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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
38
Citations
5752
World Ranking
4375
National Ranking
1086

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Agriculture
  • Agronomy
  • Ecology

His primary scientific interests are in Agronomy, Tillage, Loam, Soil water and No-till farming. His Agronomy study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Cropping, Ecology and Soil carbon. Drew J. Lyon combines subjects such as Aegilops cylindrica and Cropping system with his study of Tillage.

His research investigates the connection between Loam and topics such as Plough that intersect with issues in Mollisol. His work focuses on many connections between Soil water and other disciplines, such as Animal science, that overlap with his field of interest in Mineralogy, Soil classification and Isotopes of carbon. His work in No-till farming covers topics such as Minimum tillage which are related to areas like Atterberg limits and Proctor compaction test.

His most cited work include:

  • Radiocarbon Dating for Determination of Soil Organic Matter Pool Sizes and Dynamics (309 citations)
  • Changes in soil microbial community structure with tillage under long-term wheat-fallow management (241 citations)
  • Reduced tillage and increasing cropping intensity in the Great Plains conserves soil C (225 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Agronomy, Agroforestry, Winter wheat, Crop and Weed. His studies in Weed control, Tillage, Sowing, Poaceae and Cropping system are all subfields of Agronomy research. His work carried out in the field of Tillage brings together such families of science as No-till farming, Loam and Soil management.

In his study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Cropping system, Crop yield is strongly linked to Summer fallow. His Crop research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Sunflower, Foxtail and Forage. His research integrates issues of Cropping, Cultivar, Tiller and Secale in his study of Weed.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (78.17%)
  • Agroforestry (21.83%)
  • Winter wheat (18.31%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Agronomy (78.17%)
  • Weed (16.90%)
  • Winter wheat (18.31%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Agronomy, Weed, Winter wheat, No-till farming and Cropping. His Agronomy study frequently involves adjacent topics like Agroforestry. The Weed study combines topics in areas such as Lolium perenne and Crop.

The various areas that he examines in his Winter wheat study include Biomass, Chemical control and Equisetum. He has included themes like Soil organic matter, Nitrous oxide, Methane, Greenhouse gas and Carbon dioxide in his No-till farming study. The concepts of his Tillage study are interwoven with issues in Crop rotation and Mineralization.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Opportunities and challenges for harvest weed seed control in global cropping systems. (44 citations)
  • Cover Crop Effect on Subsequent Wheat Yield in the Central Great Plains (44 citations)
  • Cover Crop and Irrigation Effects on Soil Microbial Communities and Enzymes in Semiarid Agroecosystems of the Central Great Plains of North America (27 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Agriculture
  • Agronomy
  • Ecology

His primary scientific interests are in Agronomy, Cover crop, Agroforestry, Yield and Irrigation. His work deals with themes such as No-till farming and Agriculture, which intersect with Agronomy. His No-till farming study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Dryland farming, Crop rotation, Summer fallow and Soil retrogression and degradation.

His Cover crop study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Biomass, Agroecosystem and Soil microbiology. His work in Agroforestry addresses issues such as Tillage, which are connected to fields such as Cropping. His Irrigation research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Growing season, Sowing, Water use, Triticale and Forage.

Best Publications

  • Radiocarbon Dating for Determination of Soil Organic Matter Pool Sizes and Dynamics

    E. A. Paul;R. F. Follett;S. W. Leavitt;A. Halvorson

  • Changes in soil microbial community structure with tillage under long-term wheat-fallow management

    Rhae A. Drijber;John W. Doran;Anne M. Parkhurst;D. J. Lyon

  • Reduced tillage and increasing cropping intensity in the Great Plains conserves soil C

    G.A Peterson;A.D Halvorson;J.L Havlin;O.R Jones

  • Fluxes of Carbon Dioxide, Nitrous Oxide, and Methane in Grass Sod and Winter Wheat‐Fallow Tillage Management

