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Congreves, K.A. and Wu, Q. 2024. Using soil classification to improve interpretation of biological soil health indicators. Geoderma, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2024.117085

Ferland, D., Wagner-Riddle, C., Brown, S.E., Bourgault, M., Helgason, W., Farrell, R.E., Congreves, K.A. 2024. Improved Nitrogen Fertilizer Management Reduces Nitrous Oxide Emissions in a Northern Prairie Cropland. Science of the Total Environment

Wagner-Riddle, C., Congreves, K.A., Brown, S.E., Helgason, W.D., Farrell, R.E. (2024). Overwinter and spring thaw nitrous oxide fluxes in a northern Prairie cropland are limited but a significant proportion of annual emissions. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, org/10.1029/2023GB008051

Wu, Q., Congreves, K.A. (2024). Soil health benefits associated with urban horticulture. Science of the Total Environment, 912 doi:1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168852

Wu, Q., Lawley, Y., Congreves, K.A. (2024). Soil health indicator response to three years of cover crop and crop rotation in a northern semi-arid region, the Canadian prairies. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 359, doi:10.1016/j.agee.2023.108755

Wu, Q., Congreves, K.A., Farrell, R.E. (2023). Microwave-assisted citrate extraction (MaCE) as an alternative to autoclave citrate extraction (ACE) of a soil protein fraction. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. https://doi.org/10.1139/CJSS-2023-001

Earl-Goulet, S., Congreves, K.A., Van Eerd, L.L., Wagner-Riddle, C. (2024). Advances in understanding nitrogen cycling in soil. Eds Jagdish, Kumar, Ladha. Improving nitrogen use efficiency in crop production. Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing.

Daly, E.J., Congreves, K.A. (2023). Soil organic nitrogen. Eds. A. Unc., J. Blagodatskaya. Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment, Second Edition.

Heuchan, S., Wagner-Riddle, C., Baral, K., Congreves, K.A., Farrell, R.E., Jordan, S., Henry, H.A.L. (2023). Cover crops increase belowground N retention substantially in corn cropping systems: results from a ¹⁵N residue swapping experiment. Plant Soil, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-023-06196-z

Otchere, O., Lawley, Y., Congreves, K.A. (2022). Do cover crops on the Canadian prairies effect soil nitrogen cycling? Canadian Journal of Soil Science, e-First https://doi.org/10.1139/cjss-2022-0079

Pelster, D.E., Thiagarajan A. Liang B.C., Chantigny, M.H., Wagner-Riddle C., Congreves K.A., Lemke R., Glenn A., TenutaM., Hernandez-Ramirez G., Bittman S., Hunt D., Owens, J., MacDonald J.D. (2022). Ratio of non-growing season to growing season N₂O emissions in Canadian croplands: an update to national inventory methodology. Canadian Journal of Soil Science, e-First, https://doi.org/10.1139/CJSS-2022-0101

Congreves, K.A. (2022). Urban horticulture for sustainable food systems. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, https://doi.org/3389/fsufs.2022.974146

Farzadfar, S., Congreves, K.A. (2022). Background soil nitrogen regulates the contribution of cover crop-derived nitrogen into subsequent crop. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 58 (8): 871-888.

Congreves, K.A., Tanino, K.K, Trueman, C. (2021). Advancements in Canadian horticulture. Canadian Journal of Plant Science, 101(6): v-v.

Van Eerd, L.L., Congreves, K.A., Arcand, M.M., Lawley, Y., Halde, C. 2021. Chapter 15: Soil Health and Management. In M. Krzic, F. Walley, A. Diochon, M. Paré & R. Farrell (Eds.), Digging Into Canadian Soils: An Introduction to Soil Science. Pinawa, MB: CSSS. https://openpress.usask.ca/soilsciencetest/chapter/soil-health-and-management/

Chahal, I., Khagendra, R.B., Congreves, K.A., Van Eerd, L. L., Wagner-Riddle, C. (2021). Opportunities to reduce nitrous oxide emissions from horticultural production systems in Canada. Canadian Journal of Plant Science, 101(6): 999-1013

Wu, Q., Congreves, K.A. (2021). A soil health scoring framework for arable cropping systems in Saskatchewan. Canadian Journal of Soil Science, 102(2): 341-358

