Extension Publications
- Small Grain Cover Crops for Corn and Soybeans, PM1999 (M. Licht, J. Singer, T. Kaspar and P. Pedersen)
- Legume Living Mulches in Corn and Soybeans, PM2006 (M. Licht, J. Singer and P. Pedersen)
- Intercropping Winter Cereal Grains with Red Clover, PM2025 (L.R. Gibson, S. Barnhart and J. Singer)
- Resource Conservation Practices: Reside Management and Cultural Practices, PM1901A (M. Al-Kaisi and M. Hanna)
- Iowa Soil Health Assessment Card, CROP3089B (M. Al-Kaisi and D. Kwaw-Mensah)
- Building Soil Health, CROP3090B (M. Al-Kaisi and D. Kwaw-Mensah)
- Iowa Soil Health Field Guide, CROP3089A (M. Al-Kaisi and D. Kwaw-Mensah)
- Iowa Soil Health Management Manual, CROP3090A (M. Al-Kaisi and D. Kwaw-Mensah)
- Managing Crop Residue Removal and Soil Quality Changes, PM3052A (M. Al-Kaisi)
- Managing Crop Residue Removal and Soil Organic Matter, PM3052B (M. Al-Kaisi)
- Nutrient Considerations with Corn Stover Harvest, PM3052C (J. Sawyer and A.P. Mallarino)
- Interpretation of Soil Test Results, PM1310 (A.P. Mallarino, J. Sawyer)
- Tillage, Manure Management and Water Quality - Resources Conservation Practices, PM1901H (M. Al-Kaisi and M. Licht)
- Understanding and Managing Soil Compaction - Resource Conservation Practices, PM1901B (M. Hanna and M. Al-Kaisi)
- Consider the Strip-Tillage Alternative - Resource Conservation Practices, PM1901C (M. Al-Kaisi and M. Hanna)
- Soil Erosion, Crop Productivity and Cultural Practices, PM1870 (M. Al-Kaisi)
- Iowa Soil Quality Card, PM2027 (M. Al-Kaisi and M. Licht)
- Nitrogen Use in Iowa Corn Production, CROP3073 (J. Sawyer and J. Lundvall)
- Conservation Buffers & Water Quality - Resource Conservation Practices, PM1901F (M. Al-Kaisi, M. Hanna and M. Licht)
- Impact of Tillage and Crop Rotation Systems on Soil Carbon Sequestration, PM1871 (M. Al-Kaisi)
- Residue Management and Cultural Practices - Resource Conservation Practices, PM1901A (M. Al-Kaisi and M. Hanna)
- Soil Erosion and Water Quality - Resource Conservation Practices, PM1901E (M. Al-Kaisi, M. Hanna and M. Licht)
- Tillage Management and Soil Organic Matter - Resources Conservation Practices, PM1901I (M. Al-Kaisi and M. Licht)
Newsletter Articles
- Time to Assess and Take Stock of Your Soil Health (11/13/2018)
- Navigating Through a Soil Health Assessment (6/7/2018)
- How Drought Affects Soil Health (8/23/2017)
- The Economics of Soil Health (5/23/2017)
- Myths and Facts about Residue Breakdown (4/4/2014)
- How to Evaluate Soil Moisture in the Field (4/24/2000)
Refereed Journal Articles
- Guzman, J.G. and Al-Kaisi, M.M. 2014. Residue Removal and Management Practices Effects on Soil Environment and Carbon Budget. SoilSci. Soc. Am. J. 78:609-623.
- Al-Kaisi, M.M., T.E. Fenton, J.G. Guzman, and B.R. Oneal. 2014. Development of Soil Carbon Index for Iowa Mineral Soils. Jour. Acad. Sci. 119(1-4): 1-7.
- Al-Kaisi, M.M., A. Duuelle, and D. Kwaw-Mensah. 2014. Soil Microaggregate and Macroaggregate Decay Over Time and Soil Carbon Change as Influenced by Different Tillage Systems. Soil and Water Cons. J. 69 (6): 574-580; doi:10.2489/jswc.69.6.574.
- Guzman, J.G. and Al-Kaisi,M.M. 2011. Landscape Position Effect on Selected Soil Physical Properties of Reconstructed Prairies in Southcentral Iowa. J. Soil Water Cons. 66:183-191.
- Guzman, J.G. and Al-Kaisi,M.M. 2010. Landscape Position and Age of Reconstructed Prairies Effect on Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration Rate and Aggregate Associated Carbon. J. Soil Water Cons. 65: 9-21.
- Guzman, J., and Al-Kaisi, M.M. 2010. Soil Carbon Dynamics and Soil Carbon Budget of Newly Reconstructed Tall-grass Prairies in South Central Iowa. J. Environ. Quality 39:136-146.
- Al-Kaisi, M.M., and J.B. Grote. 2007. Cropping Systems Effects on Improving Soil Carbon Stocks of Exposed Subsoil. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 71: 1381-1388.
- Al-Kaisi, M.M., and M.A. Licht. 2005. Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Changes as Influenced by Tillage and Cropping Systems in Some Iowa Soils. Ag. Ecosys. Environ. 105:635-647.
- Al-Kaisi, M.M., and X. Yin. 2005. Tillage and Crop Residue Effects on Soil Carbon and Carbon Dioxide Emission in Corn-Soybean Rotations. J. Environ. Quality 34:437-445.