1.1. Peer-reviewed Journal Papers (*graduate
student/postdoc, ** corresponding author)
1.
Aryal. D., A. Singh, and R.
Ghimire. Soil carbon, nitrogen, and greenhouse gas emissions under
occasional tillage into long-term no-tillage systems in semi-arid drylands.
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation (Accept).
2.
Arije, D., P. Bista, S.
Gautam, C. Steele, U. Mishra, and R.
Ghimire. Enhancing Soil
Carbon Storage in Water-Limited Environments with Multispecies Cover Cropping:
Insights from DayCent® Model Simulation. Field Crops Research
3.
Yin, H., P. Bista, R. Ghimire, H. Yang, K.C. Carroll.
2026. Unraveling soil moisture dynamics with dual-scale interpretable machine
learning: cover cropping and irrigation insights in semi-arid agriculture.
Vedos Zone Journal, https://doi.org/10.1002/vzj2.70077.
4.
Zhang, J., Y. Zhu, M. Ahmed,
R. Ghimire, O.J. Idowu, S. Norris-Parish, E.E. Sparks, S. Adhikari, J.
Lamba, J. Tumuluru, D. Whitelock, L. Zeng. Role and potential of biochar in
promoting cotton yield in the arid New Mexico of the United States Cotton Belt.
Agronomy, https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy16030346.
5.
Panta, S., P. Bista, S.V.
Angadi, R. Ghimire. Soil Health and Water Function Indicators Respond to
Organic Amendments in a Semi-Arid Environment. Sustainability, https://doi.org/10.3390/su18031369.
6.
Frene, J.P., P. Acharya, M.
Thompson, A. Adhikari, and R. Ghimire**.
2026. Mulching promotes soil health and carbon sequestration in arid urban
landscapes. Urban Ecosystem, 29, 37. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-026-01904-w.
7.
Adebayo, O.*, T. Noble Strohm, V. Acosta-Martinez, S.J. Fonte, M.
Schipanski, M. Mikha, P. Bista, S.V. Angadi, and R. Ghimire**. 2026. Linking biological and organic matter
indicators of soil health with soil water functions in semi-arid
compost-amended and intensified cropping systems. Geoderma, 466, 117692, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2026.117692.
8.
Sharma,
B.*, J.P. Frene, V. Acosta-Martinez, X. Li, and R. Ghimire**. 2026.
Microbial community responses to alternative management regulate soil organic
carbon storage in agroecosystems facing irrigation retirement. Agriculture,
Ecosystems, Environment https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2025.110098.
9.
Acharya, P.*, D. Aryal, R.
Ghimire**, M. Marsalis, O.J. Idowu. 2026. Land use-driven shifts in labile
carbon fractions regulated total profile sequestration of soil organic and
inorganic carbon in arid environments. International Soil and Water
Conservation Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iswcr.2025.12.001.
2025
10.
Sapkota,
S., B. Sharma, and R. Ghimire**.
2025. Enhancing carbon stability in biochar-amended arid soils: insights from a
long-term soil incubation study. Carbon Management. https://doi.org/10.1080/17583004.2025.2602999.
11.
Frene, J.P., N. Kasera,
D. Jaisi, S. Sapkota, D. O’Connell, S. Higgins, S. Adhikari, and R. Ghimire**. 2025. Enhancing soil
health and phosphorus use efficiency with modified biochar amendment. Science
of the Total Environments, 180794, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.180794
12.
Noble Strohm*, T., S.
Fonte, R. Ghimire, M. Mikha, O.
Adebayo, P. Bista, V. Acosta-Martinez, S. Angadi, M. Schipanski. 2025. Soil
health indicators for water-limited regions: Evaluating relative sensitivity to
compost and cropping intensification. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224561.2025.2477320
13.
Acharya,
P., A. Ogunleye, M. Marsalis, J. Bell and R. Ghimire**. 2025. Enhancing
forage production and quality under resource-limited conditions by
alfalfa-bermudagrass interseeding. Agronomy Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.70174.
14.
Adebayo, O.*, V.R.
Thapa, A. Ulery, and M. Schipanski, R. Ghimire**. 2025. Optimizing the inorganic nitrogen extraction method to
evaluate alternative cropping strategies. Agronomy Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.70120.
15.
Morales-Ruiz, D.E., G.
Villanueva-López, F. Casanova-Lugo, J.A. Venegas-Venegas, R. Pinto-Ruiz, F.
