Peer-reviewed Journal
Papers (*graduate
student/postdoc, ** corresponding/senior author)
1.
Sainju,
U.M., S. Dangi, D. Liptzin, and R.
Ghimire. Relationship between soil organic matter, soil properties, and
dryland crop yields. Agronomy Journal (in press)
2.
**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 (In press).
3.
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
4.
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.
2021, 13, 11766. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132111766.
5.
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
6.
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
7.
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.
8.
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
9.
Ghimire, R.**, M.N.
Parajulee, P. Acharya*, D. Dhakal, A. Hakeem, and K. Lewis. 2021. Residual soil
nitrogen dynamics and soil acidification in continuous cotton production.
Agricultural and Environmental Letters, https://doi.org/ 10.1002/ael2.20048.
10.
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.
11.
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.
12.
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.
13.
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
14. *Thapa, V.R., R. Ghimire**, V. Acosta-Martinez, M. Marsalis, and
M. Schipanski. 2021. Cover crop effects on soil microbial community structure
and enzyme activities. Applied Soil Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2020.103735.
15. 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.
16. *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.
17. *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.
18. *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.
19. 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.
20. 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.
21. 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.
22. 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.
23. 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.
24. *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.
25. *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.
26.
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.
27.
*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.
28.
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.
29.
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.
30.
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.
31.
*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.
32.
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.
33.
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.
34.
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.
35.
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.
36.
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.
37.
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
38.
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.
39.
*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.
40.
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
41.
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.
42.
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.
43.
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.
44.
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.
45.
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 Award’.
46.
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.
47.
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.
48.
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
49.
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.
50.
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.
51.
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.
52.
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.
53.
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.
54.
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.
55.
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.
56.
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.
57.
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.
58.
Ghimire, R.**, R.K. Basnet, P.
Bista, and B. RanaBhat. 2009. Soil quality cards for participatory soil quality
assessment in organic and smallholder agriculture. Forum Geografic 8:
72-76.
59.
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.
60.
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.
61.
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.
62.
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.
63.
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 valley soils. Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science
Research Advances 1: 229-232.
Book
Chapters
1.
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
2.
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 (In Press).
3.
Ghimire,
R., P. Bista, and S. Machado. 2021. Crop yield limitation by
soil organic matter decline: a case study from the US Pacific Northwest.
Assessing Land Degradation (In Press).
4.
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.
5.
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)
6.
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.
7.
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.
8.
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.
9.
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.
10. 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.