Upendra M Sainju

Research Soil Scientist

 

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Upendra M. Sainju

Research Soil Scientist

upendra.sainju@ars.usda.gov

www.ars.usda.gov/pa/nparl/usainju 

 

Phone: 406.433.9408
Fax: 406.433.5038
   
 • Education • Current Research • Research Experience • Accomplishments • Selected Publications • Other Publications •

Additional Pages: Research Projects,*Publications*

*Taken from the Agricultural Research Information System (ARIS) database.

 
EDUCATION  

B.S. Agriculture	1973	University of Udaipur, Udajpur, Rajasthan, India
M.S. Soil Science	1982	University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Ph. D. Soil Science	1989	University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

 
CURRENT RESEARCH

1973-1980	Assistant Soil Scientist and Agronomist, Dept. of Agriculture, Kathmandu, Nepal
1980-1982	Graduate Research Assistant, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
1983-1986	Visiting Professor, Institute of Forestry, Tribhuvan University, Hatauda, Nepal
1986-1989	Graduate Research Assistant, Forestry Dept., University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
1989-1990	Research Associate, Agronomy Dept., University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
1990-1991	Postdoctoral Associate, Center for Coastal and Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, NJ
1991-1995	Postdoctoral Associate, Crop and Soil Sciences Dept., Washington State University Research and Extension Center, Puyallup, WA
1995-2004	Research Associate, Agricultural Research Station, Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley, GA
2004-Present	Research Agronomist, USDA, ARS Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory

 

  RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Dr. Sainju is currently working on the effects of tillage, crop rotation, crop diversity, cropping intensity, and cultural practices on soil aggregation, organic matter concentration, microbial activities, nitrogen mineralization, and carbon and nitrogen sequestration in dryland areas. He is also engaged in studying the effects of irrigation management, nitrogen fertilization rates, and cultural practices in nitrate-nitrogen movement in soil that affects water quality, soil organic matter level, and nitrogen mineralization in irrigated land. He is also involved in the development of methodology for determination of soil aggregation for dryland and irrigated areas and extraction method for determining ammonium and nitrate-nitrogen concentrations in the soils of various textures amended with or without plant residue.

 

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Dr. Sainju has conducted research on soil and crop management practices, crop nutrition, soil fertility, soil biochemistry, and rhizosphere dynamics for efficient nitrogen uptake and reduced nitrogen leaching, carbon and nitrogen sequestration, improved soil and water qualities, and sustainable crop production. His areas of expertise include soil carbon and nitrogen cycling, nitrogen management, fertilizer use, soil organic matter and biochemical properties, root growth, nutrient uptake, and crop production. During his eight years of working on the long-term effects of tillage, cover crops, and nitrogen fertilization on crop production, carbon sequestration in plant and soil, soil nitrogen fertility, microbial activities, and nitrogen leaching at Fort Valley State University, he developed a management practice consisting of conservation tillage, cover cropping, and nitrogen rate that sustains crop production, improves soil and water qualities, and reduces the rate of nitrogen fertilization as compared with the conventional practice. He has authored and co-authored 30 research and Extension publications on soil organic matter dynamics, nitrogen management, root growth, waste management, and crop production.

 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS: (for the past 17 years)

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• Zhang, S., Wang, J., Sainju, U.M., Ghimire, R. 2022. Soil water storage, winter wheat yield, and water-use efficiency with cover crops and nitrogen fertilization. Agronomy Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21028.

• Acharya, P., Ghimire, R., Cho, Y., Thapa, V., Sainju, U.M. 2022. Soil profile carbon, nitrogen, and crop yields affected by cover crops in semiarid regions. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 122:191-203. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-022-10198-1.

• Bagnall, D.K., Morgan, C.L., Cope, M., Bean, G.M., Cappellazzi, S.B., Greub, K.L., Liptzin, D., Baumhardt, R.L., Dell, C.J., Derner, J.D., Ducey, T.F., Dungan, R.S., Fortuna, A., Kautz, M.A., Kitchen, N.R., Leytem, A.B., Liebig, M.A., Moore Jr, P.A., Osborne, S.L., Sainju, U.M., Sherrod, L.A., Watts, D.B., Ashworth, A.J., Owens, P.R., et al. 2022. Carbon-sensitive pedotransfer functions for plant-available water. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 86(3):612-629. https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20395.

• Sainju, U.M., Liptzin, D., Stevens, W.B. 2022. How soil carbon fractions relate to soil properties and crop yields in dryland cropping systems? Soil Science Society of America Journal. http://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20399.

• Reike, E., Cappellazzi, S.B., Cope, M., Liptzin, D., Bean, G.M., Greub, K.L., Norris, C.E., Tracy, P.W., Aberle, E., Ashworth, A.J., Baumhardt, R.L., Dell, C.J., Derner, J.D., Ducey, T.F., Fortuna, A., Kautz, M.A., Kitchen, N.R., Moore Jr, P.A., Osborne, S.L., Owens, P.R., Sainju, U.M., Sherrod, L.A., Watts, D.B. 2022. Linking soil microbial community structure to potential carbon mineralization: A continental scale assessment of reduced tillage. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 168. Article 108618. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2022.108618.

• Liptzin, D., Norris, C.E., Cappellazzi, S.B., Bean, G.M., Cope, M., Greub, K.L., Rieke, E.L., Tracy, P.W., Aberle, E., Ashworth, A.J., Baumhardt, R.L., Dell, C.J., Derner, J.D., Ducey, T.F., Novak, J.M., Dungan, R.S., Fortuna, A., Kautz, M.A., Kitchen, N.R., Leytem, A.B., Liebig, M.A., Moore Jr, P.A., Osborne, S.L., Owens, P.R., Sainju, U.M., Sherrod, L.A., Watts, D.B. 2022. An evaluation of carbon indicators of soil health in long-term agricultural experiments. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 172. Article 108708. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2022.108708.

• Sainju, U.M. 2021. The benefits of the no-till system on soil health and crop yields in dryland cropping systems. Soil Research. https://doi.org/10.1071/SR21188.