    Anabayan Kessavalou;Arvin R. Mosier;John W. Doran;Rhae A. Drijber

  • Research achievements and adoption of no-till, dryland cropping in the semi-arid U.S. Great Plains

    Neil C. Hansen;Brett L. Allen;R. Louis Baumhardt;Drew J. Lyon

  • Dryland performance of sweet sorghum and grain crops for biofuel in nebraska

    Charles S. Wortmann;Adam Liska;Richard B. Ferguson;Drew J. Lyon

  • Soil Quality Assessment after Weed-Control Tillage in a No-Till Wheat–Fallow Cropping System

    Timothy A. Kettler;Drew J. Lyon;John W. Doran;W. L. Powers

  • Carbon isotope ratios of great plains soils and in wheat-fallow systems

    R. F. Follett;E. A. Paul;S. W. Leavitt;A. D. Halvorson

  • No-till Induced Increase in Organic Carbon Reduces Maximum Bulk Density of Soils

    Humberto Blanco-Canqui;L. R. Stone;A J. Schlegel;D. J. Lyon

  • Cover Crop Biomass Production and Water Use in the Central Great Plains

    David C. Nielsen;Drew J. Lyon;Gary W. Hergert;Robert K. Higgins

  • Cover Crop Effect on Subsequent Wheat Yield in the Central Great Plains

    David C. Nielsen;Drew J. Lyon;Robert K. Higgins;Gary W. Hergert

  • Opportunities and challenges for harvest weed seed control in global cropping systems.

    Michael J Walsh;John C Broster;Lauren M Schwartz-Lazaro;Jason K Norsworthy

  • Crop production and soil water storage in long-term winter wheat–fallow tillage experiments

    Drew J. Lyon;Walter W. Stroup;Randall E. Brown

  • Yield Components of Pearl Millet and Grain Sorghum across Environments in the Central Great Plains

    Nouri Maman;Stephen C. Mason;Drew J. Lyon;Prabhakar Dhungana

  • Maize-N: A Decision Tool for Nitrogen Management in Maize

    T. D. Setiyono;H. Yang;D. T. Walters;A. Dobermann

  • Canopy Cover and Leaf Area Index Relationships for Wheat, Triticale, and Corn

    David C. Nielsen;Juan J. Miceli‐Garcia;Drew J. Lyon

  • Cover crop mixtures do not use water differently than single-species plantings

    David C. Nielsen;Drew J. Lyon;Gary W. Hergert;Robert K. Higgins

  • Regional Study of No-Till Impacts on Near-Surface Aggregate Properties that Influence Soil Erodibility

    Humberto Blanco-Canqui;Maysoon M. Mikha;J. G. Benjamin;L. R. Stone

  • Terrestrial carbon pools in grasslands and agricultural soils: preliminary data from the Corn Belt and Great Plains regions

    Edward T. Elliott;Ingrid C. Burke;Christopher A. Monz;Serita D. Frey

  • Cover Crop and Irrigation Effects on Soil Microbial Communities and Enzymes in Semiarid Agroecosystems of the Central Great Plains of North America

    Francisco J. Calderón;David Nielsen;Veronica Acosta-Martínez;Merle F. Vigil

  • Cropping Systems to Control Winter Annual Grasses in Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum)

    Oleg Daugovish;Drew J. Lyon;David D. Baltensperger

Frequent Co-Authors

David D. Baltensperger
David D. Baltensperger Texas A&M University
David C. Nielsen
David C. Nielsen Agricultural Research Service
Gary W. Hergert
Gary W. Hergert University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Randy L. Anderson
Randy L. Anderson Agricultural Research Service
Merle F. Vigil
Merle F. Vigil Agricultural Research Service
Phillip W. Stahlman
Phillip W. Stahlman Kansas State University
Stevan Z. Knezevic
Stevan Z. Knezevic University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Gary A. Peterson
Gary A. Peterson Colorado State University
Byung-Kee Baik
Byung-Kee Baik Agricultural Research Service
Richard B. Ferguson
Richard B. Ferguson University of Nebraska–Lincoln

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