Marguerita E Leavitt
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Marguerita E. Leavitt's research focuses on understanding and mitigating the presence of heavy metals, particularly arsenic, in agricultural systems. Her work investigates methods to reduce arsenic concentrations in rice, a staple food crop, through agronomic practices and improved water management techniques. Leavitt also explores broader frameworks for prioritizing and mitigating heavy metal contamination in food sources like rice and spinach, aiming to reduce human intake of these pollutants. Her scholarship includes studies on methane emissions in rice cultivation and the integration of agroecological principles into farming practices. Leavitt has published on topics including water management in rice cropping, strategies for decreasing arsenic in rice, and frameworks for heavy metal prioritization in food.
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- h-index: 2
- Publications: 2
- Citations: 34
Selected Publications
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Agronomic solutions to decrease arsenic concentrations in rice (2025)
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The effect of water management and ratoon rice cropping on methane emissions and yield in Arkansas (2023)
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- The effect of water management and ratoon rice cropping on methane emissions and yield in Arkansas
- Agronomic solutions to decrease arsenic concentrations in rice
- The effect of water management and ratoon rice cropping on methane emissions and yield in Arkansas
- Agronomic solutions to decrease arsenic concentrations in rice
- The effect of water management and ratoon rice cropping on methane emissions and yield in Arkansas
- The effect of water management and ratoon rice cropping on methane emissions and yield in Arkansas
- Agronomic solutions to decrease arsenic concentrations in rice
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