Jason Kaye
Chair, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Ecology; Professor of Soil Biogeochemistry
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416 ASI
University Park, PA 16802 - jpk12@psu.edu
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Research Summary
Ecosystem ecology; global change biology; biogeochemistry of nitrogen and carbon cycling in managed and unmanaged ecosystems.
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Most Recent Publications
Leveraging by-products of the agri-food industry for the application of anaerobic soil disinfestation in organic high tunnel vegetable production
F. Di Gioia, J. Ono-Raphel, K. Arrington, R. Balaguer, F. Dini-Andreote, Jason Philip Kaye, E. Rosskopf, 2025, Acta Horticulturae on p. 63-70
Effects of carbon sources on soil bacterial community dynamics during anaerobic soil disinfestation in an organic tomato production system
Joe G. Ono-Raphel, Gordon F. Custer, Kathleen Arrington, Ben Morrison, Jason Philip Kaye, Erin Rosskopf, Francisco Dini-Andreote, Francisco Dini Andreote, Francesco Di Gioia, 2024, Agro-Ecosystems on p. 109448
Advancing organic amendment-based soil management approaches: a paradigm shift from soil disinfestation to nourishing soil health
F. Di Gioia, Jason Hong, Xin Zhao, Nan Xu, Joe Ono-Raphel, Ben Morrison, Raymond Balaguer, Caterina Roman, Kathleen Arrington, David Moreira Calix, D. Moreira Calix, Johan Desaeger, F. Dini-Andreote, Francisco Dini Andreote, Claudia Schmidt, Zhifeng Gao, Radhika Chalam, Leah Fronk, Thomas Ford, Timothy Elkner, Yvette Goodiel, Kathleen Demchak, Alice Formiga, B. Gugino, Jason Philip Kaye, Erin Rosskopf, 2024, Acta Horticulturae on p. 1-8
Water quality impacts of recycling nutrients using organic fertilizers in circular agricultural scenarios
W. Lisenbee, A. Saha, P. Mohammadpour, R. Cibin, Jason Philip Kaye, Caitlin Grady, I. Chaubey, 2024, Agricultural Systems
Improving a nitrogen mineralization model for predicting unfertilized corn yield
Kathleen Arrington, Raziel A. Ordóñez, Raziel Ordonez, Zoelie Rivera-Ocasio, Madeline Luthard, Sarah Tierney, John Thomas Spargo, Denise Finney, Jason Kaye, Charles Macaulay White, 2024, Soil Science Society of America Journal on p. 905--920
Impacts of future scenarios on the nitrogen loss from agricultural supply chains in the Chesapeake Bay
Michael Gomez, Caitlin Grady, Lisa Wainger, Raj Cibin, David Abler, Darrell Bosch, Jason Kaye, 2024, Environmental Research Letters on p. 084039
Leveraging microbiome rediversification for the ecological rescue of soil function
William L. King, Sarah C. Richards, Laura M. Kaminsky, Brosi A. Bradley, Jason P. Kaye, Terrence Bell, 2023, Standards in Genomic Sciences
Metal cation concentrations improve understanding of controls on soil organic carbon across a precipitation by vegetation gradient in the Patagonian Andes
Caitlin Hodges, Patricia I. Araujo, Laura J.T. Hess, Lucía Vivanco, Jason Kaye, Amy T. Austin, 2023, Geoderma
Temporal patterns of fine-root dynamics have little influence on seasonal soil CO<sub>2</sub> efflux in a mixed, mesic forest
Edward J. Primka, Thomas Adams, Alexandra Buck, Brandon Forsythe, Jeremy Paul Harper, Marissa Kopp, Jason Philip Kaye, David Eissenstat, 2023, Ecosphere
Regenerative landscape design: an integrative framework to enhance sustainability planning
E Smithwick, Jennifer Baka, D Bird, Christopher Blaszscak-Boxe, C Blaszczak-Boxe, C Cole, J Fuentes, Sarah Gergel, Leland Glenna, C Grady, A Graefe, C Hunt, L Iulo, Carter Hunt, L Iulo, Jason Kaye, Klaus Keller, J Kaye, Klaus Keller, 2023, Conservation Ecology
Most-Cited Papers
Using cover crops to mitigate and adapt to climate change. A review
Jason P. Kaye, Miguel Quemada, 2017, Agronomie
Biomass production and carbon/nitrogen ratio influence ecosystem services from cover crop mixtures
Denise M. Finney, Charles M. White, Jason P. Kaye, 2016, Journal of Production Agriculture on p. 39-52
Functional diversity in cover crop polycultures increases multifunctionality of an agricultural system
Denise M. Finney, Jason P. Kaye, 2017, Journal of Applied Ecology on p. 509-517
Living cover crops have immediate impacts on soil microbial community structure and function
D. M. Finney, J. S. Buyer, J. P. Kaye, 2017, Journal of Soils and Water Conservation on p. 361-373
Managing the trade off between nitrogen supply and retention with cover crop mixtures
Charles M. White, S. Tianna DuPont, Mena Hautau, Dave Hartman, Denise M. Finney, Brosi Bradley, James C. LaChance, Jason P. Kaye, 2017, Agro-Ecosystems on p. 121-133
Ecological and Genomic Attributes of Novel Bacterial Taxa That Thrive in Subsurface Soil Horizons
Tess E. Brewer, Emma L. Aronson, Keshav Arogyaswamy, Sharon A. Billings, Jon K. Botthoff, Ashley N. Campbell, Nicholas C. Dove, Dawson Fairbanks, Rachel E. Gallery, Stephen C. Hart, Jason Kaye, Gary King, Geoffrey Logan, Kathleen A. Lohse, Mia R. Maltz, Emilio Mayorga, Caitlin O'Neill, Sarah M. Owens, Aaron Packman, Jennifer Pett-Ridge, Alain F. Plante, Daniel D. Richter, Whendee L. Silver, Wendy H. Yang, Noah Fierer, 2019, mBio
Distinct Source Water Chemistry Shapes Contrasting Concentration-Discharge Patterns
Wei Zhi, Li Li, Wenming Dong, Wendy Brown, Jason Kaye, Carl Steefel, Kenneth H. Williams, 2019, Water Resources Research on p. 4233-4251
Weathering of rock to regolith: The activity of deep roots in bedrock fractures
Elizabeth A. Hasenmueller, Xin Gu, Julie N. Weitzman, Thomas S. Adams, Gary E. Stinchcomb, David M. Eissenstat, Patrick J. Drohan, Susan L. Brantley, Jason P. Kaye, 2017, Geoderma on p. 11-31
Cover crop functional types differentially alter the content and composition of soil organic carbon in particulate and mineral-associated fractions
