John H. Grove

Faculty

University of Kentucky, PSS
Ag. Science Bldg. North
1100 Nicholasville Road (Office:N122L)
Lexington, KY 40546-0091
(859) 257-5852
(859) 257-3655
jgrove@uky.edu

This person page last updated on 2010-06-01

Classes

Pls470g - Soil Nutrient Management; Credits - 3
The study of soil conditions affecting nutrient availability to plants, methods of assaying soil fertility and the interpretation of biological, chemical, and physical concepts in explaining plant nutrition stress. Prereq: CHE 105, PLS 366 and PLS 386 or consent of instructor. .
Instructors: John H. Grove

Pls712 - Advanced Soil Fertility; Credits - 4
An integration of the effects of soil, climate, species and management on the nutrition and dry matter accumulation of plants. Lecture, three hours; laboratory, two hours per week. Prereq: Undergraduate courses in plant science, crop production, chemistry and soil fertility. It will be assumed that students are familiar with the material contained in the aforementioned courses..
Instructors: John H. Grove

Research/Teaching Publications

Books and Book Chapters

Wendroth, O., E.L. Ritchey, S. Nambuthiri, J.H. Grove, and R.C. Pearce. 2011. Spatial variability of soil physical properties. pp. 827-839. IN: J. Gliński, J. Horabik, and J. Lipiec, eds. Encyclopedia of Agrophysics. Springer, Heidelberg, Germany.
Authors in PSS Dept.: John H. Grove Edwin Ritchey Ole Wendroth Bob Pearce

Diaz-Zorita, M., J.H. Grove, and E. Perfect. 2006. Aggregation, fragmentation, and structural stability measurement. pp. 56-59. IN: R. Lal, ed. Encyclopedia of Soil Science, 2nd Edition. Taylor and Francis, New York.

Refereed Journal Articles

D'Angelo, E., G. Zeigler, G. Beck, J. Grove, and F. Sikora. 2012. Arsenic species in Broiler (Gallus gallus domesticus) Litter, Soils, Maize, (Zea mays L.), and groundwater from the Litter-Amended Fields. Science of the Total Environment 438: 286-292.
Authors in PSS Dept.: John H. Grove Frank Sikora Georgia Zeigler Elisa DAngelo

Crutchfield, J.D., and J.H. Grove. 2011. A new cadmium reduction device for the microplate determination of nitrate in water, soil, plant tissue and physiological fluids. Journal of AOAC International 94:1896-1905.
Authors in PSS Dept.: John H. Grove James Crutchfield

Pena-Yewtukhiw, E.M., J.H. Grove, E.G. Beck, and J.S. Dinger. 2009. Effect of soil and absence/presence of an abandoned feedlot on determining the area sourcing nitrate to a contaminated domestic well. Soil Science 174:56-64.

Chung, H., John H.Grove, and J. Six. 2008. Indications for soil C saturation in a temperate agroecosystem. Soil Science Society of America Journal 72:1132-1139.

Diaz-Zorita, M., John H.Grove, and E. Perfect. 2008. Impact of soil water content and core sampler diameter at sampling for dry soil fragment-size distributions. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 39:2752-2767.

Fortuna, A., R. L. Blevins, W. W. Frye, John H.Grove, and Paul L.Cornelius. 2008. Sustaining soil quality with legumes in no-tillage systems. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 39:1680-1699.
Authors in PSS Dept.: John H. Grove Paul Cornelius

Mubiru, D.N., M.S. Coyne, and J.H. Grove. 2008. Citric acid interferes with adenosine triphosphate determination by bioluminescence. Analytical Letters, Vol. 41. 14:2587-2594.
Authors in PSS Dept.: John H. Grove Mark Coyne

Pena-Yewtukhiw, E.M., G.J. Schwab, J.H. Grove, L.W. Murdock, and J.T. Johnson. 2008. Spatial analysis of early wheat canopy NDVI: Determining appropriate observation scale. Agronomy Journal 100:454-462.
Authors in PSS Dept.: John H. Grove Greg Schwab Lloyd Murdock

Diaz-Zorita, M., J.H. Grove, and E. Perfect. 2007. Sieving duration and sieve loading impacts on dry soil fragment size distributions. Soil Tillage Research 94:15-20.

