Harvesting forage of the perennial grain crop kernza (Thinopyrum intermedium) increases root biomass and soil nitrogen cycling JY Pugliese, SW Culman, CD Sprunger Plant and Soil 437, 241-254, 2019 | 88 | 2019 |
Perennial grain crop roots and nitrogen management shape soil food webs and soil carbon dynamics CD Sprunger, SW Culman, AL Peralta, ST DuPont, JT Lennon, SS Snapp Soil Biology and Biochemistry 137, 107573, 2019 | 82 | 2019 |
Plant community composition influences fine root production and biomass allocation in perennial bioenergy cropping systems of the upper Midwest, USA CD Sprunger, LG Oates, RD Jackson, GP Robertson Biomass and Bioenergy 105, 248-258, 2017 | 56 | 2017 |
Early accumulation of active fraction soil carbon in newly established cellulosic biofuel systems CD Sprunger, GP Robertson Geoderma 318, 42-51, 2018 | 53 | 2018 |
Systems with greater perenniality and crop diversity enhance soil biological health CD Sprunger, T Martin, M Mann Agricultural & Environmental Letters 5 (1), e20030, 2020 | 51 | 2020 |
How does nitrogen and perenniality influence belowground biomass and nitrogen use efficiency in small grain cereals? CD Sprunger, SW Culman, GP Robertson, SS Snapp Crop Science 58 (5), 2110-2120, 2018 | 49 | 2018 |
Perennial grain on a Midwest Alfisol shows no sign of early soil carbon gain CD Sprunger, SW Culman, GP Robertson, SS Snapp Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 33 (4), 360-372, 2018 | 44 | 2018 |
Rigorous, empirical, and quantitative: a proposed pipeline for soil health assessments J Wade, SW Culman, CK Gasch, C Lazcano, G Maltais-Landry, ... Soil Biology and Biochemistry 170, 108710, 2022 | 33 | 2022 |
Long-term application of low C: N residues enhances maize yield and soil nutrient pools across Kenya CD Sprunger, SW Culman, CA Palm, M Thuita, B Vanlauwe Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 114, 261-276, 2019 | 26 | 2019 |
The integration of nematode communities into the soil biological health framework by factor analysis T Martin, J Wade, P Singh, CD Sprunger Ecological Indicators 136, 108676, 2022 | 22 | 2022 |
Do soil health tests match farmer experience? Assessing biological, physical, and chemical indicators in the Upper Midwest United States B O'Neill, CD Sprunger, GP Robertson Soil Science Society of America Journal 85 (3), 903-918, 2021 | 19 | 2021 |
A meta-analysis of nematode community composition across soil aggregates: Implications for soil carbon dynamics T Martin, CD Sprunger Applied Soil Ecology 168, 104143, 2021 | 17 | 2021 |
Which management practices influence soil health in Midwest organic corn systems? CD Sprunger, SW Culman, L Deiss, C Brock, D Jackson‐Smith Agronomy Journal 113 (5), 4201-4219, 2021 | 16 | 2021 |
Base cation saturation ratios, soil health, and yield in organic field crops VN Chaganti, SW Culman, C Herms, CD Sprunger, C Brock, A Leiva Soto, ... Agronomy Journal 113 (5), 4190-4200, 2021 | 15 | 2021 |
Base cation saturation ratios vs. sufficiency level of nutrients: A false dichotomy in practice SW Culman, C Brock, D Doohan, D Jackson‐Smith, C Herms, ... Agronomy Journal 113 (6), 5623-5634, 2021 | 14 | 2021 |
Root production and soil carbon accumulation in annual, perennial, and diverse cropping systems CD Sprunger Michigan State University, 2015 | 12 | 2015 |
Soil food web structure and function in annual row-crop systems: How can nematode communities infer soil health? T Martin, CD Sprunger Applied Soil Ecology 178, 104553, 2022 | 11 | 2022 |
Sensitive measures of soil health reveal carbon stability across a management intensity and plant biodiversity gradient T Martin, CD Sprunger Frontiers in Soil Science 2, 917885, 2022 | 9 | 2022 |
Belowground dynamics influence nitrogen cycling and crop productivity in diversified corn systems T Martin, CD Sprunger Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 5, 705577, 2021 | 8 | 2021 |
Above-and belowground linkages during extreme moisture excess: leveraging knowledge from natural ecosystems to better understand implications for row-crop agroecosystems CD Sprunger, A Lindsey, A Lightcap Journal of Experimental Botany 74 (9), 2845-2859, 2023 | 7 | 2023 |