Peer-reviewed Journal
Papers (*graduate
student/postdoc, ** corresponding author)
1.
Sapkota, S., R.
Ghimire, S. Angadi, B. Shuttee, and O.J. Idowu. Regulation of soil carbon
and nitrogen storage by soil aggregates in center pivot irrigated cropping
systems with circular grass buffer strips. Journal of Soil and Sediments. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-024-03721-0
2.
Singh, A.P., R.
Ghimire, and P. Acharya. 2024. Soil profile carbon sequestration and
nutrient responses varied with cover crops in irrigated forage rotations under
a semi-arid environment, Soil and Tillage Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2024.106020
3.
Aryal,
D.R., B.H.J. De Jong, S. Sánchez-Silva, A. Haas-Ek, L. Esparza-Olguin, S.
Ochoa-Gaona, R. Ghimire, D.E.
Morales Ruiz. 2024. Biomass recovery along a tropical forest succession: trends
on tree diversity, wood traits, and stand structure. Forest Ecology and
Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2024.121709
4.
Bista,
P., V.R. Thapa, S.J. DelGrosso, M. Hartman, and R. Ghimire. 2024. Simulating greenhouse gas emissions under cover
crops in a semi-arid region. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-023-10335-4.
5.
Paye,
W.S., L.M. Lauriault, P. Acharya, and R.
Ghimire*. 2024. Soil carbon and nitrogen responses to forage cropping
systems following irrigation retirement. Agronomy Journal https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21523
6.
Acharya
P.*, R. Ghimire**, and V.
Acosta-Martinez. 2024. Cover crop-mediated soil carbon storage in a semi-arid
irrigated cropping system. Agriculture, Ecosystem, and Environment, 361, 108813.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2023.108813
7.
Adhikari,
A.D.*, P. Shrestha, R. Ghimire**, Z.
Liu, D. Pollock, P. Acharya, and D.R. Aryal. Cover crop residue quality
regulates litter decomposition dynamics and soil carbon mineralization kinetics
in semi-arid cropping systems. Applied Soil Ecology https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2023.105160.
2023
8.
Gautam,
S., U. Mishra, C. Scown, and R. Ghimire.
2023. Increased drought and extreme events over the continental United States
under high emission scenario. Scientific Reports. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-48650-z.
9.
Gyawali
A.J., H.L. Neely, J. Foster, C. Neely, K. Lewis, G. Bodine, J. Pintar, R. Ghimire, P. Bekewe, A.P. Smith. 2023.
Assessing soil health in a thermic region of the southern great plains, using
the Soil Management Assessment Framework (SMAF). Soil Security. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soisec.2023.100115
10.
Oguneleye,
A.*, V.R. Thapa*, R. Ghimire**, V.
Acosta-Martinez and D.R. Aryal. 2023. Microbial community response to cover
cropping varied with time after termination. Agricultural and Environmental
Letters. https://doi.org/10.1002/ael2.20118.
11.
López-Hernández,
J.C., D.R. Aryal, G. Villanueva-López, R. Pinto-Ruiz, M.B. Reyes-Sosa, A.
López-Hernández, F. Casanova-Lugo, J.A. Venegas-Venegas, F.J. Medina-Jonapa, F.
Guevara-Hernández, and R. Ghimire. 2023. Carbon storage and sequestration rates
in Leucaena leucocephala- based silvopasture in Southern Mexico. Agroforestry Systems.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-023-00922-3.
12. Lara-Pérez, L.A.,
G. Villanueva-López, I. Oros-Ortega, D.R. Aryal, F. Casanova-Lugo, R. Ghimire. 2023. Seasonal variation of
arthropods diversity in agroforestry systems in the humid tropics of Mexico. Arthropod-Plant
Interactions. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-023-10001-0.
13.
Acosta-Martinez,
V., J. Cotton, L.C. Slaughter, R.
Ghimire, W. Roper. 2023. Soil health assessment to evaluate conservation
practices in semi-arid cotton systems at the producer site scale. Soil Systems.
https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems7030072.
14.
Thapa,
V.R.*, R. Ghimire**, K.P. Adhikari,
and S. Lamichhane. 2023. Soil organic carbon sequestration in arid and
semi-arid regions by conservation systems: a review. Journal of Arid
Environments, 217, 105028. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2023.105028.
