JoAnn F. S. Lamb

Adjunct Associate Professor

Office Address

406 Hayes Hall

Mailing Address

411 Borlaug Hall

1991 Upper Buford Circle

St. Paul, MN 55108

lambx002@umn.edu

+1 612 625 0260

Education

Ph.D.: Nebraska (1985)

Year Appointed: 1991

Rank: Adjunct Associate Professor

Areas of Interest

Research; Alfalfa Genetics and Breeding
Research

I conduct basic and applied genetic research in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) to investigate desirable traits for use in sustainable agriculture such as biological nitrogen fixation, nutrient cycling, phytoremediation of groundwater and soil, tolerance to manure disposal, improved livestock nutritional value, and new uses such as biomass/bioenergy/ biofuel production.
Selected Publications

Boateng, A.A., C. A. Mullen, N.M. Goldberg, K.B. Hickes, H.G. Jung, and J. F.S. Lamb. 2008. Production of Bio-oil from alfalfa stems by fluidized-bed fast pyrolysis. Ind.Eng.Chem. Res. 47: 4115-4122. 2008

Boateng, A.A., P.J. Weimer, H.G. Jung, and J.F.S. Lamb. 2008. Response to thermochemical and biochemical conversion processes to lignin concentration in alfalfa stems. Energy and Fuels, in press.

Lamb J.F.S., M.P Russelle D.M. Fenton. 2008. Field based selection method creates alfalfa populations that differ in nitrate-N uptake. Crop Sci. 48:450-457.

Lamb, J.F. S., H.-J.G. Jung, C.C. Sheaffer, and D.A. Samac. 2007. Alfalfa leaf protein and stem carbohydrate and lignin content under hay and biomass management systems. Crop Sci. 47:1407-1415.

Russelle, Michael P., JoAnn F.S. Lamb, Nancy B. Turyk, Byron H. Shaw, and Bill Pearson. 2007. Managing nitrogen contaminated soils: Benefits of N2-fixing alfalfa. Agron. J. 99:738-746.

Vogel, K.P. and J. F. S. Lamb. 2007. Chapter 28. Forage Breeding In R.F. Barnes, C.J. Nelsom, K.J. Moore and M. Collins (ed.) Forages, Vol II, 6th Ed. The Science of Grassland Agriculture. Iowa State University Press, Ames, IA. p. 427-438.

Dien, B.S., H.G. Jung, K.P. Vogel, M.D. Casler, J.F. Lamb, L.B. Iten, R. Mitchell, and G. Sarath. 2006. Chemical composition and response to dilute-acid pretreatment and enzymatic saccharification of alfalfa, reed canarygrass and switchgrass. Biomass and Bioenergy. 30:880-891.

Jung, H.G., and J.F.S. Lamb. 2006. Stem morphological and cell wall traits associated with divergent in vitro fiber digestibility and alfalfa clones. Crop Sci. 46:2054-2061.

Lamb, JoAnn F.S., Craig C. Sheaffer, Landon H. Rhodes, R. Marc Sulc, and Daniel J. Undersander, E. Charles Brummer. 2006. Five decades of alfalfa cultivar improvement: Impact on forage yield, persistence, and nutritive value. Crop Sci. 46: 902-909.

Samac, D.A., H.J.G. Jung, and J.F.S. Lamb. 2006. Development of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) as a feedstock for production of ethanol and other bioproducts. . In Minteer, S., editor. Alcoholic Fuels. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. p. 79-98.

Lamb, JoAnn F. S., Michael P. Russelle, and Michael A. Schmitt. 2005. Alfalfa and reed canarygrass response to mid-summer manure application. Crop Sci. 45:2293-2300.

Schwab, P.M., J. F. S. Lamb, C. C. Sheaffer, and D. K. Barnes. 2005. Germplasm variability and environmental effects on stem cellulose and lignin concentration in alfalfa. J. Agronomy & Crop Science 191:386-392.

Jung, H.J.G., and J.F.S. Lamb. 2004. Prediction of cell wall polysaccharide and lignin concentrations of alfalfa stems from detergent fiber analysis. Biomass and Bioenergy. 27:365-373.

Jung, H.J.G., and J.F.S. Lamb. 2003. Identification of lucerne stem cell wall traits related to in vitro neutral detergent fibre digestibility. Animal Feed Sci Tech 110:17-29.

Lamb, J.F.S., C. C. Sheaffer, D.A. Samac. 2003. Population density and harvest maturity effects on leaf and stem yield in alfalfa. Agron. J. 95:635-641.

JoAnn F. S. Lamb

Office Address

Mailing Address

Education

Areas of Interest

Research

Selected Publications