Degrees:

• B.A. Moorhead (MN) State University, 1982
• M.S. North Dakota State University, 1985
• Ph.D. University of Arizona, 1989

Research Interests:

Soil-plant interactions and soil management in spatially variable landscapes.

Major Project Activities:
 I am currently working on identifying the response of soil physical, chemical, and biological properties to soil management practices such as tillage, crop rotation, and fertilization within spatially variable fields. I am collaborating with other ARS and NRCS scientists to develop assessment tools and decision aids for improved soil management. I am also quantifying the role of crop residue as a nutrient and energy source for soil biota. The objective of this work is to develop tools producers can use to evaluate the effect management practices have on the soil resource and to develop management practices that improve the sustainability of agricultural systems.

Publications: 

Wienhold, B.J., S.S. Andrews, H. Kuykendall, and D.L. Karlen. 2008. Recent advances in soil quality assessment in the United States. Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science. 56:

Zobeck, T.M. A.D. Halvorson, B.J. Wienhold, V. Acosta-Martinez, and D.L. Karlen. 2008. Comparison of two soil quality indexes to evaluate cropping systems in northern Colorado. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 63:329-338.

Paschold, J.S., B.J. Wienhold, R.B. Ferguson, and D.L. McCallister. 2008. Soil N and P Availability is Similar for Field Applied Slurry from Swine Fed Traditional and Low Phytate Corn Diets. Soil Science Society of America Journal. Soil Science Society of America Journal 72:1096-1101. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/19086

Paschold, J.S., B.J. Wienhold, D.L. McCallister, and R.B. Ferguson. 2008. Crop nitrogen and phosphorus  utilization following application of slurry from swine fed traditional and low phytate corn diets. Agronomy Journal. 100:997-1004. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/18242

Hubbard, R.K., Bosch, D.D., Marshall, L.K., Strickland, T.C., Rowland, D., Griffin, T.S., Honeycutt, C.W., Albrecht, S.L., Sistani, K.R., Torbert III, H.A., Wienhold, B.J., Woodbury, B.L., and Powell, J.M. 2008. Nitrogen mineralization from broiler litter applied to southeastern coastal plain soils. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 63:182-192.

Rathke, G.-W., B.J. Wienhold, W.W. Wilhelm, and W. Diepenbrock. 2007. Tillage and rotation effect on corn-soybean energy balances in eastern Nebraska. Soil and Tillage Research 97:60-70. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/8137

Grigera, M.S., Drijber, R.A., Shores-Morrow, R.H., and Wienhold, B.J. 2007. Distribution of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Biomarker C16:1cis11 Among Neutral-, Glygo-, and Phospho-Lipids Extracted from Soil During the Reproductive Growth of Corn. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 39:1589-1596. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/8050

Griffin, T.S., C.W. Honeycutt, S.L. Albrecht, K.R. Sistani, H.A. Torbert, B.J. Wienhold, B.L. Woodbury, R.K. Hubbard, and J.M. Powell. 2008. Nationally coordinated evaluation of soil nitrogen mineralization rates using a standardized aerobic incubation protocol. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 39:257-268. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/10110

Grigera, M.S., R.A. Drijber, and B.J. Wienhold. 2007. Increased abundance of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in soil coincides with the reproductive stages of maize. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 39:1401-1409. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/8049

Grigera, M.S., R.A. Drijber, and B.J. Wienhold. 2007. Redistribution of crop residues during row cultivation creates a biologically enhanced environment for soil microorganisms. Soil and Tillage Research 94:550-554. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/8051

Wienhold. B.J. 2007. Comparison of laboratory methods and an in situ method for estimating nitrogen mineralization in an irrigated silt-loam soil. Communication in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 38:1721-1732. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/3162

Grigera, M.S., R.A. Drijber, K.M. Eskridge, and B.J. Wienhold. 2006. Soil microbial biomass relationships with organic matter fractions in a Nebraska corn field mapped using apparent electrical conductivity. Soil Science Society of America Journal 70:1480-1488. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/3951

