Sustainable Agronomy
School of Agribusiness and Agriscience
Middle Tennessee State University

Book Chapters:
Guo, W., S. Cui, J. Torrion, and N. Rajan. 2015. Data-Driven Precision Agriculture: Opportunities and Challenges. In: Soil-Specific Farming: Precision Architecture. R. Lal, and B. Stewart (eds.). CRC Press. Landon. Chapter 14. p. 353-371.

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles:
Attia, A, N. Rajan, G. Ritchie, E. Barnes, S.Cui, A. Ibrahim, D. Hays, Q. Xue, and J. Wilborn. 2015. Yield, quality, and spectral reflectance responses of cotton under subsurface drip irrigation. Agron. J. 107:1355-1364.

Rajan, N., S.J. Maas R. Kellison, M. Dollar, S. Cui, S. Sharma, and A. Attia. 2015. Emitter uniformity and application efficiency for center pivot irrigation systems. Irrig. Drain. 64:353-361.

Rajan, N, S.J. Maas, and S. Cui. 2014. Extreme drought effects on summer evapotranspiration and energy balance of a grassland in the Southern Great Plains. Ecohydrol., doi 10.1002/eco.1574.

Mirik, M., Y. Emendack, A. Attia, S. Chaudhuri, M. Roy, G.F. Backoulou, and S. Cui. 2014. Detecting musk thistle (Carduus nutans) infection using a target recognition algorithm. Adv. Remote Sens. 3:95-105.

Cui, S., C.J. Zilverberg, V.G. Allen, C.P. Brown, J. Moore-Kucera, D.B. Wester, M. Mirik, S. Chaudhuri, and N. Phillips. 2014. Carbon and nitrogen responses of three old world bluestems to nitrogen fertilization or inclusion of a legume. Field Crops Res. 164:45-53.

Cui, S., E. Youn, J. Lee, and S.J. Maas. 2014. An improved systematic approach to predicting transcription factor target genes using support vector machine. PLoS ONE 9(4): e94519.

Mirik, M., R.J. Ansley, K. Steddom, C.M. Rush, G.J. Michels, Jr., F. Workneh, S. Cui, and N.C. Elliott. 2014. High spectral and spatial resolution hyperspectral imagery for quantifying Russian wheat aphid infestation in wheat using the constrained energy minimization classifier. J. Appl. Remote Sens. 8(1):083661.

Cui, S., N. Rajan, S.J. Maas, and E. Youn. 2014. An automated soil line identification method using relevance vector machine. Remote Sens. Lett. 5:175-184.

Rajan, N, S.J. Maas, and S. Cui. 2013. Extreme drought effects on carbon dynamics of a pasture in the semi-arid Southern High Plains of Texas. Agron. J. 105:1749-1760.

Cui, S., V.G. Allen, C.P. Brown, and D.B. Wester. 2013. Growth and nutritive value of three old world bluestems and three legumes in semiarid Texas High Plains. Crop Sci. 53:329-340.

Li, C., Z. Nan, S. Cui, Y. Hu, D. Li, Q. Li, Y. Li, and Z. Li. 2003. Pathogenicity of ten fungi affecting three common cool-season turfgrasses of China. Pratacultural Sci. 20:75-77.

Abstracts and Proceeding Papers:
Phillips, N.C. A. Thomas, and S. Cui. 2015. The effects of media, hormones, and stem diameter on adventitious rooting of Acacia confusa stem cuttings. The ASHS Meeting, (August 4–7), New Orleans, LA.

Carter J.G., J. Haffner, J. Carlton, S. Cui, J.D. West, and W.W. Gill. 2015. Validation of skin biomarkers for copper deficiency in beef cattle. The ASAS-Southern Section Meeting, (January 31- February 3), Atlanta, GA.

Cui, S., N.J. Rajan, S.J. Maas, and E. Limbird. 2015. Modeling evapotranspiration and ecosystem respiration of an old world bluestem pasture using probabilistic neural network. The AFGC Annual Conference, (January 12-14), St. Louis, MO.

Shelly, M., E. Limbird, W. Anderson, N.C. Phillips, and S. Cui. 2014. The effects of applying diary manure or N fertilizer on the nutritive value of three forage grass species. The 124th Meeting of Tennessee Academy of Science Program, (November 21), Morristown, TN.

Schall, C.M., N.C. Phillips, and S. Cui. 2014. Evaluation of (Synsepalum dulcificum) growth and productivity in response to media formulation. The ASHS Annual Conference (July 28-31), Orlando, FL.

Cui, S., C.J. Zilverberg, V.G. Allen, C.P. Brown, J. Moore-Kucera, D.B. Wester, and N. Phillips. 2014. Carbon and energy partitioning in old world bluestems grown with N fertilization or inclusion of legumes. The AFGC Annual Conference, (January 12-14), Memphis, TN.

Cui, S., V. G. Allen, C.P. Brown, and D.B. Wester. 2012. Forage quality of three old world bluestems. The AFGC Annual Conference, (January 9-11), Louisville, KY.

Cui, S., V.G. Allen, C.P. Brown, and R. Kellison. 2008. Finding legumes for the Texas High Plains. The ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meetings, (October 5-9), Houston, TX.