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Oliva Pisani (PhD)
Southeast Watershed Research
Research Chemist

Phone: (229) 386-3061
Fax: (229) 386-7215

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Projects
Optimizing Crop Management Strategies for Enhancing the Sustainability of Integrated Crop and Livestock Agroecosystems in the Gulf Atlantic Coastal Plain of Georgia
In-House Appropriated (D)
  Accession Number: 446322
Magnitude of the Residue Analyses in Minor Crops from Experimental Applications of Pesticides
In-House Appropriated (D)
  Accession Number: 438629
Nematode, Disease, Weed, and Mite Control on Minor Food Crops and Ornamentals
In-House Appropriated (D)
  Accession Number: 438631
Shifting the Balance of Water Resources and Interacting Agroecosystem Services Toward Sustainable Outcomes in Watersheds of the Southern Coastal Plain
In-House Appropriated (D)
  Accession Number: 441611
FY 2022 Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) - Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies (on Croplands) - Tifton
Interagency Reimbursable Agreement (I)
  Accession Number: 443188
Modeling and Synthesis Pastureland Ecological Vulnerability Index
Interagency Reimbursable Agreement (I)
  Accession Number: 443528
Modeling and Synthesis for the Pasture Ecological Vulnerability Index
Interagency Reimbursable Agreement (I)
  Accession Number: 445183
Long Term Agrosystem Research - Assessment of Ecosystem Services Provided by Agricultural Systems
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 444741

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
USDA LTAR Common Experiment measurement: Dissolved ammonia (NH3) concentration Reprint Icon - (Research Notes)
Pisani, O., Kovar, J.L., Malone, R.W., Morrow, A.J., Cole, K.J. 2024. USDA LTAR Common Experiment measurement: Dissolved ammonia (NH3) concentration. Protocols.io. https://doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.j8nlk8b61l5r/v1.
The LTAR Common Experiment at Gulf Atlantic Coastal Plain Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Coffin, A.W., Pisani, O., Pisarello, K., Porter, K.M., Bosch, D.D., Strickland, T.C. 2024. The LTAR Common Experiment at Gulf Atlantic Coastal Plain. Journal of Environmental Quality. 1:11. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.20645.
Resolving relationship between spectral reflectance and dissolved organic carbon in irrigation ponds in the Little River Experimental Watershed using UAS multispectral imagery - (Abstract Only)
USDA LTAR Common Experiment measurement: Best practices for collection, handling, and analyses of water quality measurements Reprint Icon - (Research Notes)
Pisani, O., Lizotte Jr, R.E., Veum, K.S., Kovar, J.L., Hamilton, S.K., Malone, R.W. 2024. USDA LTAR Common Experiment measurement: Best practices for collection, handling, and analyses of water quality measurements. Protocols.io. https://doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.q26g71z68gwz/v1.
USDA LTAR Common Experiment measurement: Total phosphorus (TP) and total dissolved phosphorus (TDP) concentration Reprint Icon - (Research Notes)
Hamilton, S.K., Pisani, O., Kovar, J.L., Malone, R.W., Morrow, A.J., Cole, K.J. 2024. USDA LTAR Common Experiment measurement: Total phosphorus (TP) and total dissolved phosphorus (TDP) concentration. Protocols.io. https://doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.8epv5r7m6g1b/v1.
USDA LTAR Common Experiment measurement: Total nitrogen (TN) and total dissolved nitrogen (TDN) concentration Reprint Icon - (Research Notes)
Malone, R.W., Morrow, A.J., Pisani, O., Kovar, J.L., Hamilton, S.K., Cole, K.J. 2024. USDA LTAR Common Experiment measurement: Total nitrogen (TN) and total dissolved nitrogen (TDN) concentration. Protocols.io. https://doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.5jyl82rkrl2w/v1.
