Peer-reviewed Journal Papers (*graduate
student paper)
1.
*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.
2.
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. DOI: 10.1007/s10705-020-10046-0.
3.
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.
4.
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.
5.
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.
6.
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.
7.
*Thapa, V.R., R. Ghimire, B. Duval, and M.
Marsalis. 2019. Soil organic carbon and net ecosystem carbon balance in
semiarid cropping systems. Agrosystems, Geosciences, and Environment. Agrosystems,
Geosciences & Environment. 2:190022.
8.
*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.
9.
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.
10. *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.
11. 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.
12. Ghimire,
R., B. Ghimire, A.O.
Mesbah, U. Sainju, and O.J. Idowu. 2019. Cover crops effects on soil organic
matter and nutrient dynamics in a winter wheat-summer fallow system. Agronomy
Journal. 111: 2108-2115. DOI: 10.2134/agronj2018.08.0492.
13. 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.
14. *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.
15. Ghimire,
R., J.B. Norton, and U.
Norton. 2018. Soil organic matter dynamics under irrigated perennial forage-annual
crop rotation. Grass and Forage Science. 73: 907-917. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gfs.12378.
16. 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.
17. 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.
18. 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.
19.
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.
20.
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
21.
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.
22.
*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.
23.
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 Environment. 147:
103-113. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2017.09.002
24.
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.
25.
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.
26.
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.
27.
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.
28.
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.
29.
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.
30.
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.
31.
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
32.
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.
33.
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.
34.
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.
35.
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.
36.
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.
37.
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.
38.
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.
39.
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.
40.
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.
41.
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.
42.
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.
43.
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.
44.
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.
45.
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.
46.
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., P. Bista, and S.
Machado. 2020. Crop yield limitation by soil organic matter decline: a case
study from the US Pacific Northwest. Assessing Land Degradation.
2.
Ghimire, R., U. Sainju, and R.
Acharya. 2020. Soil health for food security and agroecosystem resilience. Book:
Sustainable, Safe, and Healthy Food in Nepal: Principles and Practices of Food
Security. Accepted for publication
3-2-2019.
3.
Sainju, U., R. Ghimire,
G. Pradhan. 2019. Nitrogen Fertilization I: Impact on Crop, Soil, and
Environment. Book: Nitrogen in Agricultural Systems. Intech Open. DOI:
10.5772/intechopen.86028.
4.
Sainju, U., R. Ghimire,
G. Pradhan. 2019. Nitrogen Fertilization II: Management Practices to Sustain
Crop Production and Soil and Environmental Quality. Book: Nitrogen in
Agricultural Systems. Intech Open. DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.86646.
5.
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.
6.
Bista, P., S. Machado, R.
Ghimire, G. Yorgey, D. Wysocki. 2017. Conservation systems. C. Cruger and
G. Yorgey (Eds.). Advances in Sustainable Dryland Farming in the Inland Pacific
Northwest. pp 99-124.
7.
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.