Wienhold, B.J., J.L. Pikul, Jr., M.A. Liebig, M.M. Mikha, G.E. Varvel, J.W. Doran, and S.S. Andrews. 2006. Cropping system effects on soil quality in the Great Plains: Synthesis from a regional project. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 21:49-59. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/8722

Wienhold, B.J. and R.R. Weil. 2006. Preserving soil and crop resources by increasing cropping intensity and decreasing tillage. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 21:1-2. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/8136

Honeycutt, C.W., T.S. Griffin, B.J. Wienhold, B. Eghball, S.L. Albrecht, J.M. Powell, B.L. Woodbury, K.R. Sistani, R.K. Hubbard, H.A. Torbert, R.A. Eigenberg, R.J. Wright, and M.D. Jawson. 2005. Protocols for nationally coordinated laboratory and field research on manure nitrogen mineralization.  Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 36:2807-2822. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/8034

Arnold, S.L., J.W. Doran, J. Schepers, B. Wienhold, D. Ginting, B. Amos, and S. Gomes. 2005. Portable probes to measure electrical conductivity and soil quality in the field. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 36:2271-2287. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/8032

Cermak, J.D., J.E. Gilley, B. Eghball, B.J. Wienhold. 2004. Leaching and sorption of nitrogen and phosphorus by crop residue. Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers. 47:113-118. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/8028

Johnson, C.K., R.A. Eigenberg, J.W. Doran, B.J. Wienhold, B. Eghball, and B.L. Woodbury. 2005. Status of soil electrical conductivity studies by central state researchers. Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers. 48:979-989. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/5505

Johnson, C.K., B.J. Wienhold, J.W. Doran, R.A. Drijber, and S.F. Wright. 2004. Linking microbial-scale findings to farm-scale outcomes in a dryland cropping system. Journal of Precision Agriculture 5:311-328. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/8029

Eghball, B., B.J. Wienhold, B.L. Woodbury, and R.A. Eigenberg. 2005. Plant availability of phosphorus in swine slurry and cattle feedlot manure. Agronomy Journal 97:542-548. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/3686

Wienhold, B.J. 2005. Changes in soil attributes following low phosphorus swine slurry application to no-tillage sorghum. Soil Science Society of America Journal 69:206-214. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/4076

Wienhold, B.J., S.S. Andrews, and D.L. Karlen. 2004. Soil Quality: A review of the science and experiences in the USA. Journal of Environmental Geochemistry and Health 26:89-95. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/8135

Leibig, M.A., D.L. Tanaka, and B.J. Wienhold. 2004. Tillage and cropping effects on soil quality indicators in the Northern Great Plains. Soil and Tillage Research 78:131-141. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/7982

Wienhold, B.J. and P.S. Miller. 2004. Phosphorus Fractionation in Manure from Swine Fed Traditional and Low-Phytate Corn Diets. Journal of Environmental Quality 33:389-393. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/7983

Karlen, D.L., S.S. Andrews, B.J. Wienhold, J.W. Doran. 2003. Soil Quality: Humankind’s Foundation for Survival. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 58:171-179. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/8631

Johnson, C.K., K.M. Eskridge, B.J. Wienhold, J.W. Doran, G.A. Peterson, and G.W. Buchleiter. 2003. Using Electrical Conductivity Classification and Within-Field Variability to Design Field-Scale Research. Agronomy Journal 95:602-613. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/8167

Johnson, C.K., D.A. Mortensen, B.J. Wienhold, J.F. Shanahan, and J.W. Doran. 2003. Site-Specific Management Zones Based on Soil Electrical Conductivity in a Semiarid Cropping System. Agronomy Journal 95:303-315. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/8166

Zhang, R. and B.J. Wienhold. 2002. The Effect of Soil Moisture on Mineral Nitrogen, Soil Electrical Conductivity, and pH. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 63:251-254. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/8134

Eghball, B., B.J. Wienhold, J.E. Gilley, and R.A. Eigenberg. 2002. Mineralization of Manure Nutrients. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 57:470-473. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/7980

Bowman, R.A., J.D. Reeder, and B.J. Wienhold. 2002. Quantifying Laboratory and Field Variability to Assess Potential for Carbon Sequestration. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 33:1629-1642. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/7981

