Yang, Xueming, Ph.D.

Reseach Scientist

Contact Information:

2585 County Road 20
Harrow, Ontario N0R 1G0
Telephone: 519-738-1292
Fax: 519-738-2929
Email: xueming.yang@agr.gc.ca

Areas of Expertise:

  • conservation tillage practices and soil quality
  • soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics
  • soil organic carbon and nitrogen modeling
  • soil organic carbon fractionation
  • soil organic carbon sequestration
  • soil organic carbon distribution on landscape
  • organic amendments, composts and manure
  • crop rotations, cover crops

Current Projects:

  • Residual soil nitrogen verification project for Ontario
  • Residual soil nitrogen and the indicator of risk of water
  • Novel tillage and nitrogen management strategies to reduce energy

Affiliations:

  • Greenhouse and Processing Crops Research Centre, Harrow, Ontario
  • Adjunct professor, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agro-ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Research Publications:

The links below lead to abstracts with access to full text.

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2011:

2010:

2009:

Other Science Related Publications:

2012:

  • Drury, C.F., Reynolds, W.D., Tan, C.S., McLaughlin, N.B., Yang, X.M., and Calder, W. (2012). "Long-Term Effects of Fertilization and Crop Rotation on Nitrous Oxide Emissions From Soils.", 3rd AQSSS-CSSS Joint Meeting/Congrès conjoint AQSSS-SCSS: Soils in a changing climate: Friend of foe?, Manoir St-Castin, Québec City, QC, Canada, June 3-8, 2012, pp. 72.
  • Fan, R.-Q., Yang, X.M., Drury, C.F., Reynolds, W.D., and Zhang, X.-P. (2012). "Characterizing Organic Carbon in Aggregate Inner- and Outer-Core Fractions of Soils Under Different Land Use Systems.", 3rd AQSSS-CSSS Joint Meeting/Congrès conjoint AQSSS-SCSS: Soils in a changing climate: Friend of foe?, Manoir St-Castin, Québec City, QC, Canada, June 3-8, 2012, pp. 74.
  • Guo, X.-B., Drury, C.F., Yang, X.M., Reynolds, W.D., and Fan, R.-Q. (2012). "The Impact of the Degree of Soil Wetting and Drying on Nitrous Oxide Emissions.", 3rd AQSSS-CSSS Joint Meeting/Congrès conjoint AQSSS-SCSS: Soils in a changing climate: Friend of foe?, Manoir St-Castin, Québec City, QC, Canada, June 3-8, 2012, pp. 85.
  • Shi, X.H., Zhang, X.-P., Yang, X.M., Drury, C.F., McLaughlin, N.B., Liang, A.-Z., Fan, R.-Q., and Jia, S. (2012). "Contribution of winter soil respiration to annual soil CO2 emission in a Mollisol under different tillage practices in northeast China [Global Biogeochemical Cycles 26 (GB3020)] (Erratum).", Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 26(3), pp. 1.
  • Yang, X.M., Drury, C.F., Reynolds, W.D., McLaughlin, N.B., and Yang, J.Y. (2012). "Impacts of Fifty-Years of Crop Rotation and Fertilization on SOC and N of a Brookston Clay Loam in Southwestern Ontario.", 3rd AQSSS-CSSS Joint Meeting/Congrès conjoint AQSSS-SCSS: Soils in a changing climate: Friend of foe?, Manoir St-Castin, Québec City, QC, Canada, June 3-8, 2012, pp. 127.
  • Yang, X.M., Drury, C.F., and Reynolds, W.D. (2012). "Soil organic carbon and total nitrogen stocks 10 years after a single compost addition to brookston clay loam soil.", 3rd AQSSS-CSSS Joint Meeting/Congrès conjoint AQSSS-SCSS: Soils in a changing climate: Friend of foe?, Manoir St-Castin, Québec City, QC, Canada, June 3-8, 2012, pp. 151.

