Contact Information
1102 S. Goodwin Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801
Additional Campus Affiliations
Associate Professor, Crop Sciences
Associate Professor, Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment
Associate Professor, Center for Digital Agriculture, National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)
Recent Publications
Allen Asensio, H., Charuc, J., Pulleman, M., Brown, T., & Margenot, A. J. (2026). Soil organic matter and F1 hybrid cultivar influence Coffea arabica yields in south-central Guatemala. Agronomy Journal, 118(2), Article e70370. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.70370
Asprooth, L., Traldi, R., Arbuckle, J., Church, S., Floress, K., Gramig, B., Harden, S., Margenot, A. J., Thompson, A., Torres, A., DeaKyne, E., & Prokopy, L. S. (2026). A framework for conceptualizing agricultural diversification with a focus on the U.S. Corn Belt. Agricultural Systems, 238, Article 104826. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2026.104826
Attanayake, C. P., Woodings, F. S., & Margenot, A. J. (2026). Alkalization solution affects selectivity of absorbance for colorimetric quantification of para-nitrophenol in soil enzyme activity assays. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 62(5), 797-804. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-026-02003-w
Attanayake, C. P., Kasmerchak, C. S., Villamil, M. B., Indorante, K., Eldessouky, S., & Margenot, A. J. (2026). Long-term nitrogen fertilization does not necessarily suppress soil nitrogen mineralization via enzymatic pathways. Applied Soil Ecology, 223, Article 107014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2026.107014
Attanayake, C. P., & Margenot, A. J. (2026). Optimal soil storage methods for enzyme activity assays: a meta-analysis. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 215, Article 110107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2026.110107