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2018
Towards the Prediction of Climate Extremes with Attribution Analysis Through Climate Diagnostics and Modeling: Cases from Asia to North America, Boniface Opoku Fosu
Synoptic and Climate Attributions of the December 2015 Extreme Flooding in Missouri, USA, Boniface Fosu, Simon Wang, and Kathleen Pegion; Water
Pharmacologically Induced Meiosis Apomeiosis Interconversions in Boechera, Arabidopsis and Vigna, Lei Gao
A Novel Shortwave Infrared Proximal Sensing Approach to Quantify the Water Stability of Soil Aggregates, Azadeh Gholoubi, Hojat Emami, Scott B. Jones, and Markus Tuller; Soil Science Society of America Journal
Pruning Strategies for High Density ‘Montmorency' Tart Cherry, Sheriden M. Hansen
Modeling Temperature and Moisture Dependent Emissions of Carbon Dioxide and Methane From Drying Dairy Cow Manure, Enzhu Hu, Pakorn Sutitarnnontr, Markus Tuller, and Scott B. Jones; Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering
Ocean Impacts on Australian Interannual to Decadal Precipitation Variability, Zachary F. Johnson, Yoshimitsu Chikamoto, Jing-Jia Luo, and Takashi Mochizuki; Climate
The Grape Remote Sensing Atmospheric Profile and Evapotranspiration Experiment, William P. Kustas, Martha C. Anderson, Joseph G. Alfieri, Kyle Knipper, Alfonso F. Torres-Rua, Christopher K. Parry, Hector Nieto, Nurit Agam, William A. White, Feng Gao, Lynn McKee, John H. Prueger, Lawrence E. Hipps, Sebastian A. Los, Maria Mar Alsina, Luis Sanchez, Brent Sams, Nick Dokoozlian, Mac McKee, Scott B. Jones, Yun Yang, Tiffany G. Wilson, Fangni Lei, Andrew McElrone, Josh L. Heitman, Adam M. Howard, Kirk Post, Forrest Melton, and Christopher Hain; Bulletin American Meteorological Society
Influence of Global Atmospheric Circulation Variations on Weather and Climate Extremes, Yen-Heng Lin
Regional Trends in Early-Monsoon Rainfall over Vietnam and CCSM4 Attribution, Rong Li, S.-Y. Simon Wang, Robert R. Gillies, Brendan Buckley, Jin-Ho Yoon, and Changrae Cho; Climate Dynamics
Interactions Between Biochar and Compost in Organic Winter Wheat Production and Soil Quality Under Dryland Conditions, Phearen Kit Miller
Silage Corn Hybrid Response to Row Width and Plant Density in the Intermountain West, Mark A. Pieper
The Impact of Ground-Based Glaciogenic Seeding on a Shallow Stratiform Cloud over the Sierra Madre in Wyoming: A Multi-Sensor Study of the 3 March 2012 Case, Binod Pokharel, Bart Geerts, and Xiaoqin Jing; Atmospheric Research
Opportunities and Challenges Involved with a Large-Scale Private Enterprise Focused on Improving Food Security in Semi-Arid Regions of Ethiopia, Anthony Richards
A Simple Metabolic Switch May Activate Apomixis in Arabidopsis thaliana, David Alan Sherwood
Effect of Silicon on Wheat Growth and Development in Drought and Salinity Stress, Spencer A. Tibbitts
2017
The 2014/15 Snowpack Drought in Washington State and its Climate Forcing, Boniface O. Fosu, S.-Y. Simon Wang, and Jin-Ho Yoon; Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Sclerocactus wetlandicus: Habitat Characterization, Seed Germination and Mycorrhizal Analysis, Kourtney T. Harding
Nitrogen Availability and Use Efficiency in Corn Treated with Contrasting Nitrogen Sources, Avneet Kakkar
Non-Methane Hydrocarbon Source Apportionment and BTEX Risk Assessment of Winter 2015 in Roosevelt, Utah, Jerimiah Lamb
Modeling and Projection of the North American Monsoon Using a High-Resolution Regional Climate Model, Jonathan D.D. Meyer
Effects of Alternate Sustainable Soil Amendments on Organic Dryland Wheat Systems, Crista Sorenson
Precision Drought Stress in Orchards: Rootstock Evaluation, Trunk Hydration and Canopy Temperature, Lance V. Stott
2016
The Effects of Rootstock, Scion, Grafting Method and Plant Growth Regulators on Flexural Strength and Hydraulic Resistance of Apple, Stuart W. Adams
Investigation into Regional Climate Variability Using Tree-Ring Reconstruction, Climate Diagnostics and Prediction, Daniel A. Barandiaran
