Jason Kaye

Cofunded Faculty Member
Titles and Affiliations
Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management

Research Summary

Research focuses on changing biogeochemical cycles in terrestrial ecosystems, particularly interested in the nitrogen cycle. In unmanaged ecosystems, a lack of nitrogen often limits plant growth and there are fascinating basic science questions regarding interactions among plants, microorganisms, soils, and hydrology. In managed ecosystems, fertilizers alleviate nitrogen limitations, which helps feed the growing human population, but also generates water and greenhouse gas pollution. There are pressing applied questions regarding our ability sustain yields while reducing nitrogen pollution.

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Projects

Recent Publications

Using fixed-potential electrodes to quantify iron and manganese redox cycling in upland soils

Hodges, C., Regan, J. M., Forsythe, B., Oakley, D., Kaye, J. & Brantley, S. L., Jan 2023, In: Biogeochemistry. 162, 1, p. 25-42 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Leveraging microbiome rediversification for the ecological rescue of soil function

King, W. L., Richards, S. C., Kaminsky, L. M., Bradley, B. A., Kaye, J. P. & Bell, T. H., Dec 2023, In: Environmental Microbiomes. 18, 1, 7.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Critical zone perspectives for managing changing forests

Kopp, M., Alving, D., Blackman, T., Kaye, M., Duncan, J. & Kaye, J., Jan 15 2023, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 528, 120627.

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

Nitrogen services provided by interseeded cover crops in organic corn systems

Isbell, S. A., Alonso-Ayuso, M., Bell, T. H., Bradley, B., Rowles, T. & Kaye, J. P., Jul 1 2022, In: Agronomy Journal. 114, 4, p. 2458-2472 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Addressing conservation practice limitations and trade-offs for reducing phosphorus loss from agricultural fields

Kleinman, P. J. A., Osmond, D. L., Christianson, L. E., Flaten, D. N., Ippolito, J. A., Jarvie, H. P., Kaye, J. P., King, K. W., Leytem, A. B., McGrath, J. M., Nelson, N. O., Shober, A. L., Smith, D. R., Staver, K. W. & Sharpley, A. N., 2022, In: Agricultural and Environmental Letters. 7, 2, e20084.

Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debatepeer-review

Topography Mediates the Response of Soil CO2 Efflux to Precipitation Over Days, Seasons, and Years

Kopp, M., Kaye, J. P., Smeglin, Y. H., Adams, T., Primka, E. J., Bradley, B., Shi, Y. & Eissenstat, D., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Ecosystems.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Dryland irrigation increases accumulation rates of pedogenic carbonate and releases soil abiotic CO2

Ortiz, A. C., Jin, L., Ogrinc, N., Kaye, J., Krajnc, B. & Ma, L., Dec 2022, In: Scientific reports. 12, 1, 464.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Cover crop selection affects maize susceptibility to the fungal pathogen Fusarium verticillioides

Ray, S., Wenner, N. G., Ankoma-Darko, O., Kaye, J. P., Kuldau, G. A. & Ali, J. G., Jun 2022, In: Pedobiologia. 91-92, 150806.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Nutrition vs association: plant defenses are altered by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi association not by nutritional provisioning alone

Stratton, C. A., Ray, S., Bradley, B. A., Kaye, J. P., Ali, J. G. & Murrell, E. G., Dec 2022, In: BMC plant biology. 22, 1, 400.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Cover crop functional types differentially alter the content and composition of soil organic carbon in particulate and mineral-associated fractions

Zhang, Z., Kaye, J. P., Bradley, B. A., Amsili, J. P. & Suseela, V., Oct 2022, In: Global Change Biology. 28, 19, p. 5831-5848 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Root traits of cover crops and carbon inputs in an organic grain rotation

Amsili, J. P. & Kaye, J. P., Apr 2021, In: Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 36, 2, p. 182-191 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Weeds in cover crops: Context and management considerations

Baraibar, B., White, C. M., Hunter, M. C., Finney, D. M., Barbercheck, M. E., Kaye, J. P., Curran, W. S., Bunchek, J. & Mortensen, D. A., Mar 2021, In: Agriculture (Switzerland). 11, 3, p. 1-15 15 p., 193.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Cover Crop Soil Legacies Alter Phytochemistry and Resistance to Fall Armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Maize

Davidson-Lowe, E., Ray, S., Murrell, E., Kaye, J. & Ali, J. G., Aug 1 2021, In: Environmental entomology. 50, 4, p. 958-967 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Soil Carbon Dioxide Flux Partitioning in a Calcareous Watershed With Agricultural Impacts

Hodges, C., Brantley, S. L., Sharifironizi, M., Forsythe, B., Tang, Q., Carpenter, N. & Kaye, J., Oct 2021, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 126, 10, e2021JG006379.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Nitrogen dynamics in grain cropping systems integrating multiple ecologically based management strategies

Isbell, S. A., Bradley, B. A., Morris, A. H., Wallace, J. M. & Kaye, J. P., Feb 2021, In: Ecosphere. 12, 2, e03380.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review