulch substantially increases infiltration in row crop systems. J. Soil Water Conserv. 77(1). doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2022.00080

  5. Blanco‐Canqui, H., M.E. Drewnoski, and D.G. Rice. 2021. Does harvesting cover crops eliminate the benefits of cover crops? Insights after three years. Soil Sci. Soc. of Am. J. 85:146-157.

  6. Berti, M.T., A. Cecchin, D.P. Samarappuli, S. Patel, A.W. Lenssen, K.J. Moore, S.S. Wells, and M.J. Kazula. 2021. Alfalfa established successfully in intercropping with corn in the US Midwest. Agronomy. 11:1676. doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11081676

  7. Brooker, A., K. Renner, R.F. Price, and B. Basso. 2021. Evaluating high-resolution optical and thermal reflectance of maize interseeded with cover crops across spatial scales using remotely sensed imagery. Agron. J. 113:2884-2899.

  8. Candelaria, N., J. Grossman, M. Rogers, and A. Fernandez. 2021. Exploring multifunctionality of summer cover crops for organic vegetable farms in the upper Midwest. Renew. Ag. and Food Sys.  

  9. Carver, R.E., N.O. Nelson, K.L. Roozeboom, G.J. Kluitenberg, P.J. Tomlinson, Q. Kang, D.S. Abel. 2022. Cover crop and phosphorus fertilizer management impacts on surface water quality from a no-till corn-soybean rotation. J. Environ. Mgmt. 301. doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113818.

  10. Davis, C.J., D.R. Presley, C.L. Rivard, J.J. Griffin, and P.J. Tomlinson. 2022. Conservation systems influence on soil properties in pumpkin production. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 86:435–449. doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20365

  11. Franco, J.G., M.T. Berti, J.H. Grabber, J.R. Hendrickson, C.C. Nieman, P. Pinto, D. van Tassel, and V.D. Picasso. 2021. Ecological intensification of food production by integrating forages. Agronomy. 11:2580. doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11122580

  12. Francis, H.R., T.F. Ma, and M.D. Ruark. 2021. Toward a standardized statistical methodology comparing optimum nitrogen rates among management practices: A bootstrapping approach. Ag. Environ. Letters. 6:e20045. doi:10.1002/ael2.20045.

  13. Forcella F., S. Patel, A.W. Lenssen, C. Hoerning, M.S. Wells, R.W. Gesch, M.T. Berti. 2021. Weather and landscape influences on pollinator visitation of flowering winter oilseeds (field pennycress and winter camelina). Journal of Applied Entomology. 145:286–294 doi.org/10.1111/jen.12854.

  14. Gesch, R.W, M.S. Wells, and A. Hard. 2021. Desiccation of corn allows earlier direct seeding of winter camelina in the Northern Corn Belt. Crop Sci. doi:10.1002/csc2.20549

  15. Ginakes, P. and J. Grossman. 2021. Extending cover crop benefits with zone-till management in northern organic summer squash production. Agronomy.  

  16. Gutknecht J., A. Journey, H. Blair, H. Peterson, and A. Cates. 2022. Reduced tillage and diverse cover crops for soil Management practices to promote soil health and climate adaptation: grappling with varied success and farmer versus researcher perspectives. J. Environ. Qual. 

  17. Hodgskiss, C.L., B.G. Young, S.D. Armstrong, and W.G. Johnson. 2021. Evaluating cereal rye and crimson clover for weed suppression within buffer areas in dicamba-resistant soybean. Weed Tech. 1–29.

  18. Howard, G., W. Zhang, A. Valcu-Lisman, and P.W. Gassman. 2021. Evaluating the efficiency-participation tradeoff in agricultural conservation programs: The effect of reverse auctions, spatial targeting, and higher offered payments. Working paper 21-WP 622. Center for Ag. Rural Devel., Iowa State University, Ames, IA.

  19. Carmona, I.G., L.M. Delserone, J.N. Duarte Campos, T.F. Almeida, D.V.B. Ozório, J.D.B. Cardona, R. Wright, and A.J. McMechan. 2021. Does cover crop management affect arthropods in the subsequent corn and soybean crops in the United States? A systematic review. Annals Ent. Soc. Am. 114:151-162.