Increasing the Sustainability of Utah Farms by Incorporating Quinoa as a Novel Crop and Protecting Soil Health, Kristine R. Buckland
Soil Nutrient Cycling and Water Use in Response to Orchard Floor Management in Stone-Fruit Orchards in the Intermountain West, Catherine Mae Culumber
Selenate Uptake by Symphyotrichum ascendens Western Aster, Nathan Hankes
Establishment and Trends in Persistence of Selected Perennial Cool-Season Grasses, Craig W. Rigby
Salt Tolerance of Forage Kochia, Gardner's Saltbush, and Halogeton: Studies in Hydroponic Culture, Joseph Sagers
Utah Lotus: North American Legume for Possible Use in Rangeland Revegetation in the Southern Great Basin of the Western United States, Jason M. Stettler
Simple Soil Quality Tests and Organic Management Practices for Orchards in the Intermountain West, Esther Oline Thomsen
2015
Introducing Two New Weed Control Tools: A "Smart" Spray Wand and a Wildland Weed Treatment Time Model, Bryan E. Dayton
Digital Soil Mapping Using Landscape Stratification for Arid Rangelands in the Eastern Great Basin, Central Utah, Brook B. Fonnesbeck
Effects of Plant Stress on Facultative Apomixis in Boechera (Brassicaceae), Mayelyn Mateo de Arias
Critical Temperature for Sub-lethal Cold Injury of Strawberry Leaves, Tiffany L. Maughan, Brent Black, and Daniel Drost; Critical Temperature for Sub-lethal Cold Injury of Strawberry Leaves
Postharvest Degradation of Microalgae: Effect of Temperature and Water Activity, Jacob A. Nelson
Beef Average Daily Gain and Enteric Methane Emissions on Birdsfoot Trefoil, Cicer Milkvetch and Meadow Brome Pastures, Lance R. Pitcher
Novel Techniques to Determine Soil Evaporation Rates: Heat Pulse Probe and Automated Microlysimeter, Kashifa Rumana
Potential of Forage Kochia and Other Plant Materials in Reclamation of Gardner Saltbush Ecosystems Invaded by Halogeton, Rob C. Smith
Effects of Blue and Green Light on Plant Growth and Development at Low and High Photosynthetic Photon Flux, Michael Chase Snowden
Validation of Tissue Nutrient Status for Tart Cherry (Prunus cerasus) and Peach (Prunus persica) in Utah, Emily Tsai
2014
Plant and Animal Performance in Tall Fescue and Tall Fescue/Legume Pastures, Troy J. Bingham
Advancing Digital Soil Mapping and Assessment in Arid Landscapes, Colby W. Brungard
Yield and Quality of First-Year Corn Silage Following Alfalfa Stand Termination as Affected by Tillage, Herbicide, and Nitrogen Fertilizer, Jason Daniel Clark
Deficit Irrigation of Kentucky Bluegrass for Intermountain West Urban Landscapes, Hang T. T. Duong
Bay of Bengal: Coupling of Pre-Monsoon Tropical Cyclones With the Monsoon Onset in Myanmar, Boniface Opoku Fosu
Climate Forcings on Groundwater Variations in Utah and the Great Basin, Kirsti A. Hakala
Biogeochemistry of Selenium in Pariette Wetlands, Utah, Colleen P. Jones
Linking Montane Soil Moisture Measurements to Evapotranspiration Using Inverse Numerical Modeling, Ling Lv
Biophysically-Based Measurement of Plant Water Status Using Canopy Temperature, Christopher K. Parry
Soil Water Flux Estimates from Streaming Potential and Penta-Needle Heat Pulse Probe Measurements, Pawel J. Szafruga
2013
Studies on Nitrogen and Silicon Deficiency in Microalgal Lipid Production, Curtis Adams
Evaluating Integrated Weed Management: Russian Knapweed Control With Goat Grazing and Aminopyralid, Clarke G. Alder
Using Electromagnetic Induction Sensing to Understand the Dynamics and Interacting Factors Controlling Soil Salinity, Xystus N. Amakor
Methylmercury Fate in the Hypersaline Environment of the Great Salt Lake: A Critical Review of Current Knowledge, Danielle Barandiaran
A Review of Apomixis and Differential Expression Analyses Using Microarrays, Jonathan Harris Cardwell
Integrated Management of Downy Brome (Bromus tectorum L.) Infested Rangeland, Heather Elwood
Evaluating Eriogonum Corymbosum Tolerance to Frequent Irrigation and Evaluating Its Significant Morphological Variations for Potential Cultivars, Graham C. Hunter