Halvorson, A.D., B.J. Wienhold, A.L. Black. 2002. Tillage, Nitrogen, and Cropping System Effects on Soil Carbon Sequestration. Soil Science Society of America Journal 66:906-912. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/7979

Liebig, M.A., G.E. Varvel, J.W. Doran, and B.J. Wienhold. 2002. Crop Sequence and Nitrogen Fertilization Effects on Soil Properties in the Western Corn Belt. Soil Science Society of America Journal 66:596-601. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/7978

Gilley, J.E., B. Eghball, B.J. Wienhold, and P.S. Miller. 2001. Nutrients in Runoff Following the Application of Swine Manure to Interill Areas. Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers 44:1651-1659. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/8165

Hendrickson, J.R., B.J. Wienhold, and J.D. Berdahl. 2001. Decomposition Rates of Native and Improved Cultivars of Grasses in the Northern Great Plains. Arid Land Research and Management 15:347-357. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/7974

Wienhold, B.J., and D.L. Tanaka. 2001. Soil Properties during Conversion from Perennial Vegetation to Annual Cropping. Soil Science Society of America Journal 65:1795-1803. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/7976

Halvorson, A.D., B.J. Wienhold, and A.L. Black. 2001. Tillage and Nitrogen Fertilizer Influences on Grain and Soil Nitrogen in a Spring Wheat-Fallow System.  Agronomy Journal 93:1130-1135. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/7975

Johnson, C.K., J.W. Doran, H.R. Duke, B.J. Wienhold, K.M. Eskridge, and J.F. Shanahan. 2001. Field-Scale Electrical Conductivity Mapping for Delineating Soil Condition. Soil Science Society of America Journal 65:1829-1837. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/7977

Wienhold, B.J., A. Luchiari, and R. Zhang. 2000. Challenges Confronting Soil Management for Dryland Agriculture. Annals of Arid Zone 39:333-346. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/8130

Halvorson, A.D., B.J. Wienhold, and A.L. Black. 2001. Tillage and Nitrogen Fertilizer Influence Grain and Soil Nitrogen in an Annual Cropping System. Agronomy Journal 93:836-841. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/7975

Wienhold, B.J., J.R. Hendrickson, and J.F. Karn. 2001. Pasture Management Influences on Soil Properties in the Northern Great Plains. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 56:27-31. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/7973

Halvorson, A.D., A.L. Black, J.M. Krupinsky, S.D. Merrill, B.J. Wienhold, and D.L. Tanaka. 2000. Spring Wheat Response to Tillage System and Nitrogen Fertilization within a Crop-Fallow System. Agronomy Journal 92:288-294. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/7972

Wienhold, B.J. and D.L. Tanaka. 2000. Haying, Tillage, and Nitrogen Fertilization Influences on Infiltration Rate at a Conservation Reserve Program Site.  Soil Science Society of America Journal 64:379-381. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/7971

Halvorson, A.D., A.L. Black, J.M. Krupinsky, S.D. Merrill, and B.J. Wienhold.  2000. Spring Wheat Response to Tillage and Nitrogen Fertilization in Rotation with Sunflower and Winter Wheat. Agronomy Journal 92:136-144. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/7969

Wienhold, B.J., J.F. Power, and J.W. Doran. 2000. Agricultural Accomplishments and Impending Concerns. Soil Science. 165:13-30. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/7970

Wienhold, B.J. and J.M. Krupinsky. 1999. Chlorophyll Meter as Nitrogen Management Tool in Malting Barley. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 30:2551-2562. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/7968

Springer, G., B.J. Wienhold, J.L. Richardson, and L.A. Disrud. 1999. Salinity and Sodicity Induced Changes in Dispersible Clay and Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity is Sulfatic Soils.  Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 30:2211-2220. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/7967

Wienhold, B.J., and A.D. Halvorson. 1999. Nitrogen Mineralization Response to Cropping, Tillage, and Nitrogen Rate in the Northern Great Plains. Soil Science Society of America Journal 63:192-196. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/7659