• Sainju, U.M., Liptzin, D., Ghimire, R., Rana Dangi, S. 2021. Relationship between soil carbon and nitrogen, soil properties, and dryland crop yields. Agronomy Journal, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20938

• Sainju, U.M., Lenssen, A.W., Allen, B.L., Jabro, J.D., Stevens, W.B. 2021. Crop water and nitrogen productivity in response to long-term diversified crop rotations and management systems. Agricultural Water Management. 257. Article 107149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2021.107149.

• Sainju, U.M., Liptzin, D., Rana Dangi, S., Ghimire, R. 2021. Soil health indicators and crop yield in response to long-term cropping sequence and nitrogen fertilization. Applied Soil Ecology. 168(2021):104182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2021.104182.

• Wang, J., Zhang, S., Sainju, U.M., Ghimire, R., Zhao, F. 2021. A meta-analysis on cover crop impact on soil water storage, succeeding crop yield, and water-use efficiency. Agricultural Water Management. 256(2021):107085. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2021.107085.

• Sainju, U.M., Liptzin, D., Rana Dangi, S. 2021. Carbon dioxide flush as a soil health indicator related to soil properties and crop yields. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 2021:1-19. https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20288.

• Allen, B.L., Lenssen, A.W., Sainju, U.M., Jabro, J.D., Stevens, W.B. 2021. Nitrogen use in spring wheat impacted by crop diversification, management, and tillage. Agronomy Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20686.

• Ghimire, R., Thapa, V.R., Acharya, P., Sainju, U.M., Wang, J. 2021. Soil indicators and management strategies for agroecosystem sustainability. Soil Science: Fundamentals to Recent Advances. Singapore: Springer. p. 127-140.

• Wang, J., Fu, X., Ghimire, R., Sainju, U.M., Jia, J., Zhao, F. 2021. Reponses of soil bacterial community and enzyme activity to organic matter components under long-term fertilization on the Loess Plateau of China. Applied Soil Ecology. 116:103992. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2021.103992.

• Sainju, U.M., Liptzin, D., Allen, B.L., Rana Dangi, S. 2021. Soil health indicators and crop yield in a long-term cropping system experiment. Agronomy Journal. p. 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20673.

• Sainju, U.M., Ghimire, R., Rana Dangi, S. 2021. Soil carbon dioxide and methane emissions and carbon balance with crop rotation and nitrogen fertilization. Science of the Total Environment. 775:145902. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145902.

• Sainju, U.M., Hatfield, P.G., Ragen, D.L. 2021. Greenhouse gas emissions under winter wheat-based organic and conventional crop productions. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 2021:1-13. https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20209.

• Sainju, U.M. 2020. How to enhance the sustainability of cropping systems by reducing nitrogen fertilization rates? Asta-Ja Abhiyan Newsletter. 2(2):6-8.

• Jabro, J.D., Stevens, W.B., Iversen, W.M., Sainju, U.M., Allen, B.L. 2020. Soil penetrability resistance and bulk density of a sandy loam under no-till and conventional tillage in a corn-soybean rotation. Soil & Tillage Research. 206:e104842. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2020.104842.

• Lenssen, A.W., Sainju, U.M., Jones, C., Mcvay, K., Angvick, T. 2020. Nitrogen fertilization rate and method influences water and nitrogen productivity of forage winter wheat. Agronomy Journal. 113(1):577-589. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20495.

• Muhammad, I., Wang, J., Sainju, U.M., Zhang, S., Zhao, F., Khan, A. 2020. Cover cropping enhances soil microbial biomass, community, and activity: A global meta-analysis. Geoderma 381:114696. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2020.114696.

• Sainju, U.M., Lenssen, A.W., Allen, B.L., Jabro, J.D., Stevens, W.B., Iversen, W.M. 2020. Soil water and water-use efficiency with diversified crop rotations and cultural practices. Agronomy Journal. 112(5):3306-3321. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20332.

• Sainju, U.M., Allen, B.L., Jabro, J.D., Stevens, W.B. 2020. Soil inorganic carbon under no-till dryland crop rotations. Agrosystem, Geosciences, and Environment 3:e20073. https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20073.

• Lenssen, A.W., Sainju, U.M., Allen, B.L., Stevens, W.B., Jabro, J.D. 2020. Diversified crop rotation and management system influence durum yield and quality. Agronomy Journal. 2020:1-13. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20311.

• Sainju, U.M., Hatfield, P., Ragen, D. 2020. Sheep grazing to control weeds enhances soil carbon, not nitrogen. Soil Research. https://doi.org/10.1071/SR19353.

• Sainju, U.M. 2020. No-till farming system in North America. In: Dang, Y.P., Dalal, R.C., Menzies, N.W., editors. No-Till Farming Systems for Sustainable Agriculture. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG. p. 587-599. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46409-7_32.

• Jabro, J.D., Stevens, W.B., Iversen, W.M., Allen, B.L., Sainju, U.M. 2020. Irrigation scheduling based on wireless sensors output and soil-water characteristic curve in two soils. Sensors. 20(5):1336. DOI: 10.3390/s20051336.

• Nilahyane, A., Ghimire, R., Thapa, V.R., Sainju, U.M. 2020. Cover crop effects on soil carbon dioxide emissions in a semiarid cropping system. Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment. 3(1). https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20012.

• Sainju, U.M., Ghimire, R., Mishra, U., Jagadamma, S. 2020. Reducing nitrous oxide emissions and optimizing nitrogen-use efficiency in dryland crop rotations with different nitrogen rates. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. DOI: 10.1007/s10705-020-10046-0.

• Fu, X., Sainju, U.M., Zhao, F., Wang, J. 2019. Soil microbial community and carbon and nitrogen fractions responses to mulching under winter wheat. Applied Soil Ecology. 139:64-68. DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2019.03.018.

• Fu, X., Wang, J., Sainju, U.M., Liu, W. 2019. Aggregate size distribution and associated carbon and nitrogen in mulched winter wheat and spring corn. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. DOI: 10.1139/cjss-2019-0015.

• Ghimire, R., Ghimire, B., Mesbah, A.O., Sainju, U.M., Idowu, O.J. 2019. Soil health responses to cover crops in winter wheat-fallow system. Agronomy Journal. 3(4):2108- 2115. DOI: 10.2134/agronj2018.08.0492.

