Agronomy Publications

Publications

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Peer-reviewed publications

UAV-based aerial phenotyping to assess key morphophysiological traits and yield in soybean

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atech.2025.101276

Identifying the most sensitive growth stages of soybean to defoliation

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-12590-7

US soybean seed protein concentrations - Current status, challenges, and some potential crop management solutions.

https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21731

Plant height measurement using UAV-based aerial RGB and LiDAR images in soybean. 

https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2025.1488760

Investigating Urban Heat Islands in Miami, Florida, Utilizing Planet and Landsat Satellite Data.

https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos16070880

Evaluating the impact of cover cropping and late-season N applications on soybean growth and biological N fixation. 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2025.109960

Plant spacing and cultivar effect on industrial hemp growth, biomass, and cannabinoids yield.

https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.70128

A Deciduous Forest’s CO2 Exchange Within the Mixed-Humid Climate of Kentucky, USA. Forests 16.4 (2025): 562. 

https://doi.org/10.3390/f16040562

Final seed size in soybean is determined during mid-seed filling stage. Agronomy14: 763.  

https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14040763

Assessing Land-Cover Change Trends, Patterns, and Transitions in Coalfield Counties of Eastern Kentucky, USA. 

https://doi.org/10.3390/land13091541

Temporal cannabinoids profile and biomass yield in Cannabigerol (CBG) dominant industrial hemp under different planting dates in southern Florida. 

https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20376

Chitin, biochar, and animal manures impact on eggplant and green pepper yield and quality. 

https://doi.org/10.4236/as.2023.143024

Cannabidiol industrial hemp growth, biomass and temporal cannabinoids accumulation under different planting dates in southern 

https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20347

Evaluating growth, biomass and cannabinoid profiles of floral hemp varieties under different planting dates in organic soils of Florida. 

https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12112845

Extension Publications

Understanding Soybean Seed Growth.

https://www.kysu.edu/documents/college-of-agriculture-communities-the-sciences/2025-Seed-filling-Stage-Factsheet-Final.pdf 

Drones for Crop Monitoring: A Farmer’s Guide to Aerial Phenotyping. Kentucky State University Cooperative Extension.

https://www.kysu.edu/documents/college-of-agriculture-communities-the-sciences/2025-Fact%20Sheet-Drone-based%20crop%20monitoring.pdf

Soybean Seed Protein Concentration: Current Status and Way Forward. Kentucky State University Cooperative Extension. 

https://www.kysu.edu/documents/college-of-agriculture-communities-the-sciences/2025-Fact%20Sheet%20Soybean%20Seed%20Quality.pdf

A guide to getting your drone license (Part 107 Certificate). Kentucky State University Cooperative Extension.

https://www.kysu.edu/documents/college-of-agriculture-communities-the-sciences/Fact-Sheet-Drone-License.pdf