Research Agronomist
Disciplinary Areas
Forage digestibility
Forage secondary compounds
Forage nutrient content
Cell wall physics
Current Research Focus
Investigate lignification of cell walls and stems
Improve cell wall digestibility for ruminants
Developing new biochemical tools for enhancing nutritive value of forages
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Xu, Z., Heuschele, D.J., Lamb, J., Jung, H.G., Samac, D.A. 2023. Improved forage quality in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) via selection for increased stem fiber digestibility. Agronomy. 13(3). Article 770. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13030770.
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Pinson, S.R., Heuschele, D.J., Isbell, C., Smith, A.P., Li, J., Vandal, M.P. 2023. Foliar-applied sulfate and potassium does not reduce rice grain arsenic concentrations nor straighthead severity. Crop Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20945.
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Heuschele, D.J., Gamble, J.D., Vetsch, J., Shaeffer, C., Coulter, J., Kaiser, K., Lamb, J., Lamb, J., Samac, D.A. 2023. Influence of potassium fertilization on alfalfa leaf and stem yield, forage quality, nutrient removal, and plant health. Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment. 6(1). Article e20346. https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20346.
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Mangin, A., Heuschele, D.J., Brule-Babel, A., Falten, D., Wiersma, J.J., Layley, Y.E. 2022. Rapid in situ nondestructive evaluation of lodging risk in dryland agronomic wheat research. Agronomy Journal. 114:2822-2829. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21173.
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Heuschele, D.J., Furuta, D., Smith, K.P., Marchetto, P. 2022. Capturing high resolution plant movement in the field. Integrative & Comparative Biology. icac075. https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icac075.
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Pinson, S.R., Heuschele, D.J., Edwards, J., Jackson, A.K., Sharma, S., Barnaby, J.Y. 2022. Relationships among arsenic-related traits, including grain arsenic concentration and rice straighthead resistance, as revealed by genome-wide association. Frontiers in Genetics. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2021.787767.
Pinson, S.R., Heuschele, D.J., Isbell, C., Smith, A.P. 2017. Genetic, chemical, and field management strategies for reducing accumulation of arsenic in rice grains. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting Abstracts.
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Heuschele, D.J., Pinson, S.R., Smith, A.P. 2017. Metabolic responses to arsenic in rice seedlings that differed in grain arsenite concentration. Crop Science. https://doi.org:10.2135/cropsci2016.06.0493.
Pinson, S.R., Heuschele, D.J., Smith, A.P. 2016. Metabolic Differences Found In Seedlings of Rice Varieties That Produce Grains Low Versus High in Arsenic Concentration. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting Abstracts. Abstracts, paper number 100843.
Heuschele, D.J., Pinson, S.R. 2017. Small Differences in Water Level Impacted Straighthead Ratings. Rice Technical Working Group Meeting Proceedings. p. 97. March 1-4, 2016. CDROM.
Heuschele, D.J., Pinson, S.R.M., Smith, A. 2017. Differences in how rice plants processes arsenic in their cells. Rice Technical Working Group Meeting Proceedings. p. 173. March 1-4, 2016. CDROM.
Pinson, S.R.M., Heuschele, D.J., Salt, D.E., Smith, A., Tarpley, L. 2017. Identification of genes and physiological factors that reduce accumulation of arsenic in rice grain. Rice Technical Working Group Meeting Proceedings. p. 172. March 1-4, 2016. CDROM.
Heuschele, D.J., Pinson, S.R., Smith, A.P. 2015. Rice varietal differences in arsenite metabolism. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting Abstracts. Minneapolis, MN, Nov. 15-18, 2015. Poster number: 1108. Paper number: 93248. https://scisoc.confex.com/scisoc/2015am/webprogram/Paper93248.html.
Pinson, S.R., Heuschele, D.J., Smith, A.P. 2015. Accumulation of arsenic in leaves and grain are affected by variety and soil arsenic. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting Abstracts. Minneapolis, MN, Nov. 15-18, 2015. Paper number 937367.
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Pinson, S.R.M., L. Tarpley, D.J. Heuschele, M.L. Guerinot, and D.E Salt. 2014. Identification of major genes affecting nutritional element concentrations in rice grains. Agronomy Abstracts, paper number 87946, Long Beach, CA, Nov. 2-6, 2014. https://scisoc.confex.com/scisoc/2014am/webprogram/Paper87946.html (oral presentation)
Genetic Improvement and Cropping Systems of Alfalfa for Livestock Utilization, Environmental Protection and Soil Health In-House Appropriated (D) Accession Number:439273 Screening Alfalfa Cultivars for Value-Added Biochemical Characteristics Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement (R) Accession Number:443164 Digestibility of Alfalfa Stem Segments Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S) Accession Number:442570
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