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1991 Upper Buford Circle
St. Paul, MN 55108
Phone: 612.625.1244
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 David Mulla, Professor, W.E. Larson Chair for Soil & Water Resources, Interim Director Precision Ag Center, Fellow Institute on Environment

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1991 Upper Buford Circle
St. Paul MN 55108
Phone: (612) 625-6721
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  • Miao, Y., D. J. Mulla, G. W. Randall, J. A. Vetsch and R. Vintila. 2007. Predicting chlorophyll meter readings with aerial hyperspectral remote sensing for in-season site-specific nitrogen management of corn. pp. 635-641. In: J. V. Stafford (ed.), Precision Agriculture ’07. Wageningen Acad. Publ. The Netherlands.
  • Oquist, K. A., J. S. Strock and D. J. Mulla. 2007. Influence of alternative and conventional farming practices on subsurface drainage and water quality. J. Environ. Qual. 1194-1204.
  • Robertson, G. P., L. W. Burger Jr., C. L. Kling, R. R. Lowrance, and D. J. Mulla. 2007. Pp. 27-50. In: (M. Schnepf and C. Cox, eds.), Methods for environmental management research at landscape and watershed scales. Managing Agricultural Landscapes for Environmental Quality. Soil Water Conservation Soc. Ankeny, IA.
  • Gowda, P. H., B. J. Dalzell, and D. J. Mulla. 2007. Model based nitrate TMDLs for two agricultural watersheds in southern Minnesota. J. Am. Water Resources Assoc. 43:256-263.
  • Gowda, P. H. and D. J. Mulla. 2006. Modeling alternative agricultural management practices in High Island Creek watershed in south-central Minnesota. J. Environ. Hydrology 14 (paper 13): 1-15.
  • Miao, Y., D. J. Mulla and P. C. Robert. 2006. Identifying Important Factors Influencing Corn Yield and Grain Quality Variability using Artificial Neural Networks. Prec. Agric. 7(2):1-19.
  • Miao, Y., D. J. Mulla, W. D. Batchelor, J. O. Paz, P. C. Robert and M. Wiebers. 2006. Evaluating Management Zone Specific Optimal N Rates with a Crop Growth Model. Agron. J. 98:545-553.
  • Balasundram, S. K., D. J. Mulla, P. C. Robert and D. L. Allan. 2006. Accounting for spatial variability in a short-term fertilizer trial for oil palm. Int. J. Soil Sci. 1(3): 184-195.
  • Balasundram, S. K., P. C. Robert, and D. J. Mulla. 2006. Relationship between oil content and fruit surface color in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.). Journal of Plant Sciences. 1(3):217-227.
  • Miao, Y., D. J. Mulla and P. C. Robert. 2006. Spatial Variability of Soil Properties, Corn Quality and Yield in Two Illinois, USA Fields: Implications for Precision Corn Management. Prec. Agric. 7(1):5-20.
  • Miao, Y., D. J. Mulla, P. C. Robert and J. A. Hernandez. 2006. Within-Field Variation in Corn Yield and Grain Quality Responses to N Fertilization and Hybrid Selection. Agron. J. 98:129-140.
  • Oquist, K., J. Strock and D. Mulla. 2006. Influence of alternative and conventional management practices on soil physical and hydraulic properties. Vadose Zone J. 5:356-364.
  • Balasundram, S. K., P. C. Robert, D. J. Mulla and D. L. Allan. 2006. Spatial variability of soil fertility variables influencing yield in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.). Asian Journal of Plant Sciences. 5(2):389-400.
  • Balasundram, S. K., P. C. Robert, D. J. Mulla and D. L. Allan. 2006. Relationship between oil palm yield and soil fertility as affected by topography in an Indonesian plantation. Communications in Soil and Plant Analysis. 37(9-10):1321-1337.
  • Strock, J. S., D. Bruening, J.D. Apland, and D.J. Mulla, 2005. Farm nutrient management practices in two geographically diverse watersheds in the Cottonwood River Watershed of Minnesota. J. Water Air Soil Pollution 165:211-231.
  • Fang, F., P. L. Brezonik, D. J. Mulla, and L. K. Hatch. 2005. Characterization of soil bioavailable phosphorus in the Minnesota River basin. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 69:1016-1025.
  • Petrolia, D., P. H. Gowda, and D. J. Mulla. 2005. Targeting agricultural drainage to reduce nitrogen losses in a Minnesota watershed. Staff paper series P-05-2. Dept. Applied Econ., Univ. Minnesota. http://agecon.lib.umn.edu/mn/p05-02.pdf
  • Mulla, D. J. (ed.) 2005. Proc. 7th International Conf. Precision Agriculture CD. (176 papers, 2000+ pages). Univ. Minnesota, St. Paul, MN.