  20. Kandel, H., D.P. Samarappuli, K. Johnson, and M.T. Berti. 2021. Soybean relative maturity, not row spacing affected interseeded cover crops biomass. Agriculture. 11:441 doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11050441

  21. Koehler-Cole, K., C.A. Proctor, R.W. Elmore, and D.A. Wedin. 2021. Spring-planted cover crops for weed control in soybean. Renew. Ag. Food Sys. 1-8. doi.org/10.1017/S1742170521000107  

  22. Kurtz, S., J. Acharya, T. Kaspar, and A.E. Robertson. 2021. Influence of spatial planting arrangement of winter rye cover crop on corn seedling disease and corn productivity. Plant Dis. 105:4014-4024 doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-04-21-0764-RE.

  23. Kurtz, S., J. Acharya, T. Moorman, T. Kaspar, A. Lenssen, and A.E. Robertson. 2021. Seedling disease of corn caused by Pythium increases with proximity of rye. Plant Dis. doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-06-20-1389-SC

  24. Liebman, M., A. Basche, T.X. Huong, D.A. Weisberger. 2021. How can cover crops contribute to weed management? A modelling approach illustrated with rye (Secale cereale) and Amaranthus tuberculatus. Weed Research. doi.org/10.1111/wre.12508

  25. Lowry, C., G.P. Robertson, and D.C. Brainard. 2021. Strip-tillage decreases soil nitrogen availability and increases the potential for N losses in a cover cropped organic system. Ag. Eco. Environ. 319:107524.

  26. Logsdon, S.D., C.A. Cambardella, and P.L. O'Brien. 2021. Multispecies cover crops in organic agricultural systems in the upper U.S. Midwest. Agrosyst. Geosci. Environ. 4:e20221. doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20221

  27. Maher, R.M., A. Rangarajan, B.A. Caldwell, Z.D. Hayden, D.C. Brainard. 2021. Legume species not spatial arrangement influence cover crop mixture effects in strip-tilled organic cabbage. Agron. J. 113:2710-2731. 

  28. Mohammed, Y.A., R.W. Gesch, H.L. Matthees, and S.S. Wells. 2022. Maturity selection but not sowing date enhances soybean productivity and land use in a winter camelina-soybean relay system. Food Energy Sec. 11: e346. doi.org/10.1002/fes3.346

  29. Nevins, C., C.L. Lacey, and S.D. Armstrong. 2021. Cover crop enzyme activities and resultant soil ammonium concentrations under different tillage systems. Eur. J. Agron.

  30. Nguyen, L.T. and A.N. Kravchenko. 2021. Effects of cover crops on soil CO2 and N2O emissions across topographically diverse agricultural landscapes in corn-soybean-wheat organic transition. Eur. J. Agron. 122:126189.

  31. Obour, AK, L.M. Simon, J.D. Holman, P.M. Carr, M. Schipanski, S. Fonte, R. Ghimire, T. Nleya, and H. Blanco-Canqui. 2021. Cover crops to improve soil health in the North American Great Plains. Agron. J. 113:4590–4604. doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20855

  32. O'Neill, B., C.D. Sprunger, and G.P. Robertson. 2021. Do soil health tests match farmer experience? Assessing biological, physical, and chemical indicators in the upper Midwestern United States. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 85:903-918.

  33. Osterholtz, W.R., M.D. Ruark, M.J. Renz, and J.H Grabber. 2021. Interseeding alfalfa into corn silage increases corn N fertilizer demand and increases system yield. Agron. Sus. Devel. 41:58 doi:10.1007/s13593-021-00711-1

  34. Osterholtz, W., M.D. Ruark, M. Renz, and J.H. Grabber. 2021. Benefits of alfalfa interseeding include reduced residual soil nitrate following corn production. Ag. Environ. Let.. 6:e20053. doi:10.1002/ael2.20053.

