Meetpal S. Kukal, Ph.D.

Climate trends and soybean production since 1970 in Mississippi: Empirical evidence from ARDL model
Science of the Total Environment, Sharma, Ramandeep Kumar, Dhillon, Jagmandeep, Kumar, Pushp, Mulvaney, Michael J., Reed, Vaughn, Bheemanahalli, Raju, Cox, Michael S., Kukal, Meetpal S., Reddy, Krishna N., 2023

Can limits of plant available water be inferred from soil moisture distributions?
Agricultural and Environmental Letters, Kukal, Meetpal S., Irmak, Suat, 2023

Disentangling day–night contributions toward altering atmospheric desiccation strength for US croplands
Journal of Production Agriculture, Kukal, Meetpal Singh, Irmak, Suat, 2023

Fractional coefficient for estimating physiologically meaningful and diurnal transpiration cycle weighted VPD from daily ambient environmental data
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, Kukal, M. S., Irmak, S., 2023

Drivers of enhanced evaporative demand in U.S. croplands: Determining relative contribution using constrained input scenarios
Journal of the American Water Resources Association, Kukal, M. S., Kukal, S., Irmak, S., Vellidis, G., 2023

Atmospheric dryness impacts on crop yields are buffered in soils with higher available water capacity
Geoderma, Kukal, M. S., Irmak, S., Dobos, R., Gupta, S., 2023

Comment on “Improved Water Savings and Reduction in Moist Heat Stress Caused by Efficient Irrigation” by Anukesh Krishnankutty Ambika and Vimal Mishra
Earth's Future, Kukal, Meetpal S., 2023

Evapotranspiration of Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) in maize, soybean, and fallow under subsurface drip and center-pivot irrigation systems
Weed Science, Mausbach, Jasmine, Irmak, Suat, Kukal, Meetpal S., Karnik, Kelsey, Sarangi, Debalin, Jhala, Amit J., 2023

Crop Loss and Climate-risk in Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension, Kukal, Meetpal, 2023

Effect of Drought on Weeds: Results of Global Meta-analysis, Kukal, Meetpal, 2023

Resiliency Against Agricultural Droughts and Excess Water
Penn State Extension, Kukal, Meetpal, 2023

What Do We Know About Water Use of Weeds?
University of Nebraska-Lincoln CropWatch, Kukal, Meetpal, 2023

Transpiration Dynamics in Co-Located Maize, Sorghum, And Soybean Closed Canopies And Their Environmental Controls
Journal of Natural Resources and Agricultural Ecosystems, Irmak, S, Kukal, Meetpal, 2023

Climate, crops, and the Colorado River
Penn State Institute of Energy and the Environment, Kukal, Meetpal, 2023

Effect of water stress on weed germination, growth characteristics, and seed production: a global meta-analysis
Weed Science, Singh, Mandeep, Thapa, Resham, Kukal, Meetpal Singh, Irmak, Suat, Mirsky, Steven, Jhala, Amit J., 2022

Automated real-time irrigation analytics inform diversity in regional irrigator behavior and water withdrawal and use characteristics
Agricultural Water Management, Irmak, Suat, Brar, Dilshad, Kukal, Meetpal S., Odhiambo, Lameck, Djaman, Koffi, 2022

Spatial Patterns and Magnitudes of Agriculturally Pertinent Climate Indicators across Agroecosystems in Türkiye
Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, Irmak, Suat, Kukal, Meetpal S., Topcu, Sevilay, 2022

Alteration in surface energy balance fluxes induced from long-term disk-tilled versus no-till management in maize production
Soil and Tillage Research, Irmak, Suat, Kukal, Meetpal S., 2022

Nocturnal transpiration in field crops: Implications for temporal aggregation and diurnal weighing of vapor pressure deficit
Agricultural Water Management, Kukal, Meetpal S., Irmak, Suat, 2022

