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Matthew J. Helmers is affiliated with Iowa State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with specific expertise in subfields such as soil science, environmental chemistry, water science and technology, agronomy and crop science, and plant science.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Soil and water nutrient dynamics
  • Soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics
  • Hydrology and watershed management studies
  • Crop yield and soil fertility
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Wastewater treatment and nitrogen removal
  • Constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment

Key recent publications by Matthew J. Helmers include:

  • Predicting crop yields and soil-plant nitrogen dynamics in the US Corn Belt, 2020, Crop Science
  • Increased extreme precipitation challenges nitrogen load management to the Gulf of Mexico, 2020, Communications Earth & Environment
  • Effectiveness of Denitrifying Bioreactors on Water Pollutant Reduction from Agricultural Areas, 2021, Transactions of the ASABE
  • Impact of controlled drainage on subsurface drain flow and nitrate load: A synthesis of studies across the U.S. Midwest and Southeast, 2021, Agricultural Water Management
  • Rotating maize reduces the risk and rate of nitrate leaching, 2021, Environmental Research Letters

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Helmers include:

  • Carl Pederson
  • William G. Crumpton
  • Sotirios V. Archontoulis
  • E. J. Kladivko
  • Emily Waring

Matthew J. Helmers has published extensively in several venues, with multiple papers appearing in:

  • Journal of Environmental Quality
  • Journal of the ASABE
  • Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
  • Transactions of the ASABE
  • Agricultural Water Management

This body of work reflects a strong engagement with environmental and agricultural issues, particularly those related to soil and water management within the context of crop production and watershed sustainability.

Best Publications

  • Targeting perennial vegetation in agricultural landscapes for enhancing ecosystem services

    Heidi Asbjornsen;V. Hernandez-Santana;Matthew Z. Liebman;J. Bayala

  • Prairie strips improve biodiversity and the delivery of multiple ecosystem services from corn–soybean croplands

    Lisa A. Schulte;Jarad Niemi;Matthew J. Helmers;Matt Liebman

  • Assessment of concentrated flow through riparian buffers

    Michael G. Dosskey;Matthew J. Helmers;Dean E. Eisenhauer;Thomas G. Franti

  • Effects of subsurface drainage tiles on streamflow in Iowa agricultural watersheds: Exploratory hydrograph analysis

    Keith E. Schilling;Matthew Helmers

  • Seasonal patterns in depth of water uptake under contrasting annual and perennial systems in the Corn Belt Region of the Midwestern U.S.

    H. Asbjornsen;G. Shepherd;M. Helmers;G. Mora

  • Maximum soil organic carbon storage in Midwest U.S. cropping systems when crops are optimally nitrogen-fertilized.

    Hanna J. Poffenbarger;Daniel W. Barker;Matthew J. Helmers;Fernando E. Miguez

  • Calibration and validation of DRAINMOD to design subsurface drainage systems for Iowa's tile landscapes

    Ranvir Singh;Matthew J Helmers;Zhiming Qi

  • Variation in water uptake dynamics among contrasting agricultural and native plant communities in the Midwestern U.S.

    Heidi Asbjornsen;German Mora;Matthew J. Helmers

  • Performance Evaluation of Four Field-Scale Agricultural Drainage Denitrification Bioreactors in Iowa

    Laura E. Christianson;Alok Bhandari;Matthew J. Helmers;Keegan J. Kult

  • A Practice-oriented Review of Woodchip Bioreactors for Subsurface Agricultural Drainage

    Laura E. Christianson;Alok Bhandari;Matthew J. Helmers

  • Sustainable intensification of agricultural drainage

    Michael J. Castellano;Michael J. Castellano;Sotirios V. Archontoulis;Matthew J. Helmers;Hanna J. Poffenbarger

  • Drought Impact on Crop Production and the Soil Environment: 2012 Experiences from Iowa

    Mahdi Al-Kaisi;Roger Elmore;Jose Guzman;Mark Hanna

  • Rye cover crop effects on maize: A system-level analysis

    Rafael A. Martinez-Feria;Ranae Dietzel;Matt Liebman;Matthew J. Helmers

  • Nitrogen Application Rate Effect on Nitrate-Nitrogen Concentration and Loss in Subsurface Drainage for a Corn-Soybean Rotation

    Peter A. Lawlor;Matthew J. Helmers;James L. Baker;Stewart W. Melvin

  • Predicting crop yields and soil-plant nitrogen dynamics in the US Corn Belt

    Sotirios V. Archontoulis;Michael J. Castellano;Mark A. Licht;Virginia Nichols

  • Sediment removal by prairie filter strips in row-cropped ephemeral watersheds.

    Matthew J. Helmers;Xiaobo Zhou;Heidi Asbjornsen;Randy Kolka

  • Review of Pesticide Retention Processes Occurring in Buffer Strips Receiving Agricultural Runoff1

    Kapil Arora;Steven K. Mickelson;Matthew J. Helmers;James L. Baker

  • Soil water dynamics under winter rye cover crop in central Iowa.

    Zhiming Qi;Matthew J. Helmers

  • Nutrient removal by prairie filter strips in agricultural landscapes

    Xiaobo Zhou;Matthew J. Helmers;Heidi Asbjornsen;Randall K. Kolka

  • Financial comparison of seven nitrate reduction strategies for Midwestern agricultural drainage

    Laura Elizabeth Christianson;Laura Elizabeth Christianson;John Tyndall;Matthew Helmers

  • Rating curve estimation of nutrient loads in Iowa rivers

    Greg A. Stenback;William G. Crumpton;Keith E. Schilling;Matthew J. Helmers

  • Water table, drainage, and yield response to drainage water management in southeast Iowa

    M. Helmers;R. Christianson;G. Brenneman;D. Lockett

Frequent Co-Authors

Matt Liebman
Matt Liebman Iowa State University
Antonio P. Mallarino
Antonio P. Mallarino Iowa State University
Heidi Asbjornsen
Heidi Asbjornsen University of New Hampshire
John E. Sawyer
John E. Sawyer Iowa State University
Thomas M. Isenhart
Thomas M. Isenhart Iowa State University
Mark D. Tomer
Mark D. Tomer US Department of Agriculture
Lisa A. Schulte
Lisa A. Schulte Iowa State University
Sotirios V. Archontoulis
Sotirios V. Archontoulis Iowa State University
Richard M. Cruse
Richard M. Cruse Iowa State University
Louis A. Schipper
Louis A. Schipper University of Waikato

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