15.
Liu,
Y., L. Rui, R. Ghimire, N. Zhang, S. Zhou, F. Zhao, J. Wang. 2023. Linking soil
phosphorus fractions to associated microbial functional profiles under crop
rotation on the Loess Plateau of China. Soil and Tillage Research, 233, 105809,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2023.105809.
16.
Bista,
P., M. Eisa, D. Ragauskaitė, S. Sapkota, J. Baltrusaitis, and R. Ghimire**, 2023. Effect of urea-calcium
sulfate cocrystal N-fertilizer on sorghum productivity and soil N2O
emissions. Sustainability, 15, 8010. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15108010.
17.
Nilahyane,
A., R. Ghimire**, B.S. Acharya, M.
Schipanski, C. West, and A. Obour. 2023. Overcoming agricultural sustainability
challenges in water-limited environments through soil health and water
conservation: insights from the Ogallala Aquifer Region, USA. International
Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2023.2211484.
18.
Paye,
W.S., Thapa, V.R.*, R. Ghimire**.
2023. Limited effects of occasional tillage on the dry aggregate size
distribution and soil carbon and nitrogen fractions in semi-arid drylands.
International Soil and Water Conservation Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iswcr.2023.04.005
19.
Acharya,
P.*, R. Ghimire**, M.A. Marsalis,
E.A. Lehnhoff. 2023. Cover crops forage potential and subsequent forage sorghum
yield and quality in water-limited environments. Agronomy Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21334.
20.
Ghimire, R. **, V.R. Thapa, V. Acosta-Martinez, M. Schipanski, S.J.
Fonte, P. Bista, M.K. Shukla, S.V.
Angadi, M.M. Mikha, L.C. Slaughter, O. Adebayo, and T.Noble Strohm. 2023 Soil
health assessment and management framework for water-limited environments: an
overview of studies from the Great Plains, USA. Soil Systems, 7, 22 (Invited featured article). https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems7010022.
21.
Zhang,
N., U.M. Sainju, F. Zhao, R. Ghimire,
C. Ren, and J. Wang. 2023. Mulching decreased the abundance of microbial
functional genes in phosphorus cycling under maize. Applied Soil Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2023.104833.
22.
Sapkota,
S.*, R. Ghimire**, S. Angadi, D.
VanLeeuwen, P. Singh*, O.J. Idowu. 2023. Soil
health responses to circular grass buffer strips in center-pivot irrigated
agriculture. Soil Science Society of America Journal (Featured
Article). https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20495.
23.
Omer,
M., O.J. Idowu*, N. Pietrasiak, D. VanLeeuwen; A.L. Ulery; A.J. Dominguez; R. Ghimire, and M. Marsalis. 2023. Agricultural
practices influence biological soil quality indicators in an irrigated semiarid
agroecosystem. Pedobiologia. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedobi.2022.150862.
24.
Thapa,
V.R.*, R. Ghimire**, W.S. Paye, D.
VanLeeuwen. 2023. Soil organic carbon and nitrogen responses to occasional
tillage in a continuous no-tillage system. Soil and Tillage Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2022.105619.
2022
25.
Ghimire, R.**, D. Clay, S. Thapa, and B. Hurd. 2022. More carbon
per drop to enhance soil carbon sequestration in water-limited environments.
Carbon Management. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17583004.2022.2117082.
26.
Acharya,
P.*, R. Ghimire**, Paye, W.S.*, A.
Ganguli and S.J. DelGrosso. 2022. Net greenhouse gas balance with cover crops
in semi-arid irrigated cropping systems. Scientific
Reports, 12, 12386. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-16719-w.
27.
Paye,
W.S.*, P. Acharya, R. Ghimire**. 2022.
Water productivity of forage sorghum in response to winter cover crops in
semiarid irrigated conditions. Field Crops Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2022.108552.
28.
Zhang,
S., J. Wang, U.M. Sainju, and R. Ghimire.
2022. Soil water storage, winter wheat yield, and water-use efficiency with
cover crops and nitrogen fertilization. Agronomy Journal, https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21028.
29.
*Acharya,
P., R. Ghimire**, V. Thapa, Y. Cho,
and U.M. Sainju. 2022. Soil profile carbon, nitrogen, and crop yields affected
by cover crops in semiarid regions. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-022-10198-1.