Soil moisture heterogeneity and sensor deployment in uniformly managed field with unitextural soil
Journal of Production Agriculture, Irmak, Suat, Kukal, Meetpal S., Sharma, Kiran, 2022

Maize response to coupled irrigation and nitrogen fertilization under center pivot, subsurface drip and surface (furrow) irrigation: Growth, development and productivity
Agricultural Water Management, Irmak, Suat, Mohammed, Ali T., Kukal, Meetpal S., 2022

Multi-model projections of trade-offs between irrigated and rainfed maize yields under changing climate and future emission scenarios
Agricultural Water Management, Irmak, S., Sandhu, R., Kukal, M. S., 2022

Water Use Characteristics of Weeds: A Global Review, Best Practices, and Future Directions
Frontiers in Plant Science, Singh, Mandeep, Kukal, Meetpal Singh, Irmak, Suat, Jhala, Amit J., 2022

Evapotranspiration, Transpiration, and Evaporation Processes and Modeling in the Soil–Residue–Canopy System
Modeling Processes and Their Interactions in Cropping Systems: Challenges for the 21st Century, First Edition. Edited by Lajpat R. Ahuja, Kurt C. Kersebaum and Ole Wendroth. American Society of Agronomy/Crop Science Society of America/Soil Science Society of America, Irmak, S, Kukal, Meetpal, 2022

Multi-model projections of trade-offs between irrigated and rainfed maize yields under changing climate and future emission scenarios
Agricultural Water Management, Irmak, S, Sandhu, R, Kukal, Meetpal, 2022

Minimizing pitfalls and ensuring success with irrigation-decision technology
Irrigation Today Fall 2022, Kukal, Meetpal, 2022

Water Use Characteristics of Weeds: A Global Review, Best Practices, and Future Directions.
Frontiers in plant science, Singh, Mandeep, Kukal, Meetpal, Irmak, S, Jhala, Amit, 2022

Alteration in Surface Energy Balance Fluxes Induced from Long-Term Disk-Tilled versus No-Till Management in Maize Production  
Soil and Tillage Research, Irmak, S, Kukal, Meetpal, 2022

Soil Moisture Heterogeneity and Sensor Deployment in Uniformly Managed Field with Unitextural Soil
Agronomy Journal, Irmak, S, Kukal, Meetpl, Sharma, Kiran, 2022

Growth phase-specific evaporative demand and nighttime temperatures determine Maize (Zea Mays L.) yield deviations as revealed from a long-term field experiment
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, Singh, Arshdeep, Kukal, Meetpal S., Shapiro, Charles A., Snow, Daniel D., Irmak, Suat, Iqbal, Javed, 2021

Evaluation of soil moisture sensing technologies in silt loam and loamy sand soils: Assessment of performance, temperature sensitivity, and site-And sensor-specific calibration functions
Transactions of the ASABE, Sharma, Kiran, Irmak, S, Kukal, Meetpal, Vuran, Mehmet, Jhala, Amit, Qiao, Xin, 2021

Propagation of soil moisture sensing uncertainty into estimation of total soil water, evapotranspiration and irrigation decision-making
Agricultural Water Management, Sharma, Kiran, Irmak, Suat, Kukal, Meetpal S., 2021

Spatio-temporal calibration of Hargreaves-Samani model to estimate reference evapotranspiration across U.S. High Plains
Journal of Production Agriculture, Kukal, M. S., Irmak, S., Walia, H., Odhiambo, L., 2020

Impact of irrigation on interannual variability in United States agricultural productivity
Agricultural Water Management, Kukal, M. S., Irmak, S., 2020

Light interactions, use and efficiency in row crop canopies under optimal growth conditions
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, Kukal, M. S., Irmak, S., 2020

Evidence of arithmetical uncertainty in estimation of light and water use effciency
Sustainability, Kukal, Meetpal S., Irmak, Suat, 2020

Characterization of water use and productivity dynamics across four C₃ and C₄ row crops under optimal growth conditions
Agricultural Water Management, Kukal, M. S., Irmak, S., 2020

