Publications

Young EH, Abedin J, Unc A. 2023. Soil nematode communities after addition of biochar to agricultural farmland following conversion from boreal forest, Soil Research, (CSIRO) 61(5) 456-467 https://doi.org/10.1071/SR22228

Tingskou R, Unc A. 2023. Impact of fertiliser source on the dynamics of carbon and nutrients in a Podzol slated for land-use conversion Soil Use and Management, 00: 1-13 https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12906

Young EH, Unc A. 2023. A review of nematodes as biological indicators of sustainable functioning for northern soils undergoing land-use conversion. Applied Soil Ecology, 183: 104762, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2022.104762

Young EH, Unc A. 2023. Corrigendum to “A review of nematodes as biological indicators of sustainable functioning for northern soils undergoing land-use conversion” [Appl. Soil Ecol. 183 (2023) 104762], Applied Soil Ecology, Pages 105208, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2023.105208

Abedin J, Unc A, 2023. The rate dependent efficacy of biochar for crop yield and nutrition on Podzols newly converted from boreal forests, Field Crops Research, 303: 109121, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2023.109121

Medayiese A, Wu J, Unc A. 2023. Utility of wood ash, paper sludge and biochar for the mitigation of greenhouse gases emissions from acid boreal soils, Journal of Environmental Management, 330(15): 117202, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.117202

Klöffel T, Young EH, Borchard N, Vallotton JD, Nurmi E, Shurpali NJ, Urban Tenorio F, Liu X, Young GHF, Unc A. 2022. The challenges fraught opportunity of agriculture expansion into boreal and Arctic regions. Agricultural Systems, 203: 103507, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2022.103507

Unc A, Adamczyk B, Borchard N. 2022. Editorial: Sustainable and Climate-Smart Agriculture in the Boreal and Arctic Regions. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems; 6: https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2022.816726

Kedir AJ, Nyiraneza J , Hawbold KA, McKenzie DB , Unc A. 2022. Phosphorus sorption capacity and its relationships with soil properties under podzolic soils of Atlantic Canada, Frontiers in Soil Science, 2: https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoil.2022.931266

Comeau L-P, MacKinley K, Unc A, Vallotton JD. 2022. Ex-situ soil respiration assessment using minimally disturbed microcosms and dried-sieved soils; comparison of methods to assess soil health. Canadian Journal of Soil Science, https://doi.org/10.1139/CJSS-2021-0143

Young EH, Vallotton JD, Kedir JA, Medaiyese AO, Goyer C, Comeau L-P, Unc A. 2022. The impacts of rock pulverization on soil quality and functional soil nematode and respiration properties of boreal lands converted from forest to agricultural use, Canadian Journal of Soil Science, 102(4): 977-990: https://doi:10.1139/CJSS-2022-0007(Editor’s Choice selection)

Nadeem, M, Wu, J, Ghaffari, H, Kedir, AJ, Saleem, S, Mollier, A, Singh, J, Cheema, M (2022) Understanding the Adaptive Mechanisms of Plants to Enhance Phosphorus Use Efficiency on Podzolic Soils in Boreal Agroecosystems. Frontiers in Plant Science 13.  https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.804058

Kedir JA, McKenzie DB, Ziadi N, Unc A. 2022. Comparison of agri-environmental phosphorus tests for boreal agricultural and natural Podzols. Canadian Journal of Soil Science, https://doi.org/10.1139/CJSS-2022-0037

Unc A, Altdorff D, Abakumov E, Adl S, Baldursson S, Bechtold M, Cattani DJ, Firbank LG, Grand S, Guðjónsdóttir M, Kallenbach C, Kedir AJ, Li P, McKenzie DB, Misra D, Nagano H, Neher DA, Niemi J, Oelbermann M, Overgård Lehmann J, Parson D, Quideau S, Sharkhuu A, Smreczak B, Vallotton JD, Whalen J, Young EH, Zhang M, Borchard N. 2021. Expansion of agriculture in northern cold-climate regions: A cross-sectoral perspective on opportunities and challenges. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems; 5: 236.  https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2021.663448

Kedir AJ, Mingchu Z, Unc A. 2021. Understanding soil fertility status in Newfoundland from standard farm soil tests. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 101(3): 517-531. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjss-2020-0108

