Peer-reviewed Journal Papers (*graduate student/postdoc, ** corresponding/senior author)
1.
Ghimire, R. **, V.R. Thapa, V. Acosta-Martinez, M. Schipanski, S.J.
Fonte, M.K. Shukla, S.V. Angadi, M.M. Mikha, L.C. Slaughter, O. Adebayo, T.N.
Strohm, and P. Bista. 2022. Soil health assessment and management framework for
water-limited environments: an overview of studies from the Great Plains, USA.
Soil Health (Accepted, invited manuscript)
2.
Ghimire, R.**, D. Clay, S. Thapa, and B. Hurd. 2022. More carbon
per drop: an approach to enhance soil carbon sequestration in water-limited
environments. Carbon Management. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17583004.2022.2117082
3.
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.
4.
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.
5.
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.
6.
*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.
7.
**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.
8.
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.
9.
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
10.
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.
11.
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
12.
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
13.
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.
14.
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
15.
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.
16.
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.
17.
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.
18.
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.
19.
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
20. *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.
2020
21. 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.
22. *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.
23. *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.
24. *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.
25. 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.
26. 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
27. 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.
28. 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.
29. 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.
30. *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.
31. *Acharya, P., R. Ghimire**, and Y. Cho. 2019. Linking soil health to
crop production: Dairy compost application rates affect soil properties and
sorghum biomass. Sustainability, 11, 3552; DOI: 10.3390/su11133552.
32.
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.
33.
*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.
34.
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.
35.
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.
36.
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
37.
*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.
38.
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.
39.
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.
40.
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.
41.
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.
42.
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.
43.
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
44.
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
45.
*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.
46.
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
47.
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.
48.
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.
49.
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.
50.
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.
51.
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’.
2016
52.
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.
53.
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.
54.
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
55.
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.
56.
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
57.
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.
58.
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.
59.
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.
2013
60.
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.
2012
61.
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.
62.
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
63.
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.
64.
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.
65.
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.
66.
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.
67.
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.
68.
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.
69.
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.
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.
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. CRC Press,
Boca Raton
3.
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
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.