30.
**Paye, W.S., R.
Ghimire†, P. Acharya, A. Nilahyane, and A. Mesbah. 2022. Cover crop water
use and corn silage production in semiarid irrigated conditions. Agricultural
Water Management. 260:107275, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2021.107275.
31.
Thapa
V.R.*, R. Ghimire**, D. VanLeeuwen,
V. Acosta-Martinez, and M.K. Shukla. 2022. Response of soil organic matter to
cover cropping in water-limited environments. Geoderma, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2021.115497.
32.
Sainju,
U.M., S. Dangi, D. Liptzin, and R.
Ghimire. 2022. Relationship between soil organic matter, soil properties,
and dryland crop yields. Agronomy Journal. DOI: 10.1002/agj2.20938.
2021
33.
Thapa,
S., A. Bhandari, R. Ghimire, Q. Xue,
F. Kidwaro, S. Ghatrehsamani, B. Maharjan, and M. Goodwin. 2021. Managing
micronutrients for improving soil fertility, health, and soybean yield. Sustainability.
13: 11766. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132111766.
34.
Joshi,
D., R. Ghimire, T.P. Kharel, U.
Mishra, and S. Clay. 2021. Conservation agriculture for food security and
climate change resilience in Nepal. Agronomy Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20830 (Invited featured article).
35.
Sainju,
U., D. Liptzin, S. Dangi, and R. Ghimire.
2021. Soil health indicators and wheat yield in response to long-term cropping
sequence and nitrogen fertilization. Applied Soil Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2021.104182.
36.
Obour,
A., L. Simon, M. Schipanski, J. Holman, P. Carr, S. Fonte, R. Ghimire, N. Thandi, and H. Blanco-Canqui. 2021. Cover crops to
improve soil and crop productivity in the US Semi-arid Great Plains. Agronomy
Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20855.
37.
Wang,
J., Zhang, S., U.M. Sainju, R. Ghimire,
I. Muhammad, F. Zhao. 2021. A meta-analysis on cover crop impact on soil water
storage, succeeding crop yield, and water-use efficiency. Agricultural Water
Management. 256: 107085, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2021.107085
38.
Ghimire, R.**, M.N.
Parajulee, P. Acharya*, D. Dhakal, A. Hakeem, and K. Lewis. 2021. Soil
acidification in a continuous cotton production system. Agricultural and
Environmental Letters, https://doi.org/
10.1002/ael2.20048.
39.
Thapa,
V.R.*, R. Ghimire**, and M.
Marsalis. 2021. Cover crops for resilience of a limited-irrigation winter
wheat-sorghum-fallow rotation: soil carbon, nitrogen and sorghum yield
responses. Agronomy, https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11040762.
40.
Wang,
J., Fu, X., R. Ghimire, U.M. Sainju,
Y. Jia, and F. Zhao. 2021. Responses of soil carbon, nitrogen, enzyme, and
bacteria to long-term fertilization. Applied Soil Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2021.103992.
41.
Sainju,
U., R. Ghimire, and S. Dangi. 2021.
Soil carbon dioxide and methane emissions and carbon balance with crop rotation
and nitrogen fertilization. The Science of Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145902.
42.
Paye,
W., S. Begna, R. Ghimire**, S.V.
Angadi, P. Singh*, M.R. Umesh, and M. Darapuneni. 2021. Winter canola yield and
nitrogen use efficiency in a semiarid irrigated condition. Agronomy Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20611
43. *Thapa, V.R., R.
Ghimire**, V. Acosta-Martinez, M. Marsalis, and M. Schipanski. 2021. Cover
crop biomass and species composition affect soil microbial community structure
and enzyme activities in semiarid cropping systems. Applied Soil Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2020.103735.
2020
44. Ghimire, R.**, and B.R. Khanal. 2020. Soil
organic matter dynamics in semiarid agroecosystems transitioning to dryland.
PeerJ 8:e10199 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10199.
45. *Salehin, S.M., R. Ghimire**, S. Angadi, and A.O. Mesbah. 2020. Soil
organic matter, greenhouse gas emissions, and sorghum yield in semi-arid
drylands. Agrosystems, Geosciences and Environment. 2020, 3:e20107. https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20107.
