Publications | Sustainable Cropping

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Names in bold text are or were members of the Sustainable Cropping Systems Lab.

2024

68. Yang, Y., Tilman D., Jin, J., et al. Climate change exacerbates the environmental impacts of agriculture. Science. In Press.

67. Bajgain, P., Jungers, J. M., Anderson, J. Genetic constitution and variability in synthetic populations of intermediate wheatgrass, an out-crossing perennial grain crop. G3. In Press.

66. Griffin, A., Jungers, J. M., Bajgain, P. Root phenotyping and plant breeding of crops for enhanced ecosystem services. Crop Science. In Press.

65. Woeltjen, S., Jungers, J. M., Cates, A., Gutknecht, J. (2024). Early changes in carbon uptake and partitioning moderates belowground carbon storage in a perennial grain. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 370, 109033. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2024.109033

64. Kundert, J., Gutknecht, J., Rakkar, M., & Jungers, J. M. (2024). Perennial grain crop termination methods affect carbon flux and soil health. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, 3(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1002/sae2.12094

63. Black, K., Johnson, G. A., Wells, S. S., Garcia y Garcia, A., Jungers, J. M., & Strock, J. S. (2024). Effects of landscape position on perennial biomass and food crop performance in buffer areas. Ecosphere, 15(7), e4908. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4908

62. Woeltjen, S., Gutknecht, & Jungers, J. M. (2024). Perennial grain maintains larger root stock than annual grain, but root growth and decomposition patterns differ across perennial grain stand age. Grassland Research, 3(1), 57-68. https://doi.org/10.1002/glr2.12068

61. Zhen, X., Dobbratz, M., Jungers, J. M., Sadok, W. (2024). Does interannual yield decline of intermediate wheatgrass respond to management and climate in the Upper Midwest? Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Environment, 362, 108856. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2023.108856

60. Poudel, K., Sheaffer, C., Jungers, J. M., Weihs, B., Lamb, J., Bauder, S., Picasso, V., Heuschele, J., Xu, Z. (2024). Quantifying winter survival of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). Agronomy Journal, 16(1), 170-179. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21487

59. Fruend Saxhaug, K., Jungers, J. M., Wyse, D., Sheaffer, C., & Heggeman, A. (2024). Field production of purple coneflower for beneficial phytochemicals. Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology, 99(2), 198-211. https://doi.org/10.1002/glr2.12068

2023

58. Reilly, E., Conway, A., Franco, J., Jungers, J. M., Moore, E. B, & Williams, C. (2023). Editorial – Continuous living cover: Adaptive strategies for putting regenerative agriculture into practice. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 7, 1320870. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1320870

57. Shoenberg, E. D., Jungers, J. M., Law, E. P., Keene, C. L., DiTommaso, A., Sheaffer, C. C., Wyse, D. L., Picasso, V. D., & Stoltenberg, D. E. (2023). Synthetic auxin herbicides do not injure intermediate wheatgrass or affect grain yield. Weed Technology, 37(5), 560-568. https://doi.org/10.1017/wet.2023.71

56. Mulla, D., Tahir, M., & Jungers, J. M. (2023). Comparative simulation of crop productivity, soil moisture, and nitrate-nitrogen leaching losses for intermediate wheatgrass and maize in Minnesota using the DSSAT model. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 7, 1010383. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1010383

55. Wilson, G. L., Mulla, D. J., Jordan, N. J., Jungers, J. M., Gordon, B. A. (2023). Simulating the effect of perennialized cropping systems on nitrate-N losses using the SWAT model. Frontiers in Agronomy, 5,1180232. https://doi.org/10.3389/fagro.2023.1180232

54. DeHaan, L. R., Anderson, J. A., Bajgain, P., Basche, A., Cattani, D. J., Crain, J., Crews, T. E., David, C., Duchene, O., Gutknecht, J., Hayes, R. C., Hu, F., Jungers, J. M., Knudsen, S., Kong, W., Larson, S., Lundquist, P. O., Luo, G., Miller, A. J., Nabukalu, P., Newell, M. T., Olsson, L., Palmgren, M., Paterson, A. H., Picasso, V. D., Poland, J. A., Sacks, E. J., Wang, S., Westerbergh, A. (2023). Now is the time to expand perennial grain research. Science of the Total Environment, 895(15), 164975. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164975

