Phase I

2017

Yari, A. 2017. Application of Variable-Rate Irrigation Technology to Conserve Water and Improve Crop Productivity. A thesis submitted to McGill University in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Department of Bioresource Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec.

Presentation: Data Review and Sensor Development

2015 & 2016

Adamchuk, V. 2015. Precision agriculture. In: Proceedings of The 16th Annual Eastern Ontario Crop Conference, Kemptville, Ontario, 10 February 2015, 38-40. Guelph, Ontario: OMAFRA. 

Adamchuk, V., N. Dhawale, B. Sudarsan, J. Kaur, and A. Biswas. 2015. Automated on-the-spot analysis of physical, chemical and biological soil properties. In: Proceedings of the 4th Global Workshop on Proximal Soil Sensing, Hangzhou, China, 12-15 May 2015, ed. Z. Shi, 1-8. Hangzhou, China: Zhejiang University

Adamchuk, V.I., B. Allred, J. Doolittle, K. Grote K., and R.A. Viscarra Rossel. 2015. Tools for proximal soil sensing. In: Soil Survey Manual, Supplement to Chapter 4, USDA Handbook 18, C. Ditzler and L. West, eds. Washington, DC: USDA Natural 21 Resources Conservation Service

Adamchuk, V.I. 2015. A system approach – the key to successful adoption of new technologies. Quebec Farmer’s Advocate, February 2015: 10. 

Biswas, A., B. Sudarsan, W. Ji, and V. Adamchuk. 2015. Characterizing soil particle size distribution from images using continuous wavelet transform. In: Proceedings of the 4th Global Workshop on Proximal Soil Sensing, Hangzhou, China, 12-15 May 2015, ed. Z. Shi, 90-95. Hangzhou, China: Zhejiang University.

Boluwade, A. and C.A. Madramootoo. 2015. Geostatistical independent simulation of spatially correlated soil variables. Computers and Geosciences, 85:3-15.

Crézé, C. 2015. Greenhouse gas emissions from an intensively cropped field under various water and fertilizer management practices. A thesis submitted to McGill University in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Science. Department of Bioresource Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec. 

Dhawale, N.M., V.I. Adamchuk, S.O. Prasher, R.A. Viscarra Rossel, A.A. Ismail, and J. Kaur. 2015. Proximal soil sensing using a portable mid-infrared spectrometer. European Journal of Soil Science, 66(4):661-669 (doi: 10.1111/ejss.12265).

Gul, S., Whalen, J.K., Thomas, B.W., Sachdeva, V. and Deng, H. 2015. Physicochemical properties and microbial responses in biochar-amended soils: mechanisms and future directions. Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment 206:46-59.

Kaur, J., V.I. Adamchuk, J.K. Whalen, and A.A. Ismail. 2015. Development of an NDIR CO2 sensor-based system for assessing soil toxicity using substrate-induced respiration. Sensors, 15, 4734-4748 (DOI:10.3390/s150304734).

Kernecker, M., Whalen, J.K. and Bradley, R.L. 2015. Endogeic earthworms lower net methane production in saturated riparian soils. Biology and Fertility of Soils 51:271- 275.

Winans, K.S., Tardif, A.-S., Lteif, A.E. and Whalen, J.K. 2015. Carbon sequestration potential and cost-benefit analysis of hybrid poplar, grain corn and hay cultivation in southern Quebec, Canada. Agroforestry Systems 89:421-433. 

Backer, R.G.M., Schwinghammer, T.D., Whalen, J.K., Seguin, P. and Smith, D.L. 2016. Crop yield and soil organic carbon responses to biochar application were dependent on soil texture and crop type in southern Quebec, Canada. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science doi: 0.1002/jpln.201500520 

Chen, D. and Whalen, J.K. 2016. Climate change in the North China Plain: smallholder farmer perceptions and adaptations in Quzhou County, Hebei Province. Climate Research. Accepted for publication on April 23, 2016.

Essien, M. 2016. The economics of controlled drainage with sub-irrigation and field drainage in Quebec. A thesis submitted to McGill University in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Science. Department of Agricultural Economics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec. 

Jones, M. March 30, 2016. Mitigating greenhouse gas emissions during production of woody perennial horticultural crops using water conservation practices. Effects of Agricultural Water Management Systems on Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Eastern Canada: Symposium and Wrap-up Meeting. McGill University, Montreal, QC. 

Lloyd, K. 2016. Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Onion Fields Cultivated on Organic Soils under Sprinkler Irrigation in Quebec. A thesis submitted to McGill University in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Science. Department of Bioresource Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec.  

