Research Project: Climate-resilient Sustainable Irrigated and Dryland Cropping Systems in the Semi-arid Northern Great Plains

Location: Agricultural Systems Research

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

Nitrogen balance for pulse crops in rotation with spring wheat - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Sainju, U.M. 2026. Nitrogen balance for pulse crops in rotation with spring wheat. Agronomy. 16. Article 463. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy16040463.

Greenhouse gas emissions in response to tillage and crop phase in a four-year crop rotation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Sainju, U.M., Stevens, W.B., Jabro, J.D., Iversen, W.M., Allen, B.L., Alasinrin, S.Y. 2026. Greenhouse gas emissions in response to tillage and crop phase in a four-year crop rotation. Soil and Tillage Research. 259. Article 107089. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2026.107089.

Growth, yield, and quality of pulse crops and succeeding spring wheat in the rotation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Sainju, U.M. 2025. Growth, yield, and quality of pulse crops and succeeding spring wheat in the rotation. Agronomy Journal. 117(6). Article e70224. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.70224.

Tillage effects on soil hydraulic parameters estimated by Brooks-Corey function in clay loam and sandy loam soils - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Jabro, J.D., Stevens, W.B., Iversen, W.M., Sainju, U.M., Allen, B.L., Rana Dangi, S. 2035. Tillage effects on soil hydraulic parameters estimated by Brooks-Corey function in clay loam and sandy loam soils. Agronomy Journal. 15(10). Article 2325. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy15102325.

Irrigated sugarbeet water use and water use efficiency responses to various tillage practices - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Jabro, J.D., Stevens, W.B., Iversen, W.M., Sainju, U.M., Allen, B.L., Rana Dangi, S., Chen, C. 2026. Irrigated sugarbeet water use and water use efficiency responses to various tillage practices. Soil and Tillage Research. 255:106776. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2025.106776.

Cover cropping with reduced nitrogen fertilization rate enhances soil carbon but not nitrogen in the malt barley-pea rotation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Sainju, U.M. 2025. Cover cropping with reduced nitrogen fertilization rate enhances soil carbon but not nitrogen in the malt barley-pea rotation. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 89(3):Article e70086. https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.70086.

Nitrogen fertilization to malt barley enhances pea yield and quality, regardless of cover cropping, in the malt barley-pea rotation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Sainju, U.M. 2025. Nitrogen fertilization to malt barley enhances pea yield and quality, regardless of cover cropping, in the malt barley-pea rotation. Agronomy Journal. 117(3). Article e70085. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.70085.

Soil-water retention curves and pore-size distribution in a clay loam under different tillage systems - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Jabro, J.D., Stevens, W.B., Iversen, W.M., Sainju, U.M., Allen, B.L., Rana Dangi, S., Chen, C. 2024. Soil-water retention curves and pore-size distribution in a clay loam under different tillage systems. Land. 13(12). Article 1987. https://doi.org/10.3390/land13121987.

Greenhouse gas emissions from tillage practices and crop phases in a sugarbeet-based crop rotation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Sainju, U.M., Stevens, W.B., Jabro, J.D., Allen, B.L., Iversen, W.M., Chen, C., Alasinrin, S.Y. 2024. Greenhouse gas emissions from tillage practices and crop phases in a sugarbeet-based crop rotation. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 89(1). Article e20786. https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20786.

Reducted nitrogen rate sustains malt barley yield and quality in malt barley-pea rotation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Sainju, U.M. 2024. Reducted nitrogen rate sustains malt barley yield and quality in malt barley-pea rotation. Agronomy Journal. 116(6):3021-3032. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21717.

Dryland soil carbon and nitrogen stocks in response to cropping system and nitrogen fertilization - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Sainju, U.M. 2024. Dryland soil carbon and nitrogen stocks in response to cropping system and nitrogen fertilization. Environments. 11:70-85. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments11040070.