53. Culman, S., Pinto, P., Pugliese, J., Crews, T., DeHaan, L., Jungers, J. M., Larson, J., Ryan, M., Schipanski, M., Sulc, M., Wayman, S., Wiedenhoeft, M., Stoltenberg, D., Picasso, V. (2023). Forage harvest management impacts "Kernza" intermediate wheatgrass productivity across North America. Agronomy Journal, 115(5), 2424-2438. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21402

52. Jungers, J. M., Runck, B. C., Ewing, P. M., Maaz, T., Carlson, C., Neyhart, J., Fumia, N., Bajgain, P., Subedi, S., Sharma, V., Senay, S., Hunter, M., Cureton, C., Gutknecht, J., Kantar, M. Adapting perennial grain and oilseed crops for climate resiliency. (2023). Crop Science, 63(4), 1701-1721. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20972

51. Dobbratz, M., Jungers, J. M., & Gutknecht, J. (2023) Seasonal plant nitrogen use and soil N pools in intermediate wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium). Agriculture, 14, 468. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13020468

50. Rakkar, M., Jungers, J. M., Sheaffer, C. C., Bergquist, G., Grossman, J., Li, F., & Gutknecht, J. (2023). Soil health improvements from using a novel perennial grain during the transition to organic production. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 341, 108164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2022.108164

2022

49. Bergquist, G., Gutknecht, J. L., Sheaffer, C. C., & Jungers, J. M. (2022). Plant suppression and termination methods to maintain intermediate wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium) grain yield. Agriculture, 12(10), 1638. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12101638

48. Reilly, E. C., Gutknecht, J. L., Tautges, N. E., Sheaffer, C. C., & Jungers, J. M. (2022). Nitrogen transfer and yield effects of legumes intercropped with the perennial grain crop intermediate wheatgrass. Field Crops Research, 286, 108627. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2022.108627

47. Freund Saxhaug, K., Jungers, J. M., Wyse, D. L., Sheaffer, C. C., & Hegeman, A. D. (2022). Hydroponic production of fireweed for biomass and phytochemicals. Canadian Journal of Plant Science, 102(6), 1164-1176. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjps-2022-0061

46. Reilly, E. C., Gutknecht, J. L., Sheaffer, C. C., & Jungers, J. M. (2022). Reductions in soil water nitrate beneath a perennial grain crop compared to an annual crop rotation on sandy soil. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 6, 996586. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2022.996586

45. Puka-Beals, J., Sheaffer, C. C., & Jungers, J. M. (2022). Forage yield and profitability of grain‐type intermediate wheatgrass under different harvest schedules. Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment, 5(3), e20274. https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20274

44. Jungers, J. M., Shiffner, S., Sheaffer, C. C., Ehlke, N. J., DeHaan, L., Torrion, J., Noland, R., Franco, J. (2022). Effects of seeding date on grain and biomass yield of intermediate wheatgrass. Agronomy Journal, 114(4), 2342-2351. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21083

43. Eckberg, J., Wells, S., Jungers, J. M., Lamb, J. F.S., & Sheaffer, C. C. (2022). Alfalfa forage yield, milk yield, and nutritive value under intensive cutting. Agrosystems, Geosciences and Environment, 5(2), e20246. https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20246

42. Dobbratz, M., Gutknecht, J., Wyse, D., Sheaffer, C. C., & Jungers, J. M. (2022). Inconsistent effects of species diversity and N fertilization on soil microbes and carbon storage in perennial bioenergy cropping systems. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 37(1), 60-70. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1742170521000302

41. Heineck, G. C., Schlautman, B., Law, E., Ryan, M. R., Sheaffer, C. C., Stoltenberg, D. E., Picasso, V., Zimbric, J. W., Jungers, J. M. (2022). Intermediate wheatgrass seed size and moisture dynamics inform grain harvest timing. Crop Science, 62(1), 410-424. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20662