The LTAR Croplands Common Experiment at the Gulf Atlantic Coastal Plain - (Abstract Only)
Bacterial diversity in agricultural drainage ditches shifts with increasing urea-N concentrations Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Klick, S.A., Pitula, J.S., Collick, A.S., May, E.B., Pisani, O. 2024. Bacterial diversity in agricultural drainage ditches shifts with increasing urea-N concentrations. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 10/1093. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiae057.
Pond water storage and carbon variability using field and remotely sensed data in the Little River Experimental Watershed (LREW) - (Abstract Only)
Albright, A.T., Coffin, A.W., Pisani, O., Bosch, D.D., Strickland, T.C. 2024. Pond water storage and carbon variability using field and remotely sensed data in the Little River Experimental Watershed (LREW). US-International Association for Landscape Ecology. Abstract.
Irrigation pond water storage and nutrient variability using field and remotely sensed data - (Abstract Only)
Coffin, A.W., Albright, A., Pisani, O., Bosch, D.D., Strickland, T.C. 2024. Irrigation pond water storage and nutrient variability using field and remotely sensed data. Meeting Abstract. Abstract.
Chemical characteristics of the aboveground tissues of Miscanthus × giganteus and relationships to soil characteristics Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Pisani, O., Klick, S.A., Strickland, T.C., Pisarello, K., Coffin, A.W. 2024. Chemical characteristics of the aboveground tissues of Miscanthus × giganteus and relationships to soil characteristics. BioEnergy Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-023-10718-z.
HYDROLOGIC IMPACT OF AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT AND CLIMATE IN THE LITTLE RIVER EXPERIMENTAL WATERSHED - (Abstract Only)
Pisarello, K., Coffin, A.W., Bosch, D.D., Pisani, O., Strickland, T.C. 2023. HYDROLOGIC IMPACT OF AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT AND CLIMATE IN THE LITTLE RIVER EXPERIMENTAL WATERSHED. Meeting Abstract. Abstract.
Urea-nitrogen concentration is influenced by humic-like dissolved organic matter in agricultural drainage ditches adjacent to corn fields Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Klick, S.A., Bryant, R.B., Collick, A.S., May, E.B., Pisani, O. 2023. Urea-nitrogen concentration is influenced by humic-like dissolved organic matter in agricultural drainage ditches adjacent to corn fields. Journal of Environmental Quality. 00:1-15. http://doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.20498.
Uncertainty in phosphorus fluxes and budgets across the U.S. long-term agroecosystem research network Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Welikhe, P., Williams, M.R., King, K.W., Bos, J.H., Akland, M., Baffaut, C., Beck, G., Bierer, A.M., Bosch, D.D., Brooks, E., Buda, A.R., Cavigelli, M.A., Faulkner, J., Feyereisen, G.W., Fortuna, A., Gamble, J.D., Hanrahan, B.R., Hussain, M., Kovar, J.L., Lee, B., Leytem, A.B., Liebig, M.A., Line, D., Macrae, M., Moorman, T.B., Moriasi, D.N., Mumbi, R., Nelson, N., Ortega-Pieck, A., Osmond, D., Penn, C.J., Pisani, O., Reba, M.L., Smith, D.R., Unrine, J., Webb, P., White, K.E., Wilson, H., Witthaus, L.M. 2023. Uncertainty in phosphorus fluxes and budgets across the U.S. long-term agroecosystem research network. Journal of Environmental Quality. 52(4):837-885. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.20485.
Understanding land use impacts on water quality in small agricultural ponds of the southern Coastal Plain of Georgia - (Abstract Only)
Pisani, O., Bosch, D.D., Coffin, A.W., Strickland, T.C. 2023. Understanding land use impacts on water quality in small agricultural ponds of the southern Coastal Plain of Georgia. Interagency Conference on Research in the Watersheds. Abstract.
Understanding surface water storage using fused topobathy datasets of small agricultural ponds of the southern Coastal Plain of Georgia - (Abstract Only)
Coffin, A.W., Albright, A., Bosch, D.D., Pisani, O., Strickland, T.C. 2023. Understanding surface water storage using fused topobathy datasets of small agricultural ponds of the southern Coastal Plain of Georgia. Interagency Conference on Research in the Watersheds. na.