  35. Patel, S., C.A. Bartel, A.W. Lenssen, K.J. Moore, and M.T. Berti. 2021. Stem density, productivity, and weed community dynamics in corn-alfalfa intercropping. Agronomy. 11:1696 doi:10.3390/agronomy11091696

  36. Patel, S., A.W. Lenssen, K.J. Moore, Y.A. Mohammed, R.W. Gesch, M.S. Wells, B.L. Johnson, M.T. Berti, and H.L. Matthees. 2021. Interseeded pennycress and camelina yield and influence on row crops.  Agron. J. 113:2629-2647 doi:10.1002/agj2.20655.

  37. Perkus, E., J. Grossman, A. Pfeiffer, M. Rogers, and C. Rosen. 2021. Exploring overwintered cover crops as a soil management tool in upper-Midwest high tunnels. Hort. Sci.  doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI15987-21

  38. Ruis, S.J., J.A. Guretzky, M. Howell-Smith, H. Blanco-Canqui, D. Redfearn, K. Koehler-Cole, R.W. Elmore, and K.L. Bash. 2021. Developing research and extension skills of undergraduate students while fostering interest in integrated agronomic systems. N. Am. Col. Teach. Ag. J. 65.

  39. Sadeghpour, A., O. Adeymi, D. Hunter, Y. Lua, and S.D. Armstrong. 2021. Precision planting impacts on winter cereal rye growth, nutrient uptake, spring soil temperature and adoption cost. Renew. Ag. Food Sys. doi.org/10.1017/S1742170520000411

  40. Samuelson, M.B., E.V. Reid, R. Drijber, E. Jeske, H. Blanco-Canqui, M. Mamo, I. Kadoma, and S.E. Wortman. 2021. Effects of compost, cover crops, and local conditions on degradation of two agricultural mulches in soil. Ren. Ag. Food Sys. 1-14.

  41. Sawadgo, W. and A. Plastina. 2021. Do Cost-Share Programs Increase Cover Crop Use? Empirical Evidence from Iowa.  Renew. Ag. Food Sys. 1-9. doi:10.1017/S1742170521000132.

  42. Sawadgo, W., W. Zhang, and A. Plastina. 2021. What drives landowners’ conservation decisions? Evidence from Iowa. J. Soil Water Conser. 76:211-221. doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2021.00115.

  43. Schlautman, B., C. Bartel, L. Diaz-Garcia, S. Fei, S. Flynn, E. Haramoto, K. Moore, and D. Raman. 2021. Perennial groundcovers: an emerging technology for soil conservation and the sustainable intensification of agriculture. Emerg. Topics Life Sci. 5:337-347. doi:10.1042/ETLS20200318.

  44. Schramski, J.A., C.L. Sprague, and K.A. Renner. 2021. Effects of fall-planted cereal cover-crop termination time on glyphosate-resistant horseweed (Conyza canadensis) suppression. Weed Tech. 35:223-233.

  45. Schramski, J.A., C.L. Sprague, and K.A. Renner. Integrating fall-planted cereal cover crops and preplant herbicides for glyphosate-resistant horseweed (Conyza canadensis) management in soybean. Weed Tech. 35:234-241.

  46. Simon, L.M., A.K. Obour, J.D. Holman, S.K. Johnson, and K.L. Roozeboom. 2021. Forage productivity and soil properties in dual-purpose cover crop systems. Agron. J. 113:5569–5583. doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20877

  47. Wauters, V., J. Grossman, A. Pfeiffer, and R. Cala. 2021. Ecosystem services and cash crop tradeoffs of summer cover crops in Northern region organic vegetable rotations. Frontiers Sus. Food Sys.  

  48. Wayment, J. 2021. Cover crops and living mulches and their role in minimizing unintended nitrogen consequences on the environment. University of Minnesota Libraries. M.S. Thesis.

  49. Weyers, S.L., R.W. Gesch, F. Forcella, C.A. Eberle, M.D. Thom, H.L. Matthees, M. Ott, G.W. Feyereisen, and J.S. Strock. 2021. Surface Runoff and Nutrient Dynamics in Cover Crop-Soybean Systems in the Upper Midwest. J. of Environ. Qual. 50:158-171. doi:10.1002/jeq2.20135

06/13/2023


  • Malone, L.C., S. Mourtzinis, J.M. Gaska, J.G. Lauer, M.D. Ruark, and S.P. Conley. 2022. Cover crops in a Wisconsin annual cropping system: Feasibility and yield effects. Agronomy J. 114:1052-1067.

