Pittelkow Lab

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois

Our work aims to increase crop productivity while reducing environmental impacts.

Our projects are focused on the world's major grain crops through national and international collaborations.

A central research theme is how crop management practices influence carbon and nitrogen cycling in agroecosystems.

We conduct holistic assessments of cropping systems using a number of sustainability indicators.

We monitor soil greenhouse gas emissions to reduce the global warming potential of agricultural management practices.

We evaluate strategies to maximize nutrient use efficiency and minimize nitrogen losses to the environment.