Publications

Peer-reviewed Journal Papers (*graduate student/postdoc, ** corresponding author)

2024

1.           Sapkota, S., R. Ghimire, S. Angadi, B. Shuttee, and O.J. Idowu. Regulation of soil carbon and nitrogen storage by soil aggregates in center pivot irrigated cropping systems with circular grass buffer strips. Journal of Soil and Sediments. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-024-03721-0

2.           Singh, A.P., R. Ghimire, and P. Acharya. 2024. Soil profile carbon sequestration and nutrient responses varied with cover crops in irrigated forage rotations under a semi-arid environment, Soil and Tillage Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2024.106020

3.           Aryal, D.R., B.H.J. De Jong, S. Sánchez-Silva, A. Haas-Ek, L. Esparza-Olguin, S. Ochoa-Gaona, R. Ghimire, D.E. Morales Ruiz. 2024. Biomass recovery along a tropical forest succession: trends on tree diversity, wood traits, and stand structure. Forest Ecology and Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2024.121709

4.           Bista, P., V.R. Thapa, S.J. DelGrosso, M. Hartman, and R. Ghimire. 2024. Simulating greenhouse gas emissions under cover crops in a semi-arid region. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-023-10335-4.

5.           Paye, W.S., L.M. Lauriault, P. Acharya, and R. Ghimire*. 2024. Soil carbon and nitrogen responses to forage cropping systems following irrigation retirement. Agronomy Journal https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21523

6.           Acharya P.*, R. Ghimire**, and V. Acosta-Martinez. 2024. Cover crop-mediated soil carbon storage in a semi-arid irrigated cropping system. Agriculture, Ecosystem, and Environment, 361, 108813. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2023.108813

7.           Adhikari, A.D.*, P. Shrestha, R. Ghimire**, Z. Liu, D. Pollock, P. Acharya, and D.R. Aryal. Cover crop residue quality regulates litter decomposition dynamics and soil carbon mineralization kinetics in semi-arid cropping systems. Applied Soil Ecology https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2023.105160.

2023

8.           Gautam, S., U. Mishra, C. Scown, and R. Ghimire. 2023. Increased drought and extreme events over the continental United States under high emission scenario. Scientific Reports. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-48650-z.

9.           Gyawali A.J., H.L. Neely, J. Foster, C. Neely, K. Lewis, G. Bodine, J. Pintar, R. Ghimire, P. Bekewe, A.P. Smith. 2023. Assessing soil health in a thermic region of the southern great plains, using the Soil Management Assessment Framework (SMAF).  Soil Security. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soisec.2023.100115

10.       Oguneleye, A.*, V.R. Thapa*, R. Ghimire**, V. Acosta-Martinez and D.R. Aryal. 2023. Microbial community response to cover cropping varied with time after termination. Agricultural and Environmental Letters.  https://doi.org/10.1002/ael2.20118.

11.       López-Hernández, J.C., D.R. Aryal, G. Villanueva-López, R. Pinto-Ruiz, M.B. Reyes-Sosa, A. López-Hernández, F. Casanova-Lugo, J.A. Venegas-Venegas, F.J. Medina-Jonapa, F. Guevara-Hernández, and R. Ghimire. 2023. Carbon storage and sequestration rates in Leucaena leucocephala- based silvopasture in Southern Mexico. Agroforestry Systems. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-023-00922-3.

12.       Lara-Pérez, L.A., G. Villanueva-López, I. Oros-Ortega, D.R. Aryal, F. Casanova-Lugo, R. Ghimire. 2023. Seasonal variation of arthropods diversity in agroforestry systems in the humid tropics of Mexico. Arthropod-Plant Interactions. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-023-10001-0.  

13.       Acosta-Martinez, V., J. Cotton, L.C. Slaughter, R. Ghimire, W. Roper. 2023. Soil health assessment to evaluate conservation practices in semi-arid cotton systems at the producer site scale. Soil Systems. https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems7030072.

14.       Thapa, V.R.*, R. Ghimire**, K.P. Adhikari, and S. Lamichhane. 2023. Soil organic carbon sequestration in arid and semi-arid regions by conservation systems: a review. Journal of Arid Environments, 217, 105028. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2023.105028.

