Papers

Deiss L, Arnold G, LaBarge G, Emmons A, Henry R, Ruble J, Robinson B, Culman SW (2026) Side-dressing liquid manure into standing corn increases grain yield while maintaining post-harvest soil nutrient status. Agronomy Journal e70596.

de Camargo Santos A*, Culman SW, Robinson B, Bealsburg J, Bohn K, Crews T, DuBois M, Jungers JM, Rakkar M, Ryan MR, Tajik S, van Cleef F, van der Pol L, Wayman S, Deiss L (2026) Forage harvest intensification improves feed nutritive value without reducing grain yields in organic Kernza. Agronomy Journal  e70554

Donovan T+, Comas LH, Schneekloth J, Deiss L, Schipanski M (2026) Excess nitrogen decreases maize grain yield when water is limited. Agricultural Water Management 332, 110456.

Naasko K+, de Camargo Santos A*, Sprunger C, Deiss L (2026) Tradeoffs between soil organic carbon surface gains and subsurface losses following 60 years of contrasting tillage and crop rotations. Soil Science Society of America Journal 90, e70267.

Celestin F+, Deiss L, Champiny RE, Maltais-Landry G, Dubeux JCB, Mylavarapu R, Lin Y (2026) Predicting Soil Health Indicators in Florida Sandy Soils using Diffuse Reflectance Mid-Infrared Fourier Transform Spectroscopy. Soil Use and Management 42, e70184.

Extension

Deiss L, Thompson T, Kluth D, Jones-Diamond S, Johnson JJ, Ippolito JA (2026) Optimizing winter wheat grain yield and protein concentration with weather-responsive nitrogen management in semi-arid dryland systems. Crops & Soils Magazine. Madison, WI. https://www.sciencesocieties.org/publications/crops-soils/2026/august/winter-wheat-grain-yield-protein-concentration-nitrogen-management

Schipanski M, Comas LH, Deiss L, Donovan T, Zakolski E, Schneekloth J (2026) Adjusting nitrogen fertilizer rates for varying water availabilities. Colorado Corn Field Journal. Centennial, CO.

* denotes Deiss advisee, ⁺ denotes student co-author/mentee in collaborative lab

Papers

Rakkar M, Deiss L, Dick W (2025) Soil Carbon Storage or Sustainable Conservation Agriculture Practices – Which Should be Our Goal? Journal of Environmental Quality 54, 1–14.

de Camargo Santos A *, Culman S, and Deiss L (2025) Sixty years of crop diversification with perennials improves yields more than no-tillage in Ohio grain cropping systems. Field Crops Research 331, 109993.

Noelymar Gonzalez-Maldonado +, Deiss L, Ali F, and Culman S (2025) In-season temporal variability of soil carbon and nitrogen pools after half a century of a tillage and crop rotation gradient. Soil and Tillage Research 252, 106566.

Cassani TM +, Gutknecht JL, Basche A, Brunsell N, Crews T, Culman S, Deiss L, Laboski C, Picasso V, Pinto P, Rebesquini R, Tautges N, van der Pol L, Jungers J (2025) Productivity of intermediate wheatgrass responds more to local soil and climate factors than fertility treatments in the first establishment year. Frontiers in Agronomy 7, 1528534.

Extension

Davis JG, Brummer JE, Deiss L (2025) Fertilizing Alfalfa. Colorado State University Extension. Fort Collins, CO. https://extension.colostate.edu/resource/fertilizing-alfalfa/

2025 Brummer JE, Davis JG, Trujillo W, Deiss L (2025) Fertilizing Cool Season Grasses and Grass/Legume Mixtures. Colorado State University Extension. Fort Collins, CO. https://extension.colostate.edu/resource/fertilizing-cool-season-grasses-and-grass-legume-mixtures/

2025 Davis J, Brown AJ, Deiss L (2025) Fertilizing Irrigated Corn. Colorado State University Extension. Fort Collins, CO. https://extension.colostate.edu/resource/fertilizing-irrigated-corn/

Davis J, Brown AJ, Deiss L, Webb J (2025) Fertilizing Dryland Corn. Colorado State University Extension. Fort Collins, CO. https://extension.colostate.edu/resource/fertilizing-dryland-corn/