Brown, S.E., Wagner-Riddle, C., Debruyn, Z., Jordan, S., Berg, A., Ambadan, J.T., Congreves, K.A., Machado, P.V.F. (2021). Assessing variability of soil water balance components measured at a new lysimeter facility dedicated to the study of soil ecosystem services. Hydrology. 603, 127037

Audette, Y, Congreves, K.A., Schneider, K., Zhang, H., Geovanna Z., Nunes, A., Voroney, R.P. (2021). The effect of agroecosystem management on the distribution of C functional groups in soil organic matter: A review. Biology and Fertility of Soils, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-021-01580-2.

Congreves, K.A., Otchere, O., Ferland, D., Farzadfar, S., Williams, S., Arcand, M.M. (2021) Nitrogen use efficiency definitions of today and tomorrow. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12: 637108.

Farzadfar, S., Knight, J.D., Congreves, K.A. (2021). Rye cover crop improves vegetable crop nitrogen use efficiency and yields. Canadian Journal of Plant Science, Just-IN, https://doi.org/10.1139/CJPS-2021-0032

Farzadfar, S., Knight, J.D., Congreves, K.A. (2021). Organic nitrogen: an overlooked but potentially significant contribution to crop nutrition. Plant and Soil, https://doi10.1007/s11104-021-04860-w. Invited Marschner Review.

Machado, P.V.F., Farrell, R.E., Deen, W., Voroney, R.P., Congreves, K.A., Wagner-Riddle, C. (2021) Contribution of crop residue, soil, and fertilizer nitrogen to nitrous oxide emissions varies with long-term crop rotation and tillage. Science of the Total Environment, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145107

Machado, P.V.F., Farrell R.E., Bell G., Taveira, C.J., Congreves, K.A., Voroney, R.P., Deen, W., and Wagner- Riddle, C. (2020). Crop residues contribute minimally to spring-thaw nitrous oxide emissions under contrasting tillage and crop rotations. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2020.108057

King, A.E., Congreves, K.A., Deen, W., Dunfield, K.E., Simpson, M.J., Voroney, R.P., and Wagner-Riddle, C. (2020). Crop rotations differ in soil carbon stabilization efficiency, but the response to quality of structural plant inputs is ambiguous. Plant and Soil. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-020-04728-5.

Taveira, C., Farrell, R.E., Wagner-Riddle, C., Machado, P., Deen, B., Congreves, K.A. (2020). Tracing crop residue N into subsequent crops: insight from long-term crop rotations that vary in diversity. Field Crops Research. 109904 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2020.107904

Arcand, M.M., Congreves, K.A. (2020). Elucidating microbial carbon utilization and nitrous oxide dynamics with ¹³C-substrates and N₂O isotopomers in contrasting horticultural soils. Applied Soil Ecology. 147: 103401

Carr, M., Congreves, K.A. (2020). Synthetic Mulches in Organic Hardneck Garlic (Allium sativum subsp. ophioscorodon) Production. University of Saskatchewan Undergraduate Research Journal. 6: 1-16.

Congreves, K.A., Phan, T., and Farrell, R.E. (2019). A new look at an old concept: using ¹⁵N₂O isotopomers to understand the relationship between soil moisture and N₂O production pathways. SOIL. 5: 265–274, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-5-265-2019

King, A.E., Congreves, K.A., Deen, W., Dunfield, K.E., Voroney, R.P., Wagner-Riddle, C. (2019). Quantifying the relationships between soil fraction mass, fraction carbon, and total soil carbon to assess mechanisms of physical protection. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 135: 95-107.

Norris, C.E. & Congreves, K.A. (2018). Alternative management improves soil health indices in intensive vegetable cropping systems: A review. Frontiers in Environmental Science (Section Agroecology and Ecosystem Services), 6: 1-18. doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2018.00050

Congreves, K.A., Wagner-Riddle, C., Si, B.S., & Clough, T.J. (2018). Nitrous oxide emissions and biogeochemical responses to soil freezing-thawing and drying-wetting. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 117: 5-15.

