Rajan Ghimire

New Mexico State University — United States

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics(107), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics(38), Soil and Unsaturated Flow(20), Crop Yield and Soil Fertility(15), Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems(15)

Publications143 total

Enhancing soil carbon storage in water-limited environments with multispecies cover cropping: Insights from DayCent® model simulation
Field Crops Research·2026
Dose-Specific Biochar Effects on Cotton Yield Under Drought: Genotypic Variations in the Arid U.S. Cotton Belt
Agronomy·2026Open Access
Biochar and Compost as Sustainable Amendments for Soil Health and Water Functions in Semi-Arid Agroecosystems
Sustainability·2026Open Access
Mulching promotes soil health and carbon sequestration in arid urban landscapes
Urban Ecosystems·2026
Linking biological and organic matter indicators of soil health with soil water functions in semi-arid compost-amended and intensified cropping systems
Geoderma·2026Open Access
Unraveling soil moisture dynamics with dual‐scale interpretable machine learning: Cover cropping and irrigation insights in semi‐arid agriculture
SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología·2026Open Access
Land use-driven shifts in labile carbon fractions regulated total profile sequestration of soil organic and inorganic carbon in arid environments
International Soil and Water Conservation Research·2025Open Access
Microbial community responses to alternative management regulate soil organic carbon storage in agroecosystems experiencing irrigation retirement
Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment·2025
Enhancing soil health and phosphorus use efficiency with modified biochar amendment
The Science of The Total Environment·2025· 1 cited
Silvopastoral systems reduce soil CO2 emissions, enhance carbon stocks, and regulate the micro-environment in tropical grazing lands
Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment·2025· 5 cited
Soil health indicators for water-limited regions: Evaluating relative sensitivity to compost and cropping intensification
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation·2025Open Access
Optimizing inorganic nitrogen extraction method to evaluate alternative cropping strategies
Agronomy Journal·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Nitrous oxide mitigation potential of biochar derived from agricultural and forest biomass: Effects of feedstock composition and pyrolysis temperature
Journal of Environmental Quality·2025Open Access
Soil carbon sequestration and biological health under pecan orchards of varying ages
Soil Science Society of America Journal·2025Open Access
Compost addition improves soil water storage and crop water productivity in cover crop integrated sorghum production system under a limited irrigation management
Irrigation Science·2025· 7 cited
Evaluating machine learning models for greenhouse gas emissions prediction in diversified semi‐arid cropping systems
Soil Science Society of America Journal·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Contrasting effects of plant and animal residue biochars on soil health, carbon stability, and crop yield
Journal of Soils and Sediments·2025· 6 citedOpen Access
Mechanisms of cover crop-derived carbon sequestration in winter wheat fields: Insights from 13C labeling
Soil and Tillage Research·2025· 5 cited
Microbial Community Responses to Alternative Management Regulate Soil Organic Carbon Storage in Agroecosystems Experiencing Irrigation Retirement
SSRN Electronic Journal·2025Open Access
Simulating cover crops impacts on soil water and nitrogen dynamics and silage yield in the semi-arid Southwestern United States
Agricultural Water Management·2024· 8 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Upendra M. Sainju(13), Prakriti Bista(11), Vesh R. Thapa(11), Verónica Acosta‐Martínez(6), Stephen Machado(6), Abdel O. Mesbah(5), Jay B. Norton(5), Pramod Acharya(5), Mark A. Marsalis(4), Meagan E. Schipanski(4), Binod Ghimire(4), Urszula Norton(4), Abdelaziz Nilahyane(4), Wooiklee S. Paye(4), Bharat Sharma Acharya(3), Fazhu Zhao(3), Xin Fu(3), Omololu J. Idowu(3), Dawn VanLeeuwen(3), Manoj K. Shukla(3)