Storage estimates of irrigation ponds generated from topobathy surface models using UAS data in south Georgia - (Abstract Only)
Albright, A., Coffin, A.W., Pisani, O., Bosch, D.D. 2023. Storage estimates of irrigation ponds generated from topobathy surface models using UAS data in south Georgia. US-International Association for Landscape Ecology. Abstract.
Plant tissue characteristics of Miscanthus x giganteus Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Pisani, O., Liebert, D.P., Strickland, T.C., Coffin, A.W. 2022. Plant tissue characteristics of Miscanthus x giganteus. Scientific Data. 9:308. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01424-0.
P-FLUX: A phosphorus budget dataset spanning diverse agricultural production systems in the United States and Canada Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Williams, M.R., Welikhe, P., Bos, J.H., King, K.W., Akland, M., Augustine, D.J., Baffaut, C., Beck, G., Bierer, A.M., Bosch, D.D., Boughton, E., Brandani, C., Brooks, E., Buda, A.R., Cavigelli, M.A., Faulkner, J., Feyereisen, G.W., Fortuna, A., Gamble, J.D., Hanrahan, B.R., Hussain, M., Kohmann, M., Kovar, J.L., Lee, B., Leytem, A.B., Liebig, M.A., Line, D., Macrae, M., Moorman, T.B., Moriasi, D.N., Nelson, N., Ortega-Pieck, A., Osmond, D., Pisani, O., Ragosta, J., Reba, M.L., Saha, A., Sanchez, J., Silveira, M., Smith, D.R., Spiegal, S.A., Swain, H., Unrine, J., Webb, P., White, K.E., Wilson, H., Witthaus, L.M. 2022. P-FLUX: A phosphorus budget dataset spanning diverse agricultural production systems in the United States and Canada. Journal of Environmental Quality. 51:451–461. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.20351.
LTAR Phosphorus Budget Dataset Reprint Icon - (Other)
Williams, M.R., Weilkhe, P., Bos, J.H., King, K.W., Akland, M., Augustine, D.J., Baffaut, C., Beck, G., Bierer, A.M., Bosch, D.D., Boughton, E., Brandani, C., Brooks, E., Buda, A.R., Cavigelli, M.A., Faulkner, J., Feyereisen, G.W., Fortuna, A., Gamble, J.D., Hanrahan, B.R., Hussain, M., Kohmann, M., Kovar, J.L., Lee, B., Leytem, A.B., Liebig, M.A., Line, D., Macrae, M., Moorman, T.B., Moriasi, D.N., Nelson, N., Ortega-Pieck, A., Osmond, D., Pisani, O., Ragosta, J., Reba, M.L., Saha, A., Sanchez, J., Silveira, M., Smith, D.R., Spiegal, S.A., Swain, H., Unrine, J., Webb, P., White, K.E., Wilson, H., Witthaus, L.M. 2022. LTAR Phosphorus Budget Dataset. Ag Data Commons. https://doi.org/10.15482/USDA.ADC/1523365.
Data from: Plant Tissue Characteristics of Miscanthus x giganteus Reprint Icon - (Database / Dataset)
Pisani, O., Liebert, D.P., Strickland, T.C., Coffin, A.W. 2021. Data from: Plant Tissue Characteristics of Miscanthus x giganteus. USDA, National Agricultural Laboratory, Ag Data Commons. https://doi.org/10.15482/USDA.ADC/1523127.
Little River Experimental Watershed, a keystone in understanding of coastal plain watersheds Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bosch, D.D., Coffin, A.W., Sheridan, J.M., Pisani, O., Endale, D.M., Strickland, T.C. 2021. Little River Experimental Watershed, a keystone in understanding of coastal plain watersheds. Hydrological Processes. 35, e14334. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14334.
