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Research
Latest papers
Spatial and temporal distribution of subsurface nitrous oxide concentrations and surface fluxes in a clay soil under field-scale management.
Environmental research · 2026
Mitigating life-cycle multiple environmental burdens while increasing ecosystem economic benefit and crop productivity with regional universal nitrogen strategy.
Journal of advanced research · 2026
Enhanced efficiency nitrogen fertilizers suppress soil methane uptake from a mulch drip-irrigation system in arid region.
Journal of environmental management · 2025
Latest funding
- $2,000,000
Net-zero farming systems through diversity, integration, and perenniality: A co-design approach.
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
- $105,000
Agronomic Practices to Improve the Nutritional Quality of Crops under a Changing Climate
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
- $12,500
Agronomic Practices to Improve the Nutritional Quality of Crops under a Changing Climate
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
22 publications.
Spatial and temporal distribution of subsurface nitrous oxide concentrations and surface fluxes in a clay soil under field-scale management.
Parastesh F, Gao X, Tenuta M, Wu Y, Mante A, Cordeiro MRC
Mitigating life-cycle multiple environmental burdens while increasing ecosystem economic benefit and crop productivity with regional universal nitrogen strategy.
Yao Z, Wang X, Zhang W, Liu D, Zhang W, Gao X, Chen X
Enhanced efficiency nitrogen fertilizers suppress soil methane uptake from a mulch drip-irrigation system in arid region.
Li Y, Gao X, Liu J, Shen J, Chen J, Zeng F
Effects of nitrification and urease inhibitors on nitrous oxide emissions and concentrations driven by soil moisture in sandy soils.
Li Y, Gao X, Liu J, Shen J, Kuang W, Chen J, Zeng F
Release of phosphorus and metal(loid)s from manured soils to floodwater during a laboratory simulation of snowmelt flooding.
Weerasinghe V, Amarakoon I, Kumaragamage D, Casson NJ, Indraratne S, Goltz D, Gao X
Co-benefits for net carbon emissions and rice yields through improved management of organic nitrogen and water.
Liu B, Guo C, Xu J, Zhao Q, Chadwick D, Gao X, Zhou F, Lakshmanan P, Wang X, Guan X, Zhao H, Fang L, Li S, Bai Z, Ma L, Chen X, Cui Z, Shi X, Zhang F, Chen X, Li Z
Different Responses of Soil Bacterial and Fungal Communities in Three Typical Vegetations following Nitrogen Deposition in an Arid Desert.
Zhang Z, Tang G, Chai X, Liu B, Gao X, Zeng F, Wang Y, Zhang B
Ideotype breeding for crop adaptation to low phosphorus availability on extensive organic farms.
Carkner MK, Gao X, Entz MH
Meta-analysis of the effect of nitrification inhibitors on the abundance and community structure of N2O-related functional genes in agricultural soils.
Yin M, Gao X, Kuang W, Zhang Y
Environmental impacts, human health, and energy consumption of nitrogen management for maize production in subtropical region.
Yao Z, Zhang W, Wang X, Lu M, Zhang W, Liu D, Gao X, Chen Y, Chen X
Net-zero farming systems through diversity, integration, and perenniality: A co-design approach.
Principal investigators: Entz, Martin MH
Keywords: cover crops; crop-livestock integration; crop rotation; indigenous agriculture; mental health; modeling farm systems; nature-based climate solutions; net-zero farming systems; perennial crops; soil health
Agronomic Practices to Improve the Nutritional Quality of Crops under a Changing Climate
Principal investigators: Gao, Xiaopeng
Keywords: wheat grain; micronutrients; meta-analysis; soil fertility; crop production system; climate change; crop rotation; phytate; rhizosphere; nutrient availability
Agronomic Practices to Improve the Nutritional Quality of Crops under a Changing Climate
Principal investigators: Gao, Xiaopeng
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Mario Tenuta and Xiaopeng Gao: 8 shared papers
- Darshani Kumaragamage and Srimathie Indraratne: 7 shared papers
- Darshani Kumaragamage and Inoka Amarakoon: 4 shared papers
- Srimathie Indraratne and Inoka Amarakoon: 3 shared papers
- Mario Tenuta and Afua Mante: 1 shared paper
- Darshani Kumaragamage and Xiaopeng Gao: 1 shared paper
- Srimathie Indraratne and Xiaopeng Gao: 1 shared paper
- Xiaopeng Gao and Inoka Amarakoon: 1 shared paper
- Xiaopeng Gao and Afua Mante: 1 shared paper
- Soil Science
- Environmental Studies and Sciences
Co-authors at University of Manitoba, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Mario Tenuta
Soil Science
8 shared papers, latest 2026
Afua Mante
Soil Science
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Inoka Amarakoon
Soil Science
1 shared papers, latest 2024
Darshani Kumaragamage
Environmental Studies and Sciences
1 shared papers, latest 2024
Srimathie Indraratne
Environmental Studies and Sciences
1 shared papers, latest 2024
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