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Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science

Sutie Xu

Sutie Xu

Title

Assistant Professor

Office Building

Off-Campus

Mailing Address

SDSU Extension Pierre Regional Center
412 W Missouri
Pierre, SD 57501

Biography

Dr. Sutie Xu's major research is soil health, carbon and nutrient cycling, water
dynamics, greenhouse gas emissions and microbial activities in a variety of
ecosystem types under different management and climate conditions. Her
research relies on interdisciplinary studies to understand the influence of
anthropogenic, environmental, and biotic factors on ecosystem functions and the
environment. The goal is to increase producer awareness of the importance of
sustainable management in agroecosystems and motivate the adoption of
management strategies such as cover cropping, diversified crop rotation, livestock
integration, organic farming and precision nutrient management.

Education

Ph.D. University of Florida

Awards and Honors

Young Scholar Award. Soil Science Society of America, Soil and Water Management and Conservation Division. 2021

Grants

USDA Organic Transitions Program. Can living mulch enhance soil health and ecosystem services of organic vegetable production systems in South Dakota? ($749,998)
USDA-NRCS-CIG Classic program. Overcoming cover crop adoption barriers in dryland production systems by enhancing water use efficiency and soil health ($705,727)
Midwest Forage Association. Impacts of C3/C4 cover crop mixtures on productivity, forage quality, and soil health in livestock-cropping systems. 2021. ($5,000)

Professional Memberships

American Society of Agronomy
Crop Science Society of America
Soil Science Society of America

Work Experience

Postdoctoral Research Associate-University of Tennessee
Postdoctoral Research Associate- Michigan State University

Area(s) of Research

Soil Health
Carbon Sequestration
Nutrient Management
Sustainable Agriculture
Grazing Management & Livestock Integration

Applications of Research

Recent publications

Thotakuri, G., Chakraborty, P., Singh, J., Xu, S., Kovács, P., Iqbal, J., & Kumar, S. 2024. X-ray computed tomography–Measured pore characteristics and hydro-physical properties of soil profile as influenced by long-term tillage and rotation systems. CATENA, 237, 107801.

Sangotayo, A. O., Chakraborty, P., Xu, S., Kumar, S., & Kovacs, P. 2023. Cattle manure application for 12 and 17 years enhanced depth distribution of soil organic carbon and X-ray computed tomography-derived pore characteristics. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 23042.

Na Li, Qian Zhang, Sutie Xu, Daniela Businelli and Qibing Wang. Editorial: Carbon and nitrogen cycling in grassland ecosystems. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 11:1250061.

Xu, S., Jagadamma, S., Cui, S., Oakes, R. N., & Kubesch, J. O. C. 2023. Forage species composition influenced soil health in organic forage transitioning systems. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 342, 108228.

Li, Z., Xu, S., Rajan, N., Nair, S., Jagadamma, S., Nave, R., ... & Cui, S. 2022. Productivity and nutritive value of no-input minimum tillage organic forage systems. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 124(3), 335-357.

Littrell, J., Xu, S., Omondi, E., Saha, D., Lee, J. Jagadamma, S., 2021. Combined Long-term Organic and No-till management for enhanced soil organic carbon accumulation and aggregation. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 8(5) 1741-1754

Yoder, D.C., Jagadamma, S., Saha, D., Adotey, N., Lee, J., Schaeffer, S., Walker, F.R., Budipradigdo, M., Nouri, A., Singh, S., and Xu. S. 2021 Soil health: Meaning, measurement, and value through a critical zone lens. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. doi:10.2489/jswc.2022.00042

Xu, S., Jagadamma, S., Oakes, R.N., Cui, S., Byers, E., and Li, Z. 2021. Potential and Challenges of Growing Cover Crops in Organic Production Systems. In: Cover Crops and Sustainable Agriculture. Islam, R., and Sherman, B (eds.), CRC Press. pp. 319. ISBN 9781032034409.

Li, X., Xu, S., Neupane, A., Abdoulmoumine, N., DeBruyn, J. M., Walker, F. R., & Jagadamma, S. 2021. Co-application of biochar and nitrogen fertilizer reduced nitrogen losses from soil. Plos one, 16(3), e0248100.

Liu, W., Yuan, W., Xu, S., Shao, C., Hou, L., Xu, W., ... & Kardol, P. 2021. Spatiotemporal patterns and drivers of methane uptake across a climate transect in Inner Mongolia Steppe. Science of The Total Environment, 143768.

Xu, S., Jagadamma, S., Ashworth, A. J., Singh, S., Owens, P. R., Moore P. A. Jr. 2021. Long-term effects of pasture management and fenced riparian buffers on soil organic carbon and aggregation. Geoderma.382.

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