2023 Outstanding Paper Awards
Each year, ASA, CSSA, and SSSA and its journals recognize outstanding journal papers with annual awards presented at the ASA, CSSA, and SSSA International Annual Meeting. Following are this year’s winners.
Society Awards
Articles published during the preceding two years are considered for the current year’s award (e.g., articles from 2021 and 2022 are considered for the 2023 award). In general, the selection is based on evaluation of how the article has advanced knowledge in the profession, the effectiveness of communication, and its originality and impact.
ASA Society Award Winner
“Abnormal Ear Development in Corn: A Review” by Osler A. Ortez, Anthony J. McMechan, Thomas Hoegemeyer, Ignacio A. Ciampitti, Robert Nielsen, Peter R. Thomison, and Roger W. Elmore. See https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20986
CSSA Society Award Winners
Original Research: “ Effect of Tillers on Corn Yield: Exploring Trait Plasticity Potential in Unpredictable Environments” by Rachel L. Veenstra, Carlos D. Messina, Dan Berning, Lucas A. Haag, Paul Carter, Trevor J. Hefley, P.V. Vara Prasad, and Ignacio A. Ciampitti. See https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20576
Review: “Genetic Diversity Is Indispensable for Plant Breeding to Improve Crops” by Shilpa Swarup, Edward J. Cargill, Kate Crosby, Lex Flagel, Joel Kniskern, and Kevin C. Glenn. See https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20377
SSSA Society Award Winner
“Continuous In Situ Soil Nitrate Sensors: The Importance of High‐Resolution Measurements Across Time and a Comparison with Salt Extraction‐Based Methods” by Yunjiao Zhu, Yuncong Chen, Md. Azahar Ali, Liang Dong, Xinran Wang, Sotirios V. Archontoulis, James C. Schnable, and Michael J. Castellano. See https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20226
Journal Outstanding Paper Awards
As with the Society Outstanding Paper awards, articles that are eligible for the Journal Outstanding Paper Awards are published during the preceding two years. The articles undergo a selection process based on evaluation of how the article has advanced knowledge in the profession, the effectiveness of communication, and its methodology, originality, and impact.
Agricultural & Environmental Letters
Research Letter: “Farmer Perspectives on Benefits of and Barriers to Extended Crop Rotations in Iowa, USA” by David A. Weisberger, Marshall D. McDaniel, J. G. Arbuckle, and Matt Liebman. See https://doi.org/10.1002/ael2.20049
Commentary: “Grazed Perennial Grasslands Can Match Current Beef Production While Contributing to Climate Mitigation and Adaptation” by Randall D. Jackson. See https://doi.org/10.1002/ael2.20059
Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment
“Root Decomposition in Silvopastures Is Influenced by Grazing, Fertility, and Grass Species” by Amanda J. Ashworth, Taylor Adams, Tulsi Kharel, Dirk Philipp, Phillip Owens, and Thomas Sauer. See https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20190
Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Management
Applied Turfgrass Science Section: “Water Use and Management Practices on U.S. Golf Courses” by Travis W. Shaddox, J. Bryan Unruh, Mark E. Johnson, Clark D. Brown, and Greg Stacey. See https://doi.org/10.1002/cft2.20182
Crop Management Section: “Conditions Potentially Affecting Corn Ear Formation, Yield, and Abnormal Ears: A Review” by Osler A. Ortez, Anthony J. McMechan, Thomas Hoegemeyer, Ignacio A. Ciampitti, Robert L. Nielsen, Peter R. Thomison, Lori J. Abendroth, and Roger W. Elmore. See https://doi.org/10.1002/cft2.20173
Forage and Grazinglands Section: “Stocker Cattle Performance on Interseeded Alfalfa Bermudagrass Pastures in Mississippi” by Brett Rushing, Rocky Lemus, Joshua Gilchrist Maples, and John Clay Lyles. See https://doi.org/10.1002/cft2.20164
Journal of Environmental Quality
“DATAMAN: A Global Database of Nitrous Oxide and Ammonia Emission Factors for Excreta Deposited by Livestock and Land‐Applied Manure” by Ignacio Beltran, Tony J. van der Weerden, Marta A. Alfaro, Barbara Amon, Cecile A. M. de Klein, Peter Grace, Sasha Hafner et al. See https://doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.20186
Journal of Plant Registrations
“Registration of High‐Yielding Aroma Hop (Humulus lupulus L.) Cultivar ‘USDA Triumph’” by J.A. Henning, M.S. Townsend, D.H. Gent, M.S. Wiseman, D.B. Walsh, D.P. Groenendale, and A.M. Randazzo. See https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20138