2021

40. Dai, Y., Bharathi, R., Jungers, J., Annor, G. A., & Tyl, C. (2021). Effect of bran pre-treatment with endoxylanase on the characteristics of intermediate wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium) bread. Foods, 10(7), 1464. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10071464

39. Prigge, J. L., Sheaffer, C. C., Jungers, J. M., Jaqueth, A. L., Lochner, H. L., & Martinson, K. L. (2021). Forage characteristics and grazing preference of cover crops in equine pasture systems. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 103, 103663. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2021.103663

38. Duchene, O., Dumont, B., Cattani, D. J., Fagnant, L., Schlautman, B., DeHaan, L. R., Barriball, S., Jungers, J. M., Picasso, V. D., David, C., Celette, F. (2021). Process-based analysis of Thinopyrum intermedium phenological development highlights the importance of dual induction for reproductive growth and agronomic performance. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 301, 108341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2021.108341

37. Kazanski, C. E., Cowles, J., Dymond, S., Clark, A. T., David, A. S., Jungers, J. M., Kendig, A. E., Riggs, C. E., Trost, J., Wei, X. (2021). Water availability modifies productivity response to biodiversity and nitrogen in long-term grassland experiments. Ecological Applications, 31(6), e02363. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2363

36. Jungers, J. M., Yang, Y., Fernandez, C. W., Isbell, F., Lehman, C., Wyse, D., & Sheaffer, C. (2021). Diversifying bioenergy crops increases yield and yield stability by reducing weed abundance. Science Advances, 7(44), eabg8531. http://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abg8531

35. Schiffner, S., Jungers, J. M., Van Tassel, D., Smith, K., & Sheaffer, C. C. (2021). Seeding date affects seed and biomass yield of Silphium integrifolium (Silflower). Native Plants Journal, 22(1), 30-44. http://doi.org/10.3368/npj.22.1.30

2020

34. Fernandez, C. W., Ehlke, N., Sheaffer, C. C., & Jungers, J. M. (2020). Effects of nitrogen fertilization and planting density on intermediate wheatgrass yield. Agronomy Journal, 112(5), 4159-4170. http://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20351

33. Sakiroglu, M., Dong, C., Hall, M. B., Jungers, J. M., & Picasso, V. (2020). How does nitrogen and forage harvest affect belowground biomass and nonstructural carbohydrates in dual‐use Kernza intermediate wheatgrass? Crop Science, 60, 2562-2573. http://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20239

32. Heineck, G. C., Ehlke, N. J., Altendorf, K. R., Denison, R. F., Jungers, J. M., Lamb, E. G., & Watkins, E. (2020). Relationships and influence of yield components on spaced‐plant and sward seed yield in perennial ryegrass. Grass and Forage Science, 75(4), 424-437. https://doi.org/10.1111/gfs.12499

31. Yang, Y., Hobbie, S. E., Hernandez, R. R., Fargione, J., Grodsky, S. M., Tilman, D., Zhu, Y. G., Luo, Y., Smith, T. M., Jungers, J. M. (2020). Restoring abandoned farmland to mitigate climate change on a full earth. One Earth, 3(2), 176-186. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2020.07.019

30. Schiffner, S., Jungers, J. M., Hulke, B., Smith, K. P., van Tassel, D., & Sheaffer, C. (2020). Silflower seed and biomass responses to plant density and N fertilization. Agrosystems, Geosciences and Environment, 3, e20118. https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20118

29. Bajgain, P., Zhang, X., Jungers, J. M., DeHaan, L. R., Heim, B., Sheaffer, C. C., Wyse, D. L., Anderson, J. A. (2020). ‘MN‐Clearwater’, the first food‐grade intermediate wheatgrass (Kernza perennial grain) cultivar. Journal of Plant Registrations, 14(3), 288-297. http://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20042

28. Jungers, J. M., Cherney, J., Martinson, K., Jaqueth, A., & Sheaffer, C. (2020). Forage nutritive value of modern alfalfa cultivars. Crop, Forage and Turfgrass Management, 6(1), e20076. http://doi.org/10.1002/cft2.20076

