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Viacheslav Adamchuk

Viacheslav I. Adamchuk

Associate Professor and Precision Agriculture Engineer

Office: 203 L. W. Chase Hall
(402) 472- 8431

email: vadamchuk2@unl.edu

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Journal articles
Conference proceedings
Professional society papers
Extension circulars
Popular Magazine Articles
Book Chapters
Patents

JOURNAL ARTICLES

2007 Adamchuk, V.I. and P.T. Christenson. 2007. An instrumented blade system for mapping soil mechanical resistance represented as a second-order polynomial. Soil Tillage and Research (in press).
2006 Adamchuk, V.I., M.T. Morgan, and S.M. Brouder. 2006. Analysis of variability in automated soil pH measurements. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 22(3): 335?344.
Adamchuk, V.I. and J.P. Molin. 2006. Instrumented shanks for soil mechanical resistance measurements (in Portuguese: Hastes instrumentadas para mensuração da resistência mecânica do solo). Revista Engenharia Agrícola 26(1): 161-196.
2005 Adamchuk, V.I., E. Lund, B. Sethuramasamyraja, M.T. Morgan, A. Dobermann. 2005. Direct measurement of soil chemical properties on-the-go using ion selective electrodes. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 48(3):272-294.
Siefken, R.J., V.I. Adamchuk, D.E. Eisenhauer, and L.L. Bashford. 2005. Mapping soil mechanical resistance with a multiple blade system. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 21(1):15-23.
  Adamchuk, V.I. and L.V. Aniskevich. 2005. Precision farming technologies to serve agriculture (in Ukrainian: Tehnologii tochnogo zemlerobstva na sluzhbi sil's'kogo gospodarstva). Visnyk Agrarnoi Nauky 10 (2005): 42-44.
2004 Adamchuk, V.I., J.W. Hummel, M.T. Morgan, and S.K. Upadhyaya. 2004. On-the-go soil sensors for precision agriculture. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 44(1):71-91.
Adamchuk, V.I., M.T. Morgan, and J.M. Lowenberg-DeBoer. 2004. A model for agro-economic analysis of soil pH mapping. Precision Agriculture 5:109-127.
  Adamchuk, V.I., A.V. Skotnikov, J.D. Speichinger, and M.F. Kocher. 2004. Technical note: Development of an instrumented deep-tillage implement for sensing of soil mechanical resistance. Transactions of the ASAE 47(6):1913-1919.
  Grisso, R.D., P.J. Jasa, M.A. Schroeder, M.F. Kocher, and V.I. Adamchuk. 2004. Field efficiency determination using traffic pattern indices. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 20(5):563-572.
  Voityuk, D.G., L.V. Aniskevich, and V.I. Adamchuk. 2004. Modern technologies for energy management within an agricultural field (in Ukrainian: Suchasni tehnologii keruvannya energetychnym potentsialom sil's'kogospodars'kogo polya). Naukovyj Visnyk Natsional'nogo Agrarnogo Universitetu 73(1): 222-229.
2003 Dobermann, A., J. Ping, V.I. Adamchuk, G.C. Simbahan, and R.B. Ferguson. 2003. Classification of yield variability within production fields. Agronomy Journal 95:1105-1120.
  Brouder, S.M., M. Thom, V.I. Adamchuk, and M.T. Morgan. 2003. Potential uses of ion-selective K electrodes in soil fertility management. Communications in Soils Science and Plant Analysis 34(19-20):2699-2726.
2001 Adamchuk, V.I., M.T. Morgan, and H. Sumali. 2001. Application of a Strain Gauge Array to Estimate Soil Mechanical Impedance On-the-go. Transactions of the ASAE 44(6):1377-1383.
  Adamchuk, V.I. 2001. Automated Systems for Measuring of Soil Properties in Process. Agrarian Science and Education 2(3-4):107-112. (In Ukrainian: Avtomatyzovani Systemy Dlia Vymiriuvannia Vlastyvostej Gruntu na Hodu. Agrarna Nauka i Osvita 2(3-4):107-112.)
2000 Heber, A.J., J.Q. Ni, T.T. Lim, C.A. Diehl, A.L. Sutton, R.K. Duggirala, B.L. Haymore, D.T. Kelly, and V.I. Adamchuk. 2000, Effect of a Manure Additive on Ammonia Emission from Swine Finishing Buildings. Transactions of the ASAE 43(6):1895-1902.
1999 Adamchuk, V.I., M.T. Morgan, and D.R. Ess. 1999. An automated sampling system for measuring soil pH. Transactions of the ASAE 42(4):885-891.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