Optimizing Systems for Cold-Climate Strawberry Production, Tiffany L. Maughan
Small Burnet (Sanguisorba minor Scop.) Response to Herbicides Applied Postemergence, Ryan Lee Nelson
Phosphorous and Potassium Fertility Management for Maximizing Tart Cherry Fruit Quality and Productivity on Alkaline Soils, Sean D. Rowley
Physiological Response of Kentucky Bluegrass under Salinity Stress, Lijun Wang
2012
Effects of Planting Date, Harvest Date, and Environmental Conditions on Germination of Forage Kochia Accessions, Cody F. Creech
A Baseline Study of Biofuel Feedstock Growth on Non-Traditional Agronomic Land in Utah, Dallas A. Hanks
Effect of Silicon on Plant Growth and Drought Stress Tolerance, Kaerlek W. Janislampi
The Relationship Between Salinity and Drought Tolerance In Turfgrasses and Woody Species, Nisa Leksungnoen
Determining Compost Carryover for Optimal Use in an Organic Corn Squash Rotation, Davey J.R. Olsen
2011
Evaluating Fertilizer Rate, Crop Rotation and Trap Crops for Effects on Onion Growth and Yield, Soil Health, Thrips Densities and Iris Yellow Spot Virus Incidence, Kristine R. Buckland
Establishing Weed Prevention Areas and Evaluating Their Impact, Stephanie Christensen
Accelerating Production of Slow-Growing Intermountain West Native Plants by Modifying Their Microclimate, Sam A. Miller
Orchard Floor Management, Marc A. Rowley
Ecophysiology and Genetic Variation in Domestication of Sphaeralcea and Shepherdia Species for the Intermountain West, Chalita Sriladda
Characterizing Water and Nitrogen Dynamics in Urban/Suburban Landscapes, Hongyan Sun
2010
Optimizing the Physical and Nutritional Environment of Unleached Root-Zones, Curtis B. Adams
Establishment and Aesthetic Value of Native Grass, Legume, and Forb Species for Grassland Restoration in the Northern Intermountain West, Bridget M. Atkin
Phenotypic and Genetic Characterization of Wildland Collections of Western and Searls Prairie Clovers for Rangeland Revegetation in the Western USA, Kishor Bhattarai
Biological and Mechanical Approaches to Sunscald Management in Bell Pepper Production, Samuel D. Day
Evapotranspiration of Kentucky Bluegrass, Lynda L. Fenton
Enhancing Out-of-Season Production of Tomatoes and Lettuce Using High Tunnels, Britney L. Hunter
Physiological and Molecular Function of HAP3b in Flowering Time Regulation and Cold Stress Response, Mingxiang Liang
Regulated Deficit Irrigation of 'Montmorency' Tart Cherry, Kylara A. Papenfuss
An Investigation of the Utilization of Soil Water and Nitrogen Among Diverse Forage Plant Species and Mixtures, Sallee Reynolds
Selecting and Propagating Clones of Bigtooth Maple (Acer grandidentatum Nutt.), Melody Reed Richards
Season Extension of Strawberry and Raspberry Production Using High Tunnels, Daniel R. Rowley
Effect of Mica Content on Surface Infiltration of Soils in Northwestern Kern County, California, Steven Keyes Stakland
Random Forests Applied as a Soil Spatial Predictive Model in Arid Utah, Alexander Knell Stum
2009
Alternative Sampling and Analysis Methods for Digital Soil Mapping in Southwestern Utah, Colby W. Brungard
Optimal Compost Rates for Organic Crop Production Based on a Decay Series, Jeffrey B. Endelman
Salinity Inventory and Tolerance Screening in Utah Agriculture, Austin McCoy Hawks
Measurement and Modeling of Reduced-Gravity Fluid Distribution and Transport in Unsaturated Porous Plant-Growth Media, Robert Heinse
Herbicide, Salinity, and Flooding Tolerance of Foxtail Barley (Hordeum jubatum L.) and Desirable Pasture Grasses, Karl R. Israelsen
Goatsrue (Galega officinalis) Seed Biology, Control, and Toxicity, Michelle Oldham
2008
Nursery Production of Selected Actinorhizal Species, Taun D. Beddes
Soil Moisture Responses in Traditional and Drought Adapted Landscapes in the Intermountain West, James Gregory
Evaluation of Competition Between Turfgrass and Trees in the Landscape, Christopher A. Hendrickson