PEER REviewed Papers
2026
[49] Raúl Ochoa-Hueso, Isabel M. Liberal, Juan F. Aguiar, Fernando D. Alfaro, Maria del Mar Alguacil, Ignacio Belda, José Luis Blanco-Pastor, Giuliano Bonanomi, Valeria E. Campos, Emma Cantos-Villar, Ramón Casimiro-Soriguer, Cristina Cruz, Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo, Emilia Díaz Losada, Felix Dittrich, Robert Edwards, Cristina Fiera, Roberto Foschino, Ana M García-López, Joaquina María García-Martín, José Luis García-Morales, Ana González- Robles, David Gramaje, Javier Gutiérrez-Illán, Pablo Homet, Olivier Husson, Antonietta La Terza, Cristina Lazcano, Mauro Lo Cascio, José G. Maciá-Vicente, María de la Paz Villanueva Llanes, Isabelle Masneuf-Pomarède, Rodrigo Méndez Alonzo, Silvana Munzi, Marcos Paolinelli, Daniela S. Rivera Rocabado, Mélanie Roy, Chakriya Sansupa, Mauricio Schoebitz, Mikhail Semenov, Rubén Tarifa, Maria Tsiafouli, G.F. (Ciska) Veen, Ileana Virgentini, Iratxe Zarraonaindia, Daniel Revillini . Fifty fundamental questions to unlock the grapevine microbiome for sustainable viticulture. Plant and Soil (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-026-09170-7
[48] Kelsey Fenn, Courtney Emerson, Logan Ebert, Noelymar Gonzalez-Maldonado, Erika Yao, Radomir Schmidt, Tom Turini, Kate Scow, Cristina Lazcano, Mallika Nocco. Regulated deficit irrigation exhibits limited effects on soil health and microbial communities in processing tomatoes. Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment. 2026. 9, e70471.
[47] Jonathan Y. Lin, Júlia Brandão Gontijo, Christian B. Erikson, Cameron K. McMillan, Jane D. Fudyma, Daoyuan Wang, Erika H. Yao, Guadalupe Barajas, Jordan M. Sayre, Joanne B. Emerson, David A. Lipson, Cristina Lazcano, Kate M. Scow, Jorge L. Mazza Rodrigues. Multi-omics resolved integration reveals microbial niche separation in soil aggregates. ISME Communications, 6(1): ycag161.
[46] Decock, C.,Rodriguez-Paiatsyka, A., Pressler, Y., Lazcano, C. Wilson, Stewart. Building soil health: Lessons learned from seven field trials on the California Central Coast. 2026. California Agriculture, 80(1).
[45] Kefang Nie, LaZaria McWright, Joanna G. Rothwell, Mariel Mondragon-Becerra, Halima Malal, Cristina Lazcano, Daniel Geisseler, Layla Scott, J. Elliott Campbell, Jorge Gomez-Ortega, Hannah Waterhouse, Alexie Leauthaud, Shrijana Duwadi, Rebecca Ryals, Alda F. A. Pires. Microbial Food Safety Risk in Finished Compost: A Statewide Cross-sectional Study of Composting System in California. Journal of Food Protection, 89(8): 100844.
[44] Halima Malal, Gregg T. Stephenson, Cristina Lazcano, Katharine R. Watts, Ashraf M. Tubeileh. Soil management legacy drives the response of the soil microbiome to compost applications. 2026, Applied Soil Ecology, 222: 106998.
[43] Yu Huang, Yuqi Zhou, Xiaowei Huang, Haojie Shena, Cristina Lazcano, Caixian Tang, Jianming Xu. Cadmium-containing straw addition obstructs carbon sequestration and aggravates nitrogen deficiency in paddy soils. 2026, Environmental Research, 302: 124564.
[42] Joshua Garcia, Mariel Mondragon-Becerra, Ivan Martinez, Connie Wong, Zoe Caron, Katherine Kravitz, Elaine Owyang, Kayode Jegede, Rebecca Ryals, Cristina Lazcano. Can Regenerative Agriculture Support Urban Soil Health? A Case Study in the San Francisco Bay Area. Discover Sustainability, 7(587).
[41] Axel Herrera, Ellen Bruno, Kerri Steenwerth, Alexandra Everson, Cristina Lazcano. Evaluating the Economic Viability of Regenerative Viticulture. American Journal of Viticulture and Enology 77 (1).
[40] Gonzalez-Maldonado, Noelymar; Steenwerth, Kerri; Nocco, Mallika A.; Yao, Erika; Zaragoza, Luisa Robles; Moonilall, Nall I.; Lazcano, Cristina. 2026. Grower-defined ideal winegrape vineyard soils diverge from traditional soil health paradigm. European Journal of Soil Science 77 (1).
