Publications
The RegenPGC team disseminates the outcomes of its research endeavors through both formal research journals, which undergo peer review, and informal publications such as fact sheets. The following publications, categorized by publication year, encompass both types of publications. RegenPGC team members are denoted in bold text.
2026
- Bhusal, Bandana. (2026) Genomic and Transcriptomic Analyses of Economically Important Grass Species Using Next-Generation Sequencing Technologies [Master’s thesis, Iowa State University].
- Eness, Maxwell. (2026) Maize Root Responses to the Presence of Perennial Ground Cover [Master’s thesis, Iowa State University]. https://dr.lib.iastate.edu/entities/publication/70b87bb2-f091-4e5e-a99a-8a8decc938db
- Dahal, Sagar, Elobeid, Amani, & Crespi, John. (2026). Integrating Perennial Groundcover in Corn and Soybean Acres: Impacts on U.S. Agriculture. Applied Economic Perspectives & Policy. DOI: 10.1002/aepp.70113. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aepp.70113. Open Access
- Diop, Alioune. (2026). Investigating the Fate of Nitrogen Fertilizer in Perennial Groundcover Corn Cropping Systems Using 15N Stable Isotope Labeling [Master’s thesis, Iowa State University]
- Mendis, Sidath S., Davis, Morgan P., Ansari, Jamshid, McDaniel, Marshall D., Flater, Jared, & Rambadagalla, R.Tharindu. (2026). Comparing soil nitrous oxide fluxes from in-field optical feedback–cavity enhanced absorption spectroscopy to laboratory gas chromatography. Agricultural & Forest Meteorology. 386, 111252. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2026.111252
- Bartel, Cynthia A., Raman, D. Raj, & Moore, Kenneth J. (2026). Developing federal farm policy support for novel conservation practices: A case study with perennial groundcover. Journal of Soil & Water Conservation, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224561.2026.2688742. Open Access
- Bilgici, Memiş. (2026). Breeding maize for perennial ground cover systems: Physiological adaptation, genetic architecture, and predictive improvement strategies [Doctoral dissertation, Iowa State University]. Ames, Iowa.
- McDaniel, Marshall D., Dutter, Cole R., Eness, Maxwell Cecil, Alex, Miller, Bradley A., & Modestou, Modestos. (2026). A minimally destructive method for 2-dimensional soil and root mapping in row crops. Plant Soil, 523, 479–497 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-026-08632-2. OPEN ACCESS. [PDF available: https://www.regenpgc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026-McDaniel-Plant-Soil-Article.pdf].
- McDaniel, Marshall, Dutter, Cole, Eness, Maxwell, Cecil, Alex, Miller, Bradley, Modestou, Modestos. (2026). Data for: A minimally destructive method for 2-dimensional soil and root mapping in row crops. Iowa State University. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25380/iastate.32288322.v1.
- Jezus, Gabriel, Schlautman, Brandon, Kocak, Kyle, & Raman, Raj D. (2026). Environmental constraints, spring suppression and perennial ground cover systems: a 25-year analysis of spreadable hours for glufosinate, sawlufenacil, and paraquat across the U.S. Corn Belt [Fact sheet]. https://www.regenpgc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/fact_sheet_revised_June19.pdf.
- Bartel, Cynthia A., Moore, Kenneth J., Andersen, Daniel S., Raman, D. Raj. (202_). Quantifying and characterizing groundcover “intensity” in perennial groundcover (PGC) systems. In review: Agronomy Journal. Submitted May 21, 2026.
- Dahal, Sagar, & Elobeid, Amani. (2026). Perennial Groundcover and the Future of US Corn Production: Market and Policy Implications from a Global Land-Use Perspective. Agricultural Policy Review, Winter 2026. Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University. https://agpolicyreview.card.iastate.edu/winter-2026/perennial-groundcover-and-future-us-corn-production-market-and-policy-implications
- St Cyr, Malcolm Y. (2026). Perennial ground covers: A mitigation strategy to nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions for maize cropping systems [Master’s thesis, Iowa State University]. https://www.regenpgc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-05-19-StCyr-OFFICIAL-THESIS.pdf
- Bilgici, Memiş, Ebrahimi, Elnaz, Prada de Miranda, Leticia, Lira, Sara, Borras, Lucas, Young, Thomas, Yavuz, Recep, Moore, Kenneth J., Dixon, Philip, & Lübberstedt, Thomas. (2025). Trends in stomatal density and size in maize hybrids spanning 100 years of long-term yield breeding. Front. Plant Sci., 17:1829321. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2026.1829321. PubAg ID 10113/9533507. Handle URL: https://hdl.handle.net/10113/9533507
- McDaniel, Marshall D., Dutter, Cole R., Eness, Max, Cecil, A., Miller, B.A., & Modestou, Modestos. (202_). Strategically Sampling Row Crops to Create 2-Dimensional Soil and Root Maps. Plant & Soil. Accepted for publication, May 2026.