  • Abha Bhattarai, Garrett Steinbeck, Brian B. Grant, Margaret Kalcic, Kevin King, Ward Smith, Nuo Xu, Jia Deng, and Sami Khanal. 2022. Development of a calibration approach using DNDC and PEST for improving estimates of management impacts on water and nutrient dynamics in an agricultural system. Environmental Modelling & Software. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2022.105494.

  • Kushal KC, and Sami Khanal. 2023. Agricultural productivity and water quality tradeoffs of winter cover crops at a landscape scale through the lens of remote sensing. Journal of Environmental Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.117212.

  • Varga, B. Csukas, S. Khanal, and B.R. Bakshi. 2023. Lessons from the biosphere for the anthroposphere: Analysis of recycling structures of conservational measures. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.106919.

  • Huo, D., Frey, T., Lindsey, L. E., & Benitez, M.-S. 2022. Yield and soil responses to adding wheat to a corn–soybean rotation. Crop Forage & Turfgrass Mgmt. https://doi.org/10.1002/cft2.20143.

  • McGlinch, G. J., & Lindsey, L. E. 2022. Seeding rate effect on winter malting barley yield and quality. Agronomy Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21094.

  • Raudenbush, A.L., Pekarcik, A.J.; Haden, V.R.; and Tilmon, K.J. 2021. Evaluation of Slug Refuge Traps in a Soybean Reduced-Tillage Cover Crop System. Insects 2021, 12, 62. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12010062.

  • Verhoff, K. A., Phippen, W. B., Heller, N. J., & Lindsey, A. (2022). Winter-type oilseed pennycress crop staging guide. Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Management, 8, e20165. https://doi.org/10.1002/cft2.20165.

  • Koirala, D. Barker, C. Helfer, W. Phippen, N. Heller, A. Hard, S. Wells, and A. Lindsey. 2022. A process to enhance germination of a wild pennycress variety. Seed Science and Technology, 50, 2, 195-205. https://doi.org/10.15258/sst.2022.50.2.03.

  • Martin, T., Culman, S. & Sprunger, C.D. 2022. Quality or Quantity? Determining the Impact of Fine Root Traits on Soil Health in Row Crop Agriculture. J Soil Sci Plant Nutr 22, 2322–2333. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-022-00811-1

  • Martin Tvisha, Sprunger Christine D. 2022. Sensitive Measures of Soil Health Reveal Carbon Stability Across a Management Intensity and Plant Biodiversity Gradient. Frontiers in Soil Science. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoil.2022.917885.

  • Blanco‐Canqui, H., 2022. Cover crops and carbon sequestration: Lessons from US studies. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 86(3), pp.501-519.

  • Grint, K., Proctor, C., DeWerff, R., Smith, D., Arneson, N., Arriaga, F., Stoltenberg D., Werle, R. (2022). Low Carryover Risk of Corn and Soybean Herbicides Across Soil Management Practices and Environments. Weed Technol.1-25. doi:10.1017/wet.2021.97

  • Inveninato Carmona, G., Robinson, E., Tonon Rosa, A., Proctor, C.A., Anthony Justin McMechan, A.J. (2022) Impact of cover crop planting and termination dates on arthropod activity in the following corn. Journal of Economic Entomology, 115(4), 1177-1190 doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toac090

  • Koehler-Cole, K.,  Elmore, R, Blanco-Canqui, H., Francis, C., Shaprio, C., Proctor, C., Ruis, S., Heeren, D. (2022). Cover crop planting practices determine their performance in the US Corn Belt. Agron. J. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21247

  • Krupek, F.S., Mizero, S., Redfearn, D., and Basche, A. Assessing how cover crops close the soil health gap at on-farm experiments. Agricultural and Environmental Letters