2025
[39] Lauren Picone, Priya Verma, Corinne Butler, Kerri Steenwerth, Matthew J. Grieshop, Cristina Lazcano, Charlotte Decock. 2025. On-farm assessment of long-term impacts of regenerative management on vineyard soil health. European Journal of Soil Science 76 (5).
[38] Halima Malal, Joshua A. Garcia, Anna Marrs, Mohamed AIT HAMZA, Courtney Emerson, Mallika Nocco, Hicham Lakhtar and Cristina Lazcano. 2025. Organic and inorganic fertilizers modulate the response of the soil microbiome to salinity stress. Frontiers in Microbiology, 1551586, 2025.
[37] Logan A. Ebert, Mallika Arudi Nocco, Andrew Gal, Wesley Brooks, Thomas Turini, Gaurav Jha, Cristina Lazcano, Amélie C.M. Gaudin, and Kate Scow. 2025. Tapered Deficit Irrigation Strategies to Reduce Water Use in Processing Tomatoes. California Agriculture. 2025.
[36] Sangeeta Bansal, Noelymar Gonzalez-Maldonado, Erika Yao, Connie Wong, Irene Adamo, Marta Acin, Beatriz Garcia-Jimenez, Alberto Acedo, Cristina Lazcano. Regenerative soil management practices no-till and sheep grazing induce significant but contrasting short-term changes in the vineyard soil microbiome. Plants People Planet, 2025.
2024
[35] Joshua Garcia, Mariel Mondragon-Becerra, Ivan Martinez, Mallika Nocco, Cristina Lazcano. Organic amendments alter urban soil microbiomes and improve crop quality. Applied Soil Ecology, 2024, 105731.
[34] . Wine Grape Grower Perceptions and Attitudes about Soil Health. Rural Sociology, 110: 103373.
[33] Halima Malal, Veronica Suarez Romero, William R. Horwath, Sabina Dore, Patrick Beckett, Mohamed Ait Hamza, Hicham Lakhtar, Cristina Lazcano. 2024. Vermifiltration and Sustainable Agriculture: Unveiling the Soil Health-Boosting Potential of Liquid Waste Vermicompost. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 8:1383715. doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2024.1383715
[32] . Almond hull and shell organic matter amendments increase microbial biomass and multifunctionality in orchard soil and the undisturbed organic layer. 2024. Applied Soil Ecology, 197, 105321.
[31] Qunli Shen, Honghao Wang, Cristina Lazcano, Paul Voroney, Ahmed Elrys, Guanglin Gou, Houfu Li, Qilin Zhu, Yunzhong Chen, Yanzheng Wu, Meng Lei, Philip C Brookes. Biochar amendments to tropical paddy soil increase rice yields and decrease N2O emissions by modifying the genes involved in nitrogen cycling. Volume 235, January 2024. Soil and Tillage Research.
2023
[30] Raúl Ochoa-Hueso, Emma Cantos-Villar, Belén Puertas, Juan F. Aguiar del Rio, Ignacio Belda, Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo, Victoria Fernández, Antonio Gallardo, José L. García-Morales, Teresa Garde-Cerdán, Luis Gonzaga-Santesteban, Cristina Lazcano, Isabel M. Liberal, Lilia Serrano- Grijalva, Germán Tortosa, Ramón Casimiro-Soriguer. Nature-based strategies to regenerate the functioning and biodiversity of vineyards. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment. 2023. In press.
[29] Connie Tsz Fai Wong , Mia Falcone, Geovan Rich, Craig Stubler, Bwalya Malama, Cristina Lazcano and Charlotte Decock. Short-term effects of increasing compost application rates on soil C and greenhouse gas (N2O and CO2) emissions in a California Central Coast vineyard. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 11 April 2023, Sec. Soil Processes.
[28] , , , , , , Microbiome network connectivity and composition linked to disease resistance in strawberry plants. 2023. Phytobiomes Journal.
2022
Cristina Lazcano, Noelymar Gonzalez-Maldonado, Erika H. Yao, Connie T. F. Wong, Mia Falcone, Jean Dodson Peterson, L. Federico Casassa, Bwalya Malama, Charlotte Decock. 2022. Assessing the short-term effects of no-till on crop yield, greenhouse gas emissions, soil C and N pools in a cover-cropped, biodynamic Mediterranean vineyard. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research. vol. 2022, Article ID 8100818, 12 pages, 2022.
. 2022. Rigorous, empirical, and quantitative: a proposed pipeline for soil health assessment. Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 170.