Altdorff D, Borchard N, Young EH, Galagedara L, Quideau S, Unc A. 2021. Agriculture in boreal and Arctic regions requires an integrated global approach for research and policy. Agronomy for Sustainable Development 41: 23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-021-00676-1

Abedin J, Unc A, 2021. The utility of biochar for increasing the fertility of new agricultural lands converted from boreal forests. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 102(1): 165-176. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjss-2021-0002

Kedir AJ, Nyiraneza, Hawboldt KA, McKenzie DB, Unc A. 2021. Phosphorus adsorption characteristics in forested and managed podzolic soils, Soil Science Society of America Journal, 85:249–262. https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20180

Abedin J, Unc A. 2020. Addition of biochar to acid, boreal podzolic soils enhances micronutrient availability and crop productivity, Open Agriculture (de Gruyter) 5(1): 188-201, https://doi.org/10.1515/opag-2020-0021

Altdorff D, Sadatcharam K, Unc A, Krishnapillai M, Galagedara L. 2020. Comparison of multi-frequency and multi-coil electromagnetic induction (EMI) for mapping properties in shallow podsolic soils. Sensors 20(8): 2330; https://doi.org/10.3390/s20082330

Sadatcharam K, Altdorff D, Unc A, Krishnapillai M, Galagedara L. 2020. Depth Sensitivity of Apparent Magnetic Susceptibility Measurements using Multi-Coil and Multi-Frequency Electromagnetic Induction. Journal of Environmental & Engineering Geophysics (JEEG) 25(3):301, https://doi.org/10.32389/JEEG20-001

Badewa E, Unc A, Cheema M, Galagedara L. 2019. Temporal stability of apparent electrical conductivity (ECa) in managed Podzols. Acta Geophysica, 67(4):1107–1118, doi:10.1007/s11600-019-00306-1

Sherman C⁠, Unc⁠ A, Doniger⁠ T, Ehrlich R⁠, Steinberger Y⁠. 2019. The effect of human trampling activity on a soil microbial community at the Oulanka Natural Reserve, Finland. Applied Soil Ecology, 135: 104-112, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11600-019-00306-1

Masse J, Yates T, Krzic M, Unc A, Chen ZC, Quideau S, Hodgson K, Warren J. 2019. Identifying learning outcomes for a Canadian pedology field school: Addressing the gap between new graduates’ skills and the needs of the current job market, Canadian Journal of Soil Science, 99(4): 458-471 https://doi.org/10.1139/cjss-2019-0040

Altdorff D, Galagedara L, Abedin J, Unc A. 2019. Effect of biochar application rates on the hydraulic properties of an agricultural-use boreal Podzol. Soil Systems, 3:53, doi:10.3390/soilsystems3030053

Badewa E, Unc A, Cheema M, Kavanagh V, Galagedara L. 2018. Soil moisture mapping using multi-frequency and multi-coil electromagnetic induction sensors on managed podzols. Agronomy, 8:224, https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy8100224

Abedin, J (2018) Enhancing Soils of Labrador through Application of Biochar, Fishmeal, and Chemical Fertilizer.Agronomy Journal 110 (6), 2576-2586.

https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2018.02.0074

King M, Altdorff D, Li P, Galagedara L, Holden J, Unc A. 2018. Northward shift of the agricultural climate zone under 21^st-century global climate change. Scientific Reports 8: 7904, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-26321-8 ; 2018 top 100 (i.e. 36/625) for Earth Sciences articles published in Scientific Reports

Altdorff D, Galagedara L, Nadeem M, Cheema M, Unc A. 2018. Effect of agronomic treatments on the accuracy of soil moisture mapping by electromagnetic induction. Catena 164: 96-106, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2017.12.036

Altdorff D, Galagedara L, Unc A. 2017. Impact of projected land conversion on water balance of boreal soils in western Newfoundland. Journal of Water and Climate Change, 8 (4): 613-626, https://doi.org/10.2166/wcc.2017.016

Butler, L, Altdorff, D, Young, E, Galagedara, L, Hawboldt, K, Helleur, R, Unc, A (2016) ‘Organic Waste in Newfoundland and Labrador: A Review of Available Agriculture, Fishery, Forestry and Municipal Waste Literature.’ (Memorial University, Harris Centre: St. John’s, NL), https://www.mun.ca/harriscentre/media/production/memorial/administrative/the-harris-centre/media-library/reports/UNC_WASTE_15-16.pdf