Winans, K.S., Whalen, J.K., Rivest, D., Cogliastro, A., and Bradley, R.L. 2016. Carbon sequestration and carbon markets for tree-based intercropping systems in southern Quebec, Canada. Atmosphere 17, 7 doi:10.3390/atmos7020017

Yari, A., C.A. Madramootoo, S. A. Woods, and V. I. Adamchuk. 2016. Performance Evaluation of Constant Versus Variable Rate Irrigation Technologies. Irrigation and Drainage

2014

Adamchuk, V.I. 2014. Integrated tools for agriculture today and tomorrow (in French: Les outils de l'agronome d'aujourd'hui et de demain). In: Proceedings of CRAAQ Symposium on Fertilization, Precision Agriculture and Agro-Meteorology, Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada, 25 November 2014, CRAAQ.

Adamchuk, V., N. Dhawale, and F. Rene-Laforest. 2014. Development of an on-the spot analyzer for measuring soil chemical properties. In: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Precision Agriculture, Sacramento, California, 20-23 July 2014. International Society of Precision Agriculture

Chen, C., Whalen, J.K. and Guo, X. 2014. Earthworms reduce soil nitrous oxide emissions during drying and rewetting cycles. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 68:117-124.

Dhawale, N.M., V.I. Adamchuk, S.O. Prasher, R.A. Viscarra Rossel, A.A. Ismail, J.K. Whalen, and M. Louargant. 2014. Comparing visible/NIR and MIR hyperspectrometry for measuring soil physical properties. Paper No. 141909453. St. Joseph, Michigan: ASABE

Dhawale, N.M., V.I. Adamchuk, S.O. Prasher, P.R.L. Dutilleul, and R.B. Ferguson. 2014. Spatially constrained geospatial data clustering for multilayer sensor-based measurements. In: Proceedings of Joint International Conference on Geospatial Theory, Processing, Modeling and Applications, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 6 - 8 October 2014, 187-190. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Institute of Geomatics.

Edwards, K.P., C.A. Madramootoo, J.K. Whalen, V.I. Adamchuk, A.S. Mat Su, and H. Benslim. 2014. Greenhouse gas emissions from drip irrigated fields. Paper No.
141899456. St. Joseph, Michigan: ASABE.

Grant, A. 2014. Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Cranberry Fields under Irrigation and Drainage in Quebec. A thesis submitted to McGill University in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Science. Department of Bioresource Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec.

Gul, S., Winans, K.S., Leila, M. and Whalen, J.K. 2014. Sustaining soil carbon reserves of bioenergy cropping systems in northern temperate regions. CAB Reviews 9: No. 026, pp. 1-23 doi: 10.1079/PAVSNNR20149026

Hansen, S., Bernard, M.-E., Rochette, P., Whalen, J.K. and Dörsch, P. 2014. Nitrous oxide emissions from a fertile grassland in Western Norway following the application
of inorganic and organic fertilizers. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 98: 71-85. 

Huang, H.H., V.I. Adamchuk, E.D. Lund, and C. Maxton. 2014. Site-specific calibration of a two-channel soil optical reflectance sensor. Paper No. 141909753. St. Joseph,
Michigan: ASABE.

Kernecker, M., Whalen, J.K. and Bradley, R.L. 2014. Litter controls earthworm mediated carbon and nitrogen transformations in soil from temperate riparian buffers. Applied and Environmental Soil Science. 2014:1-12. Article ID 329031. doi: 10.1155/2014/329031

Mat Su, A.S. and V.I. Adamchuk. 2014. Evaluation of the temporal and operational stability of apparent soil electrical conductivity measurements. In: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Precision Agriculture, Sacramento, California, 20-23 July 2014. International Society of Precision Agriculture.

Pan, L., V.I. Adamchuk, S. Prasher, R. Gebbers, R.S. Taylor, and M. Dabas. 2014. Vertical soil profiling using a galvanic contact resistivity scanning approach. Sensors,
14:13243-13255 (DOI: 10.3390/s140713243)

Pan, L., V.I. Adamchuk, R.B. Ferguson, P.R.L. Dutilleul, S.O. Prasher. 2014. Analysis of water stress prediction quality as influenced by the number and placement of 23 temporal soil-water monitoring sites. Journal of Water Resource and Protection, 6: 961- 971.

