Research Project: Preserving Water Availability and Quality for Agriculture in the Lower Mississippi River Basin

Location: Delta Water Management Research

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Automated Detection of On-Farm Irrigation Reservoirs in Two Critical Groundwater Regions of Arkansas:A Necessary Precursor for Conjunctive Water Management - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Shults, D., Nowlin, J., Reba, M.L., Massey, J., Hashem, A. 2024. Automated Detection of On-Farm Irrigation Reservoirs in Two Critical Groundwater Regions of Arkansas:A Necessary Precursor for Conjunctive Water Management. International Journal of Geospatial and Environmental Research. 15(1):1-22. https://doi.org/10.4018/IJAGR.2024.15.1.

Deep learning solutions for very high resolution mapping of contour levee rice production systems - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dale, D., Liang, L., Zhong, L., Reba, M.L., Runkle, B. 2023. Deep learning solutions for very high resolution mapping of contour levee rice production systems. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 211. Article 107954. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2023.107954.

Multiyear methane and nitrous oxide emissions in different irrigation management under long-term continuous rice rotation in Arkansas - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Karki, S., Adviento-Borbe, A.A., Runkle, B., Moreno-Garcia, B., Anders, M., Reba, M.L. 2023. Multiyear methane and nitrous oxide emissions in different irrigation management under long-term continuous rice rotation in Arkansas. Journal of Environmental Quality. 52(3):558-572. Available: https://doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.20444.

Early cascade rice irrigation shutoff (ECIS) conserves water: implications for cascade flood automation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Massey, J., Smith, M., Jardim, T., Avila, L., Hashem, A., Reba, M.L. 2022. Early cascade rice irrigation shutoff (ECIS) conserves water: implications for cascade flood automation. Irrigation Science. 41:355-364. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00271-022-00821-y.

Land-forming for irrigation (LFI) on a lowland soil protects rice yields while improving irrigation distribution uniformity - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bueno, M.V., Roel, A.R., Faria, L.C., Massey, J., Parfitt, J.M. 2022. Land-forming for irrigation (LFI) on a lowland soil protects rice yields while improving irrigation distribution uniformity. Precision Agriculture. 24:310-325. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11119-022-09946-8.

Managed aquifer recharge using a borrow pit in connection with the Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer in northeastern Arkansas - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Leslie, D.L., Reba, M.L., Czarnecki, J.B. 2022. Managed aquifer recharge using a borrow pit in connection with the Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer in northeastern Arkansas. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 78(1):44-57. https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2023.00021.

Irrigation water management tools and alternative irrigation sources trends and perceptions by farmers from the Delta regions of the Lower Mississippi River Basin in South Central USA - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Quintana-Ashwell, N., Gholson, D., Kaur, G., Krutz, L., Henry, C.G., Cooke, III, T., Massey, J., Reba, M.L., Locke, M.A. 2022. Irrigation water management tools and alternative irrigation sources trends and perceptions by farmers from the Delta regions of the Lower Mississippi River Basin in South Central USA. Agronomy. 12(4):894. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12040894.

Modification of a wavelet-based method for detecting ebullitive methane fluxes in eddy-covariance observations: application at two rice fields - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Richardson, W.P., Reba, M.L., Runkle, B.R. 2022. Modification of a wavelet-based method for detecting ebullitive methane fluxes in eddy-covariance observations: application at two rice fields. Boundary Layer Meteorology. 184:71-111. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10546-022-00703-y.

Direct comparisons of four irrigation systems on commercial rice farm: irrigation water use efficiencies and water dynamics - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Massey, J., Reba, M.L., Adviento-Borbe, A.A., Chiu, Y., Payne, G.K. 2022. Direct comparisons of four irrigation systems on commercial rice farm: irrigation water use efficiencies and water dynamics. Agricultural Water Management. 266:107606. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2022.107606.

Detecting intra-field variation in rice yield with UAV imagery and deep learning - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bellis, E., Hashem, A.A., Causey, J.L., Runkle, B.R., Moregno-Garcia, B., Burns, B., Green, S.V., Burcham, T.N., Reba, M.L., Huang, X. 2022. Detecting intra-field variation in rice yield with UAV imagery and deep learning. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13:716506. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.716506.

