Data and Publications

KernzaCAP Data

Data generated by KernzaCAP will be available through the USDA Ag Data Commons. The repository includes raw data and code used for statistical analysis and visualizations found in associated peer-reviewed papers. Data include plant, soil, and water measurements from field experiments, phenotypic, genomic, molecular data from plant breeding nurseries, and de-identified social science data. Qualitative and unconventional data is available through the University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy.

If you have questions about the data or how to access it, please contact Jacob Jungers at [email protected].

See the KernzaCAP Data Collection and Use Protocol and Data Sharing and Authorship Policy, which guided the creation and crediting of the datasets produced by this project. 

KernzaCAP Publications

Below, you'll find a list of peer-reviewed publications supported by KernzaCAP. You can find even more papers by searching KernzaCAP in Google Scholar. Publications will also be available on PubAg, hosted by the USDA.

 

  • Aduama, O., Tautges, N., Jungers, J. M., & Annor, G. A. (2026). Effect of Nitrogen Treatment on the Physico‐Chemical and Functional Properties Intermediate Wheatgrass ( Thinopyrum intermedium ) Grown in Different Locations. Cereal Chemistry, 103(1), 19–29. https://doi.org/10.1002/cche.70023
     
  • Bajgain, P., Crain, J. L., Cattani, D. J., Larson, S. R., Altendorf, K. R., Anderson, J. A., Crews, T. E., Hu, Y., Poland, J. A., Turner, M. K., Westerbergh, A., & DeHaan, L. R. (2022). Breeding Intermediate Wheatgrass for Grain Production. In I. Goldman (Ed.), Plant Breeding Reviews (1st ed., pp. 119–217). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119874157.ch3
     
  • Bajgain, P., Jungers, J. M., & Anderson, J. A. (2024). Genetic constitution and variability in synthetic populations of intermediate wheatgrass, an outcrossing perennial grain crop. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 14(9), jkae154. https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkae154
     
  • Bajgain, P., Jungers, J. M., & Anderson, J. A. (2025). Genetic characterization of trait architecture in multi‑population half‐sib families of the perennial crop intermediate wheatgrass. Crop Science, 65(4), e70126. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.70126
     
  • Bajgain, P., Stoll, H., & Anderson, J. A. (2025). Improving complex agronomic and domestication traits in the perennial grain crop intermediate wheatgrass with genetic mapping and genomic prediction. The Plant Genome, 18(1), e20498. https://doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.20498
     
  • Bartel, C. A., Meier, E. M., Jungers, J. M., & Fancher, H. (2026). Integrating new crops into federal farm programs: A Kernza® roadmap. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 81(2), 107–112. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224561.2026.2647671
     
  • Cassani, M. T., Gutknecht, J. L., Basche, A., Brunsell, N. A., Crews, T. E., Culman, S., Deiss, L., Laboski, C. A. M., Picasso, V., Pinto, P., Bianchin Rebesquini, R., Tautges, N. E., Pol, L. K. V. D., & Jungers, J. M. (2025). Productivity of intermediate wheatgrass responds more to local soil and climate factors than fertility treatments in the first establishment year. Frontiers in Agronomy, 7, 1528534. https://doi.org/10.3389/fagro.2025.1528534
     
  • Crain, J. L., Crossa, J., DeHaan, L., Dreisigacker, S., Poland, J., Singh, R. P., & Vitale, P. (2026). Skim‐sequencing for genomic selection in wheat: A comparison of marker platforms. The Plant Genome, 19(1), e70197. https://doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.70197
     
  • Crain, J., Wagoner, P., Larson, S., & DeHaan, L. (2024). Origin of current intermediate wheatgrass germplasm being developed for Kernza grain production. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 71(8), 4963–4978. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-024-01952-1
     
  • Culman, S., Pinto, P., Pugliese, J., Crews, T., DeHaan, L., Jungers, J., Larsen, J., Ryan, M., Schipanski, M., Sulc, M., Wayman, S., Wiedenhoeft, M., Stoltenberg, D., & Picasso, V. (2023). Forage harvest management impacts “Kernza” intermediate wheatgrass productivity across North America. Agronomy Journal, 115(5), 2424–2438. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21402
     
  • Cureton, C., Peters, T. E., Skelly, S., Carlson, C., Conway, T., Tautges, N., Reser, A., & Jordan, N. R. (2023). Towards a practical theory for commercializing novel continuous living cover crops: A conceptual review through the lens of Kernza perennial grain, 2019–2022. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 7, 1014934. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1014934
     
  • Dai, Y., Bharathi, R., Jungers, J., Annor, G. A., & Tyl, C. (2021). Effect of Bran Pre-Treatment with Endoxylanase on the Characteristics of Intermediate Wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium) Bread. Foods, 10(7), 1464. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10071464
     
  • DeHaan, L. R., Anderson, J. A., Bajgain, P., Basche, A., Cattani, D. J., Crain, J., Crews, T. E., David, C., Duchene, O., Gutknecht, J., Hayes, R. C., Hu, F., Jungers, J. M., Knudsen, S., Kong, W., Larson, S., Lundquist, P.-O., Luo, G., Miller, A. J., … Westerbergh, A. (2023). Discussion: Prioritize perennial grain development for sustainable food production and environmental benefits. Science of The Total Environment, 895, 164975. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164975
     