• Jabro, J.D., Iversen, W.M., Stevens, W.B., Sainju, U.M., Allen, B.L. 2019. Tillage effects on drainage fluxes and nitrate leaching through unsaturated zone under irrigated corn-soybean rotation. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 35(3):293-300. DOI: 10.13031/aea.13127.

• Lenssen, A.W., Sainju, U.M. 2019. Land rolling does not influence productivity of subsequent year spring wheat. Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Management. 5:190024. DOI: 10.2134/cftm2019.04.0024.

• Muhammad, I., Sainju, U.M., Zhao, F., Khan, A., Fu, X., Wang, J. 2019. Regulation of soil CO2 and N2O emissions by cover crops: a meta-analysis. Soil & Tillage Research. 192:103-112. DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2019.04.020.

• Sainju, U.M. 2019. Nitrogen balance in response to irrigation practice and cropping system. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 74(6):622-631.

• Sainju, U.M., Ghimire, R., Pradhan, G.P. 2019. Improving dryland cropping system nitrogen balance with no-tillage and nitrogen fertilization. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 182:374-384. DOI: 10.1002/jpln.201800630.

• Sainju, U.M., Lenssen, A.W., Allen, B.L., Jabro, J.D., Stevens, W.B. 2019. Pea growth, yield, and quality in different crop rotations and cultural practices. Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment. 2:180041. DOI: 10.2134/age2018.10.0041.

• Chiluwal, A., Singh, H.P., Sainju, U.M., Khanal, B., Whitehead, W.F., Singh, B.P. 2018. Spacing effects on energy cane growth, physiology, and biomass yield. Crop Science. 58(3):1371-1384. DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2017.08.0513.

• Fu, X., Wang, J., Sainju, U.M., Liu, W. 2018. Soil nitrogen fractions under long-term crop rotations in the Loess Plateau of China. Soil and Tillage Research. 186:42-51. DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2018.10.004.

• Nash, P.R., Gollany, H.T., Sainju, U.M. 2018. CQESTR simulated response of soil organic carbon to management, yield, and climate change in northern Great Plains region. Journal of Environmental Quality. 47:674-683. DOI: 10.2134/jeq2017.07.0273.

• Sainju, U.M., Singh, H.P., Singh, B.P., Chiluwal, A., Paudel, R. 2018. Soil carbon and nitrogen under bioenergy forage sorghum influenced by cover crop and nitrogen fertilization. Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment. 1:180004. DOI: 10.2134/age2018.03.0004.

• Sainju, U.M., Singh, H.P., Singh, B.P., Whitehead, W.F., Chiluwal, A., Paudel, R. 2018. Cover crop and nitrogen fertilization influence soil carbon and nitrogen under bioenergy sweet sorghum. Agronomy Journal. 110(2):463-471. DOI: 10.2134/agronj2017.05.0253.

• Stevens, W.B., Iversen, W.M., Jabro, J.D. 2019. Nitrogen fertigation interval for sugarbeet grown on soils with a high leaching potential. Journal of Sugar Beet Research. 56(1-2):21-34.

• Lenssen, A.W., Sainju, U.M., Allen, B.L., Jabro, J.D., Stevens, W.B. 2018. Dryland corn production and water use affected by tillage and crop management intensity. Agronomy Journal. 110:2439-2446. DOI: 10.2134/agronj2018.04.0267.

• Lenssen, A.W., Sainju, U.M., Jabro, J.D., Allen, B.L., Stevens, W.B. 2018. Dryland pea production and water use responses to tillage, crop rotation, and weed management practice. Agronomy Journal. 110(5):1843-1853. DOI: 10.2134/agronj2018.03.0182.

• Sainju, U.M., Lenssen, A.W., Allen, B.L., Stevens, W.B., Jabro, J.D. 2018. Nitrogen balance in dryland agroecosystem in response to tillage, crop rotation, and cultural practice. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 110:467-483. DOI: 10.1007/s10705-018-9909-7.

• Wang, J., Fu, X., Zhao, F., Sainju, U.M. 2018. Response of soil carbon fractions and dryland maize yield to mulching. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 82(2):371–381. DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2017.11.0397.

• Wang, J., Fu, X., Sainju, U.M., Fazhu, Z. 2018. Soil carbon fractions in response to straw mulching in the Loess Plateau of China. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 54:423–436. DOI: 10.1007/s00374-018-1271-z.

• Wang, J., Ghimire, R., Fu, X., Sainju, U.M., Wenzhau, L. 2018. Straw mulching increases precipitation storage rather than water use efficiency and dryland winter wheat yield. Agricultural Water Management. 206:95-101. DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2018.05.004.

• Fu, X., Wang, J., Sainju, U.M., Liu, W., Fazhu, Z. 2017. Soil carbon fractions in response to long-term crop rotations in the Loess Plateau of China. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 81(3):503-513. DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2016.04.0122.

• Hunter, K.M., Archer, D.W., Gesch, R.W., Vigil, M.F., Hatfield, J.L., Allen, B.L., Jabro, J.D., Kim, S., Meki, M.N., Kiniry, J.R. 2017. Degree days to 50% flowering for 12 cultivars of spring canola-like mustard. Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International. 11(4):1-8.

• Jabro, J.D., Iversen, W.M., Stevens, W.B., Allen, B.L., Sainju, U.M. 2017. A new automated passive capillary lysimeter for logging real-time drainage water fluxes. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 33(6):849-857. DOI: 10.13031/aea.12433.

• Sainju, U.M. 2017. Nitrogen balance in agroecosystems. MethodsX. 4:199-208. DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2017.06.001.

• Sainju, U.M., Allen, B.L., Lenssen, A.W., Ghimire, R.P. 2017. Root biomass, root/shoot ratio, and soil water content under perennial grasses with different nitrogen rates. Field Crops Research. 210:183-191. DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2017.05.029.

• Sainju, U.M., Allen, B.L., Lenssen, A.W., Mikha, M.M. 2017. Root and soil total carbon and nitrogen under bioenergy perennial grasses with various nitrogen rates. Biomass and Bioenergy. 107(12):326-334. DIO: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2017.10.021.

• Sainju, U.M., Singh, H.P., Singh, B.P. 2017. Soil carbon and nitrogen in response to perennial bioenergy perennial grasses, cover crop, and nitrogen fertilization. Pedosphere. 27(2):223-238. DOI: 10.1016/S1003-0160(17)60312-6.