Grove, J.H. 2007. Soil fertility and plant nutrition in no-till systems: A “holistic” view. pp. 159-165. Proceedings, 15th Asociación Argentina de Productores en Siembra Directa (Argentine Association of No-Till Farmers) Congress, Rosario, Argentina, Aug. 14-17.

Grove, J.H., and E.M. Pena-Yewtukhiw. 2007. The potential of “precision” recommendations for site-specific phosphorus, potassium, and lime applications. pp. 689-695. IN: J.V. Stafford, ed. Proceedings, 6th European Conference on Precision Agriculture, Skiathos, Greece, June 3-6. Wageningen Academic Publishers, Wageningen, the Netherlands.

Munkholm, L.J., E. Perfect, and J.H. Grove. 2007. Incorporation of water content into the Weibull model for soil aggregate strength. Soil Science Society of America Journal 71:682-691.

Pena-Yewtukhiw, E.M., J.A. Thompson, and J.H. Grove. 2007. The scale dependency of terrain attributes impacts their relationship to corn grain yield in rolling landscapes. pp.117-123. IN: J.V. Stafford, ed. Proceedings, 6th European Conference on Precision Agriculture, Skiathos, Greece, June 3-6. Wageningen Academic Publishers, Wageningen, the Netherlands.

Grove, J. H. 2006. Fertilizer nitrogen rates for corn:Why no credit when corn follows soybean? Field Notes - Newsletter of the Kentucky Certified Crop Advisers 6(1):5.

Diaz-Zorita, M., J.H. Grove, and E. Perfect. 2005. Soil fragment size distribution and compactive effort effects on maize root seedling elongation in moist soil. Crop Science 45:1417-1426.

Stoddard, C.S., J.H. Grove, M.S. Coyne, and W.O. Thom. 2005. Fertilizer, tillage, and dairy manure contributions to nitrate and herbicide leaching through the vadose zone. Journal of ENvironmental Quality 34:1354-1362.
Authors in PSS Dept.: John H. Grove William Thom Mark Coyne

Diaz-Zorita, M., J.H. Grove, L. Murdock, J. Herbek, and E. Perfect. 2004. Soil structural disturbance effects on crop yields and soil properties in a no-till production system. Agronomy Journal 96:1651-1659.
Authors in PSS Dept.: John H. Grove James Herbek

Gandhapudi, S.K., M.S. Coyne, E. D’Angelo, and C.J. Matocha. 2004. Nitrogen fertilization suppresses soil phenol oxidase activity in no-tillage systems. Soil Science 169:708-714.
Authors in PSS Dept.: John H. Grove Gerald Haszler Chris Matocha

Perfect, E., A.B. Kenst, M. Diaz-Zorita, and J.H. Grove. 2004. Fractal analysis of soil water desorption data collected on disturbed samples with water activity meters. Soil Science Society of America Journal 68:1177-1184.

Other Research Publications

Ritchey, E. L., R. C. Pearce, and J. H. Grove. 2012. Tillage and subsoiling effects on soil compaction and yield of burley tobacco. Plant and Soil Sciences Research Chronicles 1(2).
Authors in PSS Dept.: John H. Grove Edwin Ritchey Bob Pearce

Zou, C., Pearce, R.C., J. H. Grove, and M. S. Coyne. 2012. Soil nitrogen mineralization in different tobacco tillage-rotation sysems. Proceedings, North Central Extension-industry Soil Fertility Conference. E. Phyllis Pates. Des Moines, IA. 28: 119-127.
Authors in PSS Dept.: John H. Grove Mark Coyne Congming Zou Bob Pearce

Grove, J.H., M.M. Navarro, and E.M. Pena- Yewtukhiw. 2011. Detecting abiotic stress in soybean with a proximal canopy sensor. pp. 523-532. IN: J.V. Stafford, ed. Precision Agriculture 2011–Proceedings, Eighth European Conference on Precision Agriculture. Prague, Czech Republic, July 11-14.
Authors in PSS Dept.: John H. Grove Martin Navarro

Pena-Yewtukhiw, E.M., J.H. Grove, and G.J. Schwab. 2011. Impact of individual sensor performance when array sensor number is reduced. pp. 480-490. IN: J.V. Stafford (ed.) Precision Agriculture 2011–Proceedings, Eighth European Conference on Precision Agriculture. Prague, Czech Republic, July 11-14.