15.       Liu, Y., L. Rui, R. Ghimire, N. Zhang, S. Zhou, F. Zhao, J. Wang. 2023. Linking soil phosphorus fractions to associated microbial functional profiles under crop rotation on the Loess Plateau of China. Soil and Tillage Research, 233, 105809, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2023.105809.

16.       Bista, P., M. Eisa, D. Ragauskaitė, S. Sapkota, J. Baltrusaitis, and R. Ghimire**, 2023. Effect of urea-calcium sulfate cocrystal N-fertilizer on sorghum productivity and soil N2O emissions. Sustainability, 15, 8010. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15108010.

17.       Nilahyane, A., R. Ghimire**, B.S. Acharya, M. Schipanski, C. West, and A. Obour. 2023. Overcoming agricultural sustainability challenges in water-limited environments through soil health and water conservation: insights from the Ogallala Aquifer Region, USA. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2023.2211484.

18.       Paye, W.S., Thapa, V.R.*, R. Ghimire**. 2023. Limited effects of occasional tillage on the dry aggregate size distribution and soil carbon and nitrogen fractions in semi-arid drylands. International Soil and Water Conservation Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iswcr.2023.04.005

19.       Acharya, P.*, R. Ghimire**, M.A. Marsalis, E.A. Lehnhoff. 2023. Cover crops forage potential and subsequent forage sorghum yield and quality in water-limited environments. Agronomy Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21334.

20.       Ghimire, R. **, V.R. Thapa, V. Acosta-Martinez, M. Schipanski, S.J. Fonte, P. Bista,  M.K. Shukla, S.V. Angadi, M.M. Mikha, L.C. Slaughter, O. Adebayo, and T.Noble Strohm. 2023 Soil health assessment and management framework for water-limited environments: an overview of studies from the Great Plains, USA. Soil Systems, 7, 22 (Invited featured article). https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems7010022.

21.       Zhang, N., U.M. Sainju, F. Zhao, R. Ghimire, C. Ren, and J. Wang. 2023. Mulching decreased the abundance of microbial functional genes in phosphorus cycling under maize. Applied Soil Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2023.104833.

22.       Sapkota, S.*, R. Ghimire**, S. Angadi, D. VanLeeuwen, P. Singh*, O.J. Idowu. 2023. Soil health responses to circular grass buffer strips in center-pivot irrigated agriculture. Soil Science Society of America Journal (Featured Article). https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20495.

23.       Omer, M., O.J. Idowu*, N. Pietrasiak, D. VanLeeuwen; A.L. Ulery; A.J. Dominguez; R. Ghimire, and M. Marsalis. 2023. Agricultural practices influence biological soil quality indicators in an irrigated semiarid agroecosystem. Pedobiologia. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedobi.2022.150862.

24.       Thapa, V.R.*, R. Ghimire**, W.S. Paye, D. VanLeeuwen. 2023. Soil organic carbon and nitrogen responses to occasional tillage in a continuous no-tillage system. Soil and Tillage Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2022.105619.

2022

25.       Ghimire, R.**, D. Clay, S. Thapa, and B. Hurd. 2022. More carbon per drop to enhance soil carbon sequestration in water-limited environments. Carbon Management. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17583004.2022.2117082.

26.       Acharya, P.*, R. Ghimire**, Paye, W.S.*, A. Ganguli and S.J. DelGrosso. 2022. Net greenhouse gas balance with cover crops in semi-arid irrigated cropping systems. Scientific Reports, 12, 12386. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-16719-w.

27.       Paye, W.S.*, P. Acharya, R. Ghimire**. 2022. Water productivity of forage sorghum in response to winter cover crops in semiarid irrigated conditions. Field Crops Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2022.108552.

28.       Zhang, S., J. Wang, U.M. Sainju, and R. Ghimire. 2022. Soil water storage, winter wheat yield, and water-use efficiency with cover crops and nitrogen fertilization. Agronomy Journal, https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21028.

29.       *Acharya, P., R. Ghimire**, V. Thapa, Y. Cho, and U.M. Sainju. 2022. Soil profile carbon, nitrogen, and crop yields affected by cover crops in semiarid regions. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-022-10198-1.