  • Mulla, D. J. 2005. Evaluating Alternative Agricultural Management Practices and their Impact on Phosphorus Losses in Ten Minnesota Drainage Basins. A report to the MPCA. St. Paul, MN.
  • Nangia, V., P. Gowda, D. Mulla and G. Sands. 2005. Modeling nitrate-nitrogen losses in response to changes in tile drain depth or spacing. International Annual Meeting Am. Soc. Ag. Eng. Tampa, FL. Paper No. 052022
  • Nangia, V., P. Gowda, D. Mulla and K. Kuehner. 2005. Evaluation of predicted long-term water quality trends to changes in N fertilizer managment for a cold climate. International Annual Meeting Am. Soc. Ag. Eng. Tampa, FL. Paper No. 052226.
  • Nangia, V., P. H. Gowda, D. J. Mulla, and G. Sands. 2005. Field scale application of a water quality modeling approach for alternative agronomic practices. Pp 364-372. In: Proc. 3rd ASAE Conference on Watershed Management to Meet Water Quality Standards and Emerging TMDLs. Atlanta, GA. ASAE, St. Joseph, MI.
  • Miao, Y., P. C. Robert and D. J. Mulla. 2005. Spatial and temporal variability in corn yield and quality responses to N fertilization within an eastern Illinois no-till field. pp 961- 976. In: (D. J. Mulla, ed.), Proc. 7th International Conf. Prec. Agriculture. Univ. Minnesota. St. Paul, MN.
  • Roggenbuck, R., P. C. Robert, D. J. Mulla and G. L. Malzer. 2005. Spatial variation in Economic Optimum Nitrogen Rate for corn in south central Minnesota. pp. 945-960. In: (D. J. Mulla, ed.), Proc. 7th International Conf. Prec. Agriculture. Univ. Minnesota. St. Paul, MN.
  • Y. Miao, D. J. Mulla and P. C. Robert. 2005. Combining soil-landscape and spatial-temporal variability of yield information to delineate site-specific management zones. In: (J. V. Stafford, ed.), Proc. 5th European Conf. Precision Ag. P. 811-818. Wageningen Academic Publ. Wageningen, The Netherlands.
  • Baker, L. A., P. R. Brezonik, D. J. Mulla, L. Stuewe, and L. Olmanson. 2004. N cycling in urban and agricultural ecosystems in Minnesota. Third International Nitrogen Conference. Nanjing, China.
  • Mulla, D. J., P. H. Gowda, G. Wilson, and H. Runke. 2004. Estimating phosphorus losses from agricultural lands for MPCA’s detailed assessment of phosphorus sources to Minnesota watersheds. A report to the Minnesota state legislature. MPCA. St. Paul, MN.
  • Cheng, H.H. and D. J. Mulla. 2004. Sustainable Water and Soil Management: From Problem Solving to a Holistic Appreciation. Ch. 25. In: (T. C. Tso and H. Kang, eds.), Dare to Dream: Vision of 2050 Agriculture in China. China Agricultural Univ. Press, Beijing, China.
  • Dalzell, B. J., P. H. Gowda and D. J. Mulla. 2004. Evaluating feasibility of TMDLs with alternative management practices on an agricultural watershed. J. Am. Water Resour. Assoc. 40(2):544-543.
  • Updegraff, K., P. Gowda and D. J. Mulla. 2004. Watershed scale modeling of the water quality effects of cropland conversion to short rotation woody crops. Renewable Agric. Food Sys. 19(2):1-11.
  • Johansson, R. C., P. H. Gowda, D. J. Mulla, and B. J. Dalzell. 2004. Metamodeling phosphorus best management practices for policy use: A frontier approach. Am. J. Agric. Economics 30: 63-74.
  • Mamo, M., G. L. Malzer, D. J. Mulla, D. J. Huggins, and J. S. Strock. 2003. Spatial and temporal variation in economically optimum N rate for corn. Agronomy J. 95: 958-964.
  • Miao, Y., P. C. Robert and D. J. Mulla. 2003. Geostatistical analysis of soil properties and grain quality. Pp. 417-423. In: (J. Stafford and A. Werner, eds.), Precision Agriculture. Wageningen Acad. Publ. Wageningen, The Netherlands
  • Hernandez, J. A. and D. J. Mulla. 2003. Comparing classical and spatial statistical analysis methods for landscape scale experimental designs. In: P. C. Robert and W. E. Larson (eds.), Proc. 6th Intl. Precision Agriculture Conference. St. Paul, MN.
  • Mulla, D. J., P. H. Gowda, A. S. Birr, and B. J. Dalzell. 2003. Estimating nitrate-N losses at different scales in agricultural watersheds. Chapter 17. In: Y. Pachepsky, D. E. Radcliffe, and H. M. Selim, eds., Scaling Methods in Soil Physics. CRC Press.