  • Krupek, F.S., Redfearn, D., Eskridge, K.M. and Basche, A., Ecological intensification with soil health practices demonstrates positive impacts on multiple soil properties: A large-scale farmer-led experiment. Geoderma. 409, 115594. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2021.115594

  • Lucadamo, E., A. Holmes, S.E. Wortman, and A. Yannarell. 2022. Post-termination effects of cover crop monocultures and mixtures on soil inorganic nitrogen and microbial communities on two organic farms in Illinois. Frontiers in Soil Science https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoil.2022.824087

  • Samuelson, M.B., Reid, E.V., Drijber, R., Jeske, E., Blanco-Canqui, H., Mamo, M., Kadoma, I. and Wortman, S.E., 2022. Effects of compost, cover crops, and local conditions on degradation of two agricultural mulches in soil. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 37(2), pp.128-141.

  • Gutknecht, J., Journey, A., Peterson, H., Blair, H., & Cates, A. (2022). Cover crop management practices to promote soil health and climate adaptation: Grappling with varied success from farmer and researcher observations. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. doi: 10.1002/jeq2.20383

  • Thurston, C.L., Grossman, J.M., Fudge, R. et al. Cold stress reduces nodulation and symbiotic nitrogen fixation in winter annual legume cover crops. Plant Soil 481, 661–676 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-022-05667-z

  • Candelaria-Morales, N., Grossman, J., Fernandez, A., & Rogers, M. (2022). Exploring multifunctionality of summer cover crops for organic vegetable farms in the Upper Midwest. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 37(3), 198-205. doi:10.1017/S1742170521000545

  • Bloszies SA, Reberg‐Horton SC, Heitman JL, Woodley AL, Grossman JM, Hu S. Legume cover crop type and termination method effects on labile soil carbon and nitrogen and aggregation. Agronomy Journal. 2022 May;114(3):1817-32.

  • Perkus, E. A., Grossman, J. M., Pfeiffer, A., Rogers, M. A., & Rosen, C. J. (2022). Exploring Overwintered Cover Crops as a Soil Management Tool in Upper-midwest High Tunnels, HortScience, 57(2), 171-180. Retrieved Feb 10, 2023, from https://journals.ashs.org/hortsci/view/journals/hortsci/57/2/article-p171.xml

  • Perrone S, Grossman J, Liebman A, Wells S, Sooksa-nguan T, Jordan N. Legume cover crop contributions to ecological nutrient management in upper Midwest vegetable systems. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 2022:129.

  • Gregg S, Coulter JA, Strock JS, Liu R, Garcia y Garcia A. Double-Cropped Winter Camelina with and without Added Nitrogen: Effects on Productivity and Soil Available Nitrogen. Agriculture. 2022 Sep 15;12(9):1477.

  • Mohammed YA, Gesch RW, Matthees HL, Wells SS. Maturity selection but not sowing date enhances soybean productivity and land use in a winter camelina–soybean relay system. Food and Energy Security. 2022 Feb;11(1):e346.

  • Cubins JA, Wells SS, Walia MK, Wyse DL, Becker R, Forcella F, Gardner RD, Johnson GA, Gesch RW. Harvest attributes and seed quality predict physiological maturity of pennycress. Industrial Crops and Products. 2022 Feb 1;176:114355.

  • Moore VM, Schlautman B, Fei SZ, Roberts LM, Wolfe M, Ryan MR, Wells S, Lorenz AJ. Plant Breeding for Intercropping in Temperate Field Crop Systems: A. Breeding for Intercropping. 2022 Dec 2.

  • Rakkar M, Jungers JM, Sheaffer C, Bergquist G, Grossman J, Li F, Gutknecht JL. Soil health improvements from using a novel perennial grain during the transition to organic production. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 2023 Jan 1;341:108164.