[25] Lazcano, Cristina; Noelymar Gonzalez-Maldonado; Erika H. Yao; Connie TF Wong; Jenna J Merrilees; Mia Falcone; Jean Dodson Peterson; L Federico Casassa; Charlotte Decock. 2022. Sheep grazing as a strategy to manage cover crops in Mediterranean vineyards: Short-term effects on soil C, N and greenhouse gas (N2O, CH4, CO2) emissions. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment.
2021
[24] Lazcano, Cristina; Zhu-Barker, Xia; Decock, Charlotte. 2021. Effects of Organic Fertilizers on the Soil Microorganisms Responsible for N2 O Emissions: A Review. Microorganisms, 9 (5), 983.
[23] Lazcano, Boyd, Holmes, Hewaitharana, Pasulka, Ivors. The rhizosphere microbiome plays a role in the resistance to soil-borne pathogens and nutrient uptake of strawberry cultivars under field conditions. 11, Article number: 3188 (2021) Scientific Reports.
[22] Lazcano, Cristina; Deniston-Sheets, Holly M.; Stubler, Craig; Hodson, Amanda K; Watts, Katherine; Afriyie, Prince; Casassa, Federico; Dodson Peterson, Jean C. Soil management induced shifts in nematode food webs within a Mediterranean vineyard in the Central Coast of California (USA). Applied Soil Ecology. In Press.
2020
[21] Lazcano, C. Decock, D. Wilson, S. G. 2020. Defining and Managing for Healthy Vineyard Soils, Intersections With the Concept of Terroir. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 8, 68.
[20] Lazcano, C., Deol, A. S., Brummell, M. E., Strack, M. 2020. Interactive effects of vegetation and water table depth on belowground C and N mobilization and greenhouse gas emissions in a restored peatland. Plant and Soil.
2019- 2008
[19] Lazcano, C., Robinson, C., Hassanpour Fard, G., Strack, M. 2018. Short-term effects of fen peatland restoration through the moss layer transfer technique on the soil CO2 and CH4 efflux. Ecological Engineering, 125, 149-158.
[18]Brummell, M., Lazcano, C., Strack, M. 2017. Effects of Eriophorum vaginatum on N2O emissions at a restored peatland. Ecological Engineering 106, 287-295.
[17] Lazcano, C., Tsang, A., Doane, T.A., Pettygrove, S.G., Horwath, W.R., Burger, M. 2016. Soil nitrous oxide emissions in forage systems fertilized with liquid dairy manure and inorganic fertilizers. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 225, 160-172.
[16] Lazcano, C., Wade, J., Horwath, W.R., Burger, M. 2015. Soil sampling protocol reliably estimates preplant NO3 in SDI tomatoes. California Agriculture, 69 (4).
[15] Lazcano C., Barrios-Masias, F., Jackson L.E. 2014. Arbuscular mycorrhizal effects on plant growth and soil greenhouse gas emissions under changing moisture regimes. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 74, 184-192.
[14] Lazcano C., Martínez-Blanco J., Boldrin A., Muñoz P., Rieradevall J., Möller J., Antón A., Christensen T.H. 2013. Assessing the environmental benefits of compost use-on-land through an LCA perspective: a review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development. Volume 33, Issue 4, Page 721-732.
[13] Lazcano C., Gómez-Brandón M., Revilla P., Domínguez J. 2013. Short-term effects of conventional and integrated fertilizer regimes on soil microbial community structure and function: a field study with sweet corn. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 49 (6) 723-733.
[12] Jackson L.E. Bowles T.M., Hodson A.K., Lazcano C. 2012. Soil microbial-root and -rhizosphere processes to increase nitrogen availability and retention in agroecosystems. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 4(5) 517-522.
[11] Lazcano C., Revilla, P., Malvar R.A., Dominguez J. 2011. Yield and fruit quality of four sweet corn hybrids (Zea mays) under conventional and integrated fertilization with vermicompost. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 91, 1244-1253.
[10] Gómez-Brandón M., Lazcano C., Lores, M. and Domínguez, J. 2011. Short-term stabilization of grape marc through earthworms. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 187, 291-295.
[9] Lazcano C., Dominguez J. 2010. Effects of vermicompost as a potting amendment of two commercially-grown ornamental plant species. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 8(4), 1260-1270.
[8] Aira M., Gómez-Brandón M., Lazcano C., Bååth E., Domínguez J. 2010. Plant genotype strongly modifies the structure and growth of maize rhizosphere microbial communities. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 42, 2276-2281.
