Profile TabsProfileRattan LalProfessor of Soil Sciencelal.1@osu.edu614-292-9069Office: 422B Kottman Hall, 2021 Coffey Rd., Columbus, OH 43210Professional InformationBiography: Full Curriculum Vita 1-page CV 2-page CV 3-page CV Biogaphy Biography statement Short biography Publications (1967-2015) Director, Carbon Management and Sequestration Center Adjunct Professor, University of Iceland Signature Areas Environmental quality and sustainability Food security Climate change and soil carbon Soil degradation and restoration Research Interests Soil processes and greenhouse effects Soil wetness and anaerobiosis Sustainable management of soil and water resources Restoration and rehabilitation of degraded soils including minelands, soil resilience, water quality, soil structure and compaction Conservation tillage Agroforestry Tropical agriculture Natural resources management with emphasis on food security and environmental quality Agricultural development in the Third World Selected Presentations Carbon Sequestration and Climate Change. Soil as a World Heritage presented at Balti, Moldova, May 22-23, 2012 Restoring Land Degradation by Soil Carbon Sequestration presented at the International Congress on Land Degradation and Challenges in Sustainable Soil Management, Cesme, Izmir, Turkey, May 15-17, 2012 Soil Organic Matter Management for Sustainable Production and Climate Change presented at the International Symposium on Mountain Resource Management in a Changing Environment, Aquatic Ecology Center, Kathmandu, Nepal, May 2-31, 2012 Works - Any -Journal articleBook/book chapterReportWorking paperPolicy briefConference presentationData Optimal sequestration of carbon dioxide and phosphorus in soils by gypsum amendment Date published: Dec 8 2016 Publication type: Journal article Our Author(s): Rattan Lal Zhang, Huiying, Ruiqiang Liu and Rattan Lal. 2016. Optimal sequestration of carbon dioxide and phosphorus in soils by gypsum amendment. Environmental Chemistry Letters 14(4):443-338. Can highly weathered soils under conservation agriculture be C saturated? Date published: Dec 1 2016 Publication type: Journal article Our Author(s): Rattan Lal Briedis, C., J.C.D. Sa, R. Lal, F. Tivet, A.D. Ferreira, J.C. Franchini, R. Schimiguel, D.D. Hartman and J.Z. dos Santos. 2016. Can highly weathered soils under conservation agriculture be C saturated? CATENA 147:638-649. Climate Change and Multi-Dimensional Sustainability in African Agriculture. Climate Change and Sustainability in Agriculture Date published: Nov 24 2016 Publication type: Book/book chapter Our Author(s): Rattan Lal Lal, R., D. Kraybill, D.O. Hansen, B.R. Singh, T. Mosogoya and L.O. Eik (Eds.). 2016. Climate Change and Multi-Dimensional Sustainability in African Agriculture. Climate Change and Sustainability in Agriculture. Springer 717 pp. ISBN 978-3-319-41238-2 Simulating yield potential by irrigation and yield gap of rainfed soybean using APEX model in a humid region Date published: Nov 15 2016 Publication type: Journal article Our Author(s): Rattan Lal Zhang, B.B., G. Feng, X.B. Kong, R. Lal, Y. Ouyang, A. Adeli and J.N. Jenkins. 2016. Simulating yield potential by irrigation and yield gap of rainfed soybean using APEX model in a humid region. Agricultural Water Management 177:443-453. Soil organic carbon and nitrogen fractions under different land uses and tillage practices Date published: Jun 23 2016 Publication type: Journal article Our Author(s): Rattan Lal Liu, Mengyun, David A.N. Ussiri and Rattan Lal. 2016. Soil organic carbon and nitrogen fractions under different land uses and tillage practices. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 47(12):1528-1541. Biochar and soil carbon sequestration Date published: Apr 22 2016 Publication type: Book/book chapter Our Author(s): Rattan Lal Lal, Rattan. 2016. Biochar and soil carbon sequestration. Agricultural and Environmental Applications of Biochar: Advances and Barriers 63:175-197. Potential benefits of climate change for crop productivity in China Date published: Aug 15 2015 Publication type: Journal article Our Author(s): Rattan Lal Yang, X.G., F. Chen, X.M. Lin, Z.J. Liu, H.L. Zhang, J. Zhao, K.N. Li, Q. Ye, Y. Li, S. Lv, P. Yang, W.B. Wu, Z.G. Li, R. Lal and H.J. Tang. 2015. Potential benefits of climate change for crop productivity in China. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 208:76-84. The role of ruminants in reducing agriculture's carbon footprint in North America Publication type: Journal article Our Author(s): Rattan Lal Teague, W.R., S. Apfelbaum, R. Lal, U.P. Kreuter, J. Rowntree, C.A. Davies, R. Conser, M. Rasmussen, J. Hatfield, T. Wang, F. Wang and P. Byck. 2016. The role of ruminants in reducing agriculture's carbon footprint in North America. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 71(2):156-164. Tenets of soil and landscape restoration Publication type: Book/book chapter Our Author(s): Rattan Lal Lal, Rattan. 2016. Tenets of soil and landscape restoration. Land Restoration: Reclaiming Landscapes for a Sustainable Future pp. 79-06. Association of soil organic carbon with physically separated soil fractions in different land uses of Costa Rica Publication type: Journal article Our Author(s): Rattan Lal Chacón, P., K. Lorenz, R. Lal, F.G. Calhoun* and N. Fausey. 2015. Association of soil organic carbon with physically separated soil fractions in different land uses of Costa Rica. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B — Soil & Plant Science 65:448-459. Pages1234next ›last »
