Tony J. Vyn
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette
Publications
191
Citations
8,734
Est. group size
~3
Recurring co-author estimate
Active years
47
Publishing since 1980
Tony J. Vyn's research focuses on maize (corn) agronomy, particularly how crop breeding and nitrogen fertilizer management together affect grain yield, nitrogen use efficiency, and kernel development. His work often compares older and newer maize hybrids to understand how decades of breeding have changed traits like biomass accumulation, flowering timing, and nitrogen uptake, and also examines soil microbial processes such as biological nitrogen fixation as alternatives to synthetic fertilizer. This research is relevant to students interested in crop physiology, sustainable nitrogen management, and applied plant breeding.
Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade without a clear upward or downward trend, with recent years (2021-2025) averaging just over six publications per year.
Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026
- Maize breeding strategies for increased grain yield and nitrogen use efficiency
Field Crops Research · 2025
- Genetic improvement in grain yield and kernel traits of 103- vs. 111-day maize hybrids
Field Crops Research · 2025
- Post-anthesis N uptake in DP202216 maize hybrids is associated with greater biomass accumulation and enhanced grain yield
European Journal of Agronomy · 2025
- Genetic gains in short‐season corn hybrids: Grain yield, yield components, and grain quality traits
Crop Science · 2024
- Genetic remodeling of soil diazotrophs enables partial replacement of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer with biological nitrogen fixation in maize
Scientific Reports · 2024
- Genetic remodeling of soil diazotrophs enables partial replacement of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer with biological nitrogen fixation in maize
Research Square · 2024
- Harvest index has increased over the last 50 years of maize breeding
Field Crops Research · 2023
- Short-stature and tall maize hybrids have a similar yield response to split-rate vs. pre-plant N applications, but differ in biomass and nitrogen partitioning
Field Crops Research · 2023
- Accelerated leaf appearance and flowering in maize after four decades of commercial breeding
Crop Science · 2023
- Soil depth and geographic distance modulate bacterial β‐diversity in deep soil profiles throughout the U.S. Corn Belt
Molecular Ecology · 2023
- Late-vegetative and reproductive-stage nitrogen determinants of kernel weight in maize
European Journal of Agronomy · 2023
- Dry Matter Gains in Maize Kernels Are Dependent on Their Nitrogen Accumulation Rates and Duration during Grain Filling
Plants · 2021
- Quantifying On‐Farm Nitrous Oxide Emission Reductions in Food Supply Chains
Earth s Future · 2020
- Quantifying On-farm Nitrous Oxide Emission Reductions in Food-Supply Chains
2020
- Simultaneous gains in grain yield and nitrogen efficiency over 70 years of maize genetic improvement
Scientific Reports · 2019
- Field Crops Research×9
- Crop Science×5
- Agronomy Journal×5
- Frontiers in Plant Science×4
- European Journal of Agronomy×4
- Raziel A. Ordóñez
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette
- James J. Camberato
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Amit Prasad Timilsina
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · The Ohio State University
- Daniel J. Quinn
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Ignacio A. Ciampitti
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.
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