  • Gowda, P. H., D. J. Mulla, and B. J. Dalzell. 2003. Examining the targeting of conservation tillage to steep vs. flat landscapes in the Minnesota River Basin. J. Soil Water Conservation 58:53-57.
  • Koskinen, W. C., D. J. Mulla, R. Oliveira, B. R. Khakural, and P. Robert. 2002. Ch. 7. Pp 88-101. Spatial variability of herbicide sorption on soil. In: (E. Arthur, A. Barefoot, and V. Clay, eds.), Terrestrial Field Dissipation Studies. ACS Symp. Ser. No. 842, ACS, Washington, DC.
  • Mulla, D. J., P. Gowda, W. C. Koskinen, B. R. Khakural, G. Johnson, and P. C. Robert. 2002. Ch. 20. Pp. 304-317. Modeling the effect of precision agriculture: Pesticide losses to surface waters. In: (E. Arthur, A. Barefoot, and V. Clay, eds.), Terrestrial Field Dissipation Studies. ACS Symp. Ser. No. 842, ACS, Washington, DC.
  • Fang, F., P. L. Brezonik, D. J. Mulla, and L. K. Hatch. 2002. Estimating runoff phosphorus losses from calcareous soils in the Minnesota River Basin. J. Environ. Quality 31(6):1918-1929.
  • Birr, A. S. and D. J. Mulla. 2002. Relationship between lake and ground water quality patterns and Minnesota agroecoregions. Hydrological Sci. Tech. 18(1-4):31-41.
  • Sekely, A. C., D. J. Mulla, and D. W. Bauer. 2002. Streambank slumping and its contribution to the phosphorus and suspended sediment loads of the Blue Earth River, Minnesota. J. Soil Water Conservation. 57(5):243-250.
  • Mulla, D. J. and A. B. McBratney. 2002. Soil Spatial Variability. Ch. 9. In: A. W. Warrick (ed.), Soil Physics Companion. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 389 pp.
  • Mulla, D. J., A. S. Birr, G. Randall, J. Moncrief, M. Schmitt, A. Sekely, and E. Kerre. 2001. Technical Work Paper: Impacts of Animal Agriculture on Water Quality. Final Report to the Environmental Quality Board. St. Paul, MN.
  • Dalzell, B. J., D. J. Mulla, and P. H. Gowda. 2001. Modeling and evaluation of alternative agricultural management practices in Sand Creek watershed. pp. 637-640. In: J. C. Ascough II and D. C. Flanagan (eds.), Soil Erosion Research for the 21st Century. Am. Soc. Ag. Eng., St. Joseph, MI.
  • Mulla, D. J., M. Beatty, and A. C. Sekely. 2001. Evaluation of remote sensing and targeted soil sampling for variable rate application of nitrogen. In: (P.C. Robert, R. H. Rust, and W.E. Larsen, eds.), Precision Agriculture, Proc. 5th Intl. Conf. ASA-CSSA-SSSA. Madison, WI. CD ROM.
  • Hatch, L. K., A. P. Mallawatantri, D. Wheeler, A. Gleason, D. J. Mulla, J. A. Perry, K. W. Easter, P. Brezonik, R. Smith, and L. Gerlach. 2001. Land management at the major watershed - agroecoregion intersection. J. Soil Water Conservation 56:44-51.
  • Gowda, P. H., B. J. Dalzell, D. J. Mulla, and F. Kollman. 2001. Mapping tillage practices with Landsat Thematic Mapper based logistic regression models. J. Soil Water Conservation 56:14-19.
  • Randall, G. W. and D. J. Mulla. 2001. Nitrate-N in surface waters as influenced by climatic conditions and agricultural practices. J. Environ. Qual. 30:337-344.
  • Davis, D. M., P. H. Gowda, D. J. Mulla, and G. W. Randall. 2000. Modeling nitrate nitrogen leaching in response to nitrogen fertilizer rate and tile drain depth or spacing for southern Minnesota, USA. J. Environ. Qual. 29:1568-1581.
  • Brezonik, P., K. W. Easter, L. Hatch, D. Mulla, and J. Perry. 1999. Management of diffuse pollution in agricultural watersheds: Lessons from the Minnesota River basin. Wat. Sci. Tech. 39:323-330.
  • Mulla, D. J. and A. B. McBratney. 1999. Soil spatial variability. pp. A321-A352. In: M. Sumner (ed.), Handbook of Soil Science. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
  • Mulla, D. J., Mallawatantri, A. P., Wendroth, O., Joschko, M., Rogasik, H., and Koszinski, S. 1999. Site-specific management of flow and transport in heterogeneous and structured soils. P. 396-417. In: M. B. Parlange and J. W. Hopmans (eds.), Vadose Zone Hydrology: Cutting Across Disciplines. Oxford Univ Press, New York, NY.
