Gary R Sands

Select Publications

• Wilson, G.L., Mulla, D.J., Galzki, J., Laacouri, A., Vetsch, J., Sands, G. 2020. Effects of fertilizer timing and variable rate N on nitrate–N losses from a tile drained corn-soybean rotation simulated using DRAINMOD-NII. Precision Agriculture 21(2):311-323.
• Wilson, G.L., Mulla, Vetsch, J., Sands, G. 2020. Predicting nitrate‐nitrogen loads in subsurface drainage as a function of fertilizer application rate and timing in southern Minnesota. Journal of Environmental Quality 49(5):1347-1358.
• Sands, G. R., Canelon, D., & Talbotγ, M. 2015. Developing optimum subsurface drainage design procedures. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B—Soil & Plant Science, 65(sup1), 121-127.
• Kandel, H.J., J.A. Brodshaug, D.D. Steele, J.K. Ransom, T.M. DeSutter, and G.R. Sands. 2013. Subsurface drainage effects on soil penetration resistance and water table depth on a clay soil in the Red River of the North Valley, USA. Agricultural Engineering International (CIGR). Vol 15(1): 1-10.
• Dalzell, B.J., J.Y. King, D.J. Mulla, J.C. Finlay, and G.R. Sands. 2011. Influence of subsurface drainage on quantity and quality of dissolved organic matter export from agricultural landscapes. J. Geophys. Res., 116, G02023, doi:10.1029/2010JG001540.
• Elliott, S., M.H. Meyer, G.R. Sands, and B. Horgan. 2011. Water Quality Characteristics of Three Rain Gardens Located Within the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, Minnesota. Cities and the Environment (CATE): Vol. 4: Iss. 1, Article 4.
• Nangia, V., P.H. Gowda, D.J. Mulla, and G.R. Sands. 2010. Modeling Impacts Of Tile Drain Spacing And Depth On Nitrate-N Losses In The Upper Midwestern U.S. Vadose Zone J. 9(1):61-72.
• Wiersma, J.J., G.R. Sands, H.J. Kandel, A.K. Rendahl, C.X. Jin, and B.J. Hansen. 2010. Responses of Spring Wheat and Soybean to Subsurface Drainage in Northwest Minnesota. Agronomy. J. 102:1399-1406.
• Luo, W., G.R. Sands, J.Weihua, and J. Zhonghua. 2010. Simulation of hydrological effects on substituting perennial grass for corn/soybean rotation in Corn-belt USA. Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering. 26(2): 89-94.
• Luo, W., G.R. Sands, M. Youssef, J.S. Strock, I. Song, D. Canelon. 2009. Modeling the impact of alternative drainage practices in the northern Corn-belt with DRAINMOD-NII. Agricultural Water Management 297(2010):389-398.
• Blann, K., J.L. Anderson, G.R. Sands, B. Vondracek. 2009. Effects of Agricultural Drainage on Aquatic Ecosystems: A Review. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology 39(11):909-1001.
• Sands, G.R., I. Song, L.M. Busman, B. Hansen. 2008. The Effects of Subsurface Drainage Depth and Intensity on Nitrate Load in a Cold Climate. Transactions of the ASABE 51(3):937-946.
• Nangia, V., P.H. Gowda, D.J. Mulla, G.R. Sands. 2008. Water Quality Modeling for Impacts of Fertilizer Management Practices on Nitrate-N losses in Tile Drains at the Field-Scale. J. of Environmental Quality 37(2):296-307.
• Jin, C.X., G.R. Sands, J. Wiersma, H.J. Kandel. 2008. The Influence of Subsurface Drainage on Soil Temperature in a Cold Climate. J. of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering (ASCE) 134(1):83-88.
• Feyereisen, G.W., G.R. Sands, J.S. Strock, B.N. Wilson, and P.M. Porter. 2007. Hydrology and nitrogen components of a simple rye growth model. J. of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering 133(2): 90-99.
• Feyereisen, G.W., G.R. Sands, B.N. Wilson, J.S. Strock, P.M. Porter. 2006. Plant Growth Component of a Simple Rye Growth Model. Transactions of the ASABE: Trans. ASABE 49(5): 1569-1578.
• Feyereisen, G.W., B.N. Wilson, G.R. Sands, J.S. Strock, P.M. Porter. 2006. A Probabilistic Assessment of the Potential for a Winter Cereal Rye Cover Crop to Reduce Field Nitrate-N Loss in Southwestern Minnesota. Agronomy J.   98(6): 1416-1426.
• Sands, G.R., J.S. Strock, D. Deutsch, and C.C. Surprenant. 2005. Design and Testing of a Paired Drainage Channel Research Facility. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 21(1):63-69.
• Mendez, A., G.R. Sands, B. Basin, C.X. Jin, and P. Wotska. 2004. Simulating The Impact of Drainage Design in a Cold Climate with Adapt. J. of the American Water Resources Association 40(2):385-400.
• Jin, C.X. and G.R. Sands. 2003. Long-term Field-scale Hydrology of Subsurface Drainage Systems in a Cold Climate. Trans. ASABE 46(4):1011-1021.
• Sands, G.R., Jin, C., A. Mendez, B. Basin, P. Wotska, and P. Gowda. 2003. A Comparison of the DRAINMOD and ADAPT Models for a Cold Climate: Subsurface Drainage Flow. Trans. ASABE 46(3):645-656.
• Sands, G.R. 2003. Drainage Coefficient. In Encyclopedia of Water Science, 118-120. Stewart, B.A., Howell, Terry A, (eds). New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc.
• Feyereisen, G.F., G.R. Sands, and B. Hansen. 2001. A Low Head, Low Power System For Continuous Flow Measurement. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 18(3):307-310.
• Sands, G.R., K. B. Householder, and L. M. Busman. 2001. Design of a Subsurface Drainage Research Facility with LANDRAIN and SEDCAD 4. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 17(3):309-314.
• Sands, G.R. and T.H. Podmore. 2000. A Generalized Environmental Sustainability Index for Agricultural Systems. Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment 79(1):29-41.
• Sands, G. R., I. D. Moore, and C. R. Roberts. 1982. Supplemental Irrigation of Horticultural Crops in the Humid Region.  Water Resources Bulletin 18(5):831-839.

Book Chapters

• Sands, G.R., S. Ale, L.E. Christianson, and N. Utt. 2017. Subsurface (tile) agricultural drainage. In: Hazlett, R., Bogucki, P., Huertos, M.L., Nemes, A., and Provenzano, G. (Eds.) Oxford Encyclopedia of Agriculture and the Environment. Oxford University Press.
• Strock, J.S., G.R. Sands, and M.J. Helmers. 2011. Subsurface Drainage Design and Management to Meet Agronomic and Environmental Goals. In: Soil Management: Building a Stable Base for Agriculture. J.L. Hatfield and T.J. Sauer (eds.), American Society of Agronomy and Soil Science Society of America, 5585 Guilford Road, Madison, WI 53711, USA.

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