2005 Adamchuk, V.I. and P.T. Christenson. 2005. An integrated system for mapping soil physical properties on-the-go: the mechanical sensing component. In: Precision Agriculture: Papers from the Sixth European Conference on Precision Agriculture, Uppsala, Sweden, 9-12 June 2005, 449-456. J. Stafford, ed. Wageningen, The Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers.
Lund, E.D., V.I. Adamchuk, K.L. Collings, P.E. Drummond, and C.D. Christy. 2005. Development of soil pH and lime requirement maps using on-the-go soil sensors. In: Precision Agriculture: Papers from the Sixth European Conference on Precision Agriculture, Uppsala, Sweden, 9-12 June 2005, 457-464. J. Stafford, ed. Wageningen, The Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers.
Adamchuk, V.I. 2005. The philosophy of on-the-go soil sensing (technology update). In: Proceedings of the First Asian Conference on Precision Agriculture, Toyohashi, Japan, 4-6 August 2005, 49-58. S. Shibusawa, ed. Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan: Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (CD publication).
2004 Dobermann, A., B.S. Blackmore, S.E. Cook, and V.I. Adamchuk. 2004. Precision farming: challenges and future directions. In: New Directions for a Diverse Planet: Proceedings of the Fourth International Crop Science Congress, T. Fischer et al., eds. Gosford, NSW, Australia: The Regional Institute Ltd (CD publication).
Adamchuk, V.I., C. Wang, D.B. Marx, R.K. Perrin, and A. Dobermann. 2004. Assessment of soil mapping value: Part II. Potential profitability. In: Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Precision Agriculture and Other Precision Resources Management, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 27-30 July 2004, 819-833. D.J. Mulla, ed. Madison, Wisconsin: ASA-CSSA-SSSA (CD publication).
Lund, E.D., K.L. Collings, P.E. Drummond, C.D. Christy, and V.I. Adamchuk 2004. Managing pH variability with on-the-go pH mapping. In: Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Precision Agriculture and Other Precision resources Management, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 27-30 July 2004, 120-132. D.J. Mulla, ed. Madison, Wisconsin: ASA-CSSA-SSSA (CD publication).
  Adamchuk, V.I. and R.B. Ferguson. 2004. Fiction and reality of on-the-go soil mapping. In: Proceedings of the First Brazilian Congress on Precision Agriculture. J.P. Molin and C.A. Vettorazzi, eds. Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil: ESALQ/USP (CD publication).
2003 Adamchuk, V.I., E. Lund, A. Dobermann, and M.T. Morgan. 2003. On-the-go mapping of soil properties using ion-selective electrodes. In: Proceedings of the Fourth European Conference on Precision Agriculture, 27-33. J. Stafford and A. Werner, eds. Wageningen, The Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers.
  Dobermann, A., J.L. Ping, G.C. Simbahan, and V.I. Adamchuk. 2003. Processing of yield map data for delineating yield zones. In: Proceedings of the Fourth European Conference on Precision Agriculture, 177-185. J. Stafford and A. Werner, eds. Wageningen, The Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers.
2002 Adamchuk, V.I., D.B. Marx, and M.T. Morgan. 2002. Numeric assessment of soil mapping value: Part I. Error evaluation. In: Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Precision Agriculture. P.C. Robert, ed., 818-832. Madison, Wisconsin: ASA-CSSA-SSSA (CD publication).
2000 Adamchuk, V.I., M.T. Morgan, and H. Sumali. Estimation of soil resistance using a strain gauge array. Proceedings of the Adaptive Structures and Materials Systems Symposium at the 2000 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Orlando, Florida.
1997 Heber A.J., R.K. Duggirala, J. Ni, M.L. Spence, B.L. Haymore, V.I. Adamchuk, D.S.Bundy, A.L. Sutton, D.T. Kelly, and K.M. Keener 1997. Manure treatment to reduce gas emissions from large swine houses. Proceedings in Ammonia and Odor Emissions from Animal Production Facilities, Vinkeloord, The Netherlands. pp: 449-457.
1996 Filippov, A., B. Adamchuk. 1996. Power Control by Individual Cycle Cut-Off for Multicylinder Gasoline Engines. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Sustainable Development: System Analysis in Ecology, Sevastopol, Ukraine, pp: 47-48.
1994 Adamchuk, V. 1994. A method to determine economic effectiveness of crop production (in Ukrainian: Metodyka vyznachennia ekonomichnoi efectuvnosti vyrobnytstva produktsii roslynnytstva). In: Tezy Dopovidej Naukovoi Konferentsii Vykladachiv, Naukovyh Spivrobitnykiv ta Aspirantiv, Prysviachenoi 65-richchiu Fakul'teta MSG, 10. Kyiv, Ukraine: National Agricultural University of Ukraine.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY PAPERS