Feasibility of infiltration galleries for managed aquifer recharge in the mississippi river valley alluvial aquifer of northeast Arkansas - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Godwin, I.A., Reba, M.L., Leslie, D., Adams, R., Rigby, J. 2022. Feasibility of infiltration galleries for managed aquifer recharge in the mississippi river valley alluvial aquifer of northeast Arkansas. Agricultural Water Management. 264:107531. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2022.107531.

Monitoring small water bodies using high spatial and temporal resolution analysis ready datasets - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Perin, V., Roy, S., Kington, J., Harris, T., Talbure, M., Stone, N., Barballe, T., Reba, M.L., Yaeger, M.A. 2021. Monitoring small water bodies using high spatial and temporal resolution analysis ready datasets. Journal of Remote Sensing. 13(24):5176. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13245176.

A multi-sensor satellite imagery approach to monitor on-farm reservoirs - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Perin, V., Tulbure, M., Reich, B., Gaines, M.D., Reba, M.L., Yaeger, M. 2021. A multi-sensor satellite imagery approach to monitor on-farm reservoirs. Remote Sensing of Environment. 270:112796. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2021.112796.

Determining nitrogen deficiencies for maize using various remote sensing indices - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Burns, B., Green, S., Hashem, A., Massey, J., Shew, A., Adviento-Borbe, A.A., Milad, M. 2022. Determining nitrogen deficiencies for maize using various remote sensing indices. Precision Agriculture. 23:791-811. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11119-021-09861-4.

Hypothesis and Theory: Co-implementing rice husk amendment and alternate wetting and drying irrigation for sustainable rice production - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Runkle, B., Seyfferth, A., Reid, M.C., Limmer, M.A., Moreno-Garcia, B., Reavis, C.W., Pena, J., Reba, M.L., Adviento-Borbe, A.A., Pinson, S.R., Isbell, C. 2021. Hypothesis and Theory: Co-implementing rice husk amendment and alternate wetting and drying irrigation for sustainable rice production. Frontiers in Agronomy. 3:741557. https://doi.org/10.3389/fagro.2021.741557.

Assessing mitigative properties of vegetation in northeast Arkansas agricultural ditches using physiochemical water quality characteristics - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Martin, E., Godwin, I., Cooper, R., Aryal, N., Reba, M.L., Bouldin, J. 2021. Assessing mitigative properties of vegetation in northeast Arkansas agricultural ditches using physiochemical water quality characteristics. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 320:107613. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2021.107613.

Effects of Elevated Atmospheric CO2 Concentration and Water Regime on Rice Yield, Water Use Efficiency, and Arsenic and Cadmium Accumulation in Grain - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Avila, L., Balbinot, A., Feijo, A., Fipke, M., Rockenbach, D., Massey, J., Camargo, E., Mesko, M., Scaglioni, P. 2021. Effects of Elevated Atmospheric CO2 Concentration and Water Regime on Rice Yield, Water Use Efficiency, and Arsenic and Cadmium Accumulation in Grain. Agricultural Water Management. 11/705. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11080705.

Rice husk soil amendments as a GHG-mitigating piece of the circular rice production system - (Proceedings)
Runkle, B., Seyfferth, A., Reid, M., Limmer, M., Moreno-Garcia, B., Reavis, C., Reba, M.L., Adviento-Borbe, A.A., Pena, J., Pinson, S.R. 2021. Rice husk soil amendments as a GHG-mitigating piece of the circular rice production system. Meeting Proceedings. 2021.

