Meetpal Kukal’s research includes assessing and improving resource use efficiencies in agricultural landscapes, with a primary focus on water. His interests span across measuring and modeling agro-hydrologic and surface energy balance components, such as evapotranspiration in stressed and non-stressed environments, sensing soil and crop response to abiotic stress, and agroecosystem response to weather variability. He employs these data and knowledge to work with stakeholders to improve profitability and sustainability of their operations.
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Drivers of enhanced evaporative demand in U.S. croplands: Determining relative contribution using constrained input scenarios
Kukal, M. S., Kukal, S., Irmak, S. & Vellidis, G., Feb 2024, In: Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 60, 1, p. 79-94 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Evapotranspiration of Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) in maize, soybean, and fallow under subsurface drip and center-pivot irrigation systems
Mausbach, J., Irmak, S., Kukal, M. S., Karnik, K., Sarangi, D. & Jhala, A. J., Jan 17 2024, In: Weed Science. 72, 1, p. 86-95 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Atmospheric dryness impacts on crop yields are buffered in soils with higher available water capacity
Kukal, M. S., Irmak, S., Dobos, R. & Gupta, S., Jan 1 2023, In: Geoderma. 429, 116270.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Can limits of plant available water be inferred from soil moisture distributions?
Kukal, M. S. & Irmak, S., Dec 2023, In: Agricultural and Environmental Letters. 8, 2, e20113.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Comment on “Improved Water Savings and Reduction in Moist Heat Stress Caused by Efficient Irrigation” by Anukesh Krishnankutty Ambika and Vimal Mishra
Kukal, M. S., 2023, In: Earth's Future. 11, 6, e2022EF002892.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Disentangling day–night contributions toward altering atmospheric desiccation strength for US croplands
Kukal, M. S. & Irmak, S., Sep 1 2023, In: Agronomy Journal. 115, 5, p. 2227-2238 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Fractional coefficient for estimating physiologically meaningful and diurnal transpiration cycle weighted VPD from daily ambient environmental data
Kukal, M. S. & Irmak, S., Aug 15 2023, In: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 339, 109583.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Climate trends and soybean production since 1970 in Mississippi: Empirical evidence from ARDL model
Sharma, R. K., Dhillon, J., Kumar, P., Mulvaney, M. J., Reed, V., Bheemanahalli, R., Cox, M. S., Kukal, M. S. & Reddy, K. N., Dec 20 2023, In: Science of the Total Environment. 905, 167046.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Alteration in surface energy balance fluxes induced from long-term disk-tilled versus no-till management in maize production
Irmak, S. & Kukal, M. S., Jul 2022, In: Soil and Tillage Research. 221, 105383.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Automated real-time irrigation analytics inform diversity in regional irrigator behavior and water withdrawal and use characteristics
Irmak, S., Brar, D., Kukal, M. S., Odhiambo, L. & Djaman, K., Oct 1 2022, In: Agricultural Water Management. 272, 107837.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Maize response to coupled irrigation and nitrogen fertilization under center pivot, subsurface drip and surface (furrow) irrigation: Growth, development and productivity
Irmak, S., Mohammed, A. T. & Kukal, M. S., Apr 1 2022, In: Agricultural Water Management. 263, 107457.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Multi-model projections of trade-offs between irrigated and rainfed maize yields under changing climate and future emission scenarios
Irmak, S., Sandhu, R. & Kukal, M. S., Mar 1 2022, In: Agricultural Water Management. 261, 107344.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Soil moisture heterogeneity and sensor deployment in uniformly managed field with unitextural soil
Irmak, S., Kukal, M. S. & Sharma, K., May 1 2022, In: Agronomy Journal. 114, 3, p. 1800-1816 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Spatial Patterns and Magnitudes of Agriculturally Pertinent Climate Indicators across Agroecosystems in Türkiye
Irmak, S., Kukal, M. S. & Topcu, S., Sep 1 2022, In: Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. 61, 9, p. 1329-1348 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Temporal Trends in Agriculturally Relevant Climate Indicators across Nine Agroecosystems of Turkey
Irmak, S. & Kukal, M. S., Jun 2022, In: Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. 61, 6, p. 631-649 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review