2006 Adamchuk, V.I., K.A. Sudduth, T.J. Ingram, and S.O. Chung. 2006. Comparison of two alternative methods to map soil mechanical resistance on-the-go. Paper No. 06-1057. St. Joseph, Michigan: ASABE.
Sethuramasamyraja, B. and V.I. Adamchuk. 2006. Agitated soil measurement method for integrated mapping of soil pH, potassium and nitrate contents. Paper No. MC06-4106. St. Joseph, Michigan: ASABE.
2005 Sethuramasamyraja, B., V.I. Adamchuk, D.B. Marx, and A. Dobermann. 2005. Evaluation of ion-selective electrode methodology for integrated on-the-go mapping of soil chemical properties (pH, K & NO3). Paper No. 05-1036. St. Joseph, Michigan: ASAE.
2004

Sethuramasamyraja, B., V.I. Adamchuk, and M.T. Morgan. 2004. Dynamic analysis of ion-selective electrode response for mapping soil properties on-the-go. Paper No. MC04-206. St. Joseph, Michigan: ASAE.

2003 Adamchuk, V.I., A.V. Skotnikov, J.D. Speichinger, and M.F. Kocher. 2003. Instrumentation system for variable depth tillage. Paper No. 03-1078. St. Joseph, Michigan: ASAE.
2002 Adamchuk, V.I., A. Dobermann, M.T. Morgan, and S.M. Brouder. 2002. Feasibility of On-the-go Mapping of Soil Nitrate and Potassium Using Ion-Selective Electrodes. Paper No. 02-1183. Presented at the 2002 ASAE Annual International Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.
  Grisso, R.D., P.J. Jasa, M.A. Schroeder, M.F. Kocher, and V.I. Adamchuk. 2002. Field Efficiency Influences from Steering Adjustments Using Analysis of Traffic Patterns. Paper No. 02-1009. Presented at the 2002 ASAE Annual International Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.
2001 Adamchuk, V.I., M.T. Morgan, and J.M. Lowenberg-DeBoer. 2001. Agroeconomic Evaluation of Intense Soil pH Mapping. Paper No. 01-1045. Presented at the 2001 ASAE Annual International Meeting, Sacramento, California.
  Adamchuk, V.I., M.T. Morgan, and H. Sumali. 2001. Mapping of Spatial and Vertical Variation of Soil Mechanical Resistance Using a Linear Pressure Model. Paper No. 01-1019. Presented at the 2001 ASAE Annual International Meeting, Sacramento, California.
1999 Adamchuk V.I., and M.T. Morgan. 1999. Evaluation of automated soil pH mapping. ASAE paper No. 99-1100. Presented at the 1999 ASAE/CSAE-SGCR Annual International Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  Ni J., A.J. Heber, T.T. Lim, C.A. Diehl, A.L. Sutton, R.K. Duggirala, B.L.Haymore, and V.I. Adamchuk. 1999. Effect of a manure additive on the reduction of ammonia emission from large swine finishing buildings. Presented at the 1999 ASAE/CSAE-SGCR Annual International Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1998 Adamchuk V.I., M.T. Morgan, and D.R. Ess. 1998. Rapid determination of soil pH for precision farming. ASAE paper No. 98-3094. Presented at the 1998 ASAE Annual International Meeting, Orlando, Florida.