  • Mulla, D. J., A. Sekely, A. Birr, J. Perry, B. Vondracek, E. Bean, E. Macbeth, S. Goyal, B. Wheeler, C. Alexander, G. Randall, G. Sands, and J. Linn. 1999. A literature review on the effects of animal agriculture on water resources. Final Report to the Environmental Quality Board and the Minnesota State Legislature. University of Minnesota. St. Paul, MN
  • Khakural, B.R., G.A. Johnson, P.C. Robert, D. J. Mulla, R. Oliveira, and W.C. Koskinen. 1999. Site-specific herbicide management for preserving water quality. pp. 1719-1732. In: (P.C. Robert, R. H. Rust, and W.E. Larsen, eds.), Precision Agriculture, Proc. 4th Intl. Conf. ASA-CSSA-SSSA. Madison, WI.
  • Braum, S. M., P. Hinds, G. L. Malzer, J. Bell, D. Mulla, and P. C. Robert. 1999. Terrain attributes and soil nitrogen: Spatial effects on corn yield response to nitrogen fertilization for a northern, glaciated landscape. pp. 195-202. In: (P.C. Robert, R. H. Rust, and W.E. Larsen, eds.), Precision Agriculture, Proc. 4th Intl. Conf. ASA-CSSA-SSSA. Madison, WI.
  • Oliveira, Jr., R. S., W. C. Koskinen, F. A. Ferreira, B. R. Khakural, D. J. Mulla, and P. C. Robert. 1999. Spatial variability of imazethapyr sorption in soil. Weed Sci. 47:243-248.
  • Brezonik, P. L., V. J. Bierman, R. Alexander, J. Anderson, J. Barko, M. Dortch, L. Hatch, G. L. Hitchcock, D. Keeney, D. Mulla, V. Smith, C. Walker, T. Whitledge, and W. J. Wiseman. 1999. Effects of reducing nutrient loads to surface waters within the Mississippi River Basin and the Gulf of Mexico. Topic 4 Report for the Integrated Assessment on Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico. NOAA Coastal Ocean Program Decision Analysis Series No. 18. NOAA, Silver Spring, MD.
  • Mulla, D. J. and T. M. Addiscott. 1998. Validation approaches for field-, basin-, and regional-scale water quality models. Pp 63-78. In: D. Corwin, K. Loague, and T. Ellsworth (eds.), Assessment of Nonpoint Source Pollution in the Vadose Zone. AGU, San Francisco, CA.
  • Allmaras, R. R., D. E. Wilkins, O. C. Burnside, and D. J. Mulla. 1998. Agricultural technology and adoption of conservation practices. P. 99-158. In: F. J. Pierce and W. W. Frye (eds.), Advances in Soil and Water Conservation. Ann Arbor press, Chelsea, MI.
  • Mulla, D.J., and A.P. Mallawatantri. 1997. Minnesota River Basin water quality overview. [http://www.soils.agri.umn.edu/research/mn-river/doc/watqual.html] Minnesota Extension Service, University of Minnesota.
  • Randall, G., D.J. Mulla, G. Rehm, L. Busman, J. Lamb, and M. Schmitt. 1997. Phosphorus transport to and availability in surface waters. Minnesota Extension Service, University of Minnesota, FO-6796-B.
  • Mulla, D.J. Geostatistics, remote sensing and precision farming. 1997. p.100-119. In: A. Stein and J. Bouma (eds.), Precision Agriculture: Spatial and Temporal Variability of Environmental Quality. Ciba Foundation Symposium 210. Wiley, Chichester.
  • Mulla, D.J. and AU. Bhatti. 1997. An evaluation of indicator properties affecting spatial patterns in N and P requirements for winter wheat yield. P. 145-154. In: J.V. Stafford (ed.), Precision Agriculture '97. BIOS Sci. Publ., Oxford, UK.
  • D.J. Mulla, and C.A. Gotway. 1997. Soil sampling and interpolation techniques for mapping spatial variability of soil properties. p. 19-54. In: F.J. Pierce and E.J. Sadler (eds.), The State of Site Specific Management for Agriculture. ASA/CSSA/SSSA, Madison, WI.
  • Mulla, D.J., and J.S. Schepers. 1997. Key processes and properties for site-specific soil and crop management. p. 1-18. In: F.J. Pierce and E.J. Sadler (eds.), The State of Site Specific Management for Agriculture. ASA/CSSA/SSSA, Madison, WI. Wollenhaupt, N.C.,