@article{moore_mirsky_2020, title={Cover crop biomass production across establishment methods in mid-Atlantic corn}, volume={112}, ISSN={["1435-0645"]}, DOI={10.1002/agj2.20414}, number={6}, journal={AGRONOMY JOURNAL}, author={Moore, Virginia M. and Mirsky, Steven B.}, year={2020}, pages={4765–4774} }
 @article{moore_davis_poskaitis_maul_kucek_mirsky_2020, title={Phenotypic and Nodule Microbial Diversity among Crimson Clover (Trifolium incarnatum L.) Accessions}, volume={10}, ISSN={["2073-4395"]}, DOI={10.3390/agronomy10091434}, abstractNote={Crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum L.) is the most common legume cover crop in the United States. Previous research found limited genetic variation for crimson clover within the National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS) collection. The aim of this study was to assess the phenotypic and nodule microbial diversity within the NPGS crimson clover collection, focusing on traits important for cover crop performance. Experiments were conducted at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (Maryland, USA) across three growing seasons (2012–2013, 2013–2014, 2014–2015) to evaluate 37 crimson clover accessions for six phenotypic traits: fall emergence, winter survival, flowering time, biomass per plant, nitrogen (N) content in aboveground biomass, and proportion of plant N from biological nitrogen fixation (BNF). Accession effect was significant across all six traits. Fall emergence of plant introductions (PIs) ranged from 16.0% to 70.5%, winter survival ranged from 52.8% to 82.0%, and growing degree days (GDD) to 25% maturity ranged from 1470 GDD to 1910 GDD. Biomass per plant ranged from 1.52 to 6.51 g, N content ranged from 1.87% to 2.24%, and proportion of plant N from BNF ranged from 50.2% to 85.6%. Accessions showed particularly clear differences for fall emergence and flowering time, indicating greater diversity and potential for selection in cover crop breeding programs. Fall emergence and winter survival were positively correlated, and both were negatively correlated with biomass per plant and plant N from BNF. A few promising lines performed well across multiple key traits, and are of particular interest as parents in future breeding efforts, including PIs 369045, 418900, 561943, 561944, and 655006. In 2014–2015, accessions were also assessed for nodule microbiome diversity, and 11 genera were identified across the sampled nodules. There was large variation among accessions in terms of species diversity, but this diversity was not associated with observed plant traits, and the functional implications of nodule microbiome diversity remain unclear.}, number={9}, journal={AGRONOMY-BASEL}, author={Moore, Virginia and Davis, Brian and Poskaitis, Megan and Maul, Jude E. and Kucek, Lisa Kissing and Mirsky, Steven}, year={2020}, month={Sep} }
 @article{moore_maul_wilson_curran_brainard_devine_mirsky_2020, title={Registration of 'Purple Bounty' and 'Purple Prosperity' hairy vetch}, volume={14}, ISSN={["1940-3496"]}, DOI={10.1002/plr2.20044}, number={3}, journal={JOURNAL OF PLANT REGISTRATIONS}, author={Moore, Virginia Mae and Maul, Jude E. and Wilson, Dave and Curran, William S. and Brainard, Daniel C. and Devine, Thomas E. and Mirsky, Steven B.}, year={2020}, month={Sep}, pages={340–346} }
 @article{moore_tracy_2019, title={Recurrent Full-sib Family Selection for Husk Extension in Sweet Corn}, volume={144}, ISSN={["2327-9788"]}, DOI={10.21273/JASHS04559-18}, abstractNote={Corn earworm ( Helicoverpa zea ) is a costly and destructive pest in sweet corn ( Zea mays ) production. A recurrent selection experiment was conducted to assess the feasibility of selecting a sweet corn population for longer husks without shortening the ears and to determine whether direct selection for longer husks confers improved resistance to the corn earworm. The initial population was derived from crosses between long- and tight-husked inbred lines (A684su, A685su, and A686su) originally selected for resistance to the european corn borer ( Ostrinia nubilalis ) and a high-quality commercial hybrid parent (‘Super Sweet Jubilee Plus’). Three cycles of recurrent full-sib family selection were conducted from 2014 to 2016, with a selection intensity of ≈10% per cycle. In 2017, the cycles of selection were evaluated and compared with common commercial cultivars for husk extension, ear length, rate of corn earworm infestation, and extent of corn earworm damage. Ears were artificially infested with corn earworm eggs suspended in an agar solution. The population was successfully selected for longer husk extension without shortening the ears, but the increase in husk extension did not correspond to an increase in corn earworm resistance. Further evaluation is needed to determine whether long husk extension is ineffective as a source of corn earworm resistance, whether it is more effective in combination with other resistance traits, whether greater differences in husk extension are needed to confer biologically significant differences in corn earworm resistance, or whether improved inoculation methods could improve differentiation between genotypes.}, number={1}, journal={JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE}, author={Moore, Virginia M. and Tracy, William F.}, year={2019}, month={Jan}, pages={63–69} }