FLUXNET-CH4: A global, multi-ecosystem dataset and analysis of methane seasonality from freshwater wetlands - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Delwiche, K.B., Knox, S.H., Malhotra, A., Fluet-Chouinard, E., Mcnicol, G., Feron, S., Ouyang, Z., Papale, D., Trotta, C., Canfora, E., Cheah, Y., Christianson, D., Alberto, C., Alekseychik, P., Aurela, M., Baldocchi, D., Bansal, S., Billesbach, D., Bohrer, G., Bracho, R., Buchmann, N., Campbell, D., Celis, G., Chen, J., Chen, W., Chu, H., Dalmagro, H., Dengel, S., Desai, A., Detto, M., Dolman, H., Eichlmann, E., Euskirchen, E., Famulari, D., Friborg, T., Fuchs, K., Goeckede, M., Gogo, S., Gondwe, M., Goodrich, J., Gottschalk, P., Graham, S., Heimann, M., Helbig, M., Helfter, C., Hemes, K., Hirano, T., Hollinger, D., Hortnagl, L., Iwata, H., Jacotot, A., Jansen, J., Juraskinki, G., Kang, M., Kasak, K., King, J., Klatt, J., Koebsch, F., Krauss, K., Lai, D., Mammarella, I., Manca, G., Marchesini, L.B., Matthes, J.H., Maximon, T., Merbold, L., Mitra, B., Morin, T., Nemitz, E., Nilsson, M.B., Niu, S., Oechel, W., Oikawa, P., Ono, K., Peichl, M., Peltola, O., Reba, M.L., Richardson, A., Riley, W., Runkle, B., Ryu, Y., Sachs, T., Sakabe, A., Sanchez, C., Schuur, E.A., Schafer, K.V., Sonnentag, O., Sparks, J.P., Stuart-Haentjens, E., Sturtevant, C., Sullivan, R.C., Szutu, D.J., Thom, J.E., Torn, M., Tuittila, E., Turner, J., Ueyama, M., Valach, A.C., Vargas, R. 2021. FLUXNET-CH4: A global, multi-ecosystem dataset and analysis of methane seasonality from freshwater wetlands. Earth System Science Data. 13(7):3607–3689. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-3607-2021.

Impacts of Alternate Wetting and Drying and Delayed Flood Rice Irrigation on Growing Season Evapotranspiration - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Reavis, C.W., Suvocarev, K., Reba, M.L., Runkle, B.R. 2021. Impacts of Alternate Wetting and Drying and Delayed Flood Rice Irrigation on Growing Season Evapotranspiration. Journal of Hydrology. 596. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126080.

Water Quality Characteristics of Tailwater Recovery Systems Associated with Agriculture Production in the Mid-Southern US - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Iseyemi, O., Reba, M.L., Haas, L., Leonard, E., Farris, J.L. 2021. Water Quality Characteristics of Tailwater Recovery Systems Associated with Agriculture Production in the Mid-Southern US. Agricultural Water Management. 249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2021.106775.

Rice inundation assessment using polarimetric UAVSAR data - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Huang, X., Runkle, B., Isbell, M., Moreno-Garcia, B., Reba, M.L., Torbick, N. 2021. Rice inundation assessment using polarimetric UAVSAR data. Earth and Space Science. 8. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020EA001554.

On-farm reservoir monitoring using Landsat inundation datasets - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Perin, V., Talbure, M., Gaines, M.D., Reba, M.L., Yaeger, M. 2021. On-farm reservoir monitoring using Landsat inundation datasets. Remote Sensing of Environment. 246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2020.106694.

Cropland mapping with UAVSAR to support the NISAR mission - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Huang, X., Reba, M.L., Coffin, A.W., Runkle, B.R., Huang, Y., Chapman, B., Ziniti, B., Skakun, S., Kraatz, S., Siqueira, P., Torbick, N. 2020. Cropland mapping with UAVSAR to support the NISAR mission. Remote Sensing of Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2020.112180.

Methane Flux Measurement in Rice by Static Flux Chamber and Eddy Covariance - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Reba, M.L., Fong, B.N., Rijal, I., Adviento-Borbe, A.A., Chiu, Y., Massey, J. 2020. Methane Flux Measurement in Rice by Static Flux Chamber and Eddy Covariance. Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment. https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20119.

Allelic variation in rice fertilization independent endosperm 1 contributes to grain width under high night temperature stress - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dhatt, B., Paul, P., Sandhu, J., Hussain, W., Ivin, L., Zhu, F., Adviento-Borbe, A.A., Lorence, A., Staswick, P., Yu, H., Morata, G., Harkamal, W. 2020. Allelic variation in rice fertilization independent endosperm 1 contributes to grain width under high night temperature stress. New Phytologist. 229(1)/335-350. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.16897.

Development of a wireless sensor network for tracking flood irrigation management in production-sized rice fields in the Mid-South - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chiu, Y., Reba, M.L. 2020. Development of a wireless sensor network for tracking flood irrigation management in production-sized rice fields in the Mid-South. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 36(5). https://doi.org/10.13031/aea.13962.

Surface irrigation in the Lower Mississippi River Basin: Trends and Innovations - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Reba, M.L., Massey, J. 2020. Surface irrigation in the Lower Mississippi River Basin: Trends and Innovations. Transactions of the ASABE. 63(5): 1305-1314. https://doi.org/10.13031/trans.13970.