46. *Salehin, S.M., R. Ghimire**, S.V. Angadi, O.J. Idowu. 2020. Grass
buffer strips improve soil health and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in
center-pivot irrigated cropping systems. Sustainability. 12, 6014. DOI: 10.3390/su12156014.
47. *Omer, M., O.J. Idowu, A. Ulery, D. VanLeeuwen, S. Guldan, M. Marsalis, R.
Ghimire. 2020. Impacts of selected long-term management practices on arid
soil quality. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 75: 143-152.
48. Nilahyane, A.*, R. Ghimire**, V.R. Thapa*, and
U. Sainju. 2020. Cover crop effects on soil carbon dioxide fluxes in a limited-irrigated
cropping system. Agrosystems, Geosciences, and Environment. DOI: 10.1002/agg2.20012.(News
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49. Sainju, U., R. Ghimire, U. Mishra, S. Jagadamma. 2020. Reducing
nitrous oxide emissions and enhancing crop yield with crop rotation and
nitrogen fertilization. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 116: 381–395. DOI: 10.1007/s10705-020-10046-0.
2019
50. Acharya, R.N., R. Ghimire, A. GC*, and D. Blayney. 2019. Effect of
cover crop on-farm profitability and risk in the Southern High Plains.
Sustainability 11(24), 7119. DOI: 10.3390/su11247119.
51. Bista, P., R. Ghimire, S. Machado, and L. Pritchett. 2019. Biochar
effects on soil properties and wheat biomass vary with fertility management.
Agronomy. 10.3390/agronomy9100623.
52. Ghimire, R.**, P. Bista, and S. Machado. 2019. Long-term management effects and
temperature sensitivity of soil organic carbon in grassland and agricultural
soils. Nature Scientific Reports, (2019) 9:12151.
53. *Thapa, V.R., R. Ghimire**, B. Duval, and M. Marsalis. 2019. Conservation
systems for positive net ecosystem carbon balance in semiarid drylands.
Agrosystems, Geosciences, and Environment. Agrosystems, Geosciences &
Environment. 2:190022.
54. *Acharya, P., R. Ghimire**, and Y. Cho. Linking soil health to
crop production: Dairy compost application rates affect soil properties and
sorghum biomass. Sustainability 2019, 11, 3552; DOI: 10.3390/su11133552.
55.
Ghimire, R.**, V.R. Thapa*, A.
Cano, and V. Acosta-Martinez. 2019. Soil
organic carbon and microbial community responses to croplands and grasslands
management. Applied Soil Ecology. 141:
30-37.
56.
*Muhammad,
I., U.M. Sainju, A. Khan, F. Zhao, R.
Ghimire, X. Fu, and J. Wang. 2019. Regulation of soil CO2 and N2O
emissions by cover crops: a meta-analysis. Soil and Tillage Research. 192:
103-122.
57.
Mesbah,
A.O., A. Nilahyane, B. Ghimire*, L. Beck, R.
Ghimire**. 2019. Efficacy of cover crops on weed suppression, wheat yield,
and water conservation in winter wheat-sorghum-fallow. Crop Science. 59:
1745-1752. DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2018.12.0753.
58.
Ghimire, R.**, B. Ghimire*,
A.O. Mesbah, U. Sainju, and O.J. Idowu. 2019. Soil health response of cover
crops in winter wheat-fallow system. Agronomy Journal. 111: 2108-2115. DOI:
10.2134/agronj2018.08.0492.
59.
Sainju,
U., R. Ghimire, and G. Pradhan.
2019. Dryland agroecosystem nitrogen balance with tillage, cropping sequence,
and nitrogen fertilization. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science.182:
374-384. https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.201800630.
2018
60.
*Thapa,
V.R., R. Ghimire**, M. Mikha, J.
Idowu, and M. Marsalis. 2018. Land use systems effects on soil health in
drylands. Agricultural and Environmental Letters. Agricultural and
Environmental Letters 3:180022. DOI:10.2134/ael2018.05.0022.
61.
Ghimire, R.**, J.B. Norton, and
U. Norton. 2018. Soil organic matter dynamics under irrigated perennial forage-annual
crop rotation systems. Grass and Forage Science. 73: 907-917. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gfs.12378.
62.
