Research Statement

My research focuses on the impacts of different tillage management practices on corn silage quality, yield, and environmental outcomes. Also, I am interested in the assessment of the impact that different beneficial management practices (BMPs) have on dissolved, particulate and total phosphorus losses from agricultural fields through on-farm assessments and simulated rainfall studies, and at the watershed level through the use of models like the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT).

Education

• 2018 Ph.D. – Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, USA.
• 2014 M.Sc. – Crop and Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky, USA.
• 2007 B.S. – College of Agriculture, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Publications

Peer Reviewed Publications

• Thomason, W.E., and Battaglia, M.L. 2020. Early defoliation effects on corn plant stands and grain yield. Agron. J. 1–9. doi:10.1002/agj2.20402
• Rafiullah, Tariq, M., Khan, F., Shah, A.H., Fahad, S., Wahid, F., Ali, J., Adnan, M., Ahmad, M., Irfan, M., Zafar-ul-Hye, M., Battaglia, M.L., Tayebeh Zarei, Datta, R., Saleem, I.A., Hafeez-u-Rehman, Danish, S. 2020. Effect of micronutrients foliar supplementation on the production and eminence of plum (Prunus domestica L.). Qual. Assur. Saf. Crop 12: 32-40. .
• Adeyemi, O., Keshavarz-Afshar, R., Jahanzad, E., Battaglia, M.L., Luo, Y., and A. Sadeghpour. 2020. Effect of wheat cover crop and split nitrogen application on corn yield and nitrogen use efficiency. Agronomy 10, 1081. doi:10.3390/agronomy10081081
• Battaglia, M.L., Thomason, W.E., Fike, J.H., Evanylo, G., von Cossel, M., Babur, E., Iqbal, Y., and Diatta, A. 2020. The broad impacts of corn stover and wheat straw removal on crop productivity, soil health and greenhouse gases emissions: A review. GCB Bioenergy 00: 1-13. doi:10.1111/gcbb.12774
• Adnan, M., Fahad, S., Zamin, M., Shah, S., Mian, I.A., Danish, S., Zafar-ul-Hye, M., Battaglia, M.L., Naz, R.M.M., Saeed, B., Saud, S., Ahmad, I., Yue, Z., Brtnicky, M., Holatko, J., Datta, R. 2020. Coupling Phosphate-Solubilizing Bacteria with Phosphorus Supplements Improve Maize Phosphorus Acquisition and Growth under Lime Induced Salinity Stress. Plants 9, 900. doi:10.3390/plants9070900
• 11) Diatta, A.A., Thomason, W.E., Abaye, O., Thompson, T.L., Battaglia, M.L., Vaughan, L.J., Lo, M., Leme, J.F.D.C., 2020. Assessment of nitrogen fixation by mungbean genotypes in different soil textures using 15N natural abundance method. J. Soil Sci. Plant Nut. doi:10.1007/s42729-020-00290-2
• 10) Diatta, A.A., Fike, J.H., Battaglia, M.L., Galbraith, J., Baig, M.B. 2020. Effects of biochar on soil fertility and crop productivity in arid regions: a review. Arab. J. Geosci. 13: 595. doi:10.1007/s12517-020-05586-2

Extension Publications

• Adeyemi, O., Keshavarz-Afshar, R., Jahanzad, E., Battaglia, M.L., Luo, Y., and Sadeghpour, A. 2020. Effect of wheat cover crop and split nitrogen application on corn yield and nitrogen use efficiency. North Central Soil Fertility Conference in De Moines, IA, 2020.
• Czymmek, K., Ketterings, Q., Ros, M., Battaglia, M., Cela, S., Crittenden, S., Gates, D., Walter, T., Latessa, S., Klaiber, L., and Albrecht, G. 2020. The New York Phosphorus Index 2.0. Agronomy Fact Sheet Series. Fact Sheet #110. Cornell University Cooperative Extension.
• Ketterings, Q., Czymmek, K., and Battaglia, M. 2007. Revised 2020. Removal of Phosphorus by Field Crops. Agronomy Fact Sheet Series. Fact Sheet #28. Cornell University Cooperative Extension.
• Battaglia, M.L., Groover, G., and Thomason, W.E. 2018. Harvesting and nutrient replacement costs associated with corn stover removal in Virginia. Virginia Cooperative Extension Publication. CSES-229NP.
• Battaglia, M.L., Groover, G., and Thomason, W.E. 2017. Value and implications of corn stover removal from Virginia fields. Virginia Cooperative Extension Publication CSES-180.