Development and application of a performance and operational feasibility guide to facilitate adoption of soil moisture sensors
Sustainability, Kukal, Meetpal S., Irmak, Suat, Sharma, Kiran, 2020

Interrelationships between water use efficiency and light use efficiency in four row crop canopies
Agrosystems, Geosciences and Environment, Kukal, Meetpal S., Irmak, Suat, 2020

Evaluation of soil moisture sensing technologies in silt loam and loamy sand soils: Assessment of performance, temperature sensitivity, and site- And sensor-specific calibration functions
Transactions of the ASABE, Sharma, K., Irmak, S., Kukal, M. S., Vuran, M. C., Jhala, A., Qiao, X., 2020

Disk-till vs. no-till maize grass- and alfalfa-reference single (average) and basal (dual) crop coefficients
Agricultural Water Management, Irmak, Suat, Kukal, Meetpal S., 2019

Comparative canopy growth dynamics in four row crops and their relationships with allometric and environmental determinants
Journal of Production Agriculture, Kukal, M. S., Irmak, S., 2019

Disk-till vs. no-till maize evapotranspiration, microclimate, grain yield, production functions and water productivity
Agricultural Water Management, Irmak, Suat, Kukal, Meetpal S., Mohammed, Ali T., Djaman, Koffi, 2019

Characterization of Water Use and Efficiency Dynamics across Four C3 and C4 Row Crops under Optimal Growth Conditions, Kukal, Meetpal, Irmak, S, 2019

Coupled Water and Light Use and Efficiency in Four Row Crops under Optimal Growth Conditions, Kukal, Meetpal, 2019

Irrigation-limited yield gaps: Trends and variability in the united states post-1950
Environmental Research Communications, Kukal, Meetpal S., Irmak, Suat, 2019

Climate-Driven Crop Yield and Yield Variability and Climate Change Impacts on the U.S. Great Plains Agricultural Production
Scientific Reports, Kukal, Meetpal S., Irmak, Suat, 2018

U.S. Agro-Climate in 20^th Century: Growing Degree Days, First and Last Frost, Growing Season Length, and Impacts on Crop Yields
Scientific Reports, Kukal, Meetpal S., Irmak, Suat, 2018

Patterns and Magnitudes of Spatial and Temporal Changes in Precipitation and Aridity Across 800 Great Plains Counties, Kukal, Meetpal, Irmak, S, 2018

Long-term spatial and temporal maize and soybean evapotranspiration trends derived from ground-based and satellite-based datasets over the great plains
Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering - ASCE, Kukal, Meetpal, Irmak, Suat, Kilic, Ayse, 2017

Spatial and temporal changes in maize and soybean grain yield, precipitation use efficiency, and crop water productivity in the U.S. great plains
Transactions of the ASABE, Kukal, M., Irmak, S., 2017

Long-term patterns of air temperatures, daily temperature range, precipitation, grass-reference evapotranspiration and aridity index in the USA Great Plains: Part I. Spatial trends
Journal of Hydrology, Kukal, M., Irmak, S., 2016

Observed Space and Time Changes in Air Temperatures and Daily Temperature Range for the Counties in the US Great Plains from 1968 to 2013, Kukal, Meetpal, Irmak, S, 2016

Long-term patterns of air temperatures, daily temperature range, precipitation, grass-reference evapotranspiration and aridity index in the USA great plains: Part II. Temporal trends
Journal of Hydrology, Kukal, Meetpal, Irmak, S., 2016

Quantification of spatio-temporal changes in climate variables, evapotranspiration and crop water productivity for maize and soybean in the Great Plains, USA, Kukal, Meetpal, 2015

Standardization of Automated Vario EL III CHNS Analyzer for Total Carbon and Nitrogen Determination in Plants
Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, Dhaliwal, G. S., Gupta, N., Kukal, S. S., Meetpal-Singh, , 2014