Heather Karsten

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Associate Professor, Plant Science

Research Summary

Agroecological research to design sustainable cropping systems, particularly in the role of perennials in cropping system sustainability.

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Recent Publications

Cropland soil nitrogen oxide emissions vary with dairy manure incorporation methods

Miller, D. J., Chai, J., Guo, F., Ponce de León, M. A., Ryals, R., Dell, C. J., Karsten, H. & Hastings, M. G., Jun 2024, In: Agrosystems, Geosciences and Environment. 7, 2, e20485.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Can manure application method and timing with cover crops reduce NH3 and N2O gas losses and sustain corn yield?

Sigdel, S., Dell, C. J. & Karsten, H. D., Sep 1 2024, In: Agronomy Journal. 116, 5, p. 2242-2262 21 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Delayed cover-crop termination and reduced herbicide inputs produce trade-offs in soybean phase of US Northeast forage-grain rotation

Ficks, T. S., Karsten, H. D. & Wallace, J. M., Apr 13 2023, In: Weed Technology. 37, 2, p. 132-140 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Monolith soil core sampling to develop nitrate testing protocol for manure injection

Meinen, R. J., Beegle, D. B., Vishwanath, S., Kleinman, P. J. A., Saporito, L. S., Spargo, J., Karsten, H. & Dillon, J., Mar 1 2023, In: Soil Science Society of America Journal. 87, 2, p. 378-389 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Recalibrating the Pennsylvania pre-sidedress soil nitrate test recommendations for modern corn production

White, C. M., Sigdel, S., Karsten, H. D., Meinen, R. J. & Spargo, J. T., Sep 1 2023, In: Agronomy Journal. 115, 5, p. 2600-2613 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Double cropping and manure management mitigate the environmental impact of a dairy farm under present and future climate

Castaño-Sánchez, J. P., Karsten, H. D. & Rotz, C. A., Feb 2022, In: Agricultural Systems. 196, 103326.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Integrated weed management with strategic tillage can maintain soil quality in continuous living cover systems

McPheeters, D., Bruns, M. A., Karsten, H. D. & Dell, C. J., Nov 2 2022, In: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 6, 907590.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Does winter cereal rye seeding rate, termination time, and N rate impact no-till soybean?

Reed, H. K. & Karsten, H. D., Mar 1 2022, In: Agronomy Journal. 114, 2, p. 1311-1323 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Winter annual management to increase nutrient recovery and forage production on dairies

Binder, J. M., Karsten, H. D., Beegle, D. B. & Dell, C. J., 2021, In: Agrosystems, Geosciences and Environment. 4, 2, e20157.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Assessing surface and subsurface transport of neonicotinoid insecticides from no-till crop fields

Frame, S. T., Pearsons, K. A., Elkin, K. R., Saporito, L. S., Preisendanz, H. E., Karsten, H. D. & Tooker, J. F., Mar 1 2021, In: Journal of Environmental Quality. 50, 2, p. 476-484 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Nitrous oxide emissions from manured, no-till corn systems

Ponce de León, M. A., Dell, C. J. & Karsten, H. D., Apr 2021, In: Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 119, 3, p. 405-421 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Integrated weed management with reduced herbicides in a no-till dairy rotation

Summers, H., Karsten, H. D., Curran, W. & Malcolm, G. M., Jul 1 2021, In: Agronomy Journal. 113, 4, p. 3418-3433 16 p.

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Addressing the spatial disconnect between national-scale total maximum daily loads and localized land management decisions

Amin, M. G. M., Veith, T. L., Shortle, J. S., Karsten, H. D. & Kleinman, P. J. A., May 1 2020, In: Journal of Environmental Quality. 49, 3, p. 613-627 15 p.

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Manure injection and rye double cropping increased nutrient recovery and forage production

Binder, J. M., Karsten, H. D., Beegle, D. B. & Dell, C. J., Jul 1 2020, In: Agronomy Journal. 112, 4, p. 2968-2977 10 p.

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A high-diversity/IPM cropping system fosters beneficial arthropod populations, limits invertebrate pests, and produces competitive maize yields

Busch, A. K., Douglas, M. R., Malcolm, G. M., Karsten, H. D. & Tooker, J. F., Apr 15 2020, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 292, 106812.

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