  • Anderson, J.V, B. Bigger, K. Howatt, J. Mettler, and M.T. Berti. 2022. Weed pressure, yield and nutrient content in field grown sulfonylurea camelina and canola. Agronomy https://doi.org//10.3390/agronomy1932225

  • Picasso, V., M. Berti, K. Cassida. S. Collier, D. Fang, A. Finan, M. Krome, D. Hanaway, W. Lamp., and A.W. Stevens. 2022. Diverse perennial circular forage systems are needed to foster resilience, ecosystem services, and socioeconomic benefits in agricultural landscapes. Grassland Res. doi: 10.1002/glr2.12020

  • Roth R.T., K. Chen, J.R. Scott, J. Jung, Y. Yang, J.J. Camberato, S.D. Armstrong. 2023. Prediction of Cereal Rye Cover Crop Biomass and Nutrient Accumulation Using Multi-Temporal Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Based Visible-Spectrum Vegetation Indices. Remote Sensing 15 (3), 580

  • Preza-Fontes, G., H. Miller, R. Roth, S. D. Armstrong. 2022. Corn yield response to starter nitrogen rates following cereal rye cover crop. Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Management 8 (2), e20187.

  • Ma, Meilin and Reeling, Carson and Hughes, Megan and Armstrong, Shalamar and Roth, Richard, Comparison of Conservation Incentives under Long-Run Yield Uncertainty and Farmer Risk Aversion (September 29, 2022). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4233615 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4233615

  • Gupta R; J. W. Coppess; H. Jeong; M. Ruffatti; S. D. Armstrong, & R. Bhattarai. 2022. Modeling the impact of winter cover crop on tile drainage and nitrate loss using DSSAT Model. Agricultural Water Management 272, 107862.

  • G. Lacey, J. J. Camberato, & S. D. Armstrong. 2022. Field gased 15N estimate of cereal rye residue nitrogen release in a corn and soybean system. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 1-13.

  • Dada, A. O., D. R. Smith & S. D. Armstrong. 2022. Phosphorus sorption and desorption as impacted by long-term cover cropping at two soil surface depths. Journal of Environmental Quality 52 (1), 126-136

  • Roth, R. T., G. Lacey, J. J.Camberato, & S. D. Armstrong. 2022. Quantifying the fate of nitrogen from cereal rye root and shoot biomass using 15N. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 1-16.

  • Thompson, N. M., M. N. Hughes, E. K. Nuworsu, , C. J. Reeling, S. D. Armstrong, J. R. Mintert, K. A. Foster. (2022). Opportunities and challenges associated with “carbon farming” for u.s. row-crop producers. choices. DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.329528

  • Quinn, D., H. Poffenbarger, F.E. Miguez, and C.D. Lee. 2023. Optimum Nitrogen Rate and Timing in Corn Following a Rye Cover Crop. Field Crops Res. 291:108794.

  • Quinn, D.J., H.J. Poffenbarger, and C.D. Lee. 2022. Rye Cover Crop and In-Furrow Fertilizer and Fungicide Impacts on Corn Optimum Seeding Rate and Grain Yield. Europ. J. Agron. 139:126529.

  • L. Hodgskiss, B.G. Young, S.D. Armstrong and W.G. Johnson. 2022.Utilizing cover crops for weed suppression within buffer areas of 2, 4-D-resistant soybean.Weed Technology 36 (1), 118-129

  • Alves de Oliveira, L., A. Muñoz Ventura,  Preza-Fontes, K.D. Greer, C.M. Pittelkow, R. Bhattarai, R. Christianson, & L. Christianson. 2022. Assessing the concept of control points for dissolved reactive phosphorus losses in subsurface drainage. Journal of Environmental Quality., 51, 1155–1167. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.20400

  • Muñoz‐Ventura, A., R.D. Christianson, R. Bhattarai, and L.E. Christianson. 2022. Runoff and drainage trade-offs from cover crops exposed to freeze-thaw events. Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment, 5, 20334. https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20324

  • Preza-Fontes, G., L.E. Christianson, K. Greer, R. Bhattarai, and C.M. Pittelkow. 2022. In-season split nitrogen application and cover cropping effects on nitrous oxide emissions in rainfed maize. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2021.107813.

  • Acharya, J., T.B. Moorman, T.C. Kaspar, A.W. Lenssen, Gailans, and A. Robertson. 2022. Effect of planting into a green winter cereal rye cover crop on growth and development, seedling disease and yield of corn. Plant Dis. (doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-04-21-0836-RE).