• Sainju, U.M., Lenssen, A.W., Allen, B.L., Stevens, W.B., Jabro, J.D. 2017. Soil residual nitrogen under various crop rotations and cultural practices. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 180(2):187–198. DOI: 10.1002/jpln.201600496.

• Sainju, U.M., Lenssen, A.W., Allen, B.L., Stevens, W.B., Jabro, J.D. 2017. Soil total carbon and nitrogen and crop yields after eight years of tillage, crop rotation, and cultural practice. Heliyon. 3:e00481. DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2017.e00481.

• Barsotti, J.L., Sainju, U.M., Lenssen, A.W., Miller, Z.J., Hatfield, P.G. 2016. Sheep grazing enhances coarse relative to microbial organic carbon in dryland cropping systems. Sustainable Agriculture Research. 5(2):1-14. DOI: 10.5539/sar.v5n2p1.

• Ghimire, R., Lamichhane, S., Acharya, B., Bista, P., Sainju, U.M. 2016. Tillage, crop residue, and nutrient management effects on soil organic carbon sequestration in ricebased cropping systems: a review. Journal of Integrative Agriculture. 15:60346-60347. DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(16)61337-0.

• Jabro, J.D., Stevens, W.B., Iversen, W.M., Allen, B.L., Sainju, U.M. 2016. Suction cup samplers for estimating nitrate-nitrogen in soil water in irrigated sugarbeet production. Soil Science. 7(10):1342-1354. DOI: 10.4236/jep.2016.710117.

• Sainju, U.M. 2016. A global meta-analysis on the impact of management practices on net global warming potential and greenhouse gas intensity from cropland soils. PLoS One. 11(2): e0148527. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148527.

• Sainju, U.M., Lenssen, A.W., Allen, B.L., Stevens, W.B., Jabro, J.D. 2016. Soil total carbon and crop yield affected by crop rotation and cultural practice. Agronomy Journal. 109(1):1-9. DOI: 10.2134/agronj2016.07.0402.

• Sainju, U.M., Lenssen, A.W., Allen, B.L., Stevens, W.B., Jabro, J.D. 2016. Nitrogen balance in response to dryland crop rotations and cultural practices. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 233:25-32. DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2016.08.023.

• Sainju, U.M., Lenssen, A.W., Allen, B.L., Stevens, W.B., Jabro, J.D. 2016. Soil total carbon and crop yield affected by crop rotation and cultural practice. Agronomy Journal. 109(1):1-9. DOI: 10.2134/agronj2016.07.0402.

• Baumhardt, R.L., Stewart, B., Sainju, U.M. 2015. Soil Degradation: A North American perspective. Sustainability 7(3):2936-2960.

• Lenssen, A., Sainju, U.M., Jabro, J.D., Allen, B.L., Evans, R.G. 2015. Management and tillage system influence forage barley productivity and water use in dryland cropping systems. Agronomy Journal. 107(2):551-557.

• Sainju, U.M. 2015. Comparison of net global warming potential and greenhouse gas intensity affected by management practices in two dryland cropping sites. Journal of Environmental Protection. 6:1042-1056. DOI: 10.4236/jep.2015.69092.

• Sainju, U.M., Allen, B.L., Caesar, T., Lenssen, A.W. 2015. Dryland soil carbon and nitrogen after thirty years of tillage and cropping sequence. Agronomy Journal. 107(5):1822–1830. DOI: 10.2134/agronj15.0106.

• Sainju, U.M., Allen, B.L., Caesar, T., Lenssen, A.W. 2015. Dryland soil chemical properties and crop yields affected by long-term tillage and cropping sequence. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 4:230. DOI: 10.1186/s40064-015-1122-4.

• Sainju, U.M., Singh, H.P., Singh, B.P. 2015. Cover crop effects on soil carbon and nitrogen under bioenergy sorghum crops. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 70(6):410-417. DOI: 10.2489/jswc.70.6.410.

• Stevens, W.B., Evans, R.G., Iversen, W.M., Jabro, J.D., Sainju, U.M., Allen, B.L. 2015. Strip tillage and high-efficiency irrigation applied to a sugarbeet-barley rotation. Agronomy Journal. 107(4):1250-1258. DOI: 10.2134/agronj14.0525.

• Stevens, W.B., Sainju, U.M., Caesar, T., Iversen, W.M. 2015. Malt barley yield and quality affected by irrigation, tillage, crop rotation, and nitrogen fertilization. Agronomy Journal. 107(6):2107-2119. DOI: 10.2134/agronj15.0027.

• Wang, J., Quanquan, L., Rong-Rong, C., Wen-Zhao, L., Sainju, U.M. 2015. Soil carbon dioxide emissions in response to precipitation frequency in the Loess Plateau, China. Applied Soil Ecology. 96:288–295. DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2015.08.026.

• Sainju, U.M., Barsotti, J.L., Wang, J. 2014. Net global warming potential and greenhouse gas intensity affected by cropping sequence and nitrogen fertilization. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 78(1):248-261. (PDF)

• Sainju, U.M., Barsotti, J.L., Lenssen, A.W., Hatfield, P.G. 2014. Particulate and active soil nitrogen fractions are reduced by sheep grazing in dryland cropping systems. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 99(1-3):79-93. DOI: 10.1007/s10705-014-9619-8. (PDF)

• Sainju, U.M., Stevens, W.B., Caesar, T. 2014. Soil carbon and crop yields affected by irrigation, tillage, crop rotation, and nitrogen fertilization. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 78(3):936-948. DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2013.12.0514.  (PDF)

• Sainju, U.M., Stevens, W.B., Caesar, T., Liebig, M.A., Wang, J. 2014. Net global warming potential and greenhouse gas intensity influenced by irrigation, tillage, crop rotation, and nitrogen fertilization. Journal of Environmental Quality. 43(3):777-788. (PDF)

• Sainju, U.M., Stevens, W.B., Caesar, T., Montagne, C. 2014. Nitrogen dynamics affected by management practices in croplands transitioning from Conservation Reserve Program. Agronomy Journal. 106(5): 1677-1689. (PDF)  http://handle.nal.usda.gov/10113/59536

• Wang, J., Sainju, U.M. 2014. Aggregate-associated carbon and nitrogen affected by residue placement, crop species, and nitrogen fertilization. Soil Science. 179(3):153-165. (PDF)

