Publications - 2013

• Berge, N.D., Kammann, C., Ro, K.S., Libra, J. 2013. Environmental applications of HTC technology: Biochar production, carbon sequestration, and waste conversion. p. 295-340. In Maria-Magdalena Titirici (ed.) Sustainable Carbon Materials from Hydrothermal Processes. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8SQ, United Kingdom. ISBN: 978-1-119-97539-7. 
  
  
  
  
• Bowman, M.J., Park, W., Bauer, P.J., Udall, J.A., Page, J.T., Raney, J., Scheffler, B.E., Jones, D.C., Campbell, B.T. 2013. RNA-seq transcriptome profiling of upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) root tissue under water-deficit stress. PLoS One. 8:e82634 . 
  
  
  
  
• Campbell, B.T., Weaver, D.B., Sharpe, R., Wu, J., Jones, D.C. 2013. Breeding potential of elite Pee Dee germplasm in Upland cotton breeding programs. Crop Science. 53:894- 905 . 
  
  
  
  
• Cao, X., Ro, K.S., Libra, J.A., Kammann, C.I., Lima, I.M., Berge, N., Li, L., Li, Y., Chen, N., Yang, J., Deng, B., and Mao, J. 2013. Effects of biomass types and carbonization conditions on the chemical characteristics of hydrochar. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 61(39): 9401-9411. DOI: 10.1021/jf402345k. 
  
  
  
  
• Ducey, T.F. and Hunt, P.G. 2013. Microbial community analysis of swine wastewater anaerobic lagoons by next-generation DNA sequencing. Anaerobe. 21: 50-57. DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2013.03.005. 
  
  
  
  
• Ducey, T.F., Ippolito, J.A., Cantrell, K.B., Novak, J.M., and Lentz, R.D. 2013. Addition of activated switchgrass biochar to an aridic subsoil increases microbial nitrogen cycling gene abundances. Applied Soil Ecology. 65: 65-72. DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2013.01.006. 
  
  
  
  
• Ducey, T.F., Johnson, P.R., Shriner, A.D., Matheny, T.A., Hunt, P.G. 2013. Microbial community structure across a wastewater-impacted riparian buffer zone in the southeastern Coastal Plain. The Open Microbiology Journal. 7:99-117 . 
  
  
  
  
• Evans, R.G., Larue, J., Stone, K.C., King, B.A. 2013. Adoption of site-specific variable rate sprinkler irrigation systems. Irrigation Science. 31:871-887 . 
  
  
  
  
• Hunt, P.G., K.B. Cantrell, P.J. Bauer, and J.O. Miller. 2013. Phosphorus fertilization of ryegrass with ten precisely prepared manure biochars. Trasactions of the ASABE. 56(6): 1317-1324. DOI: 10.13031/tras.56.10294. 
  
  
  
  
• Kroger, R., Dunne, E.J., Novak, J.M., King, K.W., McLellan, E., Smith, D.R., Strock, J. Boomer, K., Tomer, M.D., Noe, G.B. 2013. Downstream approaches to phosphorus management in agricultural landscapes: Regional applicability and use. Science of the Total Environment. 442: 263-274. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.10.038. 
  
  
  
  
• Niandou, A.S., Novak, J.M., Bansode, R.R., Yu, J., Rehrah, D., and Ahmedna, M. 2013. Selection of pecan shell based activated carbons for removal of organic and inorganic impurities from simulated well-water. Journal of Environmental Quality. 42: 902-911. DOI: 10.2134/jeq2012.0433. 
  
  
  
  
• Novak, J.M., Cantrell, K.B., and Watts, D.W. 2013. Compositional and thermal evaluation of lignocellulosic and poultry litter chars via high and low temperature pyrolysis. Bioenergy Research. 6: 114-130. DOI: 10.1007/s12155-012-9228-9. 
  
  
  
  
• Novak, J.M., Cantrell, K.B., Watts, D.W., Busscher, W.J., Johnson, M. 2013. Designing relevant biochars as soil amendments using lignocellulosic-based and manure-based feedstocks. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 14(2): 330-343. DOI: 10.1007/s11368-013-0680-8. 
  
  
  
  
• Novak, J.M. and Watts, D.W. 2013. Augmented soil water storage using uncharred switchgrass and pyrolyzed biochars. Soil Use and Management. 29(1): 98-104. DOI: 10.1111/sum.12026. 
  
  
  
  
• Paz-Alberto, A.M., and Sigua, G.C. 2013. Phytoremediation: A green technology to remove environmental pollutants. American Journal of Climate Change. 2(1): 71-86. DOI: 10.4236/ajcc.2013.21008. 
  
  
  
  
• Paz-Alberto, A.M., Celestino, A.B., and Sigua, G.C. 2013. Phytoremediation of Pb in the sediment of a mangrove ecosystem. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 14(1): 251-258. DOI: 10.1007/s11368-013-0752-9. 
  
  
  
  
• Ro, K.S., Johnson, M.H., Stone, K.C., Hunt, P.G., Flesch, T., and Todd, R.W. 2013. Measuring gas emission from animal waste lagoons with an inverse-dispersion technique. Atmospheric Environment. 66: 101-106. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosevn.2012.02.059. 
  
  
  
  
• Rothrock Jr., M., Szogi, A.A., and Vanotti, M.B. 2013. Recovery of ammonia from poultry litter using flat gas permeable membranes. Waste Management. 33(6): 1531-1538. DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2013.03.011. 
  
  
  
  
• Rustgi, S., Shafqat, M.N., Kumar, N., Baenziger, P., Ali, M., Dweikat, I., Campbell, B.T., Gill, K.S. 2013. Genetic Dissection of Yield and Its Component Traits Using High- Density Composite Map of Wheat Chromosome 3A: Bridging Gaps Between QTLs and Underlying Genes. PLoS One. 8(7):1-12 . 
  
  
  
  
• Shiro, S., Matsuura, S., Saiki, R., Sigua, G.C., Yamamoto, A., Umehara, Y., Hayashi, M., and Saeki, Y. 2013. Genetic diversity and geographical distribution of indigenous soybean-nodulating Bradyrhizobia in the United States. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 79: 3610-3618. DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00236-13. 
  
  
  
  
• Stone, K.C., Hunt, P.G., Cantrell, K.B., and Ro, K.S. 2013. Biomass feedstock production impact on water resource availability. p. 239-260. In Bharat P. Singh (ed.) Biofuel Crop Sustainability. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Ames, Iowa, USA. DOI: 10.1002/9781118635797.ch7. 
  
  
  
  
• Vanotti, M., Hunt, P., Rice, M., Kunz, A., and Loughrin, J. 2013. Evaluation of generation 3 treatment technology for swine waste - A North Carolina's clean water management trust fund project - Final technical environmental performance reports. (Log# 291613).  
  
  
  
  
• Vanotti, M., Hunt, P., Rice, M., Kunz, A., and Loughrin, J. 2013. Evaluation of generation 3 treatment technology for swine waste - A North Carolina's clean water management trust fund project -Final Environmental Performance Report for the Director, NCSU Animal and Poultry Waste Management Center. 50 pp. .  
  
  
  
  
• Zheng, H., Wang, Z., Deng, X., Zhao, J., Luo, Y., Novak, J.M., Herbert, S., and Xing, B. 2013. Characteristics and nutrient values of biochars produced from giant reed at different temperatures. Bioresource Technology. 130: 463-471. DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.12.044.