  • Bartel, C.A., K.J. Moore, S. Fei, A.W. Lenssen, R.L. Hintz, and S.M. Kling. 2022. Evaluating chemical suppression treatments to alter red:far-red ratio in perennial groundcovers for maize production. Agronomy 12:1854 (doi10.3390/agronomy12081854).

  • Bartel, C.A., K.J. Moore, S. Fei, A.W. Lenssen, R.L. Hintz, and S.M. Kling. 2022. Evaluating strip and no-till maintenance of perennial groundcovers for annual grain production. Crops 2:268-286 (doi:10.3390/crops2030020).

  • Chen, A.A., S.Fei, A.W. Lenssen, and K.J. Moore. 2022. Photothermal controls of vegetative dormancy in Poa secunda. Grassland Research (doi:10.1002/glr2.12008).

  • Chen, A., S. Fei, A.W. Lenssen, and K.J. Moore. 2022. Evaluating cool-season grass species as potential perennial groundcover for maize production. Agronomy Journal 114:2415–2429 (doi:10.1002/agj2.21087).

  • Kimmelshue, C., A.S. Goggi, and K. Moore. 2022. Single plant grain yield in corn (Zea mays) based on emergence time, seed size, planting depth, and plant to plant distance. Crops 2:62-86 (doi:10.3390/crops2010006).

  • Kimmelshue, C., A.S. Goggi, and K. Moore. 2022. Seed size, planting depth, and a perennial ground cover system effect on corn emergence and grain yield. Agronomy 12:437 (doi:10.3390/agronomy12020437).

  • Leuthold, S.J., D. Quinn, F. Miguez, O. Wendroth, M. Salmerón, H. Poffenbarger. 2022. Topographic effects on soil microclimate and surface cover crop residue decomposition in rolling cropland. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment (doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2021.107609).

  • Nichols, V., E.B. Moore, Gailans, T.C. Kaspar, and M. Liebman. 2022. Site-specific effects of winter cover crops on soil water storage. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment (doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20238).

  • Schooman, E.D. and J.G. Arbuckle. 2022. Cover crops and speciality crop agriculture: Exploring cover crop use among begetable and fruit growers in Michigan and Ohio. J. Soil Water Cons. 77:403-417 (doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2022.00006).

  • Quinn, D.J., H.J. Poffenbarger, F.E. Miguez, C.D. Lee. 2023. Corn optimum nitrogen fertilizer rate and application timing when following a rye cover crop. Field Crops Research (doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2022.108794).


 

04/10/2024

Peer-reviewed Publications (61 listed)



  1. Brainard, DC; Hayden, ZD; Benzle, MM; Metiva, M; Appenfeller, LR; Szendrei, Z. 2023. Strip-tillage and Zonal Cover Cropping Effects on Organic Squash Production. HORTSCIENCE 58:197-204. DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI16863-22

  2. Bressler, A. and J. Blesh. 2023. A grass–legume cover crop maintains nitrogen inputs and nitrous oxide fluxes from an organic agroecosystem. Ecosphere 14:e4428.

  3. Curtright, AJ; Renner, KA; Tiemann, LK. 2023. Availability of dissolved organic carbon drives differences in microbial nitrogen-cycling processes between two sites with cover crops interseeded into corn. SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA. DOI: 10.1002/saj2.20604

  4. Fisher, JL; Sprague, CL. 2023. Contributions of shading, soybean (Glycine max) row width, and planting green on horseweed (Conyza canadensis) management compared with soil-applied residual herbicides. WEED TECHNOLOGY.  DOI: 10.1017/wet.2023.49 

  5. Guo, T; Marquart-Pyatt, ST; Beethem, K; Denny, R; Lai, J. 2023. Scaling up agricultural conservation: Predictors of cover crop use across time and space in the US Upper Midwest. JOURNAL OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION  78:335-346. DOI: 10.2489/jSWC.2023.00084 

  6. Guo, T; Marquart-Pyatt, ST; Robertson, GP. 2023. Using three consecutive years of farmer survey data to identify prevailing conservation practices in four Midwestern US states. RENEWABLE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS, Volume: 38, Article: e44. DOI: 0.1017/S1742170523000364 