• Wang, J., Sainju, U.M. 2014. Soil carbon and nitrogen fractions and crop yields affected residue placement and crop species. PLoS One. Doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105039. 9(8): 1-11.  (PDF)

• Barsotti, J.L., Sainju, U.M., Lenssen, A.W., Montagne, C., Hatfield, P. 2013. Crop yields and soil organic matter responses to sheep grazing in U.S. northern Great Plains. Soil and Tillage Research. 134:133-141. Available: DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2013.07.015. (PDF)

• Barsotti, J.L., Sainju, U.M., Lenssen, A.W., Montagne, C., Hatfield, P.G. 2013. Net greenhouse gas emissions affected by sheep grazing under dryland cropping systems. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 77:1012-1025. (PDF)

• Caesar, T., Espeland, E.K., Caesar, A.J., Sainju, U.M., Lartey, R.T., Gaskin, J.F. 2013. Effects of agaricus lilaceps fairy rings on soil aggregation and microbial community structure in relation to growth stimulation of western wheatgrass (pascopyrum smithii) in Eastern Montana rangeland. Microbial Ecology. 66(1): 120-131. (PDF)

• Lartey, R.T., Caesar, T., Caesar, A.J., Sainju, U.M., Evans, R.G. 2013. First report of spot form net blotch caused by Pyrenophora teres f. maculata on barley in the Mon-Dak area of the US. Plant Disease. 97(1): 143-143.

• Lenssen, A.W., Sainju, U.M., Hatfield, P. 2013. Integrating sheep grazing into wheat fallow systems: Crop yield and soil properties. Field Crops Research. 146: 75-85.  (PDF)

• Sainju, U.M. 2013. Tillage, cropping sequence, and nitrogen fertilization influence dryland soil nitrogen dynamics. Agronomy Journal. 105(5):1253-1263. (PDF)

• Sainju, U.M., Lenssen, A.W., Barsotti, J.L. 2013. Dryland malt barley and pea yields and quality affected by tillage, cropping sequence, and nitrogen fertilization. Agronomy Journal. 105(2):329-340. (PDF; 764 KB)

• Sainju, U.M., Stevens, W.B., Evans, R.G., Iversen, W.M. 2013. Irrigation system and tillage effects on soil carbon and nitrogen fractions. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 77(4):1225-1234. (PDF)

• Wang, J., Liu, W., Dang, T., Sainju, U.M. 2013. Nitrogen fertilization effect on dryland soil water balance and winter wheat yield in the Chinese Loess Plateau. Agronomy Journal. 105(1):143-149.

• Jabro, J.D., Sainju, U.M., Stevens, W.B., Evans, R.G. 2012. Estimation of CO2 diffusion coefficient at 0-10 cm depth in undisturbed and tilled soils. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. 58(1):1-9.

• Lenssen, A.W., Iversen, W.M., Sainju, U.M., Caesar, T., Blodgett, S.L., Allen, B.L., Evans, R.G. 2012. Crop yield and quality, weeds, insects, and water use of durum and selected brassicaceae oilseeds in two-year rotations. Agronomy Journal. 104:1295-1304.

• Sainju, U.M., Caesar, T., Lenssen, A.W., Barsotti, J.L. 2012. Dryland soil greenhouse gas emissions affected by cropping sequence and nitrogen fertilization. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 76(5):1741-1757.  (PDF; 1315 KB)

• Sainju, U.M., Lenssen, A.W., Caesar, T., Jabro, J.D., Lartey, R.T., Evans, R.G., Allen, B.L. 2012. Dryland soil nitrogen cycling influenced by tillage, crop rotation, and cultural practice. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 93(3):309-322.

• Sainju, U.M., Lenssen, A.W., Caesar, T., Jabro, J.D., Lartey, R.T., Evans, R.G., Allen, B.L. 2012. Tillage, crop rotation, and cultural practice effects on dryland soil carbon fractions. Open Journal of Soil Science. 2(3):242-255.

• Sainju, U.M., Stevens, W.B., Caesar, T., Liebig, M.A. 2012. Soil greenhouse gas emissions affected by irrigation, tillage, crop rotation, and nitrogen fertilization. Journal of Environmental Quality. 41:1774-1786.

• Wang, J., Sainju, U.M., Barsotti, J.L. 2012. Residue placement and rate, crop species, and nitrogen fertilization effects on soil greenhouse gas emissions. Agronomy Journal. 3(10):1238-1250.

• Jabro, J.D., Sainju, U.M., Lenssen, A.W., Evans, R.G. 2011. Tillage Effects on Dryland Soil Physical Properties in Northeastern Montana. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 42(18):2179-2187. (PDF; 354 KB)

• Sainju, U.M., Caesar, T., Caesar, A.J. 2011. Comparison of soil carbon dioxide flux measurements by static and portable chambers in various management practices. Soil and Tillage Research. 118:123-131.

• Sainju, U.M., Lenssen, A.W. 2011. Dryland Soil Carbon Dynamics under Alfalfa and Durum- Forage Cropping Sequences. Soil and Tillage Research. 113:30-37. (PDF; 155 KB)

• Sainju, U.M., Lenssen, A.W. 2011. Soil Nitrogen Dynamics under Dryland Alfalfa and Durum-Forage Cropping Sequences. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 75:669-677. (PDF; 527 KB)

• Sainju, U.M., Lenssen, A.W., Goosey, H.B., Snyder, E.E., Hatfield, P.G. 2011. Sheep Grazing in the Wheat-Fallow System Affects Dryland Soil Properties and Grain Yield. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 75:1789-1798. (PDF; 521 KB)

• Sainju, U.M., Lenssen, A.W., Caesar, T., Jabro, J.D., Lartey, R.T., Evans, R.G., Allen, B.L. 2011. Dryland residue and soil organic matter as influenced by tillage, crop rotation, and cultural practice. Plant and Soil Journal. 338:27-41. (PDF, 213 KB)

• Caesar, T., Sainju, U.M., Wright, S.E., Shelver, W.L., Kolberg, R.L., West, M.S. 2010. Long-term tillage and cropping effects on biological properties associated with soil aggregation in semi-arid eastern Montana, USA. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 47:157-165. (PDF; 166KB)

• Caesar, A.J., Caesar, T., Sainju, U.M. 2010. The plant pathology of native plant restoration. Environmental Research.4(3/4):403-414.

