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James E. Ayars is affiliated with the Agricultural Research Service in the United States. Their research spans multiple scientific domains, primarily focusing on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Environmental Science, and Engineering. Within these broader fields, their work covers specialized subfields including Soil Science, Global and Planetary Change, Plant Science, and Civil and Structural Engineering.

The main topics addressed in Ayars' research include irrigation practices and water management, plant water relations and carbon dynamics, soil and unsaturated flow, plant physiology and cultivation studies, and plant growth and nutrition. These areas reflect an emphasis on understanding and improving the management of water resources and plant responses in agricultural systems.

Ayars has contributed to the scientific literature with publications in venues such as the International Journal of Fruit Science. A notable recent paper is titled "White Plastic and Deficit Irrigation Improve Pomegranate Production," published in 2021 in the International Journal of Fruit Science.

  • White Plastic and Deficit Irrigation Improve Pomegranate Production (2021), International Journal of Fruit Science

The scientist frequently collaborates with peers including Daniele Zaccaria, Khaled M. Bali, Dennis L. Corwin, Dong Wang, and D. J. Makus. These collaborations have resulted in multiple joint publications, highlighting a collaborative approach within their research projects.

  • Daniele Zaccaria
  • Khaled M. Bali
  • Dennis L. Corwin
  • Dong Wang
  • D. J. Makus

Best Publications

  • Subsurface drip irrigation of row crops: a review of 15 years of research at the Water Management Research Laboratory

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  • Grapevine water use and the crop coefficient are linear functions of the shaded area measured beneath the canopy

    L.E. Williams;J.E. Ayars

  • Identifying Soil Properties that Influence Cotton Yield Using Soil Sampling Directed by Apparent Soil Electrical Conductivity

    D. L. Corwin;S. M. Lesch;P. J. Shouse;R. Soppe

  • Subsurface drip irrigation in California—Here to stay?

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  • Frequency Dependence of the Complex Permittivity and Its Impact on Dielectric Sensor Calibration in Soils

    T. J. Kelleners;D. A. Robinson;P. J. Shouse;J. E. Ayars

  • The resource potential of in-situ shallow ground water use in irrigated agriculture: a review

    J. E. Ayars;E. W. Christen;R. W. Soppe;W. S. Meyer

  • Controlled drainage for improved water management in arid regions irrigated agriculture

    James E. Ayars;Evan W. Christen;John Hornbuckle

  • Water use by drip-irrigated late-season peaches

    J. E. Ayars;R. S. Johnson;C. J. Phene;T. J. Trout

  • Calibration of Capacitance Probe Sensors using Electric Circuit Theory

    T. J. Kelleners;R. W. O. Soppe;D. A. Robinson;M. G. Schaap

  • Water use of Thompson Seedless grapevines as affected by the application of gibberellic acid (GA3) and trunk girdling – practices to increase berry size

    L.E. Williams;J.E. Ayars

  • Calibration of capacitance probe sensors in a saline silty clay soil

    T. J. Kelleners;R. W. O. Soppe;J. E. Ayars;T. H. Skaggs

  • Characterizing ground water use by safflower using weighing lysimeters

    R.W.O. Soppe;J.E. Ayars

  • Long term use of saline water for irrigation

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  • Use of Saline Water from a Shallow Water Table by Cotton

    James E. Ayars;Richard A. Schoneman

  • Subsurface drainage design and management in irrigated areas of Australia

    Evan W. Christen;James E. Ayars;John W. Hornbuckle

  • Weighing Lysimeters for Developing Crop Coefficients and Efficient Irrigation Practices for Vegetable Crops

    David R. Bryla;Thomas J. Trout;James E. Ayars

  • Agricultural drainage management, quality and disposal issues in North America†

    Chandra A. Madramootoo;William R. Johnston;James E. Ayars;Robert O. Evans

  • Realizing the potential of integrated irrigation and drainage water management for meeting crop water requirements in semi-arid and arid areas

    J.E. Ayars;R.B. Hutmacher;R.A. Schoneman;R.W.O. Soppe

  • A processing method for weighing lysimeter data and comparison to micrometeorological ETo predictions

    Patrick Vaughan;T.J. Trout;James E. Ayars

  • Occurrence and measurement of salinity stratification in shallow groundwater in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, south-eastern Australia

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  • Weighing lysimeters aid study of water relations in tree and vine crops

    R.S. Johnson;L.E. Williams;J.E. Ayars;T.J. Trout

  • Uptake of shallow groundwater by cotton: growth stage, groundwater salinity effects in column lysimeters

    R.B. Hutmacher;J.E. Ayars;S.S. Vail;A.D. Bravo

  • Controlled water table management as a strategy for reducing salt loads from subsurface drainage under perennial agriculture in semi-arid Australia

    John Hornbuckle;John Hornbuckle;Evan W Christen;James E Ayars;Richard David Faulkner

  • Growth and Production of Young Peach Trees Irrigated by Furrow, Microjet, Surface Drip, or Subsurface Drip Systems

    David R. Bryla;Thomas J. Trout;James E. Ayars;R. Scott Johnson

  • Drip Irrigation of Cotton with Saline Drainage Water

    J. E. Ayars;R. B. Hutmacher;R. A. Schoneman;S. S. Vail

  • Drainage Design for Water Quality Management: Overview

    J. C. Guitjens;J. E. Ayars;M. E. Grismer;L. S. Willardson

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter J. Shouse
Peter J. Shouse Agricultural Research Service
Todd H. Skaggs
Todd H. Skaggs US Department of Agriculture
Thomas J. Trout
Thomas J. Trout Agricultural Research Service
Gary S. Banuelos
Gary S. Banuelos Agricultural Research Service
Dennis L. Corwin
Dennis L. Corwin Agricultural Research Service
Steven R. Evett
Steven R. Evett Agricultural Research Service
William P. Kustas
William P. Kustas Agricultural Research Service
Donald L. Suarez
Donald L. Suarez Agricultural Research Service
Mark E. Grismer
Mark E. Grismer University of California, Davis
Joseph G. Alfieri
Joseph G. Alfieri Agricultural Research Service

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