30.       **Paye, W.S., R. Ghimire†, P. Acharya, A. Nilahyane, and A. Mesbah. 2022. Cover crop water use and corn silage production in semiarid irrigated conditions. Agricultural Water Management. 260:107275, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2021.107275.

31.       Thapa V.R.*, R. Ghimire**, D. VanLeeuwen, V. Acosta-Martinez, and M.K. Shukla. 2022. Response of soil organic matter to cover cropping in water-limited environments. Geoderma, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2021.115497.

32.       Sainju, U.M., S. Dangi, D. Liptzin, and R. Ghimire. 2022. Relationship between soil organic matter, soil properties, and dryland crop yields. Agronomy Journal. DOI: 10.1002/agj2.20938.

2021

33.       Thapa, S., A. Bhandari, R. Ghimire, Q. Xue, F. Kidwaro, S. Ghatrehsamani, B. Maharjan, and M. Goodwin. 2021. Managing micronutrients for improving soil fertility, health, and soybean yield. Sustainability. 13: 11766. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132111766.  

34.       Joshi, D., R. Ghimire, T.P. Kharel, U. Mishra, and S. Clay. 2021. Conservation agriculture for food security and climate change resilience in Nepal. Agronomy Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20830 (Invited featured article).

35.       Sainju, U., D. Liptzin, S. Dangi, and R. Ghimire. 2021. Soil health indicators and wheat yield in response to long-term cropping sequence and nitrogen fertilization. Applied Soil Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2021.104182.

36.       Obour, A., L. Simon, M. Schipanski, J. Holman, P. Carr, S. Fonte, R. Ghimire, N. Thandi, and H. Blanco-Canqui. 2021. Cover crops to improve soil and crop productivity in the US Semi-arid Great Plains. Agronomy Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20855.

37.       Wang, J., Zhang, S., U.M. Sainju, R. Ghimire, I. Muhammad, F. Zhao. 2021. A meta-analysis on cover crop impact on soil water storage, succeeding crop yield, and water-use efficiency. Agricultural Water Management. 256: 107085, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2021.107085

38.       Ghimire, R.**, M.N. Parajulee, P. Acharya*, D. Dhakal, A. Hakeem, and K. Lewis. 2021. Soil acidification in a continuous cotton production system. Agricultural and Environmental Letters, https://doi.org/ 10.1002/ael2.20048.

39.       Thapa, V.R.*, R. Ghimire**, and M. Marsalis. 2021. Cover crops for resilience of a limited-irrigation winter wheat-sorghum-fallow rotation: soil carbon, nitrogen and sorghum yield responses. Agronomy, https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11040762.

40.       Wang, J., Fu, X., R. Ghimire, U.M. Sainju, Y. Jia, and F. Zhao. 2021. Responses of soil carbon, nitrogen, enzyme, and bacteria to long-term fertilization. Applied Soil Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2021.103992.

41.       Sainju, U., R. Ghimire, and S. Dangi. 2021. Soil carbon dioxide and methane emissions and carbon balance with crop rotation and nitrogen fertilization. The Science of Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145902.

42.       Paye, W., S. Begna, R. Ghimire**, S.V. Angadi, P. Singh*, M.R. Umesh, and M. Darapuneni. 2021. Winter canola yield and nitrogen use efficiency in a semiarid irrigated condition. Agronomy Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20611

43.       *Thapa, V.R., R. Ghimire**, V. Acosta-Martinez, M. Marsalis, and M. Schipanski. 2021. Cover crop biomass and species composition affect soil microbial community structure and enzyme activities in semiarid cropping systems. Applied Soil Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2020.103735.

2020

44.       Ghimire, R.**, and B.R. Khanal. 2020. Soil organic matter dynamics in semiarid agroecosystems transitioning to dryland. PeerJ 8:e10199 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10199.

45.       *Salehin, S.M., R. Ghimire**, S. Angadi, and A.O. Mesbah. 2020. Soil organic matter, greenhouse gas emissions, and sorghum yield in semi-arid drylands. Agrosystems, Geosciences and Environment. 2020, 3:e20107. https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20107.

