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Debbie J. R. Cherney

Debbie J. R. Cherney

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
29
Citations
3397
World Ranking
2564
National Ranking
719

Overview

Debbie J. R. Cherney is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States and has a research focus within Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work primarily spans subfields such as Agronomy and Crop Science, Plant Science, Analytical Chemistry, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Animal Science and Zoology.

Their research covers several main topics, including:

  • Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses
  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Plant and Fungal Interactions
  • Turfgrass Adaptation and Management
  • Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Smart Agriculture and AI

Recent publications by Cherney include:

  • "A scoping review of feed interventions and livelihoods of small-scale livestock keepers" (2020), published in Nature Plants
  • "Handheld NIRS for forage evaluation" (2021), published in Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
  • "Nutritive value and yield of reduced-lignin alfalfa cultivars in monoculture and in binary mixtures with perennial grass" (2020), published in Agronomy Journal
  • "The Relative Performance of a Benchtop Scanning Monochromator and Handheld Fourier Transform Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectrometer in Predicting Forage Nutritive Value" (2022), published in Sensors
  • "Practical Considerations for Using the NeoSpectra-Scanner Handheld Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectrometer to Predict the Nutritive Value of Undried Ensiled Forage" (2023), published in Sensors

Cherney frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Sensors
  • Crop Forage & Turfgrass Management
  • Nature Plants
  • Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
  • Agronomy Journal

Collaboration features prominently in Cherney's career, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Matthew F. Digman
  • J. H. Cherney
  • Jerry H. Cherney
  • Isabelle Baltenweck
  • Alan J. Duncan

Best Publications

  • Potential of Brown-Midrib, Low-Lignin Mutants for Improving Forage Quality

    J. H. Cherney;D. J. R. Cherney;D. E. Akin;J. D. Axtell

  • Row Spacing, Plant Density, and Nitrogen Effects on Corn Silage

    William J. Cox;Debbie J. R. Cherney

  • Assessing Silage Quality

    J. H. Cherney;D. J. R. Cherney

  • Growth, yield and quality of forage maize under different nitrogen management practices

    W. J. Cox;S. Kalonge;D. J. R. Cherney;W. S. Reid

  • In Vitro Digestion Kinetics and Quality of Perennial Grasses as Influenced by Forage Maturity

    D.J.R. Cherney;J.H. Cherney;R.F. Lucey

  • Influence of in Situ Bag Rinsing Technique on Determination of Dry Matter Disappearance

    D.J.R. Cherney;J.A. Patterson;R.P. Lemenager

  • Forage Quality and Harvest Index of Corn Hybrids Under Different Growing Conditions

    W. J. Cox;J. H. Cherney;W. D. Pardee;D. J. R. Cherney

  • Fermentation characteristics of corn forage ensiled in mini-silos.

    D.J.R. Cherney;J.H. Cherney;W.J. Cox

  • Characterization of forages by chemical analysis.

    D. J. R. Cherney;D. I. Givens;E. Owen;R. F. E. Axford

  • Row Spacing, Hybrid, and Plant Density Effects on Corn Silage Yield and Quality

    J. William Cox;Debbie R. Cherney;John J. Hanchar

  • Digestibility and feeding value of pearl millet as influenced by the brown-midrib, low-lignin trait.

    D. J. R. Cherney;J. A. Patterson;K. D. Johnson

  • Use of 2-Ethoxyethanol and α-Amylase in the Neutral Detergent Fiber Method of Feed Analysis

    D.J.R. Cherney;J.A. Patterson;J.H. Cherney

  • Botanical composition, soil and forage quality under different management regimes in Russian grasslands

    E.A Mikhailova;R.B Bryant;D.J.R Cherney;C.J Post

  • Rapid Assessment of the Nutritional Value of Foods Eaten by Mountain Gorillas: Applying Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy to Primatology

    Jessica M. Rothman;Colin A. Chapman;Colin A. Chapman;Julie L. Hansen;Debbie J. R. Cherney

  • Influence of Brown Midrib, Leafy, and Transgenic Hybrids on Corn Forage Production

    William J. Cox;Debbie J.R. Cherney

  • Grass for Dairy Cattle

    Jerome H Cherney;Debbie J R Cherney

  • Impact of Dairy Farming on Well Water Nitrate Level and Soil Content of Phosphorus and Potassium

    S.J. Wang;D.G. Fox;D.J.R. Cherney;S.D. Klausner

  • Orchardgrass and Tall Fescue Utilization of Nitrogen from Dairy Manure and Commercial Fertilizer

    Debbie J. R. Cherney;Jerome H. Cherney;Elena A. Mikhailova

  • Intake and digestibility by wethers as influenced by forage morphology at three levels of forage offering.

    D. J. R. Cherney;D. R. Mertens;J. E. Moore

  • A scoping review of feed interventions and livelihoods of small-scale livestock keepers.

    Isabelle Baltenweck;Debbie Cherney;Alan Duncan;Alan Duncan;Erin Eldermire

  • Lactation performance of holstein cows fed fescue, orchardgrass, or alfalfa silage.

    D.J.R. Cherney;J.H. Cherney;L.E. Chase

  • Whole-herd optimization with the Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System. III. Application of an optimization model to evaluate alternatives to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus mass balance.

    S.J. Wang;D.G. Fox;D.J.R. Cherney;L.E. Chase

Frequent Co-Authors

J. H. Cherney
J. H. Cherney Cornell University
Danny G. Fox
Danny G. Fox Cornell University
Alice N. Pell
Alice N. Pell Cornell University
Quirine M. Ketterings
Quirine M. Ketterings Cornell University
David R. Mertens
David R. Mertens Agricultural Research Service
John D. Axtell
John D. Axtell Purdue University West Lafayette
Jeffrey J. Volenec
Jeffrey J. Volenec Purdue University West Lafayette
Johannes Lehmann
Johannes Lehmann Cornell University
Michael D. Casler
Michael D. Casler Agricultural Research Service
Rui Hai Liu
Rui Hai Liu Cornell University

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