- Myers-Bailey, Gabrielle M., Rockson, Philip E., Andersen, Daniel S., Moore, Kenneth J., Helmers, Matthew J., & Raman, D. Raj (2026). Assessing the impact of perennial groundcover and interseeded annual cover crops on maize yield and drainage water quality. Journal of Environmental Quality, 55, e70175. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.70175. Open Access. PubAg Identifier: 10113/9463569. Handle URL: https://hdl.handle.net/10113/9463569
- Moro, Amina, Goggi, Susana, Moore, Ken J., Fei, Shui-zhang, & Kaleita, Amy. (2026). Spatial Proximity to Perennial Groundcover Triggers Shade Avoidance Responses in Corn. Agronomy, 16(7), 729. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy16070729. Open Access.
- Searcy, Kiera S. (2026). Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa Pratensis L.) as a Perennial Groundcover: Establishment and Weed Management in Corn [Master’s thesis, University of Kentucky]. https://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1229&context=pss_etds
- Galland, Patrick D., Dutter, Cole R., Chen, Allen, McDaniel, Marshall, Moore, Kenneth J., Thoms, A., Fei Shui-zhang. (2026). Summer-dormant, perennial groundcover has minimal effect on plant-available nutrients and no effect on maize yield. Agronomy Journal, 118, e70333. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.70333 Open Access
- Olowoyeye, Oluwatuyi S. & Kaleita, Amy L. (2026). Towards modeling soil erosion in a perennial ground cover (PGC) system, Ecological Modeling, 511, Article 111365. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2025.111365. ABSTRACT https://www.regenpgc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-21-Tri-OlowoyeyeJournal-Abstract.pdf. OPEN ACCESS. PubAg ID: 10113/9533506. Handle URL: https://hdl.handle.net/10113/9533506
2025
- Sandeen, Hallie. (2025). Evaluation of Poaceae Species and Suppression Application Methods for Perennial Groundcover in Corn [Masters Thesis, University of Kentucky]. University of Kentucky Library Link: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/pss_etds/200]. https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2025.541.
- Bilgici, Memiş, Ebrahimi, Elnaz, Prada de Miranda, Leticia, Lira, Sara, Borras, Lucas, Young, Thomas, Yavuz, Recep, Moore, Kenneth J., Dixon, Philip, & Lübberstedt, Thomas. (2025). Trends in stomatal density and size in maize hybrids representing 100 years of long-term breeding for yield. bioRxiv. 10.21.683719 https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.21.683719v1. (Submitted 10-22-2025)
- Miller-Klugesherz, Jacob A. & Flora, Cornelia B. (2025, February 24). Ethnographic case study of Pottawatomie County (KS) community capital stocks, cover crops, and conservation agriculture. (Version 1.0) [Data set ] Zenodo. https://zenodo.org/records/14912002. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.14912002
- Miller-Klugesherz, Jacob A. & Flora, Cornelia B. (2025, February 1). 3C dataverse: Community capitals, cover crops, & conservation agriculture in the U.S. corn-soybean belt (Version 2.2) [Dataset]. Zenodo. https://zenodo.org/records/14782849. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.14782849
- Moran, Jack. (2025). Improving the establishment of Kentucky Bluegrass as a perennial groundcover [Master’s thesis, Iowa State University]. ISU Library Repository. https://quicksearch.lib.iastate.edu/permalink/01IASU_INST/tuvqkh/cdi_proquest_journals_3244774285. (ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global, Publication No. 31933520)
- Moran, Jack, Goggi, A. Susana, Moore, Ken J., Fei, Shui-zhang, & Gruss, Shelby. (2025). Improving groundcover establishment through seed rate, seed ratio, and hydrophilic seed coating. Agronomy, 15(8), 1927. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy15081927. OPEN ACCESS
- Moran, Jack, Goggi, A. Susana, Moore, Ken. J., & Fei, Shui-zhang. (2025). Investigating Seed Treatments and Soil Amendments to Improve the Establishment of Kentucky Bluegrass as a Perennial Groundcover. Seeds, 4(1), 16. https://doi.org/10.3390/seeds4010016. OPEN ACCESS
- Moran, Jack (2025). Investigating seed treatments and soil amendments to improve the establishment of Kentucky bluegrass as a perennial groundcover [Data set]. Zenodo. https://zenodo.org/records/14783080.
