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Overview

Alexandra Kravchenko is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a particular focus on Soil Science, Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science, Ecology, and Civil and Structural Engineering.

The scientist's main research topics include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Soil and Unsaturated Flow, Bioenergy Crop Production and Management, Plant Nutrient Uptake and Metabolism, Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis, Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology, and Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems.

Kravchenko's recent publications demonstrate a range of studies related to soil science and environmental impacts. Notable papers include:

  • "A holistic perspective on soil architecture is needed as a key to soil functions" (2021, European Journal of Soil Science)
  • "Crops for Carbon Farming" (2021, Frontiers in Plant Science)
  • "Empirical Evidence for the Potential Climate Benefits of Decarbonizing Light Vehicle Transport in the U.S. with Bioenergy from Purpose-Grown Biomass with and without BECCS" (2020, Environmental Science & Technology)
  • "Composition and metabolism of microbial communities in soil pores" (2024, Nature Communications)
  • "The unexplored role of preferential flow in soil carbon dynamics" (2021, Soil Biology and Biochemistry)

Throughout their career, Kravchenko has frequently published in specialized academic journals. The prominent venues for their work include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Geoderma
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • European Journal of Soil Science

Collaborations are a notable aspect of their research, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Andrey Guber
  • Yakov Kuzyakov
  • Maik Lucas
  • G. Philip Robertson
  • Jin Ho Lee

Best Publications

  • Correlation of Corn and Soybean Grain Yield with Topography and Soil Properties

    Alexandra N. Kravchenko;Donald G. Bullock

  • A Comparative Study of Interpolation Methods for Mapping Soil Properties

    Alexandra Kravchenko;Donald G. Bullock

  • Influence of Spatial Structure on Accuracy of Interpolation Methods

    A. N. Kravchenko

  • Agricultural Management and Soil Carbon Storage in Surface vs. Deep Layers

    S. P. Syswerda;A. T. Corbin;D. L. Mokma;A. N. Kravchenko

  • Microbial spatial footprint as a driver of soil carbon stabilization.

    A. N. Kravchenko;A. K. Guber;A. K. Guber;B. S. Razavi;J. Koestel

  • Whole-Profile Soil Carbon Stocks: The Danger of Assuming Too Much from Analyses of Too Little

    A. N. Kravchenko;G. P. Robertson

  • Emergent Properties of Microbial Activity in Heterogeneous Soil Microenvironments: Different Research Approaches Are Slowly Converging, Yet Major Challenges Remain.

    Philippe C. Baveye;Wilfred Otten;Alexandra Kravchenko;María Balseiro-Romero;María Balseiro-Romero

  • Hotspots of soil N 2 O emission enhanced through water absorption by plant residue

    A. N. Kravchenko;E. R. Toosi;A. K. Guber;N. E. Ostrom

  • Multifractal analysis of soil spatial variability

    Alexandra N. Kravchenko;Charles W. Boast;Donald G. Bullock

  • Soil pores and their contributions to soil carbon processes

    Alexandra N. Kravchenko;Andrey K. Guber

  • Management, topographical, and weather effects on spatial variability of crop grain yields

    A. N. Kravchenko;G. P. Robertson;K. D. Thelen;R. R. Harwood

  • ESTIMATING THE SOIL WATER RETENTION FROM PARTICLE-SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS: A FRACTAL APPROACH

    Alexandra Kravchenko;Renduo Zhang

  • Phosphorus runoff from incorporated and surface-applied liquid swine manure and phosphorus fertilizer.

    I. C. Daverede;A. N. Kravchenko;R. G. Hoeft;E. D. Nafziger

  • Protection of soil carbon within macro-aggregates depends on intra-aggregate pore characteristics

    Alexandra N. Kravchenko;Wakene C. Negassa;Andrey K. Guber;Mark L. Rivers

  • Contemporary Evidence of Soil Carbon Loss in the U.S. Corn Belt

    S. Senthilkumar;B. Basso;A. N. Kravchenko;G. P. Robertson

  • Quantitative Mapping of Soil Drainage Classes Using Topographical Data and Soil Electrical Conductivity

    A. N. Kravchenko;G. A. Bollero;R. A. Omonode;D. G. Bullock

  • Phosphorus runoff: effect of tillage and soil phosphorus levels.

    Daverede Ic;Kravchenko An;Hoeft Rg;Nafziger Ed

  • Properties of soil pore space regulate pathways of plant residue decomposition and community structure of associated bacteria.

    Wakene C. Negassa;Andrey K. Guber;Alexandra N. Kravchenko;Terence L. Marsh

  • Can intra-aggregate pore structures affect the aggregate's effectiveness in protecting carbon?

    K. Ananyeva;W. Wang;A.J.M. Smucker;M.L. Rivers

  • A holistic perspective on soil architecture is needed as a key to soil functions

    Hans-Jörg Vogel;Maria Balseiro-Romero;Alexandra Kravchenko;Wilfred Otten

  • Joint multifractal analysis of crop yield and terrain slope.

    Alexandra N. Kravchenko;Donald G. Bullock;Charles W. Boast

  • Long-term Differences in Tillage and Land Use Affect Intra-aggregate Pore Heterogeneity

    A.N. Kravchenko;A. N. W. Wang;A. J. M. Smucker;M. L. Rivers

Frequent Co-Authors

G. P. Robertson
G. P. Robertson Michigan State University
Yakov Kuzyakov
Yakov Kuzyakov University of Göttingen
Kurt D. Thelen
Kurt D. Thelen Michigan State University
G. Philip Robertson
G. Philip Robertson Michigan State University
Sieglinde S. Snapp
Sieglinde S. Snapp International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Evgenia Blagodatskaya
Evgenia Blagodatskaya Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Wilfred Otten
Wilfred Otten Cranfield University
Emerson D. Nafziger
Emerson D. Nafziger University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Nathaniel E. Ostrom
Nathaniel E. Ostrom Michigan State University
Stephan Peth
Stephan Peth University of Hannover

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