Flue gas desulfurization gypsum and grass buffer strips influence on runoff and nutrient loss from inorganically and organically fertilzed corn on a US Coastal Plain soil Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Endale, D.M., Strickland, T.C., Schomberg, H.H., Bosch, D.D., Pisani, O., Coffin, A.W. 2021. Flue gas desulfurization gypsum and grass buffer strips influence on runoff and nutrient loss from inorganically and organically fertilzed corn on a US Coastal Plain soil. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2021.02156.
Cropping patterns over two decades in the Little River Experimental Watershed, Georgia, USA - (Proceedings)
Little River Experimental Watershed History Reprint Icon - (Abstract Only)
Bosch, D.D., Sheridan, J.M., Davis, F.M., Strickland, T.C., Endale, D.M., Coffin, A.W., Pisani, O. 2022. Little River Experimental Watershed History. Interagency Conference on Research in the Watersheds. 217 p.. https://doi.org/10.2737/SRS-GTR-264.
Worried about Phosphorus from broiler litter? Flue gas desulfurized gypsum to the rescue! - (Abstract Only)
Endale, D.M., Strickland, T.C., Pisani, O., Schomberg, H.H., Bosch, D.D., Coffin, A.W. 2020. Worried about Phosphorus from broiler litter? Flue gas desulfurized gypsum to the rescue!. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting Abstracts. 2020 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting | November | PRELIMINARY.
Riparian land cover and hydrology influence stream dissolved organic matter composition in an agricultural watershed Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Pisani, O., Bosch, D.D., Coffin, A.W., Endale, D.M., Liebert, D.P., Strickland, T.C. 2020. Riparian land cover and hydrology influence stream dissolved organic matter composition in an agricultural watershed. Science of the Total Environment. 717. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137165.
Method to evaluate the age of groundwater inputs to surface waters by determining the chirality change of metolachlor ethanesulfonic acid (MESA) captured on a polar organic chemical integrative sampler (POCIS) Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Plummer, R.E., Hapeman, C.J., Rice, C., McCarty, G.W., Schmidt, W.F., Downey, P.M., Moorman, T.B., Douglass, E.A., Strickland, T.C., Pisani, O., Bosch, D.D., Elkin, K.R., Buda, A.R. 2020. Method to evaluate the age of groundwater inputs to surface waters by determining the chirality change of metolachlor ethanesulfonic acid (MESA) captured on a polar organic chemical integrative sampler (POCIS). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 68(8):2297-2305. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.9b06187.
The LTAR croplands common experiment: long-term research for improved agricultural sustainability - (Abstract Only)
Liebig, M.A., Robertson, P., Archer, D.W., Awada, T., Baker, J.M., Cavigelli, M.A., Collins, H.P., Dell, C.J., Huggins, D.R., Jaradat, A.A., Johnson, J.M., King, K.W., Kleinman, P.J., Kovar, J.L., Locke, M.A., Maul, J.E., Mccarty, G.W., Mirsky, S.B., Moorman, T.B., Pisani, O., Smith, D.R., Starks, P.J., Strickland, T.C., Sudduth, K.A., Veum, K.S., Wienhold, B.J. 2019. The LTAR croplands common experiment: long-term research for improved agricultural sustainability. Meeting Abstract. 1.
Element losses from fields in conventional and conservation tillage in the Atlantic Coastal Plain, Georgia, United States Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Pisani, O., Liebert, D.P., Bosch, D.D., Coffin, A.W., Endale, D.M., Potter, T., Strickland, T.C. 2020. Element losses from fields in conventional and conservation tillage in the Atlantic Coastal Plain, Georgia, United States. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 75(3):376-386. https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.75.3.376.
Synergy of grass buffer and amendment with flue gas desulfurizaton gypsum for imporving edge-of-field runoff quality - (Abstract Only)
Endale, D.M., Strickland, T.C., Pisani, O., Bosch, D.D., Coffin, A.W., Schomberg, H.H. 2019. Synergy of grass buffer and amendment with flue gas desulfurizaton gypsum for imporving edge-of-field runoff quality [abstract]. American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting, November 10-13, 2019, San Antonio, TX.