- Olowoyeye, Oluwatuyi S. (2025). Ecohydrological modeling of the novel Perennial Ground Cover (PGC) system [Doctoral dissertation, Iowa State University]. https://dr.lib.iastate.edu/entities/publication/b4a79f4b-a587-47d1-9844-1d29c483f467. Available for download (PDF): Olowoyeye_iastate_0097E_22291.pdf (3.7 MB)
- Olowoyeye, Olowoyeye & Kaleita, Amy. (2025). Investigating Erosion under Perennial Ground Cover (PGC) Using a Rainfall Simulation Experiment [Data set]. Zenodo. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.15178377. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15178377
- Olowoyeye, Olowoyeye & Kaleita, Amy. (2026). Towards modeling soil erosion in a perennial groundcover (PGC) system. Eco. Model., 511. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2025.111365.(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304380025003515)
2024
- Olowoyeye, Oluwatuyi S. & Kaleita, Amy L. (2024). Investigating Erosion under Perennial Ground Cover (PGC) Using a Rainfall Simulation Experiment. Applied Engineering in Agriculture, 40(6): 611-621. https://doi.org/10.13031/aea.15954
- Rockson, Philip E, Andersen, Daniel S., Licht, Mark A., & Raman, Raj D. (2024). The Design and Testing of a Field Operations Visualizer. AgriEngineering, 2024, 6(4) 4620-4638, https://doi.org/10.3390/agriengineering6040264. OPEN ACCESS. HANDLE URL: https://hdl.handle.net/10113/9209677
- Meyering, Bryce. (2024). RegenPGC View: Semantic Segmentation of Perennial Groundcover Cropping Systems to Restore American Croplands. [M.S. Practicum Project, Georgia Institute of Technology]. https://www.regenpgc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-10-07-Bo-Meyering-Thesis.pdf
- Bartel, Cynthia A., Jacobs, Keri L., Moore, Kenneth J., & Raman, D.Raj. (2024). Anticipatory technoeconomic evaluation of Kentucky Bluegrass-based perennial groundcover implementations in large-scale Midwestern US corn production systems. Sustainability, 2024, 16(16), 7112. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16167112. OPEN ACCESS. HANDLE URL: https://hdl.handle.net/10113/9209671
- Myers-Bailey, Gabrielle (2024). Analysis and assessment of novel food, bioenergy, and cropping systems: Cultured meat, anaerobic digestion, and perennial groundcover [Doctoral dissertation, Iowa State University]. PROQUEST Repository and https://www.regenpgc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Gabrielle-Myers-Thesis.pdf.
- Rockson, Philip E. (2024). Visualization of agricultural field operations [Master’s thesis, Iowa State University]. PROQUEST Repository and https://www.regenpgc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Rockson-Visualization_of_Agricultural_.pdf
- Topping, Kaila. (2024). Simulation of the water balance in a perennial groundcover corn intercrop with the STICS crop model [Master’s thesis, University of Wisconsin, Madison]. https://www.regenpgc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Topping-Agroecology-Thesis.pdf
2023
- Miller-Klugesherz, Jacob A. & Matthew R. Sanderson. (2023). Good for the soil, but good for the farmer? Addiction and recovery in transitions to regenerative agriculture. J. Rural Studies, 103, Article 103123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2023.103123
2022
- Bartel, Cynthia A.**, Archontoulis, Sotirios V., Lenssen, Andrew W., Moore, Kenneth J., Huber, Isaiah L., Laird, David A., & Dixon, Philip M. (2022). Modeling perennial groundcover effects on annual maize grain crop growth with APSIM. Agronomy, 112, 1895–1910. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20108
- Bartel, Cynthia A., Moore, Kenneth J., Fei, Shui-zhang, Lenssen, Andrew, Hintz, Roger L., & Kling, Samantha M. (2022). Evaluating strip and no-till maintenance of perennial groundcovers for annual grain production. Crops, 2, 268-287. https://doi.org/10.3390/crops2030020. OPEN ACCESS. https://hdl.handle.net/10113/9209668
- Bartel, Cynthia A., Moore, Kenneth J., Fei, Shui-zhang, Andrew W. Lenssen, Hintz, Roger L. & Kling, Samantha M. (2022). Evaluating Chemical Suppression Treatments to Alter the Red: Far-Red Ratio in Perennial Groundcovers for Maize Production. Agronomy 12(8): 1854. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12081854. OPEN ACCESS
