Research Project: Enhancing Photosynthesis for Agricultural Resiliency and Sustainability

Location: Global Change and Photosynthesis Research

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Fast, nondestructive and precise biomass measurements are possible using lidar-based convex hull and voxelization algorithms - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Siebers, M.H., Fu, P., Blakely, B.J., Long, S.P., Bernacchi, C.J., McGrath, J.M. 2024. Fast, nondestructive and precise biomass measurements are possible using lidar-based convex hull and voxelization algorithms. Remote Sensing. 16(12). Article 2191. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16122191.

Microbial-explicit processes and refined perennial plant traits improve modeled ecosystem carbon dynamics - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Berardi, D.M., Hartman, M.D., Brzostek, E.R., Bernacchi, C.J., DeLucia, E., von Haden, A.C., Kantola, I., Moore, C.E., Yang, W.H., Hudiburg, T.W., Parton, W.J. 2024. Microbial-explicit processes and refined perennial plant traits improve modeled ecosystem carbon dynamics. Geoderma. 443. Article 116851. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2024.116851.

Biological nitrogen fixation maintains carbon/nitrogen balance and photosynthesis at elevated CO2 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Brooks, M.D., Szeto, R.C. 2024. Biological nitrogen fixation maintains carbon/nitrogen balance and photosynthesis at elevated CO2. Plant Cell and Environment. 47(6):2178-2191. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.14873.

Nitrogen sensing and regulatory networks: it's about time and space - (Review Article)
Shanks, C.M., Rothkegel, K., Brooks, M.D., Cheng, C., Alvarez, J.M., Ruffel, S., Krouk, G., Gutierrez, R.A., Coruzzi, G.M. 2024. Nitrogen sensing and regulatory networks: it's about time and space. The Plant Cell. 36:1482-1503. https://academic.oup.com/plcell/article/36/5/1482/7608181.

Seed quality under elevated CO2 differs in soybean cultivars with contrasting yield responses - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Digrado, A., Montes, C.M., Baxter, I., Ainsworth, E.A. 2024. Seed quality under elevated CO2 differs in soybean cultivars with contrasting yield responses. Global Change Biology. 30(2). Article e17170. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17170.

Conservation agrivoltaics for sustainable food-energy production - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Time, A., Gomez-Casanovas, N., Mwebaze, P., Apollon, W., Khanna, M., DeLucia, E.H., Bernacchi, C.J. 2024. Conservation agrivoltaics for sustainable food-energy production. Plants, People, Planet. 6(3):558-569. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10481.

Reducing chlorophyll levels in seed-filling stages results in higher seed nitrogen without impacting canopy carbon assimilation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Cho, Y.B., Boyd, R.A., Ren, Y., Lee, M., Jones, S.I., Ruiz-Vera, U.M., McGrath, J.M., Master, M.D., Ort, D.R. 2023. Reducing chlorophyll levels in seed-filling stages results in higher seed nitrogen without impacting canopy carbon assimilation. Plant Cell and Environment. 47(1):278-293. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.14737.

Solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence captures the effects of elevated ozone on canopy structure and acceleration of senescence in soybean - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wu, G., Guan, K., Ainsworth, E.A., Martin, D.G., Kimm, H., Yang, X. 2023. Solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence captures the effects of elevated ozone on canopy structure and acceleration of senescence in soybean. Journal of Experimental Botany. 75(1):350-363. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erad356.

Knowns, uncertainties, and challenges in agrivoltaics to sustainably intensify energy and food production - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gomez-Casanovas, N., Mwebaze, P., Khanna, M., Branham, B., Time, A., DeLucia, E.H., Bernacchi, C.J., Knapp, A., Hoque, M.J., Du, X., et al. 2023. Knowns, uncertainties, and challenges in agrivoltaics to sustainably intensify energy and food production. Cell Reports Physical Science. 4(8). Article 101518. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2023.101518.

Improved net carbon budgets in the US Midwest through direct measured impacts of enhanced weathering - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kantola, I., Blanc-Betes, E., Masters, M., Chang, E., Marklein, A., Moore, C., von Haden, A., Bernacchi, C.J., Wolf, A., Epihov, D., Beerling, D.J., DeLucia, E. 2023. Improved net carbon budgets in the US Midwest through direct measured impacts of enhanced weathering. Global Change Biology. 29(24):6829-7192. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16903.

Can upscaling ground nadir SIF to eddy covariance footprint improve the relationship between SIF and GPP in croplands - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wu, G., Guan, K., Jiang, C., Kimm, H., Miao, G., Yang, X., Bernacchi, C.J., Sun, X., Suyker, A.E., Moore, C.E. 2023. Can upscaling ground nadir SIF to eddy covariance footprint improve the relationship between SIF and GPP in croplands. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 338. Article 109532. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2023.109532.

Inclusive collaboration across plant physiology and genomics: now is the time! - (Other)
Baxter, I., Ainsworth, E.A., Brooks, M.D., Castano-Duque, L.M., Londo, J.P., Washburn, J.D., McElrone, A.J., Coyne, C.J., et al. 2023. Inclusive collaboration across plant physiology and genomics: now is the time! Plant Direct. 7(5). Article e493. https://doi.org/10.1002/pld3.493.