Nancy Jo Ehlke

Professor and Department Head

Office Address

411 Borlaug Hall

Mailing Address

411 Borlaug Hall
1991 Upper Buford Circle
St. Paul, MN 55108
nancy@umn.edu
+1 612 625 1791

Education

Ph.D.: Pennsylvania State University (1987)

Year Appointed: 1986

Rank: Professor and Department Head

Nancy Ehlke photo

Areas of Interest

Turf grasses and native legumes genetics and breeding; management strategies

Research

My job responsibilities are primarily administrative as Head of the Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics.  I conduct research on the genetics and breeding methodologies of turf grasses and native legumes and develop management strategies which maximize the profitability and sustainability of grass and legume seed production in northern Minnesota.

Selected Publications

Ehlke, N.J. 2010. Forages. In: Minnesota Varietal Trials Results. Minnesota Agric. Expt. Sta., Minnesota Report MP 110-2010.

Hall, M.H., Dillon, J.M., Undersander, D.J., Wood, T.M., Holman P.W., Min, D.H., Leep, R.H., Lacefield, G.D., Kunrliud, H.T., Peterson, P.R. and Ehlke, N.J. 2009. Ecogeographoc factors affecting inflorescence emergence of cool-season forage grasses. Crop Sci. 49:1109-1115.

Ehlke, N.J. 2009. Forages. In: Minnesota Varietal Trials Results. Minnesota Agric. Expt. Sta., Minnesota Report MP 110-2009.

Borchardt, J.R., D.L. Wyse, C.C. Sheaffer, K.L. Kauppi, R.G.Fulcher, D.D. Biesboer, and R.E. Bey. 2008. Antimicrobial activity of native and naturalized plants of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research 2:98-110.

Borchardt, J.R., D.L. Wyse, C.C. Sheaffer, K.L. Kauppi, R.G.Fulcher, D.D. Biesboer, and R.E. Bey. 2008. Antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of seed from plants of the Mississippi River basin. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research 2:81-93.

Ehlke, N.J. 2007. Forages. In: Minnesota Varietal Trials Results. Minnesota Agric. Expt. Sta., Minnesota Report MP 110-2007.

Hulke, B.S., E. Watkins, D. Wyse, and N. Ehlke. 2007. Freezing tolerance of selected perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) Accessions and its association with field winter hardiness traits. Euphytica. DOI 10.1007/s10681-007-9631-z.

Hulke, B.S., E. Watkins, D. Wyse, and N. Ehlke. 2007. Winterhardiness and turf quality of accessions of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) from public collections. Crop Sci. 47: 1596-1602.

Casler, M.D., K.P. Vogel, C.M. Taliaferro, N.J. Ehlke, J.D. Berdahl, E.C. Brummer, R.L. Kallenbach, C.P. West, and R.B. Mitchell. 2007. Latitudinal and longitudinal adaptation of switchgrass populations. Crop Sci. 47: 2249-2260.

Moncada, K. M., N.J. Ehlke, G.J. Muehlbauer, C.C Sheaffer, D.L. Wyse, and L.R.DeHaan. 2007. Genetic variation in three native plant species across the state of Minnesota. Crop Sci. 47: 2379-2389.

DeHaan, L.R., N.J. Ehlke, C.C. Sheaffer, D.L. Wyse, and R.L. DeHaan. 2006. Evaluation of diversity among North American accessions of false indigo (Amorpha fruticosa L.) for foage and biomass. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 53:1463-1476.

Ehlke, N.J. 2006. Forages. In: Minnesota Varietal Trials Results. Minnesota Agric. Expt. Sta., Minnesota Report MP 110-2006.

Ehlke, N.J. 2005. Forages. In: Minnesota Varietal Trials Results. Minnesota Agric. Expt. Sta., Minnesota Report MP 110-2004.

Laberge, G. P. Seguin, P.R. Peterson, C.C. Sheaffer, N.J. Ehlke, G.J. Cuomo, and R.D. Mathison. 2005. Establishment of Kura clover no-tilled into grass pastures with herbicides sod suppression and nitrogen fertilization. Agron. J. 97: 250-256.

Laberge, G. P. Seguin, P.R. Peterson, C.C. Sheaffer, N.J. Ehlke, G.J. Cuomo, and R.D. Mathison. 2005. Forage yield and species composition in years following Kura clover sod-seeding into grass swards. Agron. J. 97: 1352-1360.

Fischback, J.A., P.R. Peterson, N.J. Ehlke, D.L. Wyse, and C.C. Sheaffer. 2005. Illinois bundleflower forage potential in the upper Midwestern USA: II. Forage quality. Agron. J. 97: 895-903.

Fischback, J.A., P.R. Peterson, C.C. Sheaffer, N.J. Ehlke, J. Byun and D.L. Wyse. 2005. Illinois bundleflower forage potential in the upper Midwestern USA: I. Yield, regrowth, and persistence. Agron. J. 97: 886-894.