46.       *Salehin, S.M., R. Ghimire**, S.V. Angadi, O.J. Idowu. 2020. Grass buffer strips improve soil health and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in center-pivot irrigated cropping systems. Sustainability. 12, 6014. DOI: 10.3390/su12156014.

47.       *Omer, M., O.J. Idowu, A. Ulery, D. VanLeeuwen, S. Guldan, M. Marsalis, R. Ghimire. 2020. Impacts of selected long-term management practices on arid soil quality. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 75: 143-152.

48.       Nilahyane, A.*, R. Ghimire**, V.R. Thapa*, and U. Sainju. 2020. Cover crop effects on soil carbon dioxide fluxes in a limited-irrigated cropping system. Agrosystems, Geosciences, and Environment. DOI: 10.1002/agg2.20012.(News featured by tri-society News Flash

49.       Sainju, U., R. Ghimire, U. Mishra, S. Jagadamma. 2020. Reducing nitrous oxide emissions and enhancing crop yield with crop rotation and nitrogen fertilization. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 116: 381–395. DOI: 10.1007/s10705-020-10046-0.

2019

50.       Acharya, R.N., R. Ghimire, A. GC*, and D. Blayney. 2019. Effect of cover crop on-farm profitability and risk in the Southern High Plains. Sustainability 11(24), 7119. DOI: 10.3390/su11247119.

51.       Bista, P., R. Ghimire, S. Machado, and L. Pritchett. 2019. Biochar effects on soil properties and wheat biomass vary with fertility management. Agronomy. 10.3390/agronomy9100623.

52.       Ghimire, R.**, P. Bista, and S. Machado. 2019. Long-term management effects and temperature sensitivity of soil organic carbon in grassland and agricultural soils. Nature Scientific Reports, (2019) 9:12151.

53.       *Thapa, V.R., R. Ghimire**, B. Duval, and M. Marsalis. 2019. Conservation systems for positive net ecosystem carbon balance in semiarid drylands. Agrosystems, Geosciences, and Environment. Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment. 2:190022.

54.       *Acharya, P., R. Ghimire**, and Y. Cho. Linking soil health to crop production: Dairy compost application rates affect soil properties and sorghum biomass. Sustainability 2019, 11, 3552; DOI: 10.3390/su11133552.

55.       Ghimire, R.**, V.R. Thapa*, A. Cano, and V. Acosta-Martinez. 2019. Soil organic carbon and microbial community responses to croplands and grasslands management. Applied Soil Ecology. 141: 30-37.

56.       *Muhammad, I., U.M. Sainju, A. Khan, F. Zhao, R. Ghimire, X. Fu, and J. Wang. 2019. Regulation of soil CO2 and N2O emissions by cover crops: a meta-analysis. Soil and Tillage Research. 192: 103-122.

57.       Mesbah, A.O., A. Nilahyane, B. Ghimire*, L. Beck, R. Ghimire**. 2019. Efficacy of cover crops on weed suppression, wheat yield, and water conservation in winter wheat-sorghum-fallow. Crop Science. 59: 1745-1752. DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2018.12.0753.

58.       Ghimire, R.**, B. Ghimire*, A.O. Mesbah, U. Sainju, and O.J. Idowu. 2019. Soil health response of cover crops in winter wheat-fallow system. Agronomy Journal. 111: 2108-2115. DOI: 10.2134/agronj2018.08.0492.

59.       Sainju, U., R. Ghimire, and G. Pradhan. 2019. Dryland agroecosystem nitrogen balance with tillage, cropping sequence, and nitrogen fertilization. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science.182: 374-384. https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.201800630.

2018

60.       *Thapa, V.R., R. Ghimire**, M. Mikha, J. Idowu, and M. Marsalis. 2018. Land use systems effects on soil health in drylands. Agricultural and Environmental Letters. Agricultural and Environmental Letters 3:180022. DOI:10.2134/ael2018.05.0022.

61.       Ghimire, R.**, J.B. Norton, and U. Norton. 2018. Soil organic matter dynamics under irrigated perennial forage-annual crop rotation systems. Grass and Forage Science. 73: 907-917. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gfs.12378.