Wagner-Riddle, C., Congreves, K.A., Abalos, D., Berg, A.A., Brown, S.E., Ambadan, J.T., Gao, X. & Tenuta, M. (2017). Globally important nitrous oxide emissions from croplands induced by freeze-thaw cycles. Nature Geoscience. 10: 279–283

Wagner-Riddle, C., VanderZaag, A., Jayasundara, S., & Congreves K.A. (2017). Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from the whole farm. CAB Reviews. 12: 1-10.

Congreves, K.A., D.C. Hooker, Hayes A., Verhallen A. & Van Eerd, L.L. (2017). Interaction of nitrogen fertilizer application, crop rotation, and tillage system on long-term soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics. Plant and Soil. 410: 113-127.

Congreves, K.A., Brown, S.E., Németh, D.D., Dunfield, K.E. & Wagner-Riddle, C. (2017). Differences in field-scale N₂O flux linked to crop residue removal under two tillage systems in cold climates. Global Change Biology Bioenergy. 9: 666-680.

Dutta, B., Grant, B.B., Congreves, K.A., Smith, W.N., Wagner-Riddle, C., VaderZaag, A.C., Tenuta, M. & Desjardins, R.L. (2017). Characterising effects of management practices, snow cover, and soil texture on soil temperature: Model development in DNDC. Biosystems Engineering. doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2017.02.001

Congreves, K.A., Dutta, B., Grant, B.B., Smith, W.N., Desjardins, R.L. & Wagner-Riddle. (2016). How does climate variability influence nitrogen loss in temperate agroecosystems under contrasting management? Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment. 227: 33-41.

Congreves, K.A., Grant, B.B., Dutta, B., Smith, W.N., Chantigny, M.H., Rochette, P. & Desjardins, R.L. (2016). Predicting ammonia volatilization after field application of swine slurry: DNDC model development. Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment. 219: 179-189.

Dutta, B., Congreves, K.A., Smith, W.N., Grant, B.B., Rochette, P., Chantigny, M.H. Desjardins, R.L. (2016) Improving DNDC model to estimate ammonia loss from urea fertilizer application in temperate agroecosystems. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 106: 275-292.

Congreves, K.A. & Van Eerd, L.L. (2015). Nitrogen cycling and management in intensive horticultural systems. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 102: 299-318.

Congreves, K.A., Hayes A., Verhallen A. & Van Eerd, L.L. (2015). Long-term impact of tillage and crop rotation on soil health at four temperate agroecosystems. Soil and Tillage Research. 152: 17-28.

Congreves, K.A., Grant, B.B., Campbell, C.A., Smith, W.N., VandenBygaart, A.J, Kröbel, R., Lemke, R.L. & Desjardins, R.L. (2015). Measuring and modelling the long-term impact of crop management on soil C sequestration in the semiarid Canadian prairies. Agronomy Journal. 107: 1141-1154.

Congreves, K.A., Voroney, R.P. & Van Eerd L.L. (2014). Amending soil with used cooking oil to reduce soil nitrogen losses after cole crop production: A ¹⁵N study. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosytems. 100: 257-271

Congreves, K.A., Smith, J., Németh, D.D., Hooker, D.C. & Van Eerd, L.L. (2014). Soil organic carbon and land use: processes and potential in Ontario’s long-term agro-ecosystem research sites. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 94: 317-336.

Van Eerd, L.L., Congreves, K.A., Hayes A., Verhallen A. & Hooker D.C. (2014). Long-term tillage and crop rotation effects on soil quality, organic carbon, and total nitrogen. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 94: 303-315.

Congreves, K.A., Vyn, R.J. & Van Eerd, L.L. (2013). Evaluation of post-harvest organic carbon amendments as a strategy to minimize nitrogen losses in cole crop production. Agronomy. 3: 181-199.

Congreves, K.A., Voroney, R.P., O’Halloran, I.P. & Van Eerd, L.L. (2013). Broccoli residue-derived nitrogen immobilization following amendments of organic carbon: An incubation study. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 93: 23-31.

Van Eerd, L.L., Congreves, K.A. & Zandstra, J. W. (2012). Sugarbeet (Beta vulgaris L.) storage quality in large outdoor piles is impacted by pile management but not nitrogen fertilizer nor cultivar. Canadian Journal of Plant Science. 92: 1-11.