[7] Aira M., Lazcano C., Gómez-Brandón M., Dominguez J. 2010. Ageing effects of casts of Aporrectodea caliginosa on soil microbial community structure and activity. Applied Soil Ecology, 46, 143–146.
[6] Gómez-Brandón M., Lazcano C., Lores M., Dominguez J. 2010. Detritivorous earthworms modify microbial community structure and accelerate plant residue decomposition. Applied Soil Ecology 43(3) 237-244.
[5] Lazcano C., Sampedro L., Zas R., Dominguez J. 2010. Vermicompost enhances germination of the maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.). New Forests 39(3) 387-400.
[4] Lazcano C., Sampedro L., Zas R., Dominguez J. 2010. Assessment of plant growth promotion by vermicompost in different progenies of maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.). Compost Science and Utilization. Vol. 18, No. 2, 111-118.
[3] Lazcano C., Arnold J., Zaller Johann G., Dominguez J. 2009. Compost and vermicompost as nursery pot components: effects on tomato plant growth and morphology. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 7(4) 944-951.
[2] Lazcano C., Gómez-Brandón M., Domínguez J. 2008. Comparison of the effectiveness of composting and vermicomposting for the biological stabilization of cattle manure. Chemosphere, 72 (7) 1013 -1019.
[1] Gómez-Brandón M., Lazcano C., Domínguez J. 2008. The evaluation of stability and maturity during the composting of cattle manure. Chemosphere, 70 436- 444.
Other Peer Reviewed Publications
[12] Tommy LD Fenster, Joshua Estes, Daniel Ortiz-Gonzalo, Cristina Lazcano, Julie Ryschawy, Jonathan G Lundgren, Amélie CM Gaudin. Integrated crop-livestock systems: enhancing ecosystem services and productive potential. in: The science and practice of agroecology: Pathway to sustainable food systems. Prof. Laurie Drinkwater (Ed). Burleigh Dodds. 2026.DOI: 10.19103/AS.2025.0153.15
[11] Lazcano, C., Decock, C., Wong, C. T. F., Garcia-Brucher, K. 2022. Assessing the effects of compost on soil health. In: Improving soil health (Ed. William Horwath). Burleigh Dodds Publishing.
[10] Verhoeven E., Decock C., Garland G., Lazcano C. 2019. Vineyard N2O emissions. Climate, irrigation, floor management interactions. Wine Business Monthly, January 2019, 196-205.
[9] Barrios-Masias, F.H., Lazcano, C., Hernandez-Espinoza, L.H. 2019. Advances in understanding vegetable physiology: root systems as the next frontier in improving sustainable vegetable production. In: Hochmuth, G. (ed.), Achieving sustainable cultivation of vegetables, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK.
[8] Lazcano C., Martínez-Blanco J, Christensen T.H., Muñoz P., Rieradevall J., Møller J., Antón A., Boldrin A., Nuñez M. 2014. Environmental benefits of compost use-on-land through LCA – A review of the current gaps. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference LCA of Food. ISBN: 978-0-9882145-7-6.
[7] Martínez-Blanco J., Lazcano C., Boldrin A., Muñoz P., Rieradevall J., Möller J., Antón A., Christensen T.H. 2013. Assessing the environmental benefits of compost use-on-land through an LCA perspective: a review. Sustainable Agriculture Reviews vol. 12.
[6] Lazcano C., Domínguez J., Ordas B., Huelga R., Djemel A., Malvar R., Revilla P. 2012. Abonado orgánico de maíz dulce. Agricultura, 947.
[5] Lazcano, C. Domínguez, J. Vermicompost and plant growth, proposed mechanisms and future research goals. In: Vermitechnology-recent advancements (Book), Springer. In Press.
[4] Lazcano, C. Domínguez, J. 2011. The use of vermicompost in sustainable agriculture: impact on plant growth and soil fertility. In: Soil nutrients (Book). Nova Publishers, USA. ISBN: 978-1-61324-785-3.
[3] Domínguez J., Lazcano C., Gómez-Brandón M. 2010. Influencia del vermicompost en el desarrollo y crecimiento de las plantas. Aportes para la elaboración de un concepto objetivo. Acta Zoológica Mexicana (n.s.). Especial, 1-16.
[2] Domínguez J., Gómez-Brandón M., Lazcano C. 2010. Propiedades bioplaguicidas del vermicompost. Acta Zoológica Mexicana (n.s.). Especial 2, 373-383
[1] Gómez-Brandón M., Lazcano C., Domínguez. 2010. Papel de las lombrices en la degradación del bagazo de uva: efectos sobre las características químicas y la microflora en las primeras etapas del proceso. Acta Zoológica Mexicana. (n.s.). Especial.