27. Freund Saxhaug, K., Jungers, J. M., Hegeman, A. D., Wyse, D. L., & Sheaffer, C. C. (2020). Cultivation of native plants for seed and biomass yield. Agronomy Journal, 112(3), 1815-1827. http://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20195

26. Hunter, M. C., Sheaffer, C. C., Culman, S. W., & Jungers, J. M. (2020). Effects of defoliation and row spacing on intermediate wheatgrass I: Grain production. Agronomy Journal, 112(3), 1748-1763. http://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20128

25. Hunter, M. C., Sheaffer, C. C., Culman, S. W., Lazarus, W. F., & Jungers, J. M. (2020). Effects of defoliation and row spacing on intermediate wheatgrass II: Forage yield and economics. Agronomy Journal, 112(3), 1862-1880. http://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20124

24. Grev, A. M., Wells, M. S., Catalano, D. N., Martinson, K. L., Jungers, J. M., & Sheaffer, C. C. (2020). Stem and leaf forage nutritive value and morphology of reduced lignin alfalfa. Agronomy Journal, 112(1), 406-417. http://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20011

2019

23. Yang, Y., Reilly, E. C., Jungers, J. M., Chen, J., & Smith, T. M. (2019). Climate benefits of increasing plant diversity in perennial bioenergy crops. One Earth, 1(4), 434-445. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2019.11.011

22. Heineck, G. C., McNish, I., Jungers, J. M., Gilbert, E., & Watkins, E. (2019). Using R-based image analysis to quantify rusts on perennial ryegrass. The Plant Phenome Journal, 2(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.2135/tppj2018.12.0010

21. Jungers, J. M., Kaiser, D. E., Lamb, J. F.S., Lamb, J. A., Noland, R. L., Samac, D. A., Wells, S., Sheaffer, C. C. (2019). Potassium fertilization affects alfalfa forage yield, nutritive value, root traits, and persistence. Agronomy Journal, 111(6), 2843-2852. http://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2019.01.0011

20. Jungers, J. M., DeHaan, L. H., Mulla, D. J., Sheaffer, C. C., & Wyse, D. L. (2019). Reduced nitrate leaching in a perennial grain crop compared to maize in the Upper Midwest, USA. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 272, 63-73. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2018.11.007

19. Tautges, N., Flavin, C., Michaels, T., Ehlke, N., Lamb, J., Jungers, J., & Sheaffer, C. (2019). Rotating alfalfa with dry bean as an alternative to corn-soybean rotations in organic systems in the Upper Midwest. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 34(1), 41-49. http://doi.org/10.1017/S1742170517000321

2018

18. Tautges, N. E., Jungers, J. M., Dehaan, L. R., Wyse, D. L., & Sheaffer, C. C. (2018). Maintaining grain yields of the perennial cereal intermediate wheatgrass in monoculture v. bi-culture with alfalfa in the Upper Midwestern USA. Journal of Agricultural Science, 156(6), 758-773. http://doi.org/10.1017/S0021859618000680

17. Jungers, J. M., Frahm, C. S., Tautges, N. E., Ehlke, N. J., Wells, M. S., Wyse, D. L., & Sheaffer, C. C. (2018). Growth, development, and biomass partitioning of the perennial grain crop Thinopyrum intermedium. Annals of Applied Biology, 172(3), 346-354. http://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12425

16. Frahm, C. S., Tautges, N. E., Jungers, J. M., Ehlke, N. J., Wyse, D. L., & Sheaffer, C. C. (2018). Responses of intermediate wheatgrass to plant growth regulators and nitrogen fertilizer. Agronomy Journal, 110(3), 1028-1035. http://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2017.11.0635

15. Ryan, M. R., Crews, T. E., Culman, S. W., Dehaan, L. R., Hayes, R. C., Jungers, J. M., & Bakker, M. G. (2018). Managing for multifunctionality in perennial grain crops. BioScience, 68(4), 294-304. http://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biy014

2017

14. Jungers, J. M., DeHaan, L. R., Betts, K. J., Sheaffer, C. C., & Wyse, D. L. (2017). Intermediate wheatgrass grain and forage yield responses to nitrogen fertilization. Agronomy Journal, 109(2), 462-472. http://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2016.07.0438