Wang,
J., R. Ghimire, X. Fu, U.M. Sainju,
and W. Liu. 2018. Straw mulching increases precipitation storage rather than
water use efficiency and dryland winter wheat yield. Agricultural Water
Management. 206: 95-101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2018.05.004.
63.
Cano,
A., A. Nunez, V. Acosta-Martinez, M. Schipanski, R. Ghimire, C. Rice, C. West. 2018. Current knowledge and future
research directions of soil health and water conservation in the Ogallala
Aquifer region. Geoderma. 238: 109-118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2018.04.027.
64.
Ghimire, R.**, B. Ghimire*,
A.O. Mesbah, M. O’Neill, J. Idowu, S. Angadi, and M.K. Shukla. 2018. Current
status, opportunities, and challenges of cover cropping for sustainable dryland
farming in the Southern Great Plains. Journal of Crop Improvement. 32: 579-598.
DOI: 10.1080/15427528.2018.1471432.
65.
Duval,
B., R. Ghimire, M.D. Hartman, and M.A. Marsalis. 2018. Water and nitrogen
management effects on semiarid sorghum production and soil trace gas flux under
future climate. PlosOne 13(4): e0195782.
66.
Rijal,
J.P., R. Regmi, R. Ghimire, K. Puri,
S Gyawly, and S. Poudel. 2018. Farmers’ knowledge of pesticide safety and pest management: A case study of Vegetable
Growers in Chitwan, Nepal. Agriculture, 8(1), 16. http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/8/1/16
67.
Ghimire, R.**, S. Machado, and
P. Bista. 2018. Decline in soil organic
carbon and nitrogen limits yield in wheat-fallow systems. Plant and Soil. 422:
423-435 DOI: 10.1007/s11104-017-3470-z.
2017
68.
*Ghimire,
B., R. Ghimire**, D. VanLeeuwen and
A.O. Mesbah. 2017. Cover crop residue inputs and quality effects on soil organic
matter mineralization. Sustainability, 9,
2316. http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/12/2316.
69.
Bista,
P., U. Norton, R. Ghimire, and J.B.
Norton. 2017. Greenhouse gas fluxes, soil mineral N, and global warming
potential in semi-arid winter wheat (Triticum
aestivum L.)-fallow during drought. Journal of Arid Environments. 147:
103-113. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2017.09.002
70.
Sainju,
U.M., B.L. Allen, A.W. Lenssen, and R.
Ghimire. 2017. Root biomass, root/shoot ratio, and soil water content under
perennial grasses with different nitrogen rates. Field Crops Research. 210:
183-191. DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2017.05.029.
71.
Rawal,
N., R. Ghimire, D.R. Chalise. 2017.
Crop yield and soil fertility status of long-term rice-rice-wheat cropping
systems. International Journal of Applied Science and Biotechnology. 5: 42-50. DOI: 10.3126/ijasbt.v5i1.17001.
72.
Ghimire, R.**, S. Machado,
and P. Bista. 2017. Soil pH, soil organic carbon, nitrogen, and crop yield in
wheat-fallow systems. Agronomy Journal. 109: 706–717. Doi: 10.2134/agronj2016.08.0462.
73.
Ghimire, R.**, U. Norton, P.
Bista, A. Obour, and J.B. Norton. 2017.
Soil organic matter, greenhouse gases, and net global warming potential of
irrigated cropping systems. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 107: 49-62. DOI: 10.1007/s10705-016-9811-0.
74.
Ghimire, R.**, S. Lamichhane,
B.S. Acharya, P. Bista, and U.M. Sainju. 2017. Tillage, crop residue, and nutrient
management effects on soil organic carbon in rice-based cropping systems.
Journal of Integrative Agriculture. 16: 1-15. DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(16)61337-0. Awarded with ‘Top Article of 2019’.
2016
75.
Bista,
P., S. Machado, S. R. Ghimire, S.J. Del-Grosso, and M. Reyes-Fox. 2016.
Simulating soil organic carbon in a wheat-fallow
system using the DAYCENT model. Agronomy Journal. 108: 2554-2565. Doi: 10.2134/agronj2016.04.0202.
76.
Ghimire, R.** and P. Bista. 2016.
Crop diversification improves pH of acidic soils. Journal of Crop Improvement. 30:
657-667. DOI: 10.1080/15427528.2016.1219894.