Surface irrigation in the Lower Mississippi River Basin: trends and innovation - (Abstract Only)

Free convection analytical form of approaches based on surface renewal theory to estimate sensible and latent heat fluxes - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Castellvi, F., Runkle, B., Suvocarev, K., Reba, M.L. 2020. Free convection analytical form of approaches based on surface renewal theory to estimate sensible and latent heat fluxes. Journal of Hydrology. 586:124917. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.124917.

Friction velocity estimates using the trace of a scalar and the mean wind speed - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Castellvi, F., Suvocarev, K., Reba, M.L., Runkle, B. 2020. Friction velocity estimates using the trace of a scalar and the mean wind speed. Boundary Layer Meteorology. 176(1):105-123. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10546-020-00520-1.

Residual herbicide concentrations in on-farm water storage-tailwater recovery systems: preliminary assessment - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Grantz, E.M., Leslie, D., Reba, M.L., Willett, C. 2020. Residual herbicide concentrations in on-farm water storage-tailwater recovery systems: preliminary assessment. Agricultural and Environmental Letters. https://doi.org/10.1002/ael2.20009.

Improving the drainage and irrigation efficiency of lowland soils: land-forming options for southern Brazil. - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bueno, M.V., De Campos, A.S., Da Silva, J.T., Massey, J., Timm, L.C., Faria, L.C., Parfitt, J.M. 2020. Improving the drainage and irrigation efficiency of lowland soils: land-forming options for southern Brazil.. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering. 146. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0001483.

Eddy covariance measurements of carbon dioxide and water fluxes in mid-south U.S. cotton production - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Fong, B.N., Reba, M.L., Teague, T.G., Runkle, B.R., Suvocarev, K. 2020. Eddy covariance measurements of carbon dioxide and water fluxes in mid-south U.S. cotton production. Agriculture Ecosystems and the Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2019.106813.

Initial findings from agricultural water quality monitoring at the edge-of-field in Arkansas - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Reba, M.L., Aryal, N., Teague, T.G., Massey, J. 2020. Initial findings from agricultural water quality monitoring at the edge-of-field in Arkansas. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.75.3.291.

The surface renewal measurements of turbulent sensible heat (H), latent heat (AE), and CO2 fluxes over two different agricultural systems - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Suvocarev, K., Castellvi, F., Reba, M.L., Runkle, B. 2019. The surface renewal measurements of turbulent sensible heat (H), latent heat (AE), and CO2 fluxes over two different agricultural systems. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2019.107763.

Fallow season CO2 and CH4 fluxes from U.S. mid-south rice-waterfowl habitats - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Reba, M.L., Fong, B.N., Rijal, I. 2020. Fallow season CO2 and CH4 fluxes from U.S. mid-south rice-waterfowl habitats. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 75(3):291-303. https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.75.3.291.

Greenhouse gases from irrigated rice systems under varying severity of alternate-wetting and drying irrigation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Balaine, N., Carrijo, D., Adviento-Borbe, A.A., Linquist, B. 2019. Greenhouse gases from irrigated rice systems under varying severity of alternate-wetting and drying irrigation. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 83(5):1533-1541. https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2019.04.0113.

FLUXNET-CH4 synthesis activity: objectives, observations, and future directions - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Knox, S.H., Jackson, R.B., Poulter, B., Mcnicol, G., Fluet-Chouinard, E., Zhang, Z., Hugelius, G., Bousquet, P., Canadell, J.G., Saurois, M., Papale, D., Chu, H., Keenan, T.F., Baldocchi, D., Mammarella, I., Aurela, M., Bohrer, G., Campbell, D., Cescatti, A., Chamberlain, S., Chen, J., Dengal, S., Desai, A.R., Euskirchen, E., Friborg, T., Goeckede, M., Heimann, M., Helbig, M., Kang, M., Klat, J., Krauss, K.W., Kutzbach, L., Lohila, A., Mitra, B., Morin, T.H., Nilsson, M.B., Niu, S., Noormets, A., Oechel, W.C., Peichl, M., Peltola, O., Reba, M.L., Runkle, B.R., Ryu, Y., Sachs, T., Schäfer, K.V., Shurpali, N., Sonnentag, O., Tang, A.C., Vesala, T., Ward, E.J., Windham-Myers, L., Zona, D. 2020. FLUXNET-CH4 synthesis activity: objectives, observations, and future directions. American Meteorological Society. 100(12):2607-2632. https://doi.org/10.1175/bams-d-18-0268.1.