Wienhold, B.J., and T.P. Trooien. 1998. Irrigation Water Effects on Infiltration Rate in the Northern Great Plains. Soil Science 163:853-858. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/7654

Wienhold, B.J., and A.D. Halvorson. 1998. Cropping System Influences on Several Soil Quality Attributes in the Northern Great Plains.  Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 53:254-258. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/7653

Trooien, T. P., B. J. Wienhold, and G. A. Reichman. 1996. Internal Drainage Through Fine-Textured Subsoils at Two Sites in North Dakota.  Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers 39:459-464. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/7647

Wienhold, B. J., and T. P. Trooien.  1995.  Salinity and Sodicity Changes Under Irrigated Alfalfa in the Northern Great Plains.  Soil Science Society of America Journal 59:1709-1714. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/7646

Wienhold, B.J., S.S. Andrews, H. Kuykendall, and D.L. Karlen. 2008. Recent advances in soil quality assessment in the United States. Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science. 56:Wienhold, B. J., T. P. Trooien, and G. A. Reichman.  1995.  Yield and Nitrogen Use Efficiency of Irrigated Corn in the Northern Great Plains.  Agronomy Journal 87:842-846. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/7650

Gish, T. J., A. Sadeghi, and B. J. Wienhold.  1995.  Volatilization of Alachlor and Atrazine as Influenced by Surface Litter.  Chemosphere 31:2971-2982. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/7645

Gish, T. J., A. Shirmohammadi, R. Vyravipillai, and B. J. Wienhold. 1995.  Herbicide Leaching Under Tilled and No-Tilled Fields.  Soil Science Society of America Journal 59:895-901. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/7644

Gish, T. J., A. Shirmohammadi, and B. J. Wienhold.  1994.  Field-Scale Mobility and Persistence of Commercial and Starch-Encapsulated Atrazine and Alachlor.  Journal of Environmental Quality 23:355-359. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/7643

Wienhold, B. J. and T. J. Gish.  1994.  Effect of Formulation and Tillage Practice on Volatilization of Atrazine and Alachlor.  Journal of Environmental Quality 23:292-298. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/7642

Wienhold, B. J. and T. J. Gish.  1994.  Chemical Properties Influencing Rate of Release of Starch Encapsulated Herbicides:  Implications for Modifying Environmental Fate.  Chemosphere 28:1035-1046. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/7641

Wienhold, B. J., A. M. Sadeghi and T. J. Gish. 1993. Effect of Starch Encapsulation and Temperature on Volatilization of Atrazine and Alachlor.  Journal of Environmental Quality 22:162-166. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/7637

Wienhold, B. J. and J. O. Klemmedson. 1992.  Effect of Prescribed Fire on Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Arizona Chaparral Soil-Plant Systems.  Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation 6:285-296.

Klemmedson, J. O. and B. J. Wienhold. 1992.  Nitrogen Mineralization in Soils of a Chaparral Watershed in Arizona.  Soil Science Society of America Journal 56:1629-1634. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/7638

Wienhold, B. J. and T. J. Gish. 1992.  Effect of Water Potential, Temperature, and Microbial Activity on Release of Starch-Encapsulated Atrazine and Alachlor.  Journal of Environmental Quality 21:382-386. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/7636

Klemmedson, J. O. and B. J. Wienhold. 1992.  Aspect and Species Influences on Nitrogen and Phosphorus Accumulation in Arizona Chaparral Soil-Plant Systems.  Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation 6:105-116.

Klemmedson, J. O. and B. J. Wienhold. 1991. Aspect and Species Influences on Nitrogen and Phosphorus Availability in Arizona Chaparral Soils.  Soil Science Society of America Journal 55:1735-1740. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/7840

Wienhold, B. J. and T. J. Gish. 1991. Enzymatic Pretreatment for Extraction of Starch Encapsulated Pesticides from Soils.  Weed Science 39:423-426. http://hdl.handle.net/10113/7634

Wienhold, B. J. and J. O. Klemmedson. 1991. Nodulation and Nitrogen Accretion Response of Cercocarpus betuloides Seedlings to Phosphorus Supplementation and Water Availability.  Plant and Soil 131:187-197.