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C. Lee Burras

Morrill Professor of Agronomy, Iowa State University
Verified email at iastate.edu
Cited by 3020

Biomass yield and quality of 20 switchgrass populations in southern Iowa, USA

…, EC Brummer, KJ Moore, NE Molstad, CL Burras… - Biomass and …, 2002 - Elsevier
… used water extractable Cl, which represents about 80% of total Cl [10]), soil Cl concentrations,
… However, in our experiment, Kanlow and Alamo both had approximately twice as much Cl

Equations for predicting soil organic carbon using loss‐on‐ignition for north central US soils

ME Konen, PM Jacobs, CL Burras… - Soil science society …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Samples of 255 noncalcareous A, Ap, and AB horizons from selected major land resource
areas (MLRA) in the north central USA were used to develop equations for predicting organic …

The nitrogen legacy: emerging evidence of nitrogen accumulation in anthropogenic landscapes

…, NB Basu, JJ Veenstra, CL Burras - Environmental …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Watershed and global-scale nitrogen (N) budgets indicate that the majority of 1 the N surplus
in anthropogenic landscapes does not reach the coastal oceans. While there 2 is general …

Effects of nitrogen fertilization on biomass yield and quality in large fields of established switchgrass in southern Iowa, USA

R Lemus, EC Brummer, CL Burras, KJ Moore… - Biomass and …, 2008 - Elsevier
… High ash and mineral concentrations such as Cl and S could cause problems in combustion
systems [20], but we saw little variation for most elements, either among years, locations, or …

Organic carbon, texture, and quantitative color measurement relationships for cultivated soils in north central Iowa

ME Konen, CL Burras, JA Sandor - Soil Science Society of …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
The quantification of soil organic C (SOC) concentrations is becoming increasingly more
desirable because of environmental and economic concerns regarding the reactivity of SOC …

Prediction of soil organic carbon content using field and laboratory measurements of soil color

SA Wills, CL Burras, JA Sandor - Soil Science Society of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The understanding, prediction, and modeling efficacy of soil organic carbon (SOC) distribution
across fields and larger regions requires a large number of samples that are costly to …

Spatial variability of saturated hydraulic conductivity at the hillslope scale: Understanding the role of land management and erosional effect

…, M Elhakeem, CG Wilson, CL Burras… - Geoderma, 2015 - Elsevier
In this study, detailed field experiments were conducted at three hillslopes in southeast Iowa
with different agricultural management practices, namely Conservation Reserve Program (…

[HTML][HTML] History of east European chernozem soil degradation; protection and restoration by tree windbreaks in the Russian steppe

…, TJ Sauer, G Hernandez Ramirez, CL Burras - Sustainability, 2015 - mdpi.com
… Guillermo Hernandez Ramirez, and Charles Lee Burras helped in analysis of all collected
field data, took significant participation in discussions of the results, performed literary review …

Improving map accuracy of soil variables using soil electrical conductivity as a covariate

…, KJ Moore, DG Bullock, PM Dixon, CL Burras - Precision Agriculture, 2005 - Springer
Accurate characterization of soil properties across a field can be difficult, especially when
compounded with the diverse landscapes used for pastureland. Indirect methods of data …

Yield and composition of herbaceous biomass harvested from naturalized grassland in southern Iowa

…, KJ Moore, SL Fales, TA White, CL Burras - Biomass and …, 2006 - Elsevier
Much of the land area in southern Iowa is used for perennial pastures that are dominated by
cool-season grass species. These species are well adapted to the soils and climate and …