  • Dobbratz, M., Jungers, J. M., & Gutknecht, J. L. M. (2023). Seasonal Plant Nitrogen Use and Soil N pools in Intermediate Wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium). Agriculture, 13(2), 468. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13020468
     
  • Duchene, O., Dumont, B., Cattani, D. J., Fagnant, L., Schlautman, B., DeHaan, L. R., Barriball, S., Jungers, J. M., Picasso, V. D., David, C., & Celette, F. (2021). Process-based analysis of Thinopyrum intermedium phenological development highlights the importance of dual induction for reproductive growth and agronomic performance. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 301–302, 108341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2021.108341
     
  • Franco, J. G., Berti, M. T., Grabber, J. H., Hendrickson, J. R., Nieman, C. C., Pinto, P., Van Tassel, D., & Picasso, V. D. (2021). Ecological Intensification of Food Production by Integrating Forages. Agronomy, 11(12), 2580. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11122580
     
  • From concept to crop: Kernza perennial grain is a work in progress. (2025). In Advances in Agronomy (Vol. 193, pp. 227–292). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.agron.2025.05.004
     
  • Griffin, A. J., Jungers, J. M., & Bajgain, P. (2025). Root phenotyping and plant breeding of crops for enhanced ecosystem services. Crop Science, 65(1), e21315. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.21315
     
  • Jungers, J., Runck, B., Ewing, P. M., Maaz, T., Carlson, C., Neyhart, J., Fumia, N., Bajgain, P., Subedi, S., Sharma, V., Senay, S., Hunter, M., Cureton, C., Gutknecht, J., & Kantar, M. B. (2023). Adapting perennial grain and oilseed crops for climate resiliency. Crop Science, 63(4), 1701–1721. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20972
     
  • Koehle, A., Phillips, K., Chute, K., Gorman, M. R., & Gutknecht, J. (2025). Carbon Footprint of Kernza Perennial Grain in Organic and Nonorganic Production Systems. ACS Sustainable Resource Management, 2(11), 2044–2053. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssusresmgt.5c00191
     
  • Loehr, L. A., Bajgain, P., Selfridge, C., Annor, G., & Ismail, B. P. (2024). Impact of processing and storage on rancidity markers in commercial and novel cultivar candidates of intermediate wheatgrass ( Thinopyrum intermedium ). Cereal Chemistry, 101(3), 594–610. https://doi.org/10.1002/cche.10763
     
  • Olugbenle, O., Pinto, P., & Picasso, V. D. (2021). Optimal Planting Date of Kernza Intermediate Wheatgrass Intercropped with Red Clover. Agronomy, 11(11), 2227. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11112227
     
  • Pinto, P., Cartoni-Casamitjana, S., Cureton, C., Stevens, A. W., Stoltenberg, D. E., Zimbric, J., & Picasso, V. D. (2022). Intercropping legumes and intermediate wheatgrass increases forage yield, nutritive value, and profitability without reducing grain yields. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 6, 977841. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2022.977841
     
  • Pinto, P., Cartoni-Casamitjana, S., Stoltenberg, D. E., & Picasso, V. D. (2024). Forage boost or grain blues? Legume choices shape Kernza intermediate wheatgrass dual-purpose crop performance. Field Crops Research, 316, 109522. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2024.109522
     
  • Pinto, P., De Haan, L., & Picasso, V. (2021). Post-Harvest Management Practices Impact on Light Penetration and Kernza Intermediate Wheatgrass Yield Components. Agronomy, 11(3), 442. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11030442
     
  • Shoenberger, E. D., Jungers, J. M., Law, E. P., Keene, C. L., DiTommaso, A., Sheaffer, C. C., Wyse, D. L., Picasso, V. D., & Stoltenberg, D. E. (2023). Synthetic auxin herbicides do not injure intermediate wheatgrass or affect grain yield. Weed Technology, 37(5), 560–568. https://doi.org/10.1017/wet.2023.71
     
  • Tang, F. H. M., Crews, T. E., Brunsell, N. A., & Vico, G. (2024). Perennial intermediate wheatgrass accumulates more soil organic carbon than annual winter wheat – a model assessment. Plant and Soil, 494(1–2), 509–528. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-023-06298-8
     
  • Vico, G., Tang, F. H. M., Brunsell, N. A., Crews, T. E., & Katul, G. G. (2023). Photosynthetic capacity, canopy size and rooting depth mediate response to heat and water stress of annual and perennial grain crops. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 341, 109666. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2023.109666
     
  • Wiesner, S., Duff, A. J., Niemann, K., Desai, A. R., Crews, T. E., Risso, V. P., Riday, H., & Stoy, P. C. (2022). Growing season carbon dynamics differ in intermediate wheatgrass monoculture versus biculture with red clover. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 323, 109062. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2022.109062

 

 

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