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Girma Birru
Agroecosystem Management Research
Research Agronomist

Phone: (515) 203-9630
Fax: (402) 472-4020

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Projects
Integrated Agricultural Systems for a Resilient Circular Bioeconomy in the Central Plains
In-House Appropriated (D)
  Accession Number: 445470
Action Area No. 2 (AA2) – Greenhouse Gas Research Network – Plains Area Cropland Emissions – Lincoln, Nebraska Location
Interagency Reimbursable Agreement (I)
  Accession Number: 446238
Long Term Monitoring for Crop and Integrated Agricultural Systems Resilience
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 446631
Impact of Agricultural Intensification on Microbial Processes Underpinning Soil Health in the Western Corn Belt
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 446874
NRATE: Nitrogen Research for Agriculture Transformation and Enhancement
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 440338
Optimizing Cover Crop Decisions for Enhanced Productivity, Resilience and Environmental Sustainability
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 440587
Long Term Rotation Experiment at ENREC
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 443489

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
Agronomic and environmental effects of forage-cutting schedule and nitrogen fertilization for bermudagrass (Cynodon Dactylon, L.) Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Sohoulande Djebou, D.C., Ma, L., Qi, Z., Szogi, A., Stone, K.C., Harmel, R.D., Martin, J.H., Birru, G.A., Sima, M. 2024. Agronomic and environmental effects of forage-cutting schedule and nitrogen fertilization for bermudagrass (Cynodon Dactylon, L.). Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 378. Article 109318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2024.109318.
Optimizing cover crop management in Eastern Nebraska: Insights from crop simulation modeling Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Shiferaw, A., Birru, G.A., Tadesse, T., Schmer, M.R., Awada, T., Jin, V.L., Wardlow, B., Iqbal, J., Freidenreich, A.S., Kharel, T.P., Khorchani, M., Mersha, Z., Begna, S., Sohoulande Djebou, D.C. 2024. Optimizing cover crop management in Eastern Nebraska: Insights from crop simulation modeling. Agronomy Journal. 14(7). Article 1561. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14071561.
Long-term croplands water productivity in response to management and climate, in Western US corn belt Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Khorchani, M., Awada, T., Schmer, M.R., Jin, V.L., Birru, G.A., Dangal, S.R., Suyker, A., Freidenreich, A.S. 2023. Long-term croplands water productivity in response to management and climate, in Western US corn belt. Agricultural Water Management. 291. Article 108460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2023.108640.
Cover crop performance under a changing climate in continuous corn system over Nebraska Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Birru, G.A., Shiferaw, A., Tadesse, T., Wardlow, B., Jin, V.L., Schmer, M.R., Awada, T., Kharel, T.P., Iqbal, J. 2023. Cover crop performance under a changing climate in continuous corn system over Nebraska. Environmental Quality. 53(1):66-67. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.20526.
Simulating agroecosystem soil inorganic nitrogen dynamics under long-term management with an improved SWAT-C model Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Liang, K., Zhang, X., Liang, X., Jin, V.L., Birru, G.A., Schmer, M.R., Robertson, P.G., McCarty, G.W., Moglen, G.E. 2023. Simulating agroecosystem soil inorganic nitrogen dynamics under long-term management with an improved SWAT-C model. Science of the Total Environment. 879. Article 162906. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162906.
Water use efficiency of croplands as affected by cropping systems and climate in a long-term study in the midwestern of United States - (Abstract Only)
Simulated impacts of winter rye cover crop on continuous maize yield and soil parameters Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Birru, G.A., Shiferaw, A., Tadesse, T., Schmer, M.R., Jin, V.L., Wardlow, B., Koehler-Cole, K., Awad, T., Beebout, S.E., Tsegaye, T.D., Kharel, T.P. 2023. Simulated impacts of winter rye cover crop on continuous maize yield and soil parameters. Agronomy Journal. 115(3):1114-1130. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21291.
Light and electron microscopy studies elucidating mechanisms of tomato leaf infection by Pseudocercospora fuligena Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Mersha, Z., Birru, G.A., Hau, B. 2023. Light and electron microscopy studies elucidating mechanisms of tomato leaf infection by Pseudocercospora fuligena. Plant Pathology. 39(2):181-190. https://doi.org/10.5423/PPJ.OA.06.2022.0082.
Increased rainfall may place saline/sodic soils on the tipping point of sustainability Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Mehmet, B.E., Clay, D.E., Resse, C.L., Westhoff, S., Ownes, R., Birru, G.A., Wang, Z. 2022. Increased rainfall may place saline/sodic soils on the tipping point of sustainability. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation Society. 77(4):418-425. https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2022.00131.
Detecting variability in saline-sodic soil using remote sensing methods in the Northern Great Plain - (Abstract Only)
Environmentally conscious least cost multi-criteria decision making for modeling railway network for Eritrea Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Mengeste, M., Gala, T., Birru, G.A. 2021. Environmentally conscious least cost multi-criteria decision making for modeling railway network for Eritrea. International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning. 16(3):427-436. https://doi.org/10.18280/ijsdp.160303.