Guevara-Hernández, M. Reyes-Sosa, P. Martínez-Zurimendi, R. Ghimire,
D.R. Aryal. 2025. Silvopastoral systems reduce soil CO2 emissions,
enhance carbon stocks, and regulate the micro-environment in tropical grazing
lands, Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 393, 109844. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2025.109844.
16.
Sharma, B*., R.
Ghimire**, S. Sapkota, P. Shrestha, C. Brewer, and S. Adhikari. 2025. Nitrous
oxide mitigation potential of biochar derived from agricultural and forest
biomass: effects of feedstock composition and pyrolysis temperature. Journal of
Environmental Quality. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.70054.
17.
Singh, A., D.R. Aryal,
M. Omer, A.D. Adhikari, O.J. Idowu, R. Herema, R. Ghimire**. 2025. Soil
carbon sequestration and biological health under pecan orchards of varying
ages. Soil Science Society of America Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.70089.
18.
Bista, P., S. Shakya, P.
Acharya, and R. Ghimire. 2025. Evaluating
machine learning models for greenhouse gas emissions prediction in diversified
semi-arid cropping systems. Soil Science Society of America Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.70057.
19.
Adebayo,
O.*, A. Singh, P. Bista, S. Angadi, and R.
Ghimire**. 2025. Compost addition improves soil water storage and crop
water productivity in a cover crop-integrated sorghum production system under
limited irrigation management. Irrigation Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00271-025-01011-2.
20.
Sapkota, S.*, R. Ghimire**, C
Brewer, S. Fernando. 2025. Contrasting effects of plant and animal
residue biochars on soil health, carbon stability, and crop yield.
Journal of Soils and Sediments. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-025-03968-1.
21.
Liu, R., U.M. Sainju, R.
Ghimire, H. Cheng, F. Guan, Y. Liu, C. Yang, F. Zhao, and J. Wang. 2025.
Mechanisms of cover crop-derived carbon sequestration in winter wheat fields:
Insights from 13C labeling. Soil and Tillage Research, 248, 106462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2025.106462.
22. Singh, A., P. Bista, S.K. Deb, and R. Ghimire**. 2025. Simulating cover crops'
impacts on soil water and nitrogen dynamics and silage yield in the semi-arid
Southwestern United States. Agricultural Water Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2024.109246.
23.
Frene, J.P.*, R. Ghimire**, S. Sapkota, and S.
Angadi. 2025. Evaluating the potential of circular grass buffer strips to
promote fungal community and soil health in water-limited agroecosystems. Soil
Ecology Letters. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42832-024-0265-z.
2024
24. Ghimire, R.**, D.R. Aryal, S. Buffasso, N. Hanan,
O. Burney, H. Geli, O.J. Idowu, B. Hurd, L. Prihodko. 2024. Carbon
sequestration in arid and semi-arid lands: Insights from New Mexico, USA.
Agrosystems, Geosciences, and Environment. https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.70019.
25. Badrari, H.*, R. Ghimire**, D.R. Aryal, A.O. Mesbah. 2024. Soil profile organic,
inorganic, and labile C and soil health responses after nine years of
alternative tillage management. Soil Use and Management. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.13129.
26.
Arije,
D.*, R. Ghimire**, P. Bista, S. Angadi, and C. Gard. 2024. Recovery of
soil organic carbon in semi-arid drylands with perennial grass sequence.
Journal of Arid Environments. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2024.105263.
27. 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, 184, 125-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.agron.2023.11.002.
28. Acharya P.*, R. Ghimire**, M.K. Shukla, and O.J. Idowu. 2024. Soil aggregates
and associated carbon and nitrogen sequestration in cover cropping systems.
Catena, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2024.108264.
29. Sapkota, S.*, R. Ghimire**, and S.V. Angadi. 2024. Regulation of surface and
sub-surface soil organic carbon sequestration with circular buffer strips of
perennial grasses in center pivot irrigated cropping systems. Applied Soil
Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2024.105551.
30. Sapkota, S.*, R. Ghimire**, P. Bista, D. Hartmann, T.
Rahman, S. Adhikari. 2024. Greenhouse gas mitigation and soil
carbon stabilization potential of forest biochar varied with biochar type and
characteristics. Science of the Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172942.
31. Bista, D.*, S. Sapkota, R. Acharya, P.
Acharya, and R. Ghimire**. 2024.
