Alan Franzluebbers

About

Alan Franzluebbers is a Professor in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences at NC State University, located in Williams Hall. His research focuses on soil ecology and management, with particular attention to soil health indicators, soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, and the biological activity of soils under various land uses and management practices. His work includes exploring the diversity of soils in North Carolina, the effects of grassland management, and the responses of cotton lint yield to nitrogen fertilization. He has contributed to understanding how land use and management influence soil properties, including soil organic carbon, nitrogen, and biological activity, across different ecosystems such as grasslands, woodlands, and humid grazing lands. His research aims to define soil health targets and improve predictions of crop yields and soil carbon sequestration, with a focus on sustainable agricultural practices and ecosystem health.

Research topics

• Biology
• Environmental science
• Agronomy
• Agroforestry
• Ecology
• Soil science
• Mathematics
• Forestry
• Geography
• Statistics

Selected publications

• Nutrient Dynamics in Integrated Crop-Livestock Systems: Effects of Stocking Rates and Nitrogen System Fertilization on Litter Decomposition and Release

  Preprints.org · 2024-07-18 · 5 citations

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  Current fertilizer recommendations often neglect nutrient cycling across crop rotations. This study aimed to assess the decay rate and nutrient (N, P, K) release patterns of sorghum, black oat, and corn residues and their effects on corn yield in an integrated crop-livestock system. The experiment used factorial treatments based on two sward heights (high and low) and two nitrogen fertilization levels (N-Pasture at 200 kg N ha-1 and N-Corn at 0 kg N ha-1. Litter bags were collected at various in…

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• Cotton lint yield responses to nitrogen fertilization are diverse in South Carolina

  Agronomy Journal · 2026-01-01

  articleOpen access

  Abstract Optimizing nitrogen (N) management in cotton ( Gossypium hirsutum L.) production across diverse environments in the southeastern United States remains a challenge. We examined cotton yield responses to N fertilization on multiple commercial farms with different management histories in four physiographic regions of South Carolina. Field experiments were conducted using a randomized complete block design with four N rates (0, 45, 90, and 135 kg ha −1 ) replicated three times at 50 trials…

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• Characterizing soil nitrogen availability to improve nitrogen fertilizer recommendations

  Burleigh Dodds series in agricultural science · 2024-03-12

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  Nitrogen (N) fertilizer is one of the most common field production inputs in agriculture. It is necessary to achieve high productivity but threatens ecosystem integrity as it is readily transported to water bodies and emitted to the atmosphere. This chapter reviews a series of studies conducted by investigators at the Soil Ecology and Management Lab in Raleigh, North Carolina, to understand how inherent soil N supply might supplement the need for N fertilizer inputs in corn and forage management…

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• Nutrient Dynamics in Integrated Crop–Livestock Systems: Effects of Stocking Rates and Nitrogen System Fertilization on Litter Decomposition and Release

  Agronomy · 2024-09-03

  articleOpen access

  Current fertilizer recommendations often neglect nutrient cycling across crop rotations. This study aimed to assess the decay rate and nutrient (N, P, K) release patterns of sorghum, black oat, and corn residues (omitido) in an integrated crop–livestock system. The experiment used factorial treatments based on two sward heights (high and low) and two nitrogen fertilization levels (N-pasture at 200 kg N ha−1 and N-corn at 0 kg N ha−1). Litter bags were collected at various intervals from each cro…

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Frequent coauthors

• J. A. Stuedemann

  Tift County School District

  67 shared

• R. F. Follett

  Agricultural Research Service

  27 shared

• Harry H. Schomberg

  Beltsville Agricultural Research Center

  26 shared

• Frank M. Hons

  Texas A&M University

  25 shared

• Carlos Alexandre Costa Crusciol

  Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)

  21 shared

• D. A. Zuberer

  19 shared

• S. Del Grosso

  19 shared

• L. H. Allen

  19 shared

Education

• Ph.D., Soil and Crop Sciences

  Texas A&M University

  1995

• M.S., Agronomy

  University of Nebraska-Lincoln

  1991

• B.S., Horticulture

  University of Nebraska-Lincoln

  1985

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