- Chen, Allen A., Fei, Shui-zhang, Lenssen, Andrew W., & Moore, Kenneth J. (2022). Evaluating cool-season grass species as potential perennial groundcover for maize production. Agronomy, 114(4), 2415-2429. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21087
- Chen, Allen A., Fei, Shui-zhang, Lenssen, Andrew W. & Moore, Kenneth J. (2022). Photothermal controls of vegetative dormancy in Poa secunda. Grassl. Res., 1(1), 43-52. https://doi.org/10.1002/glr2.12008. HANDLE URL: https://hdl.handle.net/10113/9209670
- Galland, Patrick. (2022). The effects of perennial groundcover on soil-water and nutrient dynamics in maize intercropping systems. [Master’s thesis, Iowa State University]. https://dr.lib.iastate.edu/entities/publication/5a7b6c8a-8608-4435-83bb-35d899600a3d
- Kimmelshue, Chad L., Goggi, Susana, & Moore, Kenneth J. (2022). Seed size, planting depth, and a perennial groundcover system effect on corn emergence and grain yield. Agronomy 12(2), 437. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12020437. OPEN ACCESS
- Kimmelshue, Chad, Goggi, Susana, & Moore, Kenneth J. (2022). Single plant grain yield in corn (Zea mays L.) based on emergence date, seed size, sowing depth, and plant to plant distance. Crops 2, 62–86. https://doi.org/10.3390/crops2010006. HANDLE URL: https://hdl.handle.net/10113/9209669
OTHER PERENNIAL GROUND COVER ARTICLES
These articles precede RegenPGC USDA-NIFA funding but provide background information on the perennial ground cover concept. Current RegenPGC team members are indicated in bold text.
- Schlautman, Brandon, Luis Diaz-Garcia, Bartel, Cynthia A., Fei, Shuizhang, Flynn, Scott, Haramoto, Erin R., Moore, Kenneth J., & Raman, D.Raj. (2021). Perennial groundcovers: an emerging technology for soil conservation and the sustainable intensification of agriculture. Emerging Top. Life Sci., 5, 337-347. https://doi.org/10.1042/ETLS20200318.
- Bartel, Cynthia A.**, Archontoulis, Sotirios V., Lenssen, Andrew W., Moore, Kenneth J., Huber, Isaiah L., Laird, David A., & Dixon, Philip M. (2020). Modeling perennial groundcover effects on annual maize grain crop growth with APSIM. Agronomy, 112, 1895–1910. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20108.
- Moore, Kenneth J., Anex, Robert P., Elobeid, Amani E., Fei, Shuizhang, Flora, Cornelia B., Goggi, A. Susana, Jacobs, Keri L., Jha, Prashant, Kaleita, Amy L., Karlen, Doug L., Laird, David A., Lenssen, Andrew W., Lübberstedt, Thomas, McDaniel, Marshall D., Raman, Raj, & Weyers, Sharon L. (2019). Regenerating agricultural landscapes with perennial groundcover for intensive crop production. Agronomy, 9, 458. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9080458.
- Banik, Chumki, Bartel, Cynthia A., Laird, David A., Moore, Kenneth J., & Lenssen, Andrew W. (2019). Perennial cover crop influences soil C and N and maize productivity. Nutr. Cycling Agroecosyst., 116, 135-150. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-019-10030-3.
- Bartel, Cynthia A., Banik, Chumki, Lenssen, Andrew W., Moore, Kenneth J., Laird, David A., Archontoulis, Sotirios V., & Lamkey, Kendall R. (2017). Living mulch for sustainable maize stover biomass harvest. Crop Sci., 57, 3273-3290. doi:10.2135/cropsci2017.04.0232
- Bartel, Cynthia A., Banik, Chumki, Lenssen, Andrew W., Kenneth J. Moore, David A. Laird, Sotirios V. Archontoulis & Kendall R. Lamkey. (2017). Establishment of perennial groundcovers for maize-based bioenergy production systems. Agronomy, 109, 822-835. doi:10.2134/agronj2016.11.0656
- Flynn, Ernest S., Kenneth J. Moore, Singer, Jeremy W., & Lamkey, Kendall R. (2013). Evaluation of grass and legume species as perennial ground covers in maize production. Crop Sci., 53, 611–620. https://doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2011.06.0306
- Wiggans, Dustin. R., Singer, Jeremy W., Moore, Kenneth J., & Lamkey, Kendall R. (2012). Response of continuous maize with stover removal to living mulches. Agronomy, 104, 917–925. https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2011.0395.
- Wiggans, Dustin. R., Singer, Jeremy W., Moore, Kenneth J., & Lamkey, Kendall R.(2012). Maize water use in living mulch systems with stover removal. Crop Sci., 52, 327-338. https://doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2011.06.0316.