EXTENSION CIRCULARS

2006 Adamchuk, V.I. 2006. Characterizing soil variability using on-the-go sensing technology. Site-Specific Management Guidelines SSMG-44. Norcross, Georgia: Potash and Phosphate Institute.
2005 Adamchuk, V.I. and J. Mulliken. 2005. Site-specific management of soil pH (FAQ) Precision Agriculture extension circular EC 05-705. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Extension.
2004 Adamchuk, V.I., A. Dobermann, and J. Ping. 2004. Listening to the story told by yield maps. Precision Agriculture extension circular EC 04-704. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension
2003 Adamchuk, V.I., R.L. Perk, and J.S. Schepers. 2003. Application of remote sensing in site-specific management. Precision Agriculture extension circular EC 03-702. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension.
2002 Adamchuk, V.I. and P.J. Jasa. 2002. On-the-go vehicle-based soil sensors. University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension EC 02-178.
2001 Adamchuk, V.I. 2002. Untangling the GPS Data String. University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension EC 01-157.

POPULAR MAGAZINE ARTICLES

2006 Adamchuk, V. 2006. Auto-guidance offers cost, productivity benefits. Farm Catalog, January 2006: 4-6, 9-12.
2005 Adamchuk, V. 2005. Automated soil mapping on-the-go. One way of making precision agriculture more precise. ASAE Resource Magazine, September 2005: 12-13.
Adamchuk, V. 2005. Precision farming tools: compatibility is coming. Pioneer Growing Point Magazine 4(7): 21.
2003 Adamchuk, V.I. Adamchuk, L. Bashford, and M.Kocher. 2003. Testing of tractors for agricultural applications (in Ukrainian: Vyprobuvannia traktoriv sil's'kogospodars'koho pryznachennia). Tekhnika APK 9-10 (2003): 29-31.
Adamchuk, V.I. 2003. Understanding the GPS data string. Part 2: Calculating distance between two points. GPS User Magazine 1(2): 33-34 (electronic publication).
Adamchuk, V.I. 2003. Understanding the GPS data string. Part 1: Viewing and interpreting the data. GPS User Magazine 1(1): 28-30 (electronic publication).
2002 Adamchuk, V.I. and P.J. Jasa. 2002. On-the-go soil sensors for precision agriculture. In: Sensors in Agriculture. From the Ground Up. Agronomy News 22(5): 15-18. Fort Collins, Colorado: Colorado State University Cooperative Extension.

BOOK CHAPTERS

2007 Adamchuk, V.I. and C. Wang. 2007. Co-locating multiple self-generated data layers. In: Applications of GIS in Agriculture (AGA), F.J. Pierce, ed. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, pp. 185-196.
2005 Adamchuk, V. (Slava) 2005. Selected sample problems in the area of power and machinery. In: A Guide to Professional Licensure for Agricultural, Food, and Biological Systems Engineers, F.W. Koenig and C.G. Henry, eds. St. Joseph, Michigan: ASAE.
2003 Casady, W.W. and V.I. Adamchuk. 2003. Global positioning system and GPS receivers in agriculture. In: Encyclopedia of Agricultural, Food, and Biological Engineering, 444-446. D.R. Heldman, ed. New York, New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc.

PATENTS

2004 Adamchuk, V.I., A.V. Skotnikov, and J.D. Speichinger. 2004. Instrumented deep tillage implement. US Patent No. 7,028,554.
2002 Adamchuk, V.I., M.T. Morgan, and D.R. Ess. 2002. System and method for automated measurement of soil pH. US Patent No. 6,356,830.