• Caesar, T., Lenssen, A.W., Caesar, A.J., Sainju, U.M., Gaskin, J.F. 2010. Effects of tillage on microbial populations associated to soil aggregates under dryland spring wheat system. European Journal of Soil Biology. 46:119-127.

• Lenssen, A.W., Cash, S.D., Hatfield, P.G., Sainju, U.M., Grey, W.R., Blodgett, S.L., Goosey, H.B., Johnson, G.D. 2010. Yield, quality, water and nitrogen use of durum and annual forages in two-year rotations. Agronomy Journal. 102(4):1261-1268. (PDF; 707 KB)

• Sainju, U.M., Jabro, J.D., Caesar, T. 2010. Tillage, Cropping Sequence, and Nitrogen Fertilization Effects on Dryland Soil Carbon Dioxide Emission and Carbon Content. Journal of Environmental Quality. 39(3):935-945. (PDF: 1508 KB)

• Sainju, U.M., Lenssen, A.W., Goosey, H.B., Snyder, E.E., Hatfield, P.G. 2010. Dryland Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Influenced by Sheep Grazing in the Wheat-Fallow System. Agronomy Journal. 102:1553-1561. (PDF; 334 KB)

• Sainju, U.M., Senwo, Z.N., Nyakatawa, E.Z., Tazisong, I.A., Reddy, C.K. 2010. Poultry litter application increases nitrogen cycling compared with inorganic nitrogen fertilization. Agronomy Journal. 102(3): 917-925. (PDF; 605 KB)

• Sainju, U.M., Stevens, W.B., Caesar, T., Jabro, J.D. 2010. Land Use and Management Practices Impact on Plant Biomass Carbon and Soil Carbon Dioxide Emission. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 74(5):1613-1622. (PDF; 782 KB)

• Jabro, J.D., Sainju, U.M., Stevens, W.B., Lenssen, A.W., Evans, R.G. 2009. Long-term Tillage Influences on Soil Physical Properties under Dryland Conditions in Northeastern Montana. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. 55(6):633-640.

• Sainju, U.M., Caesar, T., Jabro, J.D. 2009. Carbon and Nitrogen Fractions in Dryland Soil Aggregates Affected by Long-term Tillage and Cropping Sequence. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 73(5): 1488-1495. (PDF: 1536 KB)

• Sainju, U.M., Caesar, T., Lenssen, A.W., Evans, R.G., Kolberg, R.L. 2009. Tillage and cropping sequence impacts on nitrogen cycling in dryland farming in eastern Montana, USA. Soil & Tillage Research. 103(2):332-341. (PDF; 365 KB)

• Sainju, U.M., Lenssen, A.W., Caesar, T., Evans, R.G. 2009. Dryland Crop Yields and Soil Organic Matter as Influenced by Long-Term Tillage and Cropping Sequence. Agronomy Journal. 101(2):243-251. (PDF; 111 KB)

• Jabro, J.D., Sainju, U.M., Stevens, W.B., Evans, R.G. 2008. Carbon dioxide flux as affected by tillage and irrigation in soil converted from perennial forages to annual crops. Journal of Environmental Management. 88(4): 1478-1484. (PDF; 344 KB)

• Sainju, U.M., Jabro, J.D., Stevens, W.B. 2008. Soil carbon dioxide emission and carbon content as affected by irrigation, tillage, cropping system, and nitrogen fertilization. Journal of Environmental Quality. 37(1):98-106. (PDF; 1060 KB)

• Sainju, U.M., Senwo, Z., Nyakatawa, E., Tazisong, I., Redd, K. 2008. Soil carbon and nitrogen sequestration as affected by long-term tillage, cropping system, and nitrogen fertilizer sources. Agriculture Ecosystems and the Environment. 127(3-4):234-240. (PDF: 169 KB)

• Sainju, U.M., Senwo, Z.N., Nyakatawa, E.Z., Tazisong, I.A., Reddy, C. 2008. Tillage, cropping systems, and nitrogen fertilizer source effects on soil carbon sequestration and fractions. Journal of Environmental Quality. 37:880-888. (PDF; 506 KB)

• Sainju, U.M., Singh, B.P. 2008. Nitrogen storage with cover crops and nitrogen fertilization in tilled and non-tilled soils. Agronomy Journal. 100(3):619-627. (PDF; 1191 KB)

• Sainju, U.M., Schomberg, H.H., Singh, B.P., Whitehead, W.F., Tillman, P.G., Lachnicht Weyers, S.L. 2007. Cover crop effect on soil carbon fractions under conservation tillage cotton. Soil and Tillage Research. 96(1-2):205-218. (PDF; 528 KB)

• Sainju, U.M., Lenssen, A.W., Caesar, T., Waddell, J.T. 2007. Dryland plant biomass and soil carbon and nitrogen pools as influenced by tillage and crop rotation. Soil and Tillage Research. 93:452-461.

• Sainju, U.M., Singh, B.P., Whitehead, W.F., Wang, S. 2007. Accumulation and crop uptake of soil mineral nitrogen as influenced by tillage, cover crops, and nitrogen fertilization. Agronomy Journal. 99(3):682-691. (PDF; 246 KB)

• Sainju, U.M., Caesar, T., Lenssen, A.W., Evans, R.G., Kolberg, R.L. 2007. Long-term tillage and cropping sequence effects on dryland residue and soil carbon fractions. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 71(6):1730-1739. (PDF; 520 KB)

• Caesar, T., Caesar, A.J., Gaskin, J.F., Sainju, U.M., Busscher, W.J. 2007. Taxonomic diversity of predominant culturable bacteria associated with microaggregates from two different agroecosystems and their ability to aggregate soil in vitro. Applied Soil Ecology. 36(1):10-21. (PDF; 535 KB)

• Sainju, U.M., Singh, B.D., Whitehead, W.F., Wang, S. 2006. Carbon Supply and Storage in Tilled and Non-Tilled Soils as Influenced by Cover Crops and Nitrogen Fertilization. Journal of Environmental Quality 35:1507-1517. (PDF; 191 KB)