77.
Ghimire, R.** 2016. Approaches
in Cropping Systems Research and Challenges. Advances
in Plant and Agricultural Research. 3(2): 00088. DOI: 10.15406/ apar.2016.02.00088.
2015
78.
Ghimire, R.**, S. Machado, and
K. Rhinhart. 2015. Long-term crop residue and nitrogen management effects on
soil profile carbon and nitrogen in wheat-fallow
systems. Agronomy Journal 107: 2230-2240. DOI: 10.2134/agronj14.0601.
79.
Bista,
P., U. Norton, R. Ghimire, and J.B.
Norton. 2015. Greenhouse gas fluxes and soil carbon and nitrogen following
single summer tillage. International Journal of Plant and Soil Science 6: 183-193.
DOI: 10.9734/IJPSS/2015/16234.
2014
80.
Ghimire, R., J.B. Norton,
P.D. Stahl, and U. Norton, 2014. Soil microbial substrate properties and
microbial community responses under irrigated organic and reduced-tillage crop
and forage production systems. PLoS ONE 9(8): e103901. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103901.
81.
Paudel,
B., B.S. Acharya, R. Ghimire**, K.R.
Dahal, and P.Bista. 2014. Adapting agriculture to climate change and
variability in Chitwan, Nepal: long-term trends and farmers' perceptions.
Agricultural Research 3: 165-174. DOI: 10.1007/s40003-014-0103-0.
82.
Ghimire, R. J.B. Norton, and
E. Pendall. 2014. Alfalfa-grass biomass, soil organic carbon, and total
nitrogen under different management approaches
in an irrigated agroecosystem. Plant and Soil 374: 173-184. DOI 10.1007/s11104-013-1854-2.
2011-2013
83.
Ghimire, R., J.B. Norton, U.
Norton, J.P. Ritten, P.D. Stahl, and J.M. Krall. 2013. Long-term farming
systems research in the central High Plains. Renewable Agriculture and Food
Systems 28: 183–193. DOI 10.1017/S1742170512000208.
84.
Ghimire, R., K.R. Adhikari,
Z. Chen, S.C. Shah, and K.R. Dahal. 2012. Soil organic carbon sequestration as
affected by tillage and crop residue management in the rice-wheat system. Paddy and Water Environment 10: 95-102. DOI: 10.1007/s10333-011-0268-0.
85.
Khatiwada,
B.P., R. Ghimire, R. Adhikari, and S. Osti. 2012. Increasing crop water
productivity through local crops and technologies: a case from the Chepang ethnic
community of Nepal. Hydro Nepal: Journal
of Water, Energy, and Environment Special Issue: conference
papers. pp 50-54.
2007-2010
86.
Bista,
P., R. Ghimire**, S.C. Shah, and
K.R. Pande. 2010. Assessment of soil
fertility management practices and their constraints in different geographic
locations of Nepal. Forum Geografic
9: 41-48.
87.
Ghimire, R.**, R.K. Basnet, P.
Bista, and B. RanaBhat. 2009. Soil quality cards for participatory soil quality
assessment in organic and small-holder agriculture. Forum Geografic 8:
72-76.
88.
Ghimire, R.**, S.C. Shah, K.R. Dahal, J.M.
Duxbury, and J.G. Lauren. 2008. Tillage and residue management effects on soil
organic carbon sequestration in the rice-wheat cropping system of Nepal.
Journal of the Institute of Agriculture
and Animal Science 29: 21-26.
89.
Ghimire, R.**, 2008. Increasing
resilience of community on climate change through the application of sloping agriculture land technology and eco-friendly
agriculture in Jugedi Khola watershed, Nepal. Forum Geografic 7: 208 – 215.
90.
Tiwari,
S., R. B. Thapa, and R. Ghimire.
2008. Farmers’ field school in potato: an
effective tool for integrated crop management. Journal of Plant
Protection 1: 115-121.
91.
Ghimire, R.**, K.R. Dahal,
J.G. Lauren, J.M. Duxbury, and S.C. Shah. 2007. Tillage and crop residue
management effects on soil organic carbon content in light and heavy soils of
Chitwan, Journal of Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science 28: 27-32.
92.