Natural Sciences Education
“The COVID‐19 Pandemic and Agricultural Education: An Exploration of Challenges Faced by Teachers” by Aaron J. McKim, Tyson J. Sorensen, and Michelle Burrows. See https://doi.org/10.1002/nse2.20060
The Plant Phenome Journal
“Phenomic Selection Is Competitive With Genomic Selection for Breeding of Complex Traits” by Xintian Zhu, Willmar L. Leiser, Volker Hahn, and Tobias Würschum. See https://doi.org/10.1002/ppj2.20027 (no photo available)
The Plant Genome
Original Research: “Multitrait Machine‐ and Deep‐Learning Models for Genomic Selection Using Spectral Information in a Wheat Breeding Program” by Karansher Sandhu, Shruti Sunil Patil, Michael Pumphrey, and Arron Carter. See https://doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.20119
Review: “Pangenomics in Crop Improvement—From Coding Structural Variations to Finding Regulatory Variants With Pangenome Graphs” by Silvia F. Zanini, Philipp E. Bayer, Rachel Wells, Rod J. Snowdon, Jacqueline Batley, Rajeev K. Varshney, Henry T. Nguyen, David Edwards, and Agnieszka A. Golicz. See https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.20177
Urban Agriculture & Regional Food Systems
“The Role of Public Administrations in Promoting Open Municipal Markets” by Nadia Fava, Marta Carrasco i Bonet, and Romà Garrido i Puig. See https://doi.org/10.1002/uar2.20028
Vadose Zone Journal
“Soil Texture and Structure Heterogeneity Predominantly Governs Bulk Density Gradients Around Roots” by Maxime Phalempin, Eva Lippold, Doris Vetterlein, and Steffen Schlüter. See https://doi.org/10.1002/vzj2.20147
Society Division Paper Awards
Most CSSA divisions award outstanding papers annually from papers published in Crop Science. Division awards are chosen from all articles published in the preceding calendar year with selection based on appropriate scientific merit in their topic areas.
Crop Science Crop Breeding and Genetics (C01) Winners
“Sustained Improvement in Tolerance to Water Deficit Accompanies Maize Yield Increase in Temperate Environments” by Carlos Messina, Ignacio Antonio Ciampitti, Dan Berning, Dave Bubeck, Graeme Hammer, and Mark Cooper. See https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20781
“Optimizing the Choice of Test Locations for Multi‐Trait Genotypic Evaluation” by Jeffrey L. Neyhart, Lucia Gutierrez, and Kevin P. Smith. See https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20657
“The ‘Minibulk’ System for Advancing Winter Cereal Breeding Populations” by Eric Olson, Gina Brown‐Guedira, Amanda Noble, Jared Smith, Lance Forsberg, Elizabeth Brisco, and Linda Brown. See https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20718
“Developing a High‐Throughput Method to Screen Soybean Germplasm for Hypoxia Tolerance in a Hydroponic System” by Derrick Harrison, Maria Roberta De Oliveira, Chengjun Wu, Liliana Florez‐Palacios, Andrea Acuna, Marcos Paulo da Silva, Seconde Francia Ravelombola et al. See https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20674
“Towards Equitable Public Sector Plant Breeding in the United States” by Lauren Brzozowski, Solveig Hanson, Jean‐Luc Jannink, Brigid Meints, Virginia Moore, Hale Tufan, and Seren Villwock. See https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20800
Crop Science Crop Breeding and Genetics (C01) Honorable Mentions
“From Traits to Typologies: Piloting New Approaches to Profiling Trait Preferences Along the Cassava Value Chain in Nigeria” by Ireti Balogun, Elisabeth Garner, Peter Amer, Peter Fennessy, Béla Teeken, Olamide Olaosebikan, Bello Abolore et al. See https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20680
“Changes to Architecture of Silphium integrifolium Michx. During Domestication Reveal New Trade‐Offs for Yield” by Jarrad R. Prasifka, Kelsey Peterson, Rachel E. Mallinger, and David L. Van Tassel. See https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20737
“Response to Selection to Different Breeding Methods for Soybean Flood Tolerance” by Maria Roberta de Oliveira, Chengjun Wu, Derrick Harrison, Liliana Florez‐Palacios, Andrea Acuna, Marcos Paulo da Silva, Seconde Francia Ravelombola et al. See https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20683
