Heather Karsten
Associate Professor of Crop Production/Ecology
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251 ASI
University Park, PA - hdk3@psu.edu
- 814-863-3179
Huck Affiliations
Most Recent Publications
Ammonia emissions and corn yield response from injected versus surface-applied liquid-separated anaerobic digestate
Sailesh Sigdel, Heather D. Karsten, Curtis J. Dell, Ronald J. Hoover, 2025, Journal of Production Agriculture
The LTAR Cropland Common Experiment in the Upper Chesapeake Bay
Curtis J. Dell, H. D. Karsten, C. A.M. Laboski, Thomas Adams, Sarah C. Goslee, Paul R. Adler, 2024, Journal of Environmental Quality on p. 823-831
Rotational complexity increases cropping system output under poorer growing conditions
K. Ann Bybee-Finley, Katherine Muller, Kathryn E. White, Michel A. Cavigelli, Eunjin Han, Harry H. Schomberg, Sieglinde Snapp, Frederi Viens, Adrian A. Correndo, Leonardo Deiss, Simon Fonteyne, Axel Garcia y Garcia, Amélie C.M. Gaudin, David C. Hooker, Ken Janovicek, Virginia Jin, Gregg Johnson, Heather Karsten, Matt Liebman, Marshall D. McDaniel, Gregg Sanford, Marty R. Schmer, Jeffrey Strock, Virginia R. Sykes, Nele Verhulst, Brook Wilke, Timothy M. Bowles, 2024, One Earth on p. 1638-1654
Can manure application method and timing with cover crops reduce NH<sub>3</sub> and N<sub>2</sub>O gas losses and sustain corn yield?
Sailesh Sigdel, Curtis J. Dell, Heather D. Karsten, 2024, Journal of Production Agriculture on p. 2242-2262
Rotational complexity increases cropping system output under poorer growing conditions
Ann Bybee-Finley, Katherine Muller, Kathryn White, Michel Cavigelli, Eunjin Han, Harry Schomberg, Sieglinda Snapp, Fredirie Viens, Adrian Correndo, Amelie Gaudin, David Hooker, Ken Janovicek, Virginia Jin, Gregg Johnson, Heather Karsten, Matt Liebman, Marshall McDaniel, Timothy Bowles, 2024, One Earth on p. 1638-1654
Cropland soil nitrogen oxide emissions vary with dairy manure incorporation methods
David J. Miller, Jiajue Chai, Felix Guo, María A. Ponce de León, Rebecca Ryals, Curtis J. Dell, Heather Karsten, Meredith G. Hastings, 2024, Agrosystems, Geosciences and Environment
Strategies for feeding tilapia in smallholder aquaculture systems: a study of aquaculture feed access and availability in two districts of Northern Province, Zambia
Jacob Johnson, Michael Jacobson, Steven Cole, Alexander Kaminski, Heather Karsten, Muleya Syapwaya, J Stauffer, Leif Jensen, Mary Lundeba, 2024, Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems on p. 29
Recalibrating the Pennsylvania pre-sidedress soil nitrate test recommendations for modern corn production
Charles White, Sailesh Sigdel, H Karsten, R Meinen, J Spargo, 2023, Journal of Production Agriculture on p. 2600-2613
Delayed cover-crop termination and reduced herbicide inputs produce trade-offs in soybean phase of US Northeast forage-grain rotation
Teala Ficks, Heather D. Karsten, John Wallace, 2023, Weed Technology on p. 132-140
Integrated weed management with strategic tillage can maintain soil quality in continuous living cover systems
Devyn McPheeters, H Karsten, Curtis Dell, Heather D. Karsten, Maryann Bruns, Curtis J. Dell, 2022, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems on p. 11
Most-Cited Papers
Simulating hydrological and nonpoint source pollution processes in a karst watershed: A variable source area hydrology model evaluation
M. G.Mostofa Amin, Tamie L. Veith, Amy S. Collick, Heather D. Karsten, Anthony R. Buda, 2017, Agricultural Water Management on p. 212-223
Planting green effects on corn and soybean production
H Reed, Heather D. Karsten, W Curran, John Tooker, Sjoerd W. Duiker, 2019, Journal of Production Agriculture on p. 2314-2325
Projected climate and agronomic implications for corn production in the Northeastern United States
Rishi Prasad, Stephan Kpoti Gunn, Clarence Alan Rotz, Heather Karsten, Greg Roth, Anthony Buda, Anne M.K. Stoner, 2018, PLoS One
Conservation dairy farming impact on water quality in a karst watershed in northeastern US
M. G.Mostofa Amin, Heather D. Karsten, Tamie L. Veith, Douglas B. Beegle, Peter J. Kleinman, 2018, Agricultural Systems on p. 187-196
Isotopic Composition of In Situ Soil NO<sub>x</sub> Emissions in Manure-Fertilized Cropland
David J. Miller, Jiajue Chai, Felix Guo, Curtis J. Dell, Heather Karsten, Meredith G. Hastings, 2018, Geophysical Research Letters on p. 12,058-12,066
Influence of dairy slurry manure application method, fall application- timing, and winter rye management on nitrogen conservation
Rachel A. Milliron, Heather D. Karsten, Douglas B. Beegle, 2019, Journal of Production Agriculture on p. 995-1009
A high-diversity/IPM cropping system fosters beneficial arthropod populations, limits invertebrate pests, and produces competitive maize yields
A Busch, Margaret Douglas, G Malcolm, Heather D. Karsten, John Tooker, 2020, Agro-Ecosystems
Manure injection and rye double cropping increased nutrient recovery and forage production
Jonathan M. Binder, Heather D. Karsten, Doug B. Beegle, Curtis James Dell, 2020, Journal of Production Agriculture on p. 2968-2977
Addressing the spatial disconnect between national-scale total maximum daily loads and localized land management decisions
Amin, M. G. Mostofa, M. G.Mostofa Amin, Tamie Veith, James S. Shortle, Heather D. Karsten, Peter J.A. Kleinman, Kleinman, Peter J. A., 2020, Journal of Environmental Quality on p. 613-627
Elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide effects on maize and alfalfa in the Northeast US: A comparison of model predictions and observed data
José P. Castaño-Sánchez, Jose Castaño-Sanchez, C. Alan Rotz, Al Rotz, Heather D. Karsten, Armen R. Kemanian, 2020, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
News Articles Featuring Heather Karsten
Jan 24, 2025
Researchers explore strategies to aid smallholder fish farmers in Zambia
Fish farming is key to food security in Africa; study shows that optimized agricultural resource management helps fish farmers in Zambia
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Sep 25, 2024
Injecting manure into growing cover crops can cut pollution, support corn crops
A team of Penn State agricultural scientists conducted a new study on dairy manure management strategies for ecosystem services in no-till crop systems.
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Dec 22, 2022
Some no-till crop rotations on dairy farms could benefit from strategic tillage
Many no-till growers are reluctant to implement any soil disturbance due to concerns about negative impacts on soil health.
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Nov 13, 2019
Choosing most cost-effective practices for sites could save in bay cleanup
Using site-specific watershed data to determine the most cost-effective agricultural best management practices — rather than requiring all the recommended practices be implemented across the entire watershed — could make staying below the Chesapeake Bay’s acceptable pollution load considerably less expensive.
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Oct 23, 2019
Precision agriculture holds hope for farmers, Louisa man tells Congress
Dustin Madison isn’t used to being front and center in the U.S. Capitol. But this week, that’s where the Virginia farmer found himself as he testified before a panel of the powerful House Agriculture Committee.
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