Components of phosphorus loss from agricultural landscapes, and how to incorporate them into risk assessment tools

K Reid, K Schneider, B McConkey - Frontiers in Earth Science, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Phosphorus (P) loss to surface freshwater is a key driver of environmental degradation,
including blooms of both harmful (eg, microcystis) and nuisance (eg, cladophora) algae …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling the effect of feeding management on greenhouse gas and nitrogen emissions in cattle farming systems

L Ouatahar, A Bannink, G Lanigan, B Amon - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Feed management decisions are an important element of managing greenhouse gas (GHG)
and nitrogen (N) emissions in livestock farming systems. This review aims to a) discuss the …

Reduced nitrate leaching in a perennial grain crop compared to maize in the Upper Midwest, USA

JM Jungers, LH DeHaan, DJ Mulla, CC Sheaffer… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2019 - Elsevier
Global expansion of high-input annual grain crops and associated nitrogen (N) fertilizer use
can have negative consequences for the environment and human health. Nitrate nitrogen …

Climate change impacts on Canadian yields of spring wheat, canola and maize for global warming levels of 1.5 C, 2.0 C, 2.5 C and 3.0 C

B Qian, X Zhang, W Smith, B Grant, Q Jing… - Environmental …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Science-based assessments of climate change impacts on cropping systems under different
levels of global warming are essential for informing stakeholders which global climate …

[HTML][HTML] Development of the DNDC model to improve soil hydrology and incorporate mechanistic tile drainage: A comparative analysis with RZWQM2

W Smith, B Grant, Z Qi, W He, A VanderZaag… - … Modelling & Software, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Denitrification Decomposition model (DNDC) has known limitations for
simulating soil hydrology which can strongly influence biogeochemical processes. For this …

Modifying fertilizer rate and application method reduces environmental nitrogen losses and increases corn yield in Ontario

K Banger, C Wagner-Riddle, BB Grant… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nitrogen (N) use in corn production is an important driver of nitrous oxide (N 2 O) emissions
and 4R (Right source, Right rate, Right time and Right place) fertilizer practices have been …

Effect of nitrogen source, placement and timing on the environmental performance of economically optimum nitrogen rates in maize

J Nasielski, B Grant, W Smith, C Niemeyer… - Field Crops …, 2020 - Elsevier
The goal of most fertilizer decision support tools is to help maize farmers estimate the most
profitable nitrogen (N) rate for a given fertilizer N/grain price ratio, known as the …

[HTML][HTML] Improved descriptions of soil hydrology in crop models: The elephant in the room?

N Jarvis, M Larsbo, E Lewan, S Garre - Agricultural Systems, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil-crop simulation models are widely used to assess the impacts of soil management and
climate change on soil water balance, solute transport and crop production. In this context, it …

Improving the DNDC biogeochemistry model to simulate soil temperature and emissions of nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide in cold regions

G Cui, J Wang - Science of the total environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The process-based DeNitrification-DeComposition (DNDC) model is widely used to
quantify greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Soil temperature is an important environmental …

Assessing alfalfa production under historical and future climate in eastern Canada: DNDC model development and application

W He, BB Grant, WN Smith, AC VanderZaag… - … Modelling & Software, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The DeNitrification-DeComposition (DNDC) model was developed to better
simulate alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) production with winterkill effects in eastern Canada …