KBS LTER Publications

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Forthcoming Publications from the GLBRC Switchgrass Variety Experiment I
Mosier, S., L. Kelly, E. Ozlu, and G. P. Robertson. Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) cultivars have similar impacts on soil carbon and nitrogen stocks and microbial function. GCB Bioenergy (in press).
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2023
Ulbrich, T. C. 2023. Mechanisms to management: Harnessing plant-microbial interactions and soil health for sustainable agriculture. Dissertation, Michigan State University, East Lansing MI.
abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/4096)

Zahorec, A. 2023. Microarthropod-microbe interactions on soil carbon dynamics in bioenergy cropping systems. Dissertation, Michigan State University, East Lansing MI.

abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/4127)
2021
Roley, S. S., T. C. Ulbrich, and G. P. Robertson. 2021. Nitrogen fixation and resorption efficiency differences among twelve upland and lowland switchgrass cultivars. Phytobiomes 5:97-107.
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Ulbrich, T. C., M. Friesen, S. S. Roley, L. K. Tiemann, and S. E. Evans. 2021. Intraspecific variability in root traits and edaphic conditions influence soil microbiomes across 12 switchgrass cultivars. Phytobiomes 5:108-120.

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2020
Stahlheber, K. A., J. Lindquist, P. D. Drogosh, D. Pennington, and K. L. Gross. 2020. Predicting productivity: A trait-based analysis of variability in biomass yield among switchgrass feedstock cultivars. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 300:106980.
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2018
Emery, S. M., E. R. Kinnetz, L. Bell-Dereske, K. A. Stahlheber, K. L. Gross, and D. Pennington. 2018. Low variation in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal associations and effects on biomass among switchgrass cultivars. Biomass and Bioenergy 119:503-508.
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2017
Kinnetz, E. R. 2017. Intraspecific differences in belowground associations and seedling root morphology for the biofuel crop, Panicum virgatum. Thesis, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
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