• Sainju, U.M., Whitehead, W.F., Singh, B.P., Wang, S. 2006. Tillage, cover crops, and nitrogen fertilization effects on soil nitrogen and cotton and sorghum yields. European Journal of Agronomy. 25(4):372-382. (PDF; 343 KB)

• Sainju, U.M. 2006. Carbon and nitrogen pools in soil aggregates separated by dry and wet sieving methods. Soil Science. 171(12):937-949. (PDF; 123 KB)

• Sainju, U.M., Jabro, J.D., Stevens, W.B. 2006. Soil carbon dioxide emission as influenced by irrigation, tillage, cropping system, and nitrogen fertilization. Workshop on Agricultural Air Quality. pp. 1086-1098. (PDF; 1745 KB)

• Sainju, U.M. 2006. Cover crops for sustaining vegetable production, improving soil and water qualities, and controlling weeds and pests. In R. Dris (ed.) Vegetables: Growing environment and mineral nutrition" W.F.L. Publishers. Helsinki, Finland. p. 281-296. (PDF; 238 KB)

• Sainju, U.M. and Dris, R. 2006. Sustainable production of tomato. In R. Dris (ed.) "Crops: Growth, quality, and biotechnology", WFL Publishers, Helsinki, Finland.p. 190-216. (PDF; 2240 KB)

• Sainju, U.M., Lenssen, A., Caesar-TonThat, T., and Waddell, J. 2006. Tillage and crop rotation effects on dryland soil and residue carbon and nitrogen. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 70(2):668-678. (PDF; 188 KB)

• Sainju, U.M., Terrill, T.H., Gelaye, S., and Singh, B.P. 2006. Soil carbon and nitrogen pools under long-term productivity of rhizoma peanut and perennial weeds management systems. Agronomy and Soil Science. 52(1):45-59. (PDF; 701 KB)

• Sainju, U.M., Lenssen, A.W., Caesar, T., Waddell, J.T. 2006. Carbon sequestration in dryland soils and plant residue as influenced by tillage and crop rotation. Journal of Environmental Quality. 35:1341-1347. (PDF; 90 KB)

• Sainju, U., Lenssen, A., Evans, R., Caesar, T., and Waddell, J. 2005. Tillage, Crop Rotations, and Cultural Practices Effects on Dryland Soil and Crop Residue Carbon and Nitrogen. Abstract, International Conference on Sustainable Agriculture for Food, Energy and Industry.

• Schomberg, H.H., Tillman, P.G., Lachnicht Weyers, S.L., Timper, P., Olson, D.M., Sainju, U.M., Phatak, S., Whitehead, W., Singh, B. 2005. Multidisciplinary Approach to Enhancing Sustainability in Cotton Production in the Southeastern USA [abstract]. the ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meetings, November 6-10, 2005, Salt Lake City, Utah. CD-ROM.

• Sainju, U.M., Whitehead, W.F., Singh, B.P. 2005. Biculture legume-cereal cover crops for enhanced biomass yield and carbon and nitrogen. Agronomy Journal. 97(5):1403-1412. (PDF; 203 KB)

• Sainju, U.M., Singh, B.P., Whitehead, W.F. 2005. Tillage, cover crops, and nitrogen fertilization Effects on Cotton and sorghum root biomass, carbon, and nitrogen. Agronomy Journal. 97(5):1279-1290. (PDF; 258 KB)

• Schomberg, H.H., Tillman, G., Timper, P., Lachnicht Weyers, S.L., Olson, D.M., Sainju, U.M., Phatak, S., Lamb, M.C., Whitehead, W., Utley, S. 2005. Enhancing Sustainability in Cotton Production Through Reduced Chemical Inputs, Cover Crops, and Conservation Tillage. Final Project Report Lso1-121 to the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (Sare) Program.

• Sainju, U.M., Whitehead, W.F., Singh, B.P. 2005. Carbon accumulation in cotton, sorghum, and underlying soil as influenced by tillage, cover crops, and nitrogen fertilization. Plant and Soil Journal. 273(1-2):219-234. (PDF; 309 KB)

• Caesar, T., Caesar, A., and Sainju, U. 2004. Isolation, Identification, and Characterization of Soil Aggregating Bacteria in Soil Microaggregates. Abstract, American Society of Agronomy Meetings.

• Sainju, U.M., Whitehead, W.F., Singh, B.P. 2004. Tillage, Cover Crops, and Nitrogen Fertilization Effects on Cotton and Sorghum Yields and Nitrogen Uptake[abstract]. American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America. Paper No. 3396.

• Sainju, U.M., Terrill, T.H., Gelaye, S., Singh, B.P. 2004. Seasonal Variation in Rhizoma Peanut and Perennial Weeds Biomass and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Pools [abstract]. American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America. Paper No. 3397.

• Sainju, U.M., Whitehead, W.F., and Singh, B.P. 2003. Agricultural management practices to sustain crop yields and improve soil and environmental qualities. The Science World Journal 3:768-789.

• Sainju, U.M., Dris, R., and Singh, B.P. 2003. Mineral nutrition of tomato. Journal of Food, Agriculture, and Environment. 1:176-183.

• Sainju, U.M., Whitehead, W.F., and Singh, B.P. 2003. Cover crops and nitrogen fertilization effects on soil aggregation and carbon and nitrogen pools. Canadian Journal of Soil Science 83:155-165.

• Sainju, U.M., Terrill, T.H., Gelaye, S., and Singh, B.P. 2003. Soil aggregation and carbon and nitrogen pools under rhizoma peanut and perennial weeds. Soil Science Society of America Journal 67:146-155.

• Sainju, U.M., Singh, B.P., and Whitehead, W.F. 2002. Long-term effects of tillage, cover crops, and nitrogen fertilization on soil organic carbon and nitrogen concentrations in sandy loam soils in Georgia, USA. Soil and Tillage Research 63:167-179.

• Sainju, U.M., Singh, B.P., and Yaffa, S. 2002. Soil organic matter and tomato yield following tillage, cover cropping, and nitrogen fertilization. Agronomy Journal 94:594-602.

• Sainju, U.M., and Singh, B.P. 2001. Tillage, cover crop, and kill-planting date effects on corn yield and soil nitrogen. Agronomy Journal 93:878-886.