62.       Wang, J., R. Ghimire, X. Fu, U.M. Sainju, and W. Liu. 2018. Straw mulching increases precipitation storage rather than water use efficiency and dryland winter wheat yield. Agricultural Water Management. 206: 95-101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2018.05.004.

63.       Cano, A., A. Nunez, V. Acosta-Martinez, M. Schipanski, R. Ghimire, C. Rice, C. West. 2018. Current knowledge and future research directions of soil health and water conservation in the Ogallala Aquifer region. Geoderma. 238: 109-118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2018.04.027.

64.       Ghimire, R.**, B. Ghimire*, A.O. Mesbah, M. O’Neill, J. Idowu, S. Angadi, and M.K. Shukla. 2018. Current status, opportunities, and challenges of cover cropping for sustainable dryland farming in the Southern Great Plains. Journal of Crop Improvement. 32: 579-598. DOI: 10.1080/15427528.2018.1471432.

65.       Duval, B., R. Ghimire, M.D. Hartman, and M.A. Marsalis. 2018. Water and nitrogen management effects on semiarid sorghum production and soil trace gas flux under future climate. PlosOne 13(4): e0195782.

66.       Rijal, J.P., R. Regmi, R. Ghimire, K. Puri, S Gyawly, and S. Poudel. 2018. Farmers’ knowledge of pesticide safety and pest management: A case study of Vegetable Growers in Chitwan, Nepal. Agriculture, 8(1), 16. http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/8/1/16

67.       Ghimire, R.**, S. Machado, and P. Bista. 2018. Decline in soil organic carbon and nitrogen limits yield in wheat-fallow systems. Plant and Soil. 422: 423-435 DOI: 10.1007/s11104-017-3470-z.

2017

68.       *Ghimire, B., R. Ghimire**, D. VanLeeuwen and A.O. Mesbah. 2017. Cover crop residue inputs and quality effects on soil organic matter mineralization. Sustainability, 9, 2316. http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/12/2316.

69.       Bista, P., U. Norton, R. Ghimire, and J.B. Norton. 2017. Greenhouse gas fluxes, soil mineral N, and global warming potential in semi-arid winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)-fallow during drought. Journal of Arid Environments. 147: 103-113. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2017.09.002

70.       Sainju, U.M., B.L. Allen, A.W. Lenssen, and R. Ghimire. 2017. Root biomass, root/shoot ratio, and soil water content under perennial grasses with different nitrogen rates. Field Crops Research. 210: 183-191. DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2017.05.029

71.       Rawal, N., R. Ghimire, D.R. Chalise. 2017. Crop yield and soil fertility status of long-term rice-rice-wheat cropping systems. International Journal of Applied Science and Biotechnology. 5: 42-50. DOI: 10.3126/ijasbt.v5i1.17001.

72.       Ghimire, R.**, S. Machado, and P. Bista. 2017. Soil pH, soil organic carbon, nitrogen, and crop yield in wheat-fallow systems. Agronomy Journal. 109: 706–717. Doi: 10.2134/agronj2016.08.0462.

73.       Ghimire, R.**, U. Norton, P. Bista, A. Obour, and J.B. Norton. 2017. Soil organic matter, greenhouse gases, and net global warming potential of irrigated cropping systems. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 107: 49-62. DOI: 10.1007/s10705-016-9811-0.

74.       Ghimire, R.**, S. Lamichhane, B.S. Acharya, P. Bista, and U.M. Sainju. 2017. Tillage, crop residue, and nutrient management effects on soil organic carbon in rice-based cropping systems. Journal of Integrative Agriculture. 16: 1-15. DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(16)61337-0. Awarded with ‘Top Article of 2019’.

2016

75.       Bista, P., S. Machado, S. R. Ghimire, S.J. Del-Grosso, and M. Reyes-Fox. 2016. Simulating soil organic carbon in a wheat-fallow system using the DAYCENT model. Agronomy Journal. 108: 2554-2565. Doi: 10.2134/agronj2016.04.0202.

76.       Ghimire, R.** and P. Bista. 2016. Crop diversification improves pH of acidic soils. Journal of Crop Improvement. 30: 657-667. DOI: 10.1080/15427528.2016.1219894.