Ziliang Zhang, Jason P. Kaye, Brosi A. Bradley, Joseph P. Amsili, Vidya Suseela, 2022, Global Change Biology on p. 5831-5848
Ecosystem Services and Disservices Are Bundled in Simple and Diverse Cover Cropping Systems
D. , Denise M. Finney, E. Murrell, Charles M. White, B. Baraibar, Mary Barbercheck, B. Bradley, S. Cornelisse, M. Hunter, Jason P. Kaye, D. Mortensen, C. Mullen, M. Schipanski, 2017, Agricultural and Environmental Letters on p. 1-5
News Articles Featuring Jason Kaye
Mar 15, 2025
Ag Sciences research institute SAFES funds projects addressing critical issues
Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, through its Institute for Sustainable Agricultural, Food and Environmental Science, known as SAFES, announced funding awards to accelerate the advancement of its Critical Issues Initiatives. These initiatives serve as the college’s impact hubs, addressing urgent and high-impact challenges through targeted efforts and innovative projects.
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Feb 28, 2024
Three Ecology students receive Ag Sci awards
A trio of graduate researchers from the Huck's Ecology program were recently honored by the College of Agricultural Sciences.
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Nov 06, 2023
Collaborative landscape design approach may improve resiliency, human well-being
A newly proposed landscape stewardship framework may lead to a more resilient and adaptable environment and improved quality of life for people.
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Oct 17, 2023
USDA grant awarded for study on soil health, weed control in organic operations
A nearly $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded to Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences will support research on soil health and weed suppression in organic farming.
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Sep 12, 2023
USDA grant to fund research on ‘farm tuning’ cover crop mixtures
With a new $650,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Carolyn Lowry will lead a research team designing cover crop mixtures that are more effective at providing an array of ecosystem services.
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Aug 21, 2023
Cover crops project provides fertile ground for USDA graduate fellows
Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences graduate students received more predoctoral fellowships from the U.S. Department of Agriculture than any other institution over the last five years.
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Jan 31, 2023
Eissenstat retires from College of Ag Sciences after three decades at Penn State
David Eissenstat, professor of woody plant physiology, retired recently after a distinguished 28-year career on the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences faculty, including a two-year stint as interim head of the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management.
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Sep 21, 2022
Mixed cover crops capture carbon in soil, could help mitigate climate change
When it comes to adding carbon to the soil, all cover crops don’t perform equally, according to a team of researchers whose new study revealed the disparity for the first time.
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Sep 24, 2020
Team wins grant to develop nitrogen fertilizer decision tool for organic farmers
Penn State researchers have received a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to perfect a tool they developed to help organic corn producers decide how much nitrogen — as fertilizer or manure — to apply to their crop fields.
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Aug 12, 2020
Cover crop roots are key to understanding ecosystem services
To judge the overall effectiveness of cover crops and choose those offering the most ecosystem services, agricultural scientists must consider the plants’ roots as well as above-ground biomass, according to Penn State researchers who tested the characteristics of cover crop roots in three monocultures and one mixture.
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Jun 22, 2020
Victoria Braithwaite to be memorialized with new ecology research award
Penn State's ecology community will memorialize beloved faculty member Victoria Braithwaite with new research excellence award named in her honor
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Jun 05, 2020
The Penn State Ecology Community is Committed to Combatting Racism and Injustice
The leadership of the Penn State Ecology community wishes to express solidarity with marginalized members of our society, and has prepared the following statement of support to all those who struggle against systemic injustices. We can and must do better.
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Jul 16, 2019
Microbiome Center graduate students awarded NIFA fellowships
Sarah Isbell and Mara Cloutier, both Penn State graduate students and Microbiome Center researchers, will be supported in their studies by fellowships paid for by the United States Department of Agriculture.
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Apr 29, 2019
'Right' Cover-Crop Mix Good for Both Chesapeake and Bottom Lines
Planting and growing a strategic mix of cover crops not only reduces the loss of nitrogen from farm fields, protecting water quality in the Chesapeake Bay, but the practice also contributes nitrogen to subsequent cash crops, improving yields, according to researchers.
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