“Induced Mutations in ASPARAGINE SYNTHETASE‐A2 Reduce Free Asparagine Concentration in the Wheat Grain” by Rocío Alarcón‐Reverte, Yucong Xie, John Stromberger, Jennifer D. Cotter, Richard Esten Mason, and Stephen Pearce. See https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20760
“Gene Pyramiding Combinations Confer Resistance of Asian Soybean Rust” by Daniela Meira, Maiara Cecilia Panho, Eduardo Beche, Leomar Guilherme Woyann, Laura Alexandra Madella, Anderson Simionato Milioli, Lucas Leite Colonelli et al. See https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20700
Crop Science Crop Physiology and Metabolism (C02) Winners
“Multiyear CO2 Elevation Improves PSII Efficiency in a Japonica Rice Cultivar” by Chunhua Lv, Yao Huang, Kai Yang, Jingrui Yang, Peipei Cao, Zhenghua Hu, Wenjuan Sun, and Lingfei Yu. See https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20642 (no photo available)
Crop Science Crop Ecology, Management, and Quality (C03) Winners
“Short‐Stature Maize Reduced Wind Damage During the 2020 Midwestern Derecho, Improving Yields and Greenhouse Gas Outcomes” by Ty J. Barten, Kevin R. Kosola, Frank G. Dohleman, Magen Eller, Lillian Brzostowski, Steffen Mueller, John Mioduszewski et al. See https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20823
“Winter Cover Crops Reduce the Soil Seed Bank and Infestations of Italian Ryegrass in No‐Tillage System” by Joanei Cechin, Maicon Fernando Schmitz, Jonathan Schwanz Torchelsen, Miria Rosa Durigon, Dirceu Agostinetto, and Leandro Vargas. See https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20651
Crop Science Seed Physiology, Production, & Technology (C04) Winners
“Intermediate Wheatgrass Seed Size and Moisture Dynamics Inform Grain Harvest Timing” by Garett C. Heineck, Brandon Schlautman, Eugene P. Law, Matthew R. Ryan, Joseph W. Zimbric, Valentin Picasso, David E. Stoltenberg, Craig C. Sheaffer, and Jacob M. Jungers. See https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20662 (no photo available)
Crop Science Turfgrass Science (C05) Winners
“Using Base Index for Selection of St. Augustinegrass Breeding Lines Evaluated in Multienvironment Trials for Turfgrass Quality Traits and Stress Tolerance in North Carolina” by Sydney E. Graham, Beatriz Tome Gouveia, Esdras M. Carbajal, Rocio Van der Laat, and Susana R. Milla‐Lewis. See https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20755
Crop Science Forage and Grazinglands (C06) Winners
“Stocking Method and Monensin Supplementation Effects on Cow and Calf Performance and Pasture Productivity” by Sara Linneen, Jessica A. Williamson, Leanna Duppstadt, and Benjamin Williamson. See https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20699
“Grazing Management Effects on Cover Crop Responses and Cotton Lint Yield” by Erick R. S. Santos, José C. B. Dubeux Jr, Lynn E. Sollenberger, Cheryl L. Mackowiak, David L. Wright, Nicolas Dilorenzo, Michelle C. B. Siqueira at al. See https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20766
“Shade and Nitrogen Fertilization Affect Forage Accumulation and Nutritive Value of C4 Grasses Differing in Growth Habit” by Leonardo S. B. Moreno, Kenneth J. Boote, Lynn E. Sollenberger, José C. B. Dubeux, Marta M. Kohmann, and Diego Noleto Luz Pequeno. See https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20617
Crop Science Plant Genetic Resources (C08) Winners
“The World Vegetable Center Amaranthus Germplasm Collection: Core Collection Development and Evaluation of Agronomic and Nutritional Traits” by Roland Schafleitner, Ya‐ping Lin, Fekadu Fufa Dinssa, Sognigbé N’Danikou, Richard Finkers, Ruth Minja, Mary Abukutsa‐Onyango et al. See https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20715
“Quantitative Trait Loci Impacting Grain β‐glucan Content In Wild Barley (Hordeum vulgare ssp. spontaneum) Reveals Genes Associated With Cell Wall Modification and Carbohydrate Metabolism” by Jason G. Walling, Ahmad H. Sallam, Brian J. Steffenson, Cynthia Henson, Marcus A. Vinje, and Ramamurthy Mahalingam. See https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20734
Crop Science Crops for Nutrition and Health (C09) Winners
“Evaluation of Environment and Cultivar Impact on Lentil Protein, Starch, Mineral Nutrients, and Yield” by Chengci Chen, Fatemeh Etemadi, William Franck, Sooyoung Franck, Magdi T. Abdelhamid, Jafar Ahmadi, Yesuf Assen Mohammed et al. See https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20675
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