77.       Ghimire, R.** 2016. Approaches in Cropping Systems Research and Challenges. Advances in Plant and Agricultural Research. 3(2): 00088. DOI: 10.15406/ apar.2016.02.00088.

2015

78.       Ghimire, R.**, S. Machado, and K. Rhinhart. 2015. Long-term crop residue and nitrogen management effects on soil profile carbon and nitrogen in wheat-fallow systems. Agronomy Journal 107: 2230-2240. DOI: 10.2134/agronj14.0601.

79.       Bista, P., U. Norton, R. Ghimire, and J.B. Norton. 2015. Greenhouse gas fluxes and soil carbon and nitrogen following single summer tillage. International Journal of Plant and Soil Science 6: 183-193. DOI: 10.9734/IJPSS/2015/16234.

2014

80.       Ghimire, R., J.B. Norton, P.D. Stahl, and U. Norton, 2014. Soil microbial substrate properties and microbial community responses under irrigated organic and reduced-tillage crop and forage production systems. PLoS ONE 9(8): e103901. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103901.

81.       Paudel, B., B.S. Acharya, R. Ghimire**, K.R. Dahal, and P.Bista. 2014. Adapting agriculture to climate change and variability in Chitwan, Nepal: long-term trends and farmers' perceptions. Agricultural Research 3: 165-174. DOI: 10.1007/s40003-014-0103-0.

82.       Ghimire, R. J.B. Norton, and E. Pendall. 2014. Alfalfa-grass biomass, soil organic carbon, and total nitrogen under different management approaches in an irrigated agroecosystem. Plant and Soil 374: 173-184. DOI 10.1007/s11104-013-1854-2.

2011-2013

83.       Ghimire, R., J.B. Norton, U. Norton, J.P. Ritten, P.D. Stahl, and J.M. Krall. 2013. Long-term farming systems research in the central High Plains. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 28: 183–193. DOI 10.1017/S1742170512000208.

84.       Ghimire, R., K.R. Adhikari, Z. Chen, S.C. Shah, and K.R. Dahal. 2012. Soil organic carbon sequestration as affected by tillage and crop residue management in the rice-wheat system. Paddy and Water Environment 10: 95-102. DOI: 10.1007/s10333-011-0268-0.

85.       Khatiwada, B.P., R. Ghimire, R. Adhikari, and S. Osti. 2012. Increasing crop water productivity through local crops and technologies: a case from the Chepang ethnic community of Nepal. Hydro Nepal: Journal of Water, Energy, and Environment Special Issue: conference papers. pp 50-54.

2007-2010

86.       Bista, P., R. Ghimire**, S.C. Shah, and K.R. Pande. 2010. Assessment of soil fertility management practices and their constraints in different geographic locations of Nepal. Forum Geografic 9: 41-48.

87.       Ghimire, R.**, R.K. Basnet, P. Bista, and B. RanaBhat. 2009. Soil quality cards for participatory soil quality assessment in organic and small-holder agriculture. Forum Geografic 8: 72-76.

88.       Ghimire, R.**, S.C. Shah, K.R. Dahal, J.M. Duxbury, and J.G. Lauren. 2008. Tillage and residue management effects on soil organic carbon sequestration in the rice-wheat cropping system of Nepal. Journal of the Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science 29: 21-26.

89.       Ghimire, R.**, 2008. Increasing resilience of community on climate change through the application of sloping agriculture land technology and eco-friendly agriculture in Jugedi Khola watershed, Nepal. Forum Geografic 7: 208 – 215.

90.       Tiwari, S., R. B. Thapa, and R. Ghimire. 2008. Farmers’ field school in potato: an effective tool for integrated crop management. Journal of Plant Protection 1: 115-121.

91.       Ghimire, R.**, K.R. Dahal, J.G. Lauren, J.M. Duxbury, and S.C. Shah. 2007. Tillage and crop residue management effects on soil organic carbon content in light and heavy soils of Chitwan, Journal of Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science 28: 27-32.