Ghimire, R.**, S.C. Shah, K.R. Dahal, A.K. Shrestha,
C. Adhikari, J. G. Lauren, and J.M.
Duxbury. 2007. Equation for predicting
soil organic carbon using loss on
ignition for Chitwan soils. Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science
Research Advances 1: 229-232.
Book Chapters
1.
Sá, J.C.M., R. Ghimire,
P. Bista, A. Quincke, and M. Allegri. 2024. Case Studies in America on carbon
management and sequestration in agriculture. CABI Book series (In Press)
2.
Dhakal, M., G. Zinati, M. Fulcher, D. Fornara, E. Martani,
J.B. Contina, P. Hinson, R. Afshar, R.
Ghimire, 2024. Challenges and emerging opportunities for weed management in
organic agriculture. Advances in Agronomy, Elsevier.
3.
Thapa, S., Q. Xue, R.
Ghimire. 2023. Soil-plant-water-environment interaction in dryland agriculture.
In: Lal, R. (Ed.). Soil and Drought: Basic Processes. (2023). CRC
Press.
4.
Ghimire,
R., P. Bista, and S. Machado. 2022. Crop yield limitation by
soil organic matter decline: a case study from the US Pacific Northwest. In:
Saljnikov E., Mueller L., Lavrishchev A., Eulenstein F. (eds) Advances in
Understanding Soil Degradation. Innovations in Landscape Research. Springer,
Cham. pp. 609-621. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85682-3_27.
5.
Sainju, U., R. Ghimire,
and J. Wang. 2021. Soil organic carbon, crop yield, and quality responses of
cover cropping: a review. Advances in Soil Science Special Issue: Soil Organic
Carbon and Feeding the Future – Crop Yield and Nutritional Quality. CRC Press,
Boca Raton
6.
Ghimire
R., V.R. Thapa, P. Acharya, J. Wang, and U.M. Sainju. 2021.
Soil indicators and management strategies for environmental sustainability. In:
Rakshit, A., Singh, S.K., Abhilash, P.C., Biswas, A. (Eds.).
Soil Science: Fundamentals to Recent Advances. ISBN 978-981-16-0917-6
7.
Ghimire,
R., U. Sainju, and R. Acharya. 2020. Soil health for food
security and agroecosystem resilience. In: D.P. Rasali, P.B. Bhandari, U.
Karki, M.N. Parajulee, R.N. Acharya, and R. Adhikari (eds.), Principles and
Practices of Food Security: Sustainable, Sufficient, and Safe Food for Healthy
Living in Nepal. Association of Nepales Agricultural Professions of Americas. pp
230-244.
8.
Umesh, M.R., S.V. Angadi, P. Gowda, R. Ghimire, and S. Begna. 2019. Climate-resilient minor crops for
food security. Agronomic Crops, pp. 19-32 (100% NMSU work, contributed a section on climate resilience)
9.
Sainju, U., R. Ghimire,
G. Pradhan. 2019. Nitrogen Fertilization I: Impact on Crop, Soil, and
Environment. In: E.C. Rigobelo and A.P. Serra (eds.), Nitrogen Fixation. Intech
Open. London, UK. pp 69-92.
10. Sainju,
U., R. Ghimire, G. Pradhan. 2019.
Nitrogen Fertilization II: Management Practices to Sustain Crop Production and
Soil and Environmental Quality. In: E.C. Rigobelo and A.P. Serra (eds.), Nitrogen
Fixation. Intech Open. London, UK. pp 35-56.
11.
Awale, R., R. Ghimire,
S. Machado, and P. Bista. 2017. Soil health. In: C. Cruger and G. Yorgey (eds.),
Advances in Sustainable Dryland Farming in the Inland Pacific Northwest. pp 47-98.
12. Bista, P., S. Machado, R. Ghimire, G. Yorgey, D. Wysocki. 2017. Conservation systems. In: C. Cruger and G. Yorgey (eds.), Advances in Sustainable Dryland Farming in the Inland Pacific Northwest. pp 99-124.
13. Angadi, S., S. Begna, M.R. Umesh, and R. Ghimire. 2016. Strategies to improve the resiliency of semiarid cropping systems under future climate. In: B.M. Chittapur, A.S. Halepyati, M.R. Umesh, and B.K. Desai (eds.), Climate-Smart Agriculture: Status and Strategies. University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, India. pp. 116-120.