Beck, E.G., J.S. Dinger, E.M. Pena-Yewtukhiw, and J.H. Grove. 2010. Soil and groundwater quality data for an abandoned cattle and hog feedlot in Henderson County, Kentucky. Kentucky Geological Survey. Information Circular 20, Series XII, Published online: http://kgs.uky. edu/kgsweb/olops/pub/kgs/water/IC20_12/ IC20_12.pdf.

Beck, E.G., J.S. Dinger, J.H. Grove, and E.M. Pena-Yewtukhiw. 2010. Assessment of row crop, alfalfa, and pasture field practices on groundwater quality in an upland bedrock setting, Henderson County, Kentucky: Report of soil and water quality data. Kentucky Geological Survey. Information Circular 19, Series XII, Published online: http://kgs.uky. edu/kgsweb/olops/pub/kgs/water/IC19_12/ IC19_12.pdf.

Grove, J.H., and E.M. Pena-Yewtukhiw. 2010. C and N coupling through time: Soil C, N and grain yield in a long-term continuous corn trial. Proceedings, 10th International Conference on Precision Agriculture (CD-ROM), Denver, CO, July 18-21.

Grove, J.H., and G.J. Schwab. 2010. Micronutrient nutrition for corn and soybean: Emerging issues in Kentucky. 7 pp. Proceedings, 40th North Central Extension-Industry Soil Fertility Conference, Des Moines, IA, Nov. 17-19.

Pena-Yewtukhiw, E.M., and J.H. Grove. 2010. Crop rotation impacts “temporal sampling” needed for landscape-defined management zones. Proceedings, 10th International Conference on Precision Agriculture (CD-ROM), Denver, CO, July 28-21.

Grove, J.H., E.M. Pena-Yewtukhiw, M. Diaz- Zorita, and R.L. Blevins. 2009. Does fertilizer N “burn up” soil organic matter? Better Crops with Plant Food 93(4):6-8.

Pena-Yewtukhiw, E.M., and J.H. Grove. 2009. Rotation and the temporal yield stability of landscape defined management zones: A time series analysis. pp. 567-574. IN: E.J. van Henten, D. Goense, and C. Lokhorst, ed. Precision Agriculture 09–Proceedings, 7th European Conference on Precision Agriculture, Wageningen, the Netherlands. July 6-8. Wageningen Academic Publishers, Wageningen, the Netherlands. ISBN: 978-90-8686-113-2.

Grove, J.H., and E.M. Pena-Yewtukhiw. 2008. The benefits to grid sampling depend on mathematical structure of fertilizer phosphorus and potassium recommendations. Proceedings, 9th International Conference on Precision Agriculture, Denver, Colo., July 20-23.

Pena-Yewtukhiw, E.M., G.J. Schwab, J.H. Grove, L.W. Murdock, and J.T. Johnson. 2008. Individual sensor performance and interpretational algorithms in a sensor array. Proceedings, 1st Global Workshop on High Resolution Digital Soil Sensing and Mapping, Sydney, Australia, Feb. 5-8.
Authors in PSS Dept.: John H. Grove Greg Schwab Lloyd Murdock

Pena-Yewtukhiw, E.M., G.J. Schwab, J.H. Grove, L.W. Murdock, and J.T. Johnson. 2008. Individual sensor performance and interpretational algorithms in a sensor array. Proceedings, 9th International Conference on Precision Agriculture, Denver, Colo., July 20-23.
Authors in PSS Dept.: John H. Grove Greg Schwab Lloyd Murdock

Grove, J.H. 2007. No-tillage makes more corn after corn. Lancaster Farming, April 14.

Grove, J.H., and E.M. Pena-Yewtukhiw. 2007. Evaluating P and K fertilizer prescriptions from site-specific technologies. MidAmerica Farmer Grower 27:6-7. MidAmerica Farm Publications, Perryville, Mo.

Grove, J.H., R.C. Ward, and R.R. Weil. 2007. Nutrient stratification in no-till soils. Leading Edge: The Journal of No-Till Agriculture 6:374-381.

College Numbered Extension Publications

ID-125A Kentucky Winter Wheat Calendar PDF: 117 kb 2 pages


ID-136 No-Till Small Grain Production in Kentucky PDF: 467 kb 11 pages


ID-177 Comparing No-Till and Tilled Wheat in Kentucky PDF: 233 kb 10 pages