92.       Ghimire, R.**, S.C. Shah, K.R. Dahal, A.K. Shrestha, C. Adhikari, J. G. Lauren, and J.M. Duxbury. 2007. Equation for predicting soil organic carbon using loss on ignition for Chitwan soils. Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science Research Advances 1: 229-232.

 

Book Chapters

1.          Sá, J.C.M., R. Ghim­ire, P. Bista, A. Quincke, and M. Allegri. 2024. Case Studies in America on carbon management and sequestration in agriculture. CABI Book series (In Press)

2.          Dhakal, M., G. Zinati, M. Fulcher, D. Fornara, E. Martani, J.B. Contina, P. Hinson, R. Afshar, R. Ghimire, 2024. Challenges and emerging opportunities for weed management in organic agriculture. Advances in Agronomy, Elsevier.

3.          Thapa, S., Q. Xue, R. Ghimire. 2023. Soil-plant-water-environment interaction in dryland agriculture. In: Lal, R. (Ed.). Soil and Drought: Basic Processes. (2023). CRC Press.

4.          Ghimire, R., P. Bista, and S. Machado. 2022. Crop yield limitation by soil organic matter decline: a case study from the US Pacific Northwest. In: Saljnikov E., Mueller L., Lavrishchev A., Eulenstein F. (eds) Advances in Understanding Soil Degradation. Innovations in Landscape Research. Springer, Cham. pp. 609-621. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85682-3_27.

5.          Sainju, U., R. Ghimire, and J. Wang. 2021. Soil organic carbon, crop yield, and quality responses of cover cropping: a review. Advances in Soil Science Special Issue: Soil Organic Carbon and Feeding the Future – Crop Yield and Nutritional Quality. CRC Press, Boca Raton

6.          Ghimire R., V.R. Thapa, P. Acharya, J. Wang, and U.M. Sainju. 2021. Soil indicators and management strategies for environmental sustainability. In: Rakshit, A., Singh, S.K., Abhilash, P.C., Biswas, A. (Eds.). Soil Science: Fundamentals to Recent Advances. ISBN 978-981-16-0917-6

7.          Ghimire, R., U. Sainju, and R. Acharya. 2020. Soil health for food security and agroecosystem resilience. In: D.P. Rasali, P.B. Bhandari, U. Karki, M.N. Parajulee, R.N. Acharya, and R. Adhikari (eds.), Principles and Practices of Food Security: Sustainable, Sufficient, and Safe Food for Healthy Living in Nepal. Association of Nepales Agricultural Professions of Americas. pp 230-244.

8.          Umesh, M.R., S.V. Angadi, P. Gowda, R. Ghimire, and S. Begna. 2019. Climate-resilient minor crops for food security. Agronomic Crops, pp. 19-32 (100% NMSU work, contributed a section on climate resilience)

9.          Sainju, U., R. Ghimire, G. Pradhan. 2019. Nitrogen Fertilization I: Impact on Crop, Soil, and Environment. In: E.C. Rigobelo and A.P. Serra (eds.), Nitrogen Fixation. Intech Open. London, UK. pp 69-92.

10.       Sainju, U., R. Ghimire, G. Pradhan. 2019. Nitrogen Fertilization II: Management Practices to Sustain Crop Production and Soil and Environmental Quality. In: E.C. Rigobelo and A.P. Serra (eds.), Nitrogen Fixation. Intech Open. London, UK. pp 35-56.

11.       Awale, R., R. Ghimire, S. Machado, and P. Bista. 2017. Soil health. In: C. Cruger and G. Yorgey (eds.), Advances in Sustainable Dryland Farming in the Inland Pacific Northwest. pp 47-98.

12.       Bista, P., S. Machado, R. Ghimire, G. Yorgey, D. Wysocki. 2017. Conservation systems. In: C. Cruger and G. Yorgey (eds.), Advances in Sustainable Dryland Farming in the Inland Pacific Northwest. pp 99-124.

13.       Angadi, S., S. Begna, M.R. Umesh, and R. Ghimire. 2016. Strategies to improve the resiliency of semiarid cropping systems under future climate. In: B.M. Chittapur, A.S. Halepyati, M.R. Umesh, and B.K. Desai (eds.), Climate-Smart Agriculture: Status and Strategies. University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, India. pp. 116-120.