Conservation tillage effects in the Atlantic Coastal Plain: An APEX examination Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bosch, D.D., Doro, L., Jeong, J., Wang, X., Williams, J., Pisani, O., Endale, D.M., Strickland, T.C. 2020. Conservation tillage effects in the Atlantic Coastal Plain: An APEX examination. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation Society. 75(3):400-415. https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.75.3.400.
Water quality and land cover in the Coastal Plain Little River watershed, Georgia, United States Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bosch, D.D., Pisani, O., Coffin, A.W., Strickland, T.C. 2020. Water quality and land cover in the Coastal Plain Little River watershed, Georgia, United States. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 75(3):263-277. https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.75.3.263.
Corn grain yield from broiler litter (BL) and flue gas desulfurized gypsum (FGDG) amended coastal plain soil - (Abstract Only)
Endale, D.M., Strickland, T.C., Bosch, D.D., Schomberg, H.H., Pisani, O., Coffin, A.W. 2018. Corn grain yield from broiler litter (BL) and flue gas desulfurized gypsum (FGDG) amended coastal plain soil [abstract]. American Society of Agronomy Meeting, November 4-7, 2018, Baltimore, Maryland.
Economic competiveness of napier grass in irrigated and non-irrigated Georgia Coastal Plain cropping systems Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lamb, M.C., Anderson, W.F., Strickland, T.C., Coffin, A.W., Sorensen, R.B., Knoll, J.E., Pisani, O. 2018. Economic competiveness of napier grass in irrigated and non-irrigated Georgia Coastal Plain cropping systems. BioEnergy Research. 11:574-582. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-018-9916-1.
Conservation tillage effects in the Atlantic Coastal Plain: An APEX examination - (Abstract Only)
Bosch, D.D., Wang, X., Jeong, J., Doro, L., Williams, J., Pisani, O., Endale, D.M., Strickland, T.C. 2018. Conservation tillage effects in the Atlantic Coastal Plain: An APEX examination. Meeting Abstract. Pending Volume/Page.
Compositional aspects of herbaceous litter decomposition in the freshwater marshes of the Florida Everglades Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Pisani, O., Gao, M., Maie, N., Miyoshi, T., Childers, D., Jaffe, R. 2017. Compositional aspects of herbaceous litter decomposition in the freshwater marshes of the Florida Everglades. Plant and Soil. 423(1-2):87-98. https://doi.org.10.1007/s11104-017-3495-3.
Molecular composition and bioavailability of dissolved organic nitrogen in a lake flow-influenced river in south Florida, USA Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Pisani, O., Boyer, J., Podgorski, D., Thomas, C., Coley, T., Jaffe, R. 2017. Molecular composition and bioavailability of dissolved organic nitrogen in a lake flow-influenced river in south Florida, USA. Aquatic Sciences - Research Across Boundaries. 79(4):891-908. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00027-017-0540-5.
Environmental factors affecting the spatial distribution and trophic interactions of arthropod communities at a bioenergy farm in the Southeastern Plains, USA - (Abstract Only)
Coffin, A.W., Olson, D.M., Schmidt, J., Seymour, L., Pisani, O., Strickland, T.C. 2017. [ABSTRACT] Environmental factors affecting the spatial distribution and trophic interactions of arthropod communities at a bioenergy farm in the Southeastern Plains, USA. Presented at 2017 US-IALE meeting in Baltimore, MD, April, 2017.
Soil nitrogen dynamics and leaching under conservation tillage in the Atlantic Coastal Plain, Georgia, USA Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Pisani, O., Strickland, T.C., Hubbard, R., Bosch, D.D., Coffin, A.W., Endale, D.M., Potter, T.L. 2017. Soil nitrogen dynamics and leaching under conservation tillage in the Atlantic Coastal Plain, Georgia, USA. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 72(5):519-529. https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.72.5.519.