Kang Liang

Kang Liang

Assistant Professor

Soil Physics and Hydrology

Walster Hall 147

701-231-5772

kang.liang@ndsu.edu

Dr. Liang's Google Scholar Profile

Education

  • Ph.D., Environmental Science, University of New Brunswick, Canada, 2021
  • M.S., Environmental Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2015
  • B.E., Environmental Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, 2011

Research Interests

  • Sustainable Agricultural Production through Best Management Practices
  • Soil Carbon & Nutrient Dynamics
  • Soil Hydrology & Physics
  • Water Quality & Water Resources

Teaching Interests

Soil Ecohydrology and Physics (SOIL 433, SOIL 633

Professional Associations

  • Member, Soil Science Society of America – SSSA
  • Member, American Society of Agronomy – ASA
  • Member, American Geophysical Union - AGU
  • Member, European Geosciences Union – EGU
  • P.Eng., Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientistsof New Brunswick, Canada

Recent Publications

#denotes co-first authorship, *denotes corresponding author

  1. Liang, K., Zhang, X., McCarty, G.W., Zhao, K. and Gao, F., 2025. From basin to gulf: Conservation tillage improves soil health but exacerbates hypoxia. Npj Sustainable Agriculture, 3(1), p.47. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44264-025-00090-0
  2. Liang, K., Jiang, Y, Fuller, K, Cordeiro, M, Zhang, X, Qi J, Geng, X, Liu, T, Zhang, Q, Azimi, MA and Meng, F-R. (2025). Large variability of nitrate load estimated from sparse measurements by typical methods in Atlantic Canada. Frontiers of Environmental Science, 13:1557004. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2025.1557004
  3. Jiang, Y., Azimi, M.A., Meng, F.R. and Liang, K. (2025). The contribution of red clover to nitrate loading in an agricultural watershed. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 13, p.1471213. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2025.1471213
  4. Dangol S., Zhang, X., Sun, C., Liang, K. & Liang, X. (2025). Impacts of bioenergy crop cultivation on regional climate, hydrology, and water quality in the U.S. Northern high plains. Water Resources Research, 61, e2024WR037782. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024WR037782.
  5. Zhang, X., Wang, Y., Lee, K., Liang, K., Zhao, K., McCarty, G., Alfieri, J., Moglen, G., Hively, D., Myers, D., Oviedo-Vargas, D., Nguyeng, T., Hinson, A., Du, L., Romeiko, X. (2024) Synergistic water quality and soil organic carbon sequestration benefits of winter cover crops. Journal of Environmental Management, 371, p.123104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123104
  6. Liang, X.Z., Gower, D., Kennedy, J.K., Kenney, M., Maddox, M., Balboa, G., Becker, T., Cai, X., Elmore, R., Gao, W., Gerst, M., He, Y., Liang, K., Lotton, S., Malayil, L., Matthews, M.L., Meadow, A.M., Neale, C., Newman, G., Sapkota, A.R., Shin, S., Straub, J., Sun, C., Wu, Y., Yang, Y., Zhang, X. (2024). Dashboard for Agricultural Water Use and Nutrient Management—A predictive decision support system to improve crop production in a changing climate. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 105(2), pp.E432-E441. https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-22-0221.1
  7. Liang, K.#, Qi, J.#, Zhang, X., Emmett, B., Johnson, J.M.F., Malone, R.W., Moglen, G.E., Venterea, R.T. (2023). Simulated nitrous oxide emissions from multiple agroecosystems in the U.S. Corn Belt using the modified SWAT-C model. Environmental Pollution, 122537. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122537
  8. Liang, K., Zhang, X., Liang, X., Jin, V., Birru, G., Schmer, M., Robertson, P., McCarty, G. & Moglen, G. (2023). Simulating agroecosystem soil inorganic nitrogen dynamics under long-term management with an improved SWAT-C model. Science of The Total Environment, 879, p.162906. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162906
  9. Liang, K., Qi, J., Zhang, X. & Deng, J. (2022). Replicating measured site-scale soil organic carbon dynamics in the U.S. Corn Belt using the SWAT-C model. Environmental Modelling & Software, 2022: 105553. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2022.105553
  10. Cordeiro, M. #, Liang, K. #*, Wilson, H., Vanrobaeys, J., David, L., Fang, X. & Pomeroy, J. (2022). Simulating the hydrological impacts of land use conversion from annual crop to perennial forage in the Canadian Prairies using the Cold Regions Hydrological Modelling platform. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 26(22), 5917-5931. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-5917-2022.
  11. Azimi, A., Jiang, Y., Meng, F-R. & Liang, K. (2022). Yield responses of four common potato cultivars to an industry standard and alternative rotation in Atlantic Canada, American Journal of Potato Research, 1-11, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12230-022-09873-4
  12. Grau, J., Liang, K., Ogilvie, J., Arp, P., Li, S., Robertson, B. & Meng, F.-R. (2021). Using unmanned aerial vehicle and lidar-derived DEMs to estimate channels of small tributary streams. Remote Sensing, 13, 3380. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13173380
  13. Grau, J., Liang, K., Ogilvie, J., Arp, P., Li, S., Robertson, B. & Meng, F-R. (2021). Improved accuracy of riparian zone mapping using near ground unmanned aerial vehicle and photogrammetry method. Remote Sensing, 13(10), p.1997. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13101997
  14. Liang, K., Jiang, Y., Qi, J., Fuller, K., Nyiraneza, J. & Meng, F-R. (2020). Characterizing the impacts of land use on nitrate load and water yield in an agricultural watershed in Atlantic Canada. Science of the Total Environment, 2020, 138793. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138793
  15. Liang, K., Jiang, Y., Nyiraneza, J., Fuller, K., Murnaghan, D. & Meng, F-R. (2019a). Nitrogen dynamics and leaching potential under conventional and alternative potato rotations in Atlantic Canada. Field Crops Research, 242, 107603. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2019.107603
  16. Liang, K., Qi, J., Liu, E., Jiang, Y., Li, S. & Meng, F-R. (2019b). Estimated potential impacts of soil and water conservation terraces on potato yields under different climate conditions. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 74(3), 225-234. https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.74.3.225

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