2011:

  • Drury, C.F., Reynolds, W.D., Yang, X.M., Welacky, T.W., McLaughlin, N.B., Calder, W., and Grant, C.A. (2011). "Tillage and N source effects on nitrous oxide emissions from soils.", 2011 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting: Fundamental for life: soil, crop and environmental sciences, San Antonio, TX, USA, October 16-19, 2011.
  • Drury, C.F., Reynolds, W.D., Yang, X.M., and Yang, J.Y. (2011). "Challenges and Opportunities for Agriculture over the Next 50 Years. Future of Food: bioCEP3.", Biotechnology, Crops, Education, Policy, Production and Perception, London, ON, Canada, September 20, 2011. (Presentation)
  • Drury, C.F., Yang, J.Y., DeJong, R., Huffman, E.C., Yang, X.M., Reynolds, W.D., and Reid, D.K. (2011). "Validating the Residual Soil Nitrogen Indicator.", 2011 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting: Fundamental for life: soil, crop and environmental sciences, San Antonio, TX, USA, October 16-19, 2011.
  • Fan, R.-Q., Yang, X.M., and Drury, C.F. (2011). "Mid-IR Spectroscopic Assessment of Structural Features of Organic Carbon In Particle Size Fractions of a Clay Loam Soil.", 2011 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting: Fundamental for life: soil, crop and environmental sciences, San Antonio, TX, USA, October 16-19, 2011.
  • Guo, X.-B., Drury, C.F., Yang, X.M., Reynolds, W.D., and Zhang, R. (2011). "Impacts of constant versus fluctuating water-filled pore space on carbon mineralization in soils.", 2011 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting: Fundamental for life: soil, crop and environmental sciences, San Antonio, TX, USA, October 16-19, 2011.
  • Guo, X.-B., Drury, C.F., Yang, X.M., Reynolds, W.D., and Zhang, R. (2011). "Influence of current and previous crop on soil basal and potential denitrification rates.", 2011 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting: Fundamental for life: soil, crop and environmental sciences, San Antonio, TX, USA, October 16-19, 2011.
  • Reynolds, W.D., Drury, C.F., Yang, X.M., Tan, C.S., Zhang, T.Q., and Yang, J.Y. (2011). "Measuring Soil Hydraulic Properties Using a Falling-Head Borehole Permeameter.", 2011 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting: Fundamental for life: soil, crop and environmental sciences, San Antonio, TX, USA, October 16-19, 2011.
  • Shi, X.H., Yang, X.M., Drury, C.F., Reynolds, W.D., McLaughlin, N.B., and Zhang, X.-P. (2011). "Impact of Ridge Tillage on Organic Carbon Sequestration in a Clay Loam Soil in Southwestern Ontario.", 2011 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting: Fundamental for life: soil, crop and environmental sciences, San Antonio, TX, USA, October 16-19, 2011.
  • Yang, J.Y., Drury, C.F., DeJong, R., Huffman, E.C., and Yang, X.M. (2011). "Developing a Canadian Agricultural Nitrogen Budget (CANB v3.0) Model to Predict Residual Soil Nitrogen and Nitrate Leaching Across Canadian Farmland.", 2011 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting: Fundamental for life: soil, crop and environmental sciences, San Antonio, TX, USA, October 16-19, 2011.
  • Yang, X.M., Drury, C.F., Reynolds, W.D., and Xie, H.T. (2011). "Determination of Organic Carbon and Nitrogen In Particulate and Particle Size Fractions of Brookston Clay Loam Soils Using Soil Infrared Spectroscopy.", 2011 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting: Fundamental for life: soil, crop and environmental sciences, San Antonio, TX, USA, October 16-19, 2011.

2010:

  • Dai, M., Hamel, C., Yang, X.M., and Zhou, Z. (2010). "Soil Fertility, Wheat Colonization by AM and other Endophytic Fungi and Wheat Nutrition in the Canadian Prairie.", 2010 Soils and Crops Workshop, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, February 24-25, 2010.
  • Drury, C.F., Reynolds, W.D., Tan, C.S., Yang, X.M., Zhang, T.Q., Welacky, T.W., and Yang, J.Y. (2010). "Impacts of conservation tillage, cover crops and watertable management on water partitioning and nutrient losses from agricultural soils.", 2010 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, CA, USA, October 31-November 4, 2010.
  • Drury, C.F., Reynolds, W.D., Tan, C.S., Yang, X.M., Zhang, T.Q., Zebarth, B.J., and Welacky, T.W. (2010). "Impacts of soil and crop management practices on water partitioning and nutrient losses from agricultural fields.", 6th Biennial Conference of the Lake Erie Millennium Network, Windsor, ON, Canada, April 27-29, 2010, pp. 24.
  • Reynolds, W.D., Drury, C.F., Tan, C.S., Yang, X.M., Zhang, T.Q., and Yang, J.Y. (2010). "Measuring soil hydraulic properties using a cased borehole permeameter falling head analyses.", 2010 Joint Conference of the Canadian Society of Soil Science (CSSS) and the Canadian Society of Agronomy (CSA): Transfers & Transformations: Our Evolving Biosphere, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, June 20-24, 2010, pp. 146.
  • Shen, Y., Zhang, X.-P., Liang, A.-Z., Shi, X.H., Fan, R.-Q., and Yang, X.M. (2010). "Multiplicative Scatter Correction and Stepwise Regression to Build NIRS Model for Analysis of Soil Organic Carbon Content in Black Soil.", System Sciences and Comprehensive Studies in Agriculture, 26(2), pp. 174-180.
  • Shi, X.H., Zhang, X.-P., Liang, A.-Z., and Yang, X.M. (2010). "Effect of Short-term No-tillage on Nitrate Leaching for a Black Soil in Northeast China.", System Sciences and Comprehensive Studies in Agriculture, 26(3), pp. 344-348.

2009:

  • Drury, C.F., Parkin, G.W., Reynolds, W.D., Saso, J.K., Lauzon, J.D., Zhang, T.Q., Tan, C.S., Yang, J.Y., Yang, X.M., Welacky, T.W., and Reid, D.K. (2009). "Refining the N Index to determine the risk of nitrate contamination of surface and ground waters for Ontario agricultural soils.", Nutrient Management Joint Research Program, OMAFRA, Guelph, ON, Canada, March 10, 2009, Report NM8005.
  • Drury, C.F., Parkin, G.W., Reynolds, W.D., Saso, J.K., Lauzon, J.D., Zhang, T.Q., Tan, C.S., Yang, J.Y., Yang, X.M., Welacky, T.W., and Reid, D.K. (2009). "Refining the N Index to determine the risk of nitrate contamination of surface and ground waters for agricultural soils.", Joint Annual Meeting of the CSA-CSSS-CSAFM: Sciences for Sustainability: Soils, Agronomy, and Atmosphere, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada, August 5-7, 2009. (Abstract)
  • Drury, C.F., Parkin, G.W., Reynolds, W.D., Zhang, T.Q., Tan, C.S., Yang, J.Y., Yang, X.M., Lauzon, J.D., Saso, J.K., Welacky, T.W., Reid, D.K., and DeJong, R. (2009). "Refining the N index to determine the risk of nitrate contamination of surface and groundwater for Ontario soils.", Nutrient Management Joint Research Forum (NMJRF): Meeting of researchers and project analysts, Delta Hotel and Conference Center, Guelph, ON, Canada, March 3, 2009. (Presentation)
  • Drury, C.F., Parkin, G.W., Reynolds, W.D., Zhang, T.Q., Tan, C.S., Yang, J.Y., Yang, X.M., Lauzon, J.D., Saso, J.K., Welacky, T.W., Reid, D.K., and DeJong, R. (2009). Refining the N Index to determine the risk of nitrate contamination of surface and ground waters for Ontario agricultural soils. Final report to Nutrient Management Joint Research Program. (Report)
  • Drury, C.F., Parkin, I.A.P., Reynolds, W.D., Saso, J.K., Lauzon, J.D., Zhang, T.Q., Tan, C.S., Yang, J.Y., Yang, X.M., Welacky, T.W., and Reid, K. (2009). "Refining the N index to determine the risk of nitrate contamination of surface and groundwater for Ontario soils.", Nutrient Management Joint Research Forum, Delta Guelph Hotel and Conference Centre, Guelph, ON, Canada, March 3, 2009. (Presentation)
  • Drury, C.F., Yang, J.Y., DeJong, R., Huffman, E.C., Yang, X.M., Reid, D.K., and Campbell, C.A. (2009). Changes in the Canadian soil residual nitrogen indicator over 25 Years: 1981-2006., AAFC National Agri-Environmental Health Analysis and Reporting Program (NAHARP), Ottawa, ON. (Report)
  • Reynolds, W.D., Drury, C.F., Tan, C.S., Yang, X.M., Zhang, T.Q., and Yang, J.Y. (2009). "A partially cased borehole permeameter method for measuring hydraulic conductivity in the unsaturated zone.", Joint Annual Meeting of the CSA-CSSS-CSAFM: Sciences for Sustainability: Soils, Agronomy, and Atmosphere, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada, August 5-7, 2009. (Abstract)
  • Reynolds, W.D., Drury, C.F., Tan, C.S., Zhang, T.Q., Yang, X.M., Yang, J.Y., and McLaughlin, N.B. (2009). "Current Soil Physics and Soil Physical Quality Research at AAFC-Harrow.", Canada-China Soil and Eco-Environment Cooperative Management Workshop, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, China, May 5-7, 2009. (Presentation)
  • Tan, C.S., Zhang, T.Q., Drury, C.F., Reynolds, W.D., Welacky, T.W., Yang, J.Y., and Yang, X.M. (2009). "Modernizing Water Management Facilities for Research on Environmental Sustainability Programs. Canada-China Soil and Eco-Environment Cooperative Management Workshop.", Canada-China Soil and Eco-Environment Cooperative Management Workshop, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, China, May 5-7, 2009. (Presentation)
  • Yang, J.Y., Drury, C.F., DeJong, R., Huffman, E.C., Kirkwood, V., and Yang, X.M. (2009). "Developing a Canadian agricultural nitrogen budget (CAB c3.0) model to simulate nitrogen cycle at Soil Landscape of Canada (1:1M scale).", Joint Annual Meeting of the CSA-CSSS-CSAFM: Sciences for Sustainability: Soils, Agronomy, and Atmosphere, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada, August 5-7, 2009. (Poster)
  • Yang, J.Y., Drury, C.F., Huffman, E.C., Yang, X.M., and DeJong, R. (2009). "Changes of fertilizer N, manure N and biological N across Canadian agricultural system.", Joint Annual Meeting of the CSA-CSSS-CSAFM: Sciences for Sustainability: Soils, Agronomy, and Atmosphere, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada, August 5-7, 2009. (Abstract)
  • Yang, J.Y., Drury, C.F., Yang, X.M., Reynolds, W.D., Zhang, T.Q., and Tan, C.S. (2009). "Models and Applications in Agro-ecosystems.", Canada-China Soil and Eco-Environment Cooperative Management Workshop, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, China, May 5-7, 2009. (Presentation)
  • Yang, X.M., Drury, C.F., Reynolds, W.D., Yang, J.Y., Tan, C.S., Zhang, T.Q., and Fox, C.A. (2009). "Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration Research at AAFC-Harrow.", Canada-China Soil and Eco-Environment Cooperative Management Workshop, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, China, May 5-7, 2009. (Presentation)
  • Yang, X.M., Drury, C.F., Reynolds, W.D., and Yang, J.Y. (2009). "Conservation tillage and soil organic carbon sequestration and dynamics.", Seminar by Institute of Geography and Agro-Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China, July 16, 2009. (Presentation)
  • Yang, X.M., Drury, C.F., Reynolds, W.D., and Yang, J.Y. (2009). "Long-term effects of crop rotation and fertilization on soil organic carbon and total nitrogen pools of a clay loam soil in Southwestern Ontario.", Joint Annual Meeting of the CSA-CSSS-CSAFM: Sciences for Sustainability: Soils, Agronomy, and Atmosphere, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada, August 5-7, 2009. (Abstract)
  • Yang, X.M., Drury, C.F., Reynolds, W.D., and Yang, J.Y. (2009). "Soil organic carbon in physical fractions and their stability.", Seminar by Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, China, July 13, 2009. (Presentation)
  • Yang, X.M., Zhang, Z.D., Drury, C.F., Reynolds, W.D., and Yang, J.Y. (2009). "Carbon mineralization in particle size fractions of a Brookston clay loam soils under no-tillage and moldboard plough tillage.", Soil Organic Matter Symposium, Rothomsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, UK, June 23-25, 2009. (Abstract)
  • Zhang, T.Q., Tan, C.S., Drury, C.F., Reynolds, W.D., Welacky, T.W., Yang, J.Y., Fox, C.A., and Yang, X.M. (2009). "Integrated Approaches, Optimized Practices, and Maximized Integrative Effects.", Canada-China Soil and Eco-Environment Cooperative Management Workshop, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, China, May 5-7, 2009. (Presentation)