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Overview

Ranjith P. Udawatta is affiliated with the University of Missouri in the United States. Their research primarily spans across the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with a focused interest in several subfields and topics related to soil and environmental systems.

The main areas of study for their work include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Environmental Science

The subfields in which they have contributed include:

  • Soil Science
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Agronomy and Crop Science

Their research covers a variety of interconnected topics such as:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow
  • Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Bioenergy crop production and management

Ranjith P. Udawatta has published in several scientific venues, reflecting a consistent focus on soil and environmental sciences. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment
  • Agroforestry Systems
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Soil Science Society of America Journal
  • ASSA, CSSA and SSSA

Recent notable papers authored by or involving Ranjith P. Udawatta include:

  • "Improving soil physical properties through the use of cover crops: A review" (2020), published in Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment
  • "X-ray micro-computed tomography characterized soil pore network as influenced by long-term application of manure and fertilizer" (2020), published in Geoderma
  • "Assessing the efficiency of constructed wetlands in removing PPCPs from treated wastewater and mitigating the ecotoxicological impacts" (2020), published in International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
  • "Hydraulic lift: processes, methods, and practical implications for society" (2021), published in Agroforestry Systems
  • "Carbon sequestration by forests and agroforests: a reality check for the United States" (2022), published in Carbon Footprints

Frequent collaborators in their research activities include:

  • Stephen H. Anderson
  • Biyensa Gurmessa
  • Miguel Salceda
  • Sidath S. Mendis
  • Kelly A. Nelson

Best Publications

  • Agroforestry practices, runoff, and nutrient loss: a paired watershed comparison.

    Ranjith P. Udawatta;J. John Krstansky;Gray S. Henderson;Harold E. Garrett

  • Agroforestry and Biodiversity

    Ranjith P. Udawatta;Lalith Rankoth;Shibu Jose

  • Influence of Grass and Agroforestry Buffer Strips on Soil Hydraulic Properties for an Albaqualf

    Tshepiso Seobi;S. H. Anderson;R. P. Udawatta;C. J. Gantzer

  • Soil water content and infiltration in agroforestry buffer strips

    Stephen H. Anderson;Ranjith P. Udawatta;Tshepiso Seobi;Harold E. Garrett

  • Improving soil physical properties through the use of cover crops: A review

    Samuel I. Haruna;Stephen H. Anderson;Ranjith P. Udawatta;Clark J. Gantzer

  • Variations in soil aggregate stability and enzyme activities in a temperate agroforestry practice

    Ranjith P. Udawatta;Robert J. Kremer;Brandon W. Adamson;Stephen H. Anderson

  • Nitrogen losses in runoff from three adjacent agricultural watersheds with claypan soils

    Ranjith P. Udawatta;Peter P. Motavalli;Harold E. Garrett;J. John Krstansky

  • Influence of prairie restoration on CT-measured soil pore characteristics.

    Ranjith P. Udawatta;Stephen H. Anderson;Clark J. Gantzer;Harold E. Garrett

  • CT-measured pore characteristics of surface and subsurface soils influenced by agroforestry and grass buffers

    Ranjith P. Udawatta;Stephen H. Anderson

  • Soil enzyme activities and physical properties in a watershed managed under agroforestry and row-crop systems

    Ranjith P. Udawatta;Robert J. Kremer;Harold E. Garrett;Stephen H. Anderson

  • Agroforestry strategies to sequester carbon in temperate North America

    Ranjith P. Udawatta;Shibu Jose

  • Agroforestry and Grass Buffer Influence on Macropore Characteristics

    Ranjith P. Udawatta;Stephen H. Anderson;Clark J. Gantzer;Harold E. Garrett

  • Phosphorus loss and runoff characteristics in three adjacent agricultural watersheds with claypan soils.

    Ranjith P. Udawatta;Peter P. Motavalli;Harold E. Garrett

  • Environmental Impacts of Enhanced-Efficiency Nitrogen Fertilizers

    Peter P. Motavalli;Keith W. Goyne;Ranjith P. Udawatta

  • Carbon Sequestration Potential of Agroforestry Practices in Temperate North America

    Ranjith P. Udawatta;Shibu Jose

  • Agroforestry Buffers for Nonpoint Source Pollution Reductions from Agricultural Watersheds

    Ranjith P. Udawatta;Harold E. Garrett;Robert Kallenbach

  • Runoff and dissolved organic carbon loss from a paired-watershed study of three adjacent agricultural Watersheds

    Kristen S. Veum;Keith W. Goyne;Peter P. Motavalli;Ranjith P. Udawatta

  • Agroforestry and grass buffer effects on soil quality parameters for grazed pasture and row-crop systems

    Bodh R. Paudel;Ranjith P. Udawatta;Stephen H. Anderson

  • Effect of cover crop management on soil hydraulic properties

    Melis Çerçioğlu;Stephen H. Anderson;Ranjith P. Udawatta;Salah Alagele

  • Agroforestry and Grass Buffer Effects on Pore Characteristics Measured by High-Resolution X-ray Computed Tomography

    Ranjith P. Udawatta;Clark J. Gantzer;Stephen H. Anderson;Harold E. Garrett

  • Riparian and Upland Buffer Practices

    R.C. Schultz;T.M. Isenhart;J.P. Colletti;W.W. Simpkins

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen H. Anderson
Stephen H. Anderson University of Missouri
Shibu Jose
Shibu Jose University of Missouri
Clark J. Gantzer
Clark J. Gantzer University of Missouri
Robert J. Kremer
Robert J. Kremer University of Missouri
Claire Baffaut
Claire Baffaut United States Department of Agriculture
Peter P. Motavalli
Peter P. Motavalli University of Missouri
Shmuel Assouline
Shmuel Assouline Agricultural Research Organization
Matthew J. Helmers
Matthew J. Helmers Iowa State University
Charles S. Wortmann
Charles S. Wortmann University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Richard A. Ketcham
Richard A. Ketcham The University of Texas at Austin

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