Measurement Protocols

KBS LTAR uses measurement protocols developed and adopted by the LTAR Network as listed below. Additional working protocols appear in our Data Catalog.

Protocols.io

2026

Clemensen, A., Wilke, B., Pisani, O., & Abendroth, L. (2026). USDA LTAR Common Experiment: Plant biomass archival recommendations. https://www.protocols.io/view/usda-ltar-common-experiment-plant-biomass-archival-8epv5wndjv1b/v1

2025

Wilke, B. J., & Boughton, E. H. (2024). USDA LTAR Common Experiment measurement: Cropland plant diversity. doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.j8nlk8wpxl5r/v1

Abendroth, L. J., Liebig, M. A., & Robertson, G. P. (2025). USDA LTAR Cropland Common Experiment: Standardized primary metric protocols. https://www.protocols.io/view/usda-ltar-cropland-common-experiment-standardized-dh3w38pe

Abendroth, L. J., Liebig, M. A., & Robertson, G. P. (2025). USDA ARS Long-Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) Common Experiment. https://www.protocols.io/view/usda-ars-long-term-agroecosystem-research-ltar-com-dwyb7fsn

2024

Cassida, K. A., & Collins, H. (2024). USDA LTAR Common Experiment measurement: Obtaining quality metrics in forage aboveground biomass. Protocols.io. dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.n2bvjn6wpgk5/v1

Cordova S. C., C. Dell, M. Liebig, M. A. Cavigelli, D. R. Huggins, and G. P. Robertson. (2024). USDA LTAR Common Experiment measurement: Soil organic carbon stocks and change V.1. Protocols.io. dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.q26g7yo1kgwz/v1

Haddad, N. M., & Smith, J. D. (2024). USDA LTAR Common Experiment measurement: Butterfly diversity and abundance. Protocols.io. dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.14egn6bnpl5d/v1

Hamilton, S. K., Pisani, O., Kovar, J. L., Malone, R. W., Morrow, A. J., & Cole, K. J. (2024). USDA LTAR Common Experiment measurement: Total phosphorus (TP) and total dissolved phosphorus (TDP) concentration. Protocols.io. dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.8epv5r7m6g1b/v1

Hamilton, S. K., Moriasi, D. N., & Baffaut, C. (2024). USDA LTAR Common Experiment measurement: Channelized surface flow discharge. Protocols.io. dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.rm7vzj195lx1/v1

Malone, R. W., Morrow, A. J., Pisani, O., Kovar, J. L., Hamilton, S. K., & Cole, K. J. (2024). USDA LTAR Common Experiment measurement: Total nitrogen (TN) and total dissolved nitrogen (TDN) concentration. Protocols.io. dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.5jyl82rkrl2w/v1

Pisani, O., Lizotte, R., Veum, K. S., Kovar, J. L., Hamilton, S. K., & Malone, R. W. (2024). USDA LTAR Common Experiment measurement: Best practices for collection, handling, and analyses of water quality samples. Protocols.io. dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.q26g71z68gwz/v1

Robertson, G. P., Cavigelli, M. A., Collins, H. P., Dell, C., Huggins, D. R., Jin, V. L., Kahmark, K., & Liebig, M. A. (2024). USDA LTAR Common Experiment Measurement: Chamber-based fluxes of nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4) from soil. Protocols.io. dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.yxmvmemw5g3p/v1

Wilke, B. J., & Chilvers, M. I. (2024). USDA LTAR Common Experiment measurement: Cereal crop mycotoxin concentration. Protocols.io. dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.j8nlk8b6xl5r/v1 \

Wilke, B., Abendroth, L. J., & VanderWulp, S. (2024). USDA LTAR Common Experiment measurement: Aboveground biomass. Protocols.io. dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bp2l62zmkgqe/v1

Wilke, B. J. (2024). USDA LTAR Common Experiment measurement: Crop scouting for pests and diseases. Protocols.io. dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bp2l62mzdgqe/v1

Wilke, B. J., & Boughton, E. H. (2024). USDA LTAR Common Experiment measurement: Cropland plant diversity. https://protocols.io/view/usda-ltar-common-experiment-measurement-cropland-p-ddzd2726

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