An agronomic overview of US major cereal cropping systems - (Book / Chapter)
Adviento-Borbe, A.A. 2020. An agronomic overview of U.S. major cereal cropping systems. In: Perdon, A.A, Schonauer, S.L., Poutanen, K.S., editors. Breakfast cereals and how they are made: Raw materials, processing and production. 3rd edition. Cambridge, MA: Elsevier. p. 39-72. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-812043-9.00002-3.

Impact of alternative irrigation practices on rice quality - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Graham-Acquahh, S., Siebenmorgen, T.J., Reba, M.L., Massey, J., Mauromoustakos, A., Adviento-Borbe, A.A., January, R., Burgos, R., Baltz-Gray, J. 2019. Impact of alternative irrigation practices on rice quality. Cereal Chemistry. 96:815-823. https://doi.org/10.1002/cche.10182.

Using rainfall analysis to manage freeboard and increase rainfall capture for multiple-inlet rice irrigation in the Lower Mississippi River Valley - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Massey, J., Smith, M.C., Adviento-Borbe, A.A., Reba, M.L., Avila, L.A. 2019. Using rainfall analysis to manage freeboard and increase rainfall capture for multiple-inlet rice irrigation in the Lower Mississippi River Valley. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering. 145(8). https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29IR.1943-4774.0001403.

Automated mapping of rice fields using multi-year training sample normalization - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Liang, L., Runkle, B.R., Sapkota, B.B., Reba, M.L. 2019. Automated mapping of rice fields using multi-year training sample normalization. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 40:(18):7252-7271. https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2019.1601286.

Fusion of moderate resolution earth observations for operational crop type mapping - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Torbick, N., Huang, X., Ziniti, B., Johnson, D., Masek, J., Reba, M.L. 2018. Fusion of moderate resolution earth observations for operational crop type mapping. Remote Sensing. 10(7):1-16. http://doi.org/10.3390/rs10071058.

Trends in the construction of on-farm irrigation reservoirs in response to aquifer decline in eastern Arkansas: Implications for conjunctive water resource management - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Yaeger, M., Massey, J., Reba, M.L., Adviento-Borbe, A.A. 2018. Trends in the construction of on-farm irrigation reservoirs in response to aquifer decline in eastern Arkansas: Implications for conjunctive water resource management. Agricultural Water Management. 208:373-383. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2018.06.040.

Validation of a spectrophotometric procedure for determining nitrate in water samples - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Iseyemi, O., Adviento-Borbe, A.A., Haas, L., Farris, J.L., Reba, M.L., Massey, J. 2018. Validation of a spectrophotometric procedure for determining nitrate in water samples. Journal of Environmental and Toxicological Studies. 2(1):1-6. http://dx.doi.org/10.16966/2576-6430.113.

Eddy covariance measurements of carbon dioxide and water fluxes in Mid-South U.S. cotton - (Experiment Station)
Reba, M.L., Fong, B.N., Teague, T.G., Runkle, B.R., Suvocarev, K. 2018. Eddy covariance measurements of carbon dioxide and water fluxes in Mid-South U.S. cotton. Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Series. 652:93-97. http://arkansas-ag-news.uark.edu/pdf/652_Summaries_Arkansas_Cotton_Research_ 2017.pdf.

Greenhouse gas emissions and management practices that impact them in US rice systems - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lunquist, B.A., Marcos, M., Adviento-Borbe, A.A., Anders, M., Harrel, D., Linscombe, S., Reba, M.L., Runkle, B.R., Tarpley, L., Thompson, A. 2018. Greenhouse gas emissions and management practices that impact them in US rice systems. Journal of Environmental Quality. 47(3):395–409. https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2017.11.0445.

Water quality of surface runoff and lint yield in cotton under furrow irrigation in Northeast Arkansas - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Adviento-Borbe, A.A., Barnes, B., Iseyemi, O., Mann, A., Reba, M.L., Robertson, J., Massey, J., Teague, T. 2018. Water quality of surface runoff and lint yield in cotton under furrow irrigation in Northeast Arkansas. Science of the Total Environment. 613-614:81-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.09.020.