13. Jungers, J. M., Eckberg, J. O., Betts, K., Mangan, M. E., Wyse, D. L., & Sheaffer, C. C. (2017). Plant roots and greenhouse gas mitigation in native perennial bioenergy cropping systems. GCB Bioenergy, 9(2), 326-338. http://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12321

2016

12. Jungers, J. M., Brakke, M., Rendahl, A., & Sheaffer, C. C. (2016). Identifying base temperature for alfalfa germination: Implications for frost seeding. Crop Science, 56(5), 2833-2840. http://doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2016.02.0109

11. Kantar*, M. B., Tyl*, C. E., Dorn*, K. M., Zhang*, X., Jungers*, J. M., Kaser*, J. M., Schendel*, R. R., Eckberg*, J. O., Runck*, B. C., Bunzel, M., Jordan, N. R., Stupar, R. M., Marks, M. D., Anderson, J. A., Johnson, G. A., Sheaffer, C. C., Schoenfuss, T. C., Ismail, B., Heimpel, G. E., Wyse, D. L. (2016). Perennial grain and oilseed crops. Annual Review of Plant Biology, 67, 703-729. http://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-arplant-043015-112311

2015 and earlier

10. Gamble, J., Jungers, J. M., Wyse, D. L., Johnson, G., Lamb, J. A., & Sheaffer, C. C. (2015). Effect of harvest date on biomass yield, moisture, mineral concentration, and mineral export in low-input grasslands in Minnesota. BioEnergy Resesarch (8), 740-749. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-014-9555-0

9. Jungers, J. M., Sheaffer, C. C., Fargione, J., & Lehman, C. (2015). Short-term harvesting of biomass from conservation grasslands maintains plant diversity. GCB Bioenergy, 7(5), 1050-1061. http://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12195

8. Jungers, J. M., Arnold, T. W., & Lehman, C. (2015). Effects of grassland biomass harvest on nesting pheasants and ducks. American Midland Naturalist, 173(1), 122-132. http://doi.org/10.1674/0003-0031-173.1.122

7. Jungers, J. M., Wyse, D. L., & Sheaffer, C. C. (2015). Establishing native perennial bioenergy crops with cereal grain companion crops. Bioenergy Research, 8(1), 109-118. http://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-014-9498-5

6. Jungers, J. M., Clark, A. T., Betts, K., Mangan, M. E., Sheaffer, C. C., & Wyse, D. L. (2015). Long-term biomass yield and species composition in native perennial bioenergy cropping systems. Agronomy Journal, 107(5), 1627-1640. http://doi.org/10.2134/agronj15.0014

5. Jungers, J. M., Sheaffer, C. C., & Lamb, J. A. (2015). The effect of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium fertilizers on prairie biomass yield, ethanol yield, and nutrient harvest. Bioenergy Research, 8(1), 279-291. http://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-014-9525-6

4. Jungers, J. M., Fargione, J. E., Sheaffer, C. C., Wyse, D. L., & Lehman, C. (2013). Energy potential of biomass from conservation grasslands in Minnesota, USA. PLoS ONE, 8(4). http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0061209

3. Jungers, J. M., Lehman, C. L., Sheaffer, C. C., Wyse, D. L. (2012). Characterizing grassland biomass for energy production and habitat in Minnesota. Proceeding to the 22^nd North American Prairie Conference. 168-171.

2. Williams, S., Jungers, J. M., Johnson, K., Satyshur, C., DonCarlos, M., Dunlap, R., Mielke, T., Schaffer, J., Tilman, D., Wyse, D. L., Moon, R., Arnold, T., Lehman, C. (2012). Bioenergy from reserve prairies in Minnesota: Measuring harvest and monitoring wildlife. Proceedings from Sun Grant National Conference: Science for Biomass Feedstock Production and Utilization, 2(5).

1. Jungers, J. M., Trost, J. J., Lehman, C. L., & Tilman, D. (2011). Energy and conservation benefits from managed prairie biomass. Aspects of Applied Biology: Biomass and Energy Crops IV(112), 147-151.