Rasouli, S., Whalen, J.K. and Madramootoo, C.A. 2014. Reducing soluble and particulate nitrogen losses from agroecosystems in Quebec and Ontario: best management practices, policies and perspectives. Canadian Journal of Soil Science (need to check the volume and page numbers)

Stanhope, T., V. Adamchuk, and J. Desperrier Roux. 2014. Computer vision guidance of field cultivation for organic row crop production. Paper No. 141909498. St. Joseph, Michigan: ASABE.

Whalen, J.K. 2014. Managing soil biota-mediated decomposition and nutrient mineralization in sustainable agroecosystems. Advances in Agriculture. 2014:1-13. Article ID 384604 doi: 10.1155/2014/384604 

Whalen, J.K., Gul, S., Poirier, V., Yanni, S.F., Simpson, M.J., Clement, J.S., Feng, X., Grayston, S.J., Barker, J., Gregorich, E.G., Angers, D.A., Rochette, P. and Janzen, H.H. 2014. Transforming plant carbon into soil carbon: process-level controls on carbon sequestration. Canadian Journal of Plant Science 94: 1065-1073

Winans, K.S., Whalen, J.K., Cogliastro, A., Rivest, D. and Ribaudo, L. 2014. Soil carbon stocks in two hybrid poplar-hay crop systems in southern Quebec, Canada. Forests 5:1952-1966.

2012 & 2013

Adamchuk, V.I. 2012. Opportunities and challenges with proximal soil sensing. 2012. In: Scientific Program of AQSSS-CSSS Joint Meeting, Lac Beauport, Quebec, 3-8
June 2012, 50. Quebec, Quebec, AQSSS.

Adamchuk, V.I., B.A. Allred, and R.A. Viscarra Rossel. 2012. Proximal soil sensing: global perspective. Fast Times - EEGS, 17(1): 13-17.

Dhawale, N.M., V.I. Adamchuk, S.O. Prasher, P.R.L. Dutilleul, and R.B. Ferguson. 2012. Spatial data clustering using neighbourhood analysis. Paper No. 121337939. St. Joseph, Michigan: ASABE.

Dhawale, N., V. Adamchuk, S. Prasher, A. Ismail, and R.A. Viscarra Rossel. 2013. Analysis of the repeatability of soil spectral data obtained using different measurement
techniques. In: Proceedings of the 3rd Global Workshop on Proximal Soil Sensing, Potsdam, Germany, 26-29 May 2013, eds. R. Gebbers, E. Luck, and J. Ruhlmann, 161-165. Potsdam, Germany: ATB Leibniz-Institut fur Agratechnik Potsdam-Bornim.

Dhawale, N.M., V.I. Adamchuk, R.A. Viscarra Rossel, S.O. Prasher, J.K. Whalen, and A.A. Ismail. 2013. Predicting extractable soil phosphorus using visible/near-infrared
hyperspectral soil reflectance measurements. Paper No. 13-047. Orleans, Ontario: CSBE.

Gul, S. and Whalen, J.K. 2013. Plant life history and residue chemistry influences emissions of CO2 and N2O from soil – perspectives for genetically modified cell wall
mutants. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences 32:344-368

Mat Su, A.S., V.I. Adamchuk, C.A. Madramootoo, J.K. Whalen, and H.H. Huang. 2013. Estimating greenhouse gas emissions using experimental data. In: Soil Science: The
Centre of It All. Proceedings of CSSS/MSSS/CSAFM Joint Meeting, Manitoba, Winnipeg, 22-25 July 2013, 70

Viscarra Rossel, R.A. and V.I. Adamchuk. 2013. Proximal soil sensing. In: Precision Agriculture for Sustainability and Environmental Protection, Chapter 6, 99-118, M.A.
Oliver, T.F.A. Bishop, and B.P. Marchant, eds. Abingdon, UK: Routledge.


Phase II

Office presentation icon An Integrated Socio-economic and Biophysical Framework for Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions under Agricultural Water Management Systems in Eastern Canada

C. A. Madramootoo

File Socio-Economic Analysis of Water Table Management

S. Kulshreshtha and A. M. Bogdan 

File Socio-Economic Work Plan for AGGP Phase II

R. Roy and M. Essein

File Modeling nitrogen gas emission under free and controlled drained at St Emmanuel using Root Zone Water Quality Model

Q. Jiang and Z. Qi

File Sub- irrigation of Perennial Forage Based Dairy system

A. Fredeen, P. Havard, Y. Papadopoulos, T. Bouman, S. Kulshreshtha, E. Yiridoe, and C. Madramootoo

 

 

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