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Research Project: Developing, Evaluating, and Optimizing Diversified Agricultural Systems for a Changing Environment in the Mid-Atlantic Region

Location: Sustainable Agricultural Systems Laboratory

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

Soil strength after 21 years of conventional and organic cropping practices in the Mid-Atlantic region, USA Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Schomberg, H.H., Balkcom, K.S., Cavigelli, M.A., White, K.E. 2025. Soil strength after 21 years of conventional and organic cropping practices in the Mid-Atlantic region, USA. Soil and Tillage Research. 258. Article e107020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2025.107020.

Cropping system diversification effects on yield and yield stability - (Book / Chapter)

Chemical weathering and land use control river alkalinization and dissolved inorganic carbon in the Potomac River, USA Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Duan, S., Kaushal, S.S., Rosenfeldt, E.J., Murthy, S., Fischel, M.H. 2025. Chemical weathering and land use control river alkalinization and dissolved inorganic carbon in the Potomac River, USA. Applied Geochemistry. 191. Article 106530. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2025.106530.

Biocontrol potential of fungal and oomycete phytopathogens by myxobacterial strains - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Soil organic carbon fractions influenced by organic input diversity and tillage frequency after 25 years in Mid-Atlantic US grain cropping systems Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Boniface, H.S., Cavigelli, M.A., White, K.E., Thapa, R., Smith, S., Mirsky, S.B., Tully, K.L. 2025. Soil organic carbon fractions influenced by organic input diversity and tillage frequency after 25 years in Mid-Atlantic US grain cropping systems. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 394. Article e109869. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2025.109869.

Assessing long-term weather variability impacts on annual grain yields using a maize simulation model Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
White, K.E., Fleisher, D.H., Cavigelli, M.A., Timlin, D.J., Schomberg, H.H. 2025. Assessing long-term weather variability impacts on annual grain yields using a maize simulation model. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 370. Article e110593. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2025.110593.

Data from: Soil strength after 21 years of conventional and organic cropping practices in the Mid-Atlantic region, USA Reprint Icon - (Database / Dataset)
Schomberg, H.H., Balkcom, K.S., Cavigelli, M.A., White, K.E. 2025. Data from: Soil strength after 21 years of conventional and organic cropping practices in the Mid-Atlantic region, USA. Ag Data Commons. https://doi.org/10.15482/USDA.ADC/28677236.

Multi-state, multi-seeding rate evaluations of three cool season cover crop mixes: Effects on cover crop performance, soil health indicators, and an analysis of costs Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Starr, L., Douglas, J.L., Bryon, K., Casey, A., Mirsky, S.B., Englert, J.M., Ackroyd, V.J., Thapa, R. 2025. Multi-state, multi-seeding rate evaluations of three cool season cover crop mixes: Effects on cover crop performance, soil health indicators, and an analysis of costs. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224561.2025.2457181.

Multispectral, red-edge-based indices accurately estimate nitrogen content in winter cereal cover crops Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Thieme, A.N., Jennewein, J.S., Lamb, B., Mirsky, S.B., Justice, C., Whitcraft, A., Reberg-Horton, C.S., Hively, D.W. 2025. Multispectral, red-edge-based indices enable accurate nitrogen content estimations in winter cereal cover crops. Agronomy Journal. 117(1). Article e70011. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.70011.

The nitrogen value of cover crops: How much N do cover crops replace? Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Marcillo, G.S., Thapa, R., Mirsky, S.B., Martin, N. 2024. The nitrogen value of cover crops: How much N do cover crops replace? Agricultural & Environmental Letters. 9(2). Article e70006. https://doi.org/10.1002/ael2.70006.

Medium-term economic impacts of cover crop adoption in Maryland Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhang, Y., Che, Y., Rejesus, R.M., Cavigelli, M.A., White, K.E., Aglasan, S., Lynn, K.G., Dell, C.J., David, H., Lane, E.D., Mirsky, S.B. 2024. Medium-term economic impacts of cover crop adoption in Maryland. Soil Security. 17. Article e100170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soisec.2024.100170.

Deriving general principles of agroecosystem multifunctionality with the diverse rotations improve valuable ecosystem services (DRIVES) network Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bybee-Finley, K.A., Muller, K.E., White, K.E., Bowles, T., Cavigelli, M.A., Han, E., Schomberg, H.H., Snapp, S., Viens, F. 2024. Deriving general principles of agroecosystem multifunctionality with the diverse rotations improve valuable ecosystem services (DRIVES) network. Agronomy Journal. 116(6):2934-2951. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21697.

USDA LTAR common experiment measurement: Concentration of carbon and nitrogen in aboveground biomass Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Cavigelli, M.A., Strickland, T.C. 2024. USDA LTAR Common Experiment measurement: Concentration of carbon and nitrogen in aboveground biomass. Protocols.io. https://doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bp2l62km5gqe/v1.