• Sainju, U.M., Singh, B.P., and Whitehead, W.F. 2001. Comparison of the effects of cover crops and nitrogen fertilization on tomato yield, root growth, and soil properties. Scientia Horticulturae 91:201-214.

• Sainju, U.M., Rahman, S., and Singh, B.P. 2001. Evaluating hairy vetch residue as nitrogen fertilizer for tomato in soilless medium. HortScience 36:90-93.

 

 OTHER PUBLICATIONS (for the past 17 years) 

• Sainju, U.M. 2010. Cropping Sequence and Nitrogen Fertilization Effects on Dryland Soil Nitrous Oxide Emission. Proceedings of Great Plains Soil Fertility Conference. p. 24- 29.

• Sainju, U.M. 2010. Management Practices Impact on Soil Nitrous Oxide Emission in the Northern Great Plains, USA. Proceedings of the 19th World Congress of Soil Science. p. 140-143.

• Sainju, U.M., Stevens, W.B., Caesar, T., Jabro, J.D. 2010. Carbon Input and Soil Carbon Dioxide Emission Affected by Land Use and Management Practices. Proceedings of the 19th Congress of Soil Science. p. 12-15.

• Jabro, J.D., Sainju, U.M., Stevens, W.B., Lenssen, A.W., Evans, R.G. 2008. Long-term tillage frequency effects on dryland soil physical and hydraulic properties. International Soil Conservation Organization Conference Proceedings. May 15-23, 2008. Budapest, Hungary.

• Sainju, U.M. 2008. Tillage, cropping sequence, and nitrogen fertilization effects on dryland soil nitrogen and malt barley yield. Proc. 2008 Great Plains Soil Fertility Conference. March 4-5, 2008. Denver, Co.

• Sainju, U.M. 2007. Carbon and nitrogen storage in dryland soil aggregates as influenced by long-term tillage and cropping system. p. 88-89. In: A. Chabbi (ed.) Proc. International Symposium on Organic Matter Dynamics in Agro-Ecosystems. July 16-19, 2007. Poitiers, France.

• Sainju, U.M., Z.N. Senwo, E.Z. Nyakatawa, I.A. Tazisong, and K.C. Reddy. 2007. Tillage, cropping system, and nitrogen fertilizer source effects on soil carbon and nitrogen sequestration. p. 446-447. In: A. Chabbi (ed.) Proc. International Symposium on Organic Matter Dynamics in Agro-Ecosystems. July 16-19, 2007. Poitiers, France.

• Caesar-TonThat, TC., Caesar, A.J., Gaskin, U.M Sainju, W.B. Stevens. 2007. Ecology and Function of Culturable Microbes in Soil Aggregation. p. In Tian-Xiao Liu (ed). Soil Ecology Research Developments. Nova Publishers.

• Lenssen, A.W., Sainju, U.M., Caesar, T., Allen, B.L., Lartey, R.T. 2007. Farming Systems Design: Methodologies for integrated Analyses of Farming Systems. Proceedings of the European Society of Agronomy and American Society of Agronomy. Farming Systems Design Conference, Catania, Italy, September 10-12, 2007. 2:37-38.

• Sainju, U.M., Z.N. Senwo, E.M. Nyakatawa, I.A. Tazisong, and K.C. Reddy. 2007. Soil carbon and nitrogen pools as influenced by tillage, cover crop, poultry manure, and nitrogen fertilization. Final Project Report to Alabama A & M University (58-5436-6-410).

• Engel, R., and U.M. Sainju. 2007. Fertilizer induced losses of nitrous oxide gas from Montana dryland cropping systems. Fertilizer Advisory Committee Progress Report - 2006. Montana State University, Bozeman, MT.

• Singh, B.P., M. Bader, D.M.G Granberry, W.T. Kelley, G. Boyham, U.M. Sainju, S. Phatak, P.E. Sumner, M.J. Bader, T.M. Webster, A.S Culpepper, D.G. Riley, D.B. Langston, and G.G. Fonsak. 2006. Sustainable vegetable production. p. 1-38. In. R. Dris (ed.). Vegetables: Growing environment and mineral nutrition. W.F.L. Publishers. Submitted May 12, 2005. Accepted on October 3, 2005. Published March 27, 2006. p. 1-38. (PDF; 315 KB)

• Sainju, U.M., J.D. Jabro, and W.B. Stevens 2006. Soil carbon dioxide emissions as influenced by irrigation, tillage, cropping system, and nitrogen fertilization. p. 1086-1098. In: V.P. Aneja et al. (eds.) Workshop on Agricultural Air Quality: State of Science. June 5-8, 2006. Potomac, MD. http://ncsu.edu/airworkshop Submitted: January 25, 2006. Accepted March 31, 2006. Published: June 5, 2006.

• Sainju, U.M., R.G. Evans, and W.M. Iversen. 2006. Irrigation system effects on soil carbon and nitrogen under sugarbeet and barley in Northern Great Plains. p. 286-291. In A. Schlegel (ed.) Proceedings of the 2006 Great Plains Soil Fertility Conference. March 7-8, 2006. Denver, CO. Submitted on December 19, 2005. Accepted on March 7, 2006. p. 286-291.

• Follett, R., J. Johnson, T. Parkin, U.M. Sainju, and others. 2006. GRACEnet (Greenhouse Gas Reduction through Agricultural Carbon Enhancement network): An assessment of soil carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas mitigation by agricultural management. Mode Code: 5402-11120-NEW-00L Northern Plains Area. USDA-ARS, Fort Collins, CO.

• Singh, B.P., U.M. Sainju, D. Lee, and W.F. Whitehead. 2005. Effect of tillage methods and cover crops on the properties of cultivated soils. P. 1-8. In: International Agricultural Engineering Conference. 6-9 December 2005. Bangkok, Thailand.

• Schomberg, H.H., P.G. Tillman, P. Timper, S. Lachnight-Weyers, D.M. Olson, U.M. Sainju, S. Phatak, C.M. Lamb, W. Whitehead, and S. Utley. 2005. Enhancing sustainability in cotton production through reduced chemical inputs, cover crops, and conservation tillage. Final project report LS01-121 to eastern SARE program. http://www.sare.org/reporting/report_viewer.asp?pn=LS01-121&ry=2004&rf=1