  7. Hayden, ZD; Ngouajio, M; Brainard, DC. 2023. Rye-vetch residue quality and plastic mulch affect soil nitrogen dynamics in vegetable production systems. AGRONOMY JOURNAL 115:1463-1477. DOI: 10.1002/agj2.21318

  8. Liptzin, D., E. L. Rieke, S. B. Cappellazzi, G. M. Bean, M. Cope, K. L. Greub, C. E. Norris, P. W. Tracy, E. Aberle, A. Ashworth, O. B. Tavarez, A. I. Bary, R. L. Baumhardt, A. B. Gracia, D. C. Brainard, J. R. Brennan, D. B. Reyes, D. Bruhjell, C. N. Carlyle, J. J. Crawford, C. F. Creech, S. W. Culman, B. Deen, C. J. Dell, J. D. Derner, T. F. Ducey, S. W. Duiker, R. S. Dungan, M. F. Dyck, B. H. Ellert, M. H. Entz, A. E. Solorio, S. J. Fonte, S. Fonteyne, A. Fortuna, J. L. Foster, L. M. Fultz, A. V. Gamble, C. M. Geddes, D. Griffin-LaHue, J. H. Grove, S. K. Hamilton, X. Hao, Z. D. Hayden, N. Honsdorf, J. A. Howe, J. A. Ippolito, G. A. Johnson, M. A. Kautz, N. R. Kitchen, S. Kumar, K. S. Kurtz, F. J. Larney, K. L. Lewis, M. Liebman, A. L. Ramirez, S. Machado, B. Maharjan, M. A. Gamiño, W. E. May, M. P. McClaran, M. D. McDaniel, N. Millar, J. P. Mitchell, A. D. Moore, P. A. Moore Jr, M. M. Gutiérrez, K. A. Nelson, E. C. Omondi, S. L. Osborne, L. O. Alcalá, P. Owens, E. M. Pena-Yewtukhiw, H. J. Poffenbarger, B. P. Lira, J. R. Reeve, T. M. Reinbott, M. S. Reiter, E. L. Ritchey, K. L. Roozeboom, Y. Rui, A. Sadeghpour, U. M. Sainju, G. R. Sanford, W. F. Schillinger, R. R. Schindelbeck, M. E. Schipanski, A. J. Schlegel, K. M. Scow, L. A. Sherrod, A. L. Shober, S. S. Sidhu, E. S. Moya, M. S. Luce, J. S. Strock, A. E. Suyker, V. R. Sykes, H. Tao, A. T. Campos, L. L. Van Eerd, H. M. van Es, N. Verhulst, T. J. Vyn, Y. Wang, D. B. Watts, D. L. Wright, T. Zhang, C. L. Morgan, and C. W. Honeycutt. 2023. An evaluation of nitrogen indicators for soil health in long-term agricultural experiments. Soil Science Society of America Journal 87:868-884. https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20558

  9. Peng, YJ; Rieke, EL; Chahal, I; Norris, CE; Janovicek, K; Mitchell, JP; Roozeboom, KL; Hayden, ZD; Strock, JS; Machado, S; Sykes, VR; Deen, B; Tavarez, OB; Gamble, AV; Scow, KM; Brainard, DC; Millar, N; Johnson, GA; Schindelbeck, RR; Kurtz, KSM; van Es, H; Kumar, S; Van Eerd, LL. 2023. Maximizing soil organic carbon stocks under cover cropping: insights from long-term agricultural experiments in North America. AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT Vol: 356, Article: 108599. DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2023.108599

  10. Pokharel, A; Hennessy, DA; Wu, FLC. 2023. Health burden associated with tillage-related PM2.5 pollution in the United States, and mitigation strategies. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, Vol: 903, Article: 166161. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166161 

  11. Sprunger, CD; Lindsey, A; Lightcap, A. 2023. Above- and belowground linkages during extreme moisture excess: leveraging knowledge from natural ecosystems to better understand implications for row-crop agroecosystems. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 74:2845-2859. DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erad045

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