Energy and carbon footprint of cover cropping in a semi-arid irrigated
agriculture. Heliyon. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27904.
32. Sapkota, S.*, R. Ghimire**, S. Angadi, B. Schutte,
and O.J. Idowu. 2024. Soil aggregates and associated carbon and nitrogen
storage in circular grass buffer integrated cropping systems. Journal of Soils
and Sediments. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-024-03721-0.
33. 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.
34. 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.
35. 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.
36. 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.
37. 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.
38.
Adhikari, A.D.*, P.
Shrestha, R. Ghimire**, Z. Liu, D.
Pollock, P. Acharya, and D.R. Aryal. 2024. 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
39. 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.
40. 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.
41. 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.
42. 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.
43.
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.
44. 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.
45. 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.
46. 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.
47. 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.
48. 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.
49. 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.
50. 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.
51. 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.
52. 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.
53. 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, highest cited certificate
2024). https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20495.
54. 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.
55.
Thapa, V.R.*, R. Ghimire**, W.S. Paye, D. VanLeeuwen.
2023. Soil organic carbon and nitrogen respond to occasional tillage in a
continuous no-tillage system. Soil and Tillage Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2022.105619.
2022
56. 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.
57. 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.
58. 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.
59. 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.
60. 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.
61. 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.
62. 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.
63. 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
64. 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.
65. 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).
66. 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.
67. 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.
68. 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
69. 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.
70. 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.
71. Wang, J., Fu, X., R.
Ghimire, U.M. Sainju, Y. Jia, and F. Zhao. 2021. Responses of soil carbon,
nitrogen, enzymes, and bacteria to long-term fertilization. Applied Soil
Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2021.103992.
72. 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.
73. 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
74.
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
75.
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.
76.
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.
77.
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. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12156014.
78.
Omer, M.*, O.J.
Idowu, A. Ulery, D. VanLeeuwen, S. Guldan, M. Marsalis, R. Ghimire.
2020. Impacts of selected management practices on soil quality in
an irrigated arid agroecosystem. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 75:
143-152. https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.75.2.143
79.
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. https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20012. (News featured by Tri-Society
News Flash)
80.
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. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-020-10046-0.
2019
81.
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: https://doi.org/10.3390/su11247119.
82.
Bista, P., R.
Ghimire, S. Machado, and L. Pritchett. 2019. Biochar effects on soil
properties and wheat biomass vary with fertility management. Agronomy. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9100623.
83.
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. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-48237-7.
84.
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. https://doi.org/10.2134/age2019.03.0022
85.
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. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11133552.
86. 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2019.05.002.
87. 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2019.04.020.
88. 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. https://doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2018.12.0753.
89. 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. https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2018.08.0492
90. 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
91. 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.https://doi.org/10.2134/ael2018.05.0022.
92. 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.
93. 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.
94. 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.
95. 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: https://doi.org/10.1080/15427528.2018.1471432.
96. 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. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0195782
97. 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. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture8010016.
98. 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 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-017-3470-z.
2017
99. 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.
100. 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
101. 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.
102. 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.
103. 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.
104. 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.
105. 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 Cited Article in 2019’.
2016
106. 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.
107. Ghimire, R.** and P. Bista. 2016. Crop diversification improves the pH
of acidic soils. Journal of Crop Improvement. 30: 657-667. DOI:
10.1080/15427528.2016.1219894.
108. 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
109. 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.
110. 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
111. 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.
112. 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.
113. 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
114. 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.
115. 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.
116. 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
117. 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.
118. 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.
119. 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.
120. Ghimire, R.**, 2008. Increasing community resilience to climate change
through the application of sloping
agriculture land technology and eco-friendly agriculture in the Jugedi Khola
watershed, Nepal. Forum Geografic 7: 208
– 215.
121. 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.
122. 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 the Institute of
Agriculture and Animal Science 28: 27-32.
123. 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.
1.2.
Book
Chapters
1.
Ghimire
R., S. Sapkota, A. Singh, P.
Acharya, J.P. Frene, P. Bista. 2026. Regenerative Agriculture for Soil Health
and Ecosystem Services. In: B.N. Gnanesh, M.N. Parajulee, and C. Kole. Next Generation Crop Production for
Agricultural Sustainability and
Food Security ISBN: 9781032999982 (in press)
2.
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
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 Nepalese 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.