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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
52
Citations
11364
World Ranking
1889
National Ranking
498

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Agronomy

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Agronomy, Soil carbon, Soil water, Agriculture and Soil organic matter. Mark A. Liebig mostly deals with Cropping system in his studies of Agronomy. The Cropping system study combines topics in areas such as Flexibility and Soil functions.

His work deals with themes such as Grazing, Greenhouse gas and Mollisol, which intersect with Soil carbon. His study in Agriculture is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Agroforestry and Crop yield. In his study, Carbon sequestration is strongly linked to Panicum virgatum, which falls under the umbrella field of Soil organic matter.

His most cited work include:

  • Soil health and sustainability (559 citations)
  • Greenhouse gas contributions and mitigation potential of agricultural practices in northwestern USA and western Canada (213 citations)
  • Tillage and cropping effects on soil quality indicators in the northern Great Plains (204 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Mark A. Liebig mainly focuses on Agronomy, Soil water, Agriculture, Agroforestry and Grazing. His Agronomy study incorporates themes from Soil carbon and Soil pH. His Soil carbon study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Soil organic matter, Soil test, Carbon cycle and Greenhouse gas.

His Agriculture research includes themes of Sustainability and Environmental resource management. Mark A. Liebig focuses mostly in the field of Agroforestry, narrowing it down to matters related to Ecosystem services and, in some cases, Natural resource economics. His Grazing study deals with Pasture intersecting with Agropyron desertorum.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (59.09%)
  • Soil water (22.73%)
  • Agriculture (18.83%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Agronomy (59.09%)
  • Soil water (22.73%)
  • Agroforestry (16.88%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His main research concerns Agronomy, Soil water, Agroforestry, Ecosystem services and Soil carbon. His research brings together the fields of Cropping and Agronomy. His research in the fields of Soil retrogression and degradation overlaps with other disciplines such as Absorption of water.

Mark A. Liebig has researched Agroforestry in several fields, including Crop livestock, Land use and Soil functions. His Ecosystem services research also works with subjects such as

  • Global change, Environmental quality and Stewardship most often made with reference to Natural resource economics,
  • Sustainability, which have a strong connection to Agriculture. As a part of the same scientific study, Mark A. Liebig usually deals with the Soil carbon, concentrating on Biomass and frequently concerns with Land use, land-use change and forestry.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Assessing uncertainties in crop and pasture ensemble model simulations of productivity and N2O emissions (63 citations)
  • Development and analysis of the Soil Water Infiltration Global database (36 citations)
  • Evaluating strategies for sustainable intensification of US agriculture through the Long-Term Agroecosystem Research network (27 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Agronomy

Mark A. Liebig spends much of his time researching Agronomy, Agroforestry, Agriculture, Perennial plant and No-till farming. His study explores the link between Agronomy and topics such as Greenhouse gas that cross with problems in Grazing. His research integrates issues of Crop livestock and Conservation agriculture in his study of Agroforestry.

The various areas that he examines in his Agriculture study include Sustainability and Ecosystem services. His Perennial plant study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Soil carbon, Land use, land-use change and forestry, Cropping system, Crop and Spring. His No-till farming research incorporates themes from Biodiversity, Intensive farming, Arable land, Soil functions and Nutrient cycle.

Best Publications

  • Soil health and sustainability

    J.W. Doran;M. Sarrantonio;M.A. Liebig

  • Evaluation of instant light-response curves of chlorophyll fluorescence parameters obtained with a portable chlorophyll fluorometer on site in the field

    Uwe Rascher;M. Liebig;U. Lüttge

  • Tillage and cropping effects on soil quality indicators in the northern Great Plains

    Mark A. Liebig;D. L. Tanaka;Brian J. Wienhold

  • Appropriateness of management zones for characterizing spatial variability of soil properties and irrigated corn yields across years

    Aaron R. Schepers;John F. Shanahan;Mark A. Liebig;James S. Schepers

  • Evaluation of β-Glucosidase Activity as a Soil Quality Indicator for the Soil Management Assessment Framework

    D. E. Stott;S. S. Andrews;M. A. Liebig;Brian J. Wienhold

  • Challenges and opportunities for mitigating nitrous oxide emissions from fertilized cropping systems

    Rodney T. Venterea;Rodney T. Venterea;Ardell D. Halvorson;Newell Kitchen;Mark A. Liebig

  • Soil carbon dioxide fluxes in northern semiarid grasslands

    A.B Frank;M.A Liebig;J.D Hanson

  • Greenhouse gas contributions and mitigation potential of agricultural practices in northwestern USA and western Canada

    M. A. Liebig;J. A. Morgan;J. D. Reeder;B. H. Ellert

  • Biomass and carbon partitioning in switchgrass.

    A. B. Frank;J. D. Berdahl;J. D. Hanson;M. A. Liebig

  • Impact of Organic Production Practices on Soil Quality Indicators

    M. A. Liebig;J. W. Doran

  • Soil carbon under switchgrass stands and cultivated cropland

    M.A. Liebig;H.A. Johnson;J.D. Hanson;A.B. Frank

  • A Simple Performance-Based Index for Assessing Multiple Agroecosystem Functions

    Mark A. Liebig;Gary E. Varvel;John W. Doran

  • Changes in soil organic carbon under perennial crops.

    Alicia Ledo;Peter Smith;Ayalsew Zerihun;Jeanette Whitaker

  • Soil Carbon Storage by Switchgrass Grown for Bioenergy

    Mark A. Liebig;Marty R. Schmer;Kenneth P. Vogel;Robert B. Mitchell

  • Crop Species Diversity Changes in the United States: 1978-2012

    Jonathan Aguilar;Greta G. Gramig;John R. Hendrickson;David W. Archer

  • Crop Sequence and Nitrogen Fertilization Effects on Soil Properties in the Western Corn Belt

    M. A. Liebig;Gary E. Varvel;John W. Doran;Brian J. Wienhold

  • Diversification and ecosystem services for conservation agriculture: Outcomes from pastures and integrated crop-livestock systems

    Matt A. Sanderson;David Archer;John Hendrickson;Scott Kronberg

  • Grazing management contributions to net global warming potential: a long-term evaluation in the Northern Great Plains.

    M. A. Liebig;J. R. Gross;S. L. Kronberg;R. L. Phillips

  • Development and analysis of the Soil Water Infiltration Global database

    Mehdi Rahmati;Mehdi Rahmati;Lutz Weihermüller;Jan Vanderborght;Yakov A. Pachepsky

  • Soil response to long-term grazing in the northern Great Plains of North America

    M.A. Liebig;J.R. Gross;S.L. Kronberg;J.D. Hanson

  • On-Farm Assessment of Soil Quality and Health

    Marianne Sarrantonio;John W. Doran;Mark A. Liebig;Jonathan J. Halvorson

  • Impacts of Organic Zero Tillage Systems on Crops, Weeds, and Soil Quality

    Patrick M. Carr;Greta G. Gramig;Mark A. Liebig

Frequent Co-Authors

David W. Archer
David W. Archer Agricultural Research Service
John W. Doran
John W. Doran University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Marty R. Schmer
Marty R. Schmer Agricultural Research Service
Alan J. Franzluebbers
Alan J. Franzluebbers Agricultural Research Service
Gary E. Varvel
Gary E. Varvel University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Matt A. Sanderson
Matt A. Sanderson Agricultural Research Service
Peter Smith
Peter Smith University of Aberdeen
Sylvie Recous
Sylvie Recous INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Brian J. Wienhold
Brian J. Wienhold US Department of Agriculture
Peter Grace
Peter Grace Queensland University of Technology

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