Artificial drainage is among the most widespread land improvements for agriculture.
Drainage benefits crop production, but also promotes nutrient losses to water resources …

This study investigated the differences in microbial community abundance, composition, and
diversity throughout the depth profiles in soils collected from corn and soybean fields in Iowa …

Abstract We used the Agricultural Production Systems sIMulator (APSIM) to predict and
explain maize and soybean yields, phenology, and soil water and nitrogen (N) dynamics …

There is interest in harnessing cropland C storage potential at a large scale to mitigate
climate change and improve land productivity. While the effects of soil management …

Background Root system architecture (RSA) traits are of interest for breeding selection;
however, measurement of these traits is difficult, resource intensive, and results in large …

As climate change shifts crop exposure to dry and wet extremes, a better understanding of
factors governing crop response is needed. Recent studies identified shallow groundwater …

Soil permeability associated with pore characteristics is a critical factor affecting water and
nutrient transport in agricultural fields. However, which soil pore characteristics determine …

Nitrogen (N) fertilizer applications are important for agricultural yield, yet not all the applied
N is taken up by crops, leading to surplus N storage in soil or leaching to groundwater and …

The discovery and development of phosphorus (P) and P fertilizers provide context for
current management conventions. Average crop yields were stagnant before the Green …

Crop yield can be affected by crop water use and vice versa, so when trying to simulate one
or the other, it can be important that both are simulated well. In a prior inter-comparison …