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Overview

Jerry W. Knox is affiliated with Cranfield University in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several core areas within environmental and agricultural sciences, focusing on the management and optimization of water resources, as well as the intersection of climate change impacts and agricultural practices.

Knox's work addresses key topics including:

  • Water resources management and optimization
  • Climate change impacts on agriculture
  • Water-Energy-Food Nexus studies
  • Irrigation practices and water management
  • Agricultural innovations and practices
  • Agricultural risk and resilience
  • Hydrology and drought analysis

Their contributions primarily fall within the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with notable subfields encompassing Water Science and Technology, Ocean Engineering, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Soil Science, and Global and Planetary Change.

Among recent papers authored by Knox, the following illustrate areas of focus and collaboration with fellow researchers:

  • "Identifying opportunities to improve management of water stress in banana production," 2020, published in Scientia Horticulturae
  • "A scale-based framework to understand the promises, pitfalls and paradoxes of irrigation efficiency to meet major water challenges," 2020, Global Environmental Change
  • "Irrigation area, efficiency and water storage mediate the drought resilience of irrigated agriculture in a semi-arid catchment," 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "A Multi-Level Framework for Adaptation to Drought Within Temperate Agriculture," 2021, Frontiers in Environmental Science
  • "Assessing future drought risks and wheat yield losses in England," 2020, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Frequent collaborators in Knox's research include Tim Hess, Ian Holman, Dolores Rey, Anil Graves, and Niranjan Panigrahi. These partnerships have contributed to a broad scope of inquiry across different aspects of water management and sustainable agriculture.

Knox's publications are frequently featured in venues such as SSRN Electronic Journal, The Science of The Total Environment, Agricultural Water Management, Journal of Cleaner Production, and Water. These outlets reflect a consistent engagement with disseminating research relevant to environmental and agricultural water challenges.

Best Publications

  • Climate change impacts on crop productivity in Africa and South Asia

    Jerry Knox;Tim Hess;Andre Daccache;Timothy Wheeler

  • Predicting the impacts of climate change—A case study of paddy irrigation water requirements in Sri Lanka

    C.S. De Silva;J.W. Knox;J.A. Rodriguez-Diaz

  • Climate change impacts on irrigation water requirements in the Guadalquivir river basin in Spain

    J. A. Rodríguez Díaz;J. A. Rodríguez Díaz;J. W. Knox;E. Camacho

  • Climate change and water in the UK - past changes and future prospects

    Glen Watts;Richard W. Battarbee;John P. Bloomfield;Jill Crossman

  • Water and energy footprint of irrigated agriculture in the Mediterranean region

    Andre Daccache;J. S. Ciurana;J. A. Rodriguez Diaz;Jerry W. Knox

  • Water regulation, crop production, and agricultural water management—Understanding farmer perspectives on irrigation efficiency

    J.W. Knox;M.G. Kay

  • A preliminary assessment of climate change impacts on sugarcane in Swaziland

    Jerry W. Knox;J. A. Rodriguez Diaz;D. J. Nixon;M. Mkhwanazi

  • Assessing future risks to agricultural productivity, water resources and food security: How can remote sensing help?

    P. S. Thenkabail;J. W. Knox;M. Ozdogan;M. K. Gumma

  • Developing drought resilience in irrigated agriculture in the face of increasing water scarcity

    Dolores Rey;Ian P. Holman;Jerry W. Knox

  • THE WATER RELATIONS AND IRRIGATION REQUIREMENTS OF SUGAR CANE (SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM): A REVIEW

    M. K. V. Carr;Jerry W. Knox

  • Impacts of climate change on irrigated potato production in a humid climate

    A. Daccache;M.A. Stalham;J.W. Knox

  • Implementing precision irrigation in a humid climate – Recent experiences and on-going challenges

    Andre Daccache;Jerry W. Knox;Alireza Daneshkhah

  • A sweet deal? Sugarcane, water and agricultural transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa

    T. M. Hess;J. Sumberg;T. Biggs;Matei Georgescu

  • Meta-analysis of climate impacts and uncertainty on crop yields in Europe

    Jerry Knox;Andre Daccache;Tim Hess;David Haro

  • Climate change and land suitability for potato production in England and Wales: impacts and adaptation

    Andre Daccache;Caroline A. Keay;Robert J. A. Jones

  • Priority research questions for the UK food system

    John S. I. Ingram;Hugh L. Wright;Lucy Foster;Timothy Aldred

  • More 'crop per drop': constraints and opportunities for precision irrigation in European agriculture.

    James M Monaghan;Andre Daccache;Laura H Vickers;Tim M Hess

  • CCDeW: Climate Change and Demand for Water.

    T. E. Downing;R. E. Butterfield;B. Edmonds;Jerry W. Knox

  • Using a crop/soil simulation model and GIS techniques to assess methane emissions from rice fields in Asia. IV. Upscaling to national levels

    R. B. Matthews;R. Wassmann;J. W. Knox;L. V. Buendia

  • Modelling and mapping the economic value of supplemental irrigation in a humid climate

    Dolores Rey;Ian P. Holman;Andre Daccache;J. Morris

  • Assessing Future Risks to Agricultural Productivity, Water Resources and Food Security

    P.S. Thenkabail;J.w. Knox;M. Ozdogan;M.K. Gumma

Frequent Co-Authors

Tim Hess
Tim Hess Cranfield University
Ian P. Holman
Ian P. Holman Cranfield University
Reiner Wassmann
Reiner Wassmann International Atomic Energy Agency
Andrew J. Thompson
Andrew J. Thompson Cranfield University
Prasad S. Thenkabail
Prasad S. Thenkabail United States Geological Survey
Mutlu Ozdogan
Mutlu Ozdogan University of Wisconsin–Madison
Robin Matthews
Robin Matthews James Hutton Institute
Robert L. Wilby
Robert L. Wilby Loughborough University
Jamie Hannaford
Jamie Hannaford National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Thomas E. Downing
Thomas E. Downing Stockholm Environment Institute

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