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Agricultural soil legacy influences multitrophic interactions between crops, their pathogens and pollinators by Davis, Jules K., Cohen, Anna D., Getman-Pickering, Zoe L., Grab, Heather L., Hodgden, Blythe, Maher, Ryan M., Pelzer, Chris J., Rangarajan, Anu, Ryan, Matthew R., Ugine, Todd A., Thaler, Jennifer S.

“…Soil legacy influences plant interactions with antagonists and below-ground mutualists. Plant–antagonist interactions can jeopardize plant–pollinator…”
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Tarping and mulching effects on crop yields, profitability, and soil nutrients in a continuous no-till organic vegetable production system by Maher, Ryan M., Rangarajan, Anusuya, Caldwell, Brian A., Ho, Shuay-Tsyr, Hutton, Mark G., Ginakes, Peyton

“…Small-scale organic vegetable farms need strategies to overcome yield, labor, and economic challenges in transitioning to reduced and no-till practices…”
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Black Plastic Tarps Advance Organic Reduced Tillage I: Impact on Soils, Weed Seed Survival, and Crop Residue by Rylander, Haley, Rangarajan, Anusuya, Maher, Ryan M., Hutton, Mark G., Rowley, Nicholas W., McGrath, Margaret T., Sexton, Zachary F.

“…Intensive tillage degrades soil structure, decreases soil organic matter, and can cause soil compaction and erosion over time. Organic vegetable farmers are…”
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Black Plastic Tarps Advance Organic Reduced Tillage II: Impact on Weeds and Beet Yield by Rylander, Haley, Rangarajan, Anusuya, Maher, Ryan M., Hutton, Mark G., Rowley, Nicholas W., McGrath, Margaret T., Sexton, Zachary F.

“…Organic vegetable farmers rely on intensive tillage to control weeds, incorporate amendments and residues, and prepare seedbeds. Intensive tillage, however,…”
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Changes in soil respiration across a chronosequence of tallgrass prairie reconstructions by Maher, Ryan M., Asbjornsen, Heidi, Kolka, Randall K., Cambardella, Cynthia A., Raich, James W.

“…▶ Soil respiration increases with grassland age across young prairie reconstructions. ▶ Soil temperature and moisture do not explain greater soil respiration…”
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Legume species not spatial arrangement influence cover crop mixture effects in strip‐tilled organic cabbage by Maher, Ryan M., Rangarajan, Anusuya, Caldwell, Brian A., Hayden, Zachary D., Brainard, Daniel C.

“…Management constraints in reduced tillage organic vegetable production may be alleviated by combining strip tillage (ST) with overwintering cereal–legume cover…”
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