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Stephen A. Prior is affiliated with the Agricultural Research Service in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with a significant focus on Soil Science, Plant Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Radiation, and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's work addresses a number of main topics, including:

  • Soil Management and Crop Yield
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Radioactivity and Radon Measurements
  • Nuclear Physics and Applications
  • Plant responses to elevated CO2
  • Heavy Metals in Plants
  • Heavy metals in environment

Stephen A. Prior has contributed to several research papers published in recognized scientific journals. Among recent publications are:

  • Global N2O Emissions From Cropland Driven by Nitrogen Addition and Environmental Factors: Comparison and Uncertainty Analysis (2020) in Global Biogeochemical Cycles
  • Effects of elevated [CO2] on photosynthesis and seed yield parameters in two soybean genotypes with contrasting water use efficiency (2020) in Environmental and Experimental Botany
  • Estimating peanut and soybean photosynthetic traits using leaf spectral reflectance and advance regression models (2022) in Planta
  • Improving yield and health of legume crops via co-inoculation with rhizobia and Trichoderma: A global meta-analysis (2022) in Applied Soil Ecology
  • Elemental composition of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis A.St.-Hil.) under low input systems of southern Brazil (2020) in The Science of The Total Environment

Frequent publication venues for the scientist include:

  • Soil and Tillage Research
  • European Journal of Forest Research
  • New Forests
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment

The scientist collaborates regularly with a number of co-authors, including:

  • Antônio Carlos Vargas Motta
  • Julierme Zimmer Barbosa
  • G. Brett Runion
  • Ederlan Magri
  • H. Allen Torbert

Best Publications

  • Control of yellow and purple nutsedge in elevated CO2 environments with glyphosate and halosulfuron.

    S. Christopher Marble;Stephen A. Prior;G. Brett Runion;H. Allen Torbert

  • Elevated CO2 and plant structure: a review

    SetH. G. Pritchard;HugO. H. Rogers;Stephen A. Prior;CurT. M. Peterson

  • Root to shoot ratio of crops as influenced by CO2

    Hugo H. Rogers;Stephen A. Prior;G. Brett Runion;Robert J. Mitchell

  • An evaluation of cassava, sweet potato and field corn as potential carbohydrate sources for bioethanol production in Alabama and Maryland

    Lewis H. Ziska;G. Brett Runion;Martha Tomecek;Stephen A. Prior

  • Global ammonia emissions from synthetic nitrogen fertilizer applications in agricultural systems: Empirical and process-based estimates and uncertainty.

    Rongting Xu;Hanqin Tian;Hanqin Tian;Shufen Pan;Stephen A. Prior

  • Effects of Elevated Carbon Dioxide and Increased Temperature on Methane and Nitrous Oxide Fluxes: Evidence from Field Experiments

    Feike A Dijkstra;Stephen A Prior;G Brett Runion;H Allen Torbert

  • A Review of Elevated Atmospheric CO2 Effects on Plant Growth and Water Relations: Implications for Horticulture

    Stephen A. Prior;G. Brett Runion;S. Christopher Marble;Hugo H. Rogers

  • Long-Term Tillage and Poultry Litter Impacts Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Mineralization and Fertility

    Dexter B. Watts;H. Allen Torbert;Stephen A. Prior;Gobena Huluka

  • Effects of residue management and controlled traffic on carbon dioxide and water loss

    D.C. Reicosky;D.W. Reeves;S.A. Prior;G.B. Runion

  • Soil Microbial Community Dynamics as Influenced by Composted Dairy Manure, Soil Properties, and Landscape Position

    Dexter B. Watts;H. Allen Torbert;Yucheng Feng;Stephen A. Prior

  • Review of elevated atmospheric CO2 effects on agro-ecosystems: residue decomposition processes and soil C storage

    H. A. Torbert;S. A. Prior;H. H. Rogers;C. W. Wood

  • Drought in the Southern United States over the 20th century: variability and its impacts on terrestrial ecosystem productivity and carbon storage

    Guangsheng Chen;Hanqin Tian;Chi Zhang;Chi Zhang;Mingliang Liu

  • Free-air CO2 enrichment effects on soil carbon and nitrogen

    C.W. Wood;H.A. Torbert;H.H. Rogers;G.B. Runion

  • Cotton root and rhizosphere responses to free‐air CO2 enrichment

    Hugo H. Rogers;Stephen A. Prior;Elizabeth G. O'Neill

  • The influence of elevated CO2 on the activities of antioxidative enzymes in two soybean genotypes

    Seth G. Pritchard;Zhenlin Ju;Edzard van Santen;Jiansheng Qiu

  • 8 – Response of Plants to Elevated Atmospheric CO2: Root Growth, Mineral Nutrition, and Soil Carbon

    Hugo H. Rogers;G. Brett Runion;Stephen A. Prior;H. Allen Torbert

  • Influence of CO2 enrichment and nitrogen fertilization on tissue chemistry and carbon allocation in longleaf pine seedlings

    J. A. Entry;G. B. Runion;S. A. Prior;R. J. Mitchell

  • Tissue chemistry and carbon allocation in seedlings of Pinus palustris subjected to elevated atmospheric CO2 and water stress

    G. B. Runion;J. A. Entry;S. A. Prior;R. J. Mitchell

  • Effects of atmospheric CO2 on longleaf pine: productivity and allocation as influenced by nitrogen and water

    S. A. Prior;G. B. Runion;R. J. Mitchell;H. H. Rogers

  • Effects of free-air CO2 enrichment on cotton root growth

    S.A. Prior;H.H. Rogers;G.B. Runion;J.R. Mauney

Frequent Co-Authors

Hugo H. Rogers
Hugo H. Rogers Agricultural Research Service
G. Brett Runion
G. Brett Runion United States Department of Agriculture
Robert J. Mitchell
Robert J. Mitchell La Trobe University
Hanqin Tian
Hanqin Tian Auburn University
C. W. Wood
C. W. Wood Auburn University
Shufen Pan
Shufen Pan Auburn University
Arthur H. Chappelka
Arthur H. Chappelka Auburn University
Bruce A. Kimball
Bruce A. Kimball Agricultural Research Service
Martin R. Broadley
Martin R. Broadley Rothamsted Research
Scott D. Young
Scott D. Young University of Nottingham

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