Dr. Beth H. Baker

McCrary, A., Brooks, J. P., Smith, R. K., Burger, L. M., Lucore, A., Ramirez Avila, J., Schauwecker, T. J., Czarnecki, J. P., Burger, L. W., Baker, B. H. 2024. Short-term contribution of conservation practice implementation to water quality impairments in small streams. Water 16(2):261.

Contasti, A. L., Firth, A., Baker, B. H., Brooks, J. P., Locke, M. A., Morin, D. J. 2023. Balancing trade-offs in climate smart-agriculture: can on-farm actions store organic carbon and maximize net utility by selling carbon credits?. Decision Analysis

Firth, A. G., Brooks, J. P., Locke, M. A., Morin, D. J., Brown Johnson, A. E., Baker, B. 2023. Soil bacterial community dynamics in plots managed with cover crops and no-till farming in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley, USA. Journal of Applied Microbiology lxac051.

Badon, T., Czarnecki, J., Baker, B., Spencer, G. D., Hill, M. J., Lucore, A. E., Krutz, L. J. 2022. Transitioning from conventional to cover crop systems with minimum tillage does not alter nutrient loading. Journal of Environmental Quality 51(5):966-977.

Firth, A. G., Brooks, J. P., Locke, M. A., Morin, D. J., Brown Johnson, A. E., Baker, B. 2022. Dynamics of Soil Organic Carbon and CO2 Flux under Cover Crop and No-Till Management in Soybean Cropping Systems of the Mid-South (USA). Environments lxac051(9(9)):109.

McCrary, A., Burger, L. M., Downey, L. H., Baker, B. 2022. Water Conservation: Extensions Agents’ Perceptions of Issue Importance, Professional Abilities and Landowner Needs. The Journal of Extension 60(1).

Baker, B., Burger, L. M., Czarnecki, J., Schauwecker, T. J., Ramirez Avila, J., McCrary, A., Lucore, A., Burger, L. W. 2021. Watershed conservation: A case study on the Redbud-Catalpa Creek watershed. Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Research Bulletin 1238:20.

Omer, A., Aldridge, C., Baker, B. 2021. Outflow hydrology of tailwater recovery systems with comparisons to a control catchment. Irrigation and Drainage 70(4):786-796.

Badon, T. B., Prince Czarnecki, J. M., Krutz, L. J., Shockley, J. M., Baker, B. 2021. Cover crop and minimum-tillage effects on yield, irrigation water use, and net returns. Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment 4(2):e20158.

Firth, A. G., Baker, B., Gibbs, M., Brooks, J. P., Smith, R., Iglay, R. B., Davis, J. B. 2020. Using cameras to index waterfowl abundance in winter-flooded rice fields. MethodsX 7:101036.

Firth, A. G., Baker, B., Brooks, J. P., Smith, R., Iglay, R. B., Davis, J. B. 2020. Low External Input Sustainable Agriculture: Winter flooding in rice fields increases bird use, fecal matter and soil health, reducing fertilizer requirements. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 300.

Firth, A. G., Baker, B., Brooks, J. P., Smith, R., Iglay, R. B., Davis, J. B. 2020. Investigation of Pathogenic Bacterial Transport by Waterbirds: A Case Study of Flooded and Non-Flooded Rice Systems in Mississippi. Water 12(6).

Allred, S., Shao, W., Jones, J. H., Schilling, M. W., Baker, B., Allen, P. J. 2020. Effects of acute environmental and handling exposure on physiology and fillet quality of market-sized Channel Catfish. Aquaculture Research 51:1854-1866.

Brooks, J. P., Smith, R. K., Aldridge, C., Chaney, B., Omer, A. R., Dentinger, J., Street, G. M., Baker, B. 2020. A preliminary investigation of Feral Hog (Sus scrofa) impacts on water quality. Water Research 49(1):27-37.

Faust, D. R., Kroger, R., Baker, B. H., Brooks, J. P., Cox, M. S., Rush, S. A. 2019. Investigating the role of organic carbon amendments and microbial denitrification gene abundance in nitrogen removal from experimental agricultural drainage ditches with low‐grade weirs. Water Environment Research 92(6):899-910.

Omer, A. R., Baker, B. 2019. Water quality improvements from implementation of tailwater recovery systems. Sustainable Water Resources Management 5(2):703-713.

Mischke, C. C., Wise, D. J., Tucker, C., Griffin, M. J., Baker, B., Greenway, T. E., Byars, T. S., Tiwari, A. 2019. Copper sulfate pre-treatment for snail control reduces channel catfish fry survival. North American Journal of Aquaculture 81(2):160-168.

Aldridge, C., Baker, B., Omer, A. R. 2019. Investigation of short-term effects of winter cover crops on compaction and total soil carbon in a long-term no-till agricultural system. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 74(1):77-84.

Omer, A. R., Moore, M. T., Krutz, L. J., Kroger, R., Czarnecki, J., Baker, B., Allen, P. J. 2018. Potential for recycling of suspended solids and nutrients by irrigation of tailwater from tailwater recovery systems. Water Science and Technology: Water Supply 18(4):1396-1405.

Baker, B., Brooks, J. P., Deng, D. D., Smith, R. K., Kroger, R., Czarnecki, J. 2018. Effects of Low-Grade Weirs on Soil Microbial Communities in Agricultural Drainage Ditches. Journal of Environmental Quality 47(5):1155-1162.

Omer, A. R., Miranda, L., Moore, M. T., Krutz, L. J., Czarnecki, J., Kroger, R., Baker, B., Hogue, J. A., Allen, P. J. 2018. Reduction of solids and nutrient loss from agricultural lands by tailwater recovery systems. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 73:282-295.

Faust, D. R., Kroger, R., Omer, A. R., Hogue, J. A., Baker, B., Czarnecki, J., Moore, M. T., Rush, S. A. 2018. Nitrogen and organic carbon contents of agricultural drainage ditches of the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 73(2):179-188.

Baker, B., Czarnecki, J., Omer, A. R., Aldridge, C. A., Kroger, R., Prevost, J. D. 2018. Nutrient and sediment runoff from agricultural landscapes with varying suites of conservation practices in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 73(1):75-85.

Omer, A. R., Moore, M. T., Krutz, L. J., Kroger, R., Czarnecki, J., Baker, B., Allen, P. J. 2017. Representation of solid and nutrient concentrations in irrigation water from tailwater-recovery systems by surface water grab samples. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering 143(11):06017013.

Baker, B., Kröger, R., Prevost, J. D., Pierce, T., Ramirez Avila, J., Czarnecki, J., Faust, D., Flora, C. 2016. A field-scale investigation of nutrient and sediment reduction efficiencies of a low-technology best management practice: Low-grade weirs. Ecological Engineering 91:240-248.

Omer, A. R., Prince Czarnecki, J. M., Baker, B. H., Hogue, J. A. 2016. Characterizing Nitrogen Outflow from Pre-Harvest Rice Field Drain Events. Agricultural Water Management 165:44-49.

Baker, B. H., Kroger, R., Brooks, J. P., Smith, R. K., Prince Czarnecki, J. M. 2015. Investigation of denitrifying microbial communities within an agricultural drainage system fitted with low-grade weirs. Water Research 87:193-201.

Littlejohn, K. A., Baker, B., Kröger, R., Ramirez Avila, J. 2014. Effectiveness of low-grade weirs for nutrient removal in an agricultural landscape in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley. Agricultural Water Management 131:79-86.