Welcome!
I am currently a Ph.D. student in the Agronomy department at Iowa State University. Most of my research is focused on utilizing crop models, such as the Agricultural Production Systems Simulator (APSIM) to assess spatial and temporal variability of cropping systems. The goal is to assess the risk associated with different management decisions.
Research interests
There are several research areas that fascinate me. A short list of those would be: crop physiology, crop models, remote sensing, soil fertility, and statistical models.
Education
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Ph.D. in Crop Production and Physiology,
Minor in Statistics
Iowa State University, 2020 - Dec 2025 -
M.Sc. in Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences,
University of Arkansas, 2018 - 2020 -
B.Sc. in Agronomy,
College of Agriculture "Luiz de Queiroz", University of Sao Paulo, 2013 - 2018
Publications
| Pessotto, M. V., Roberts, T.L., Bertucci, M., dos Santos, C., Ross, J., and Savin, M. 2023. Determining cardinal temperatures for eight cover crop species. Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment, 6, e20393. go to article |
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| dos Santos, C. L., Miguez, F. E., King, K. A., Ruiz, A., Sciarresi, C., Baum, M. E., Danalatos, G. J. N., Stellman, M., Wiley, E., Pico, L.O., Thies, A., Puntel, L. A., Topp, C. N., Trifunovic, S., Eudy, D., Mensah, C., Edwards, J. W., Schnable, P. S., Lamkey, K. R., … , and Archontoulis, S. V. 2023. Accelerated leaf appearance and flowering in maize after four decades of commercial breeding. Crop Science, 1–13. go to article | |
| Ruiz, A., Trifunovic, S., Eudy, D.M., Sciarresi, S. C., Baum, M., Danalatos, G.J.N., Elli, E.F., Kalogeropoulos,G., King, K., dos Santos, C.L., Thies, A., Pico, L.O., Castellano, M.J., Schnable, P.K., Topp, C., Graham, M., Lamkey, K.R., Vyn, T.J., and Archontoulis, S.V. 2023. Harvest Index has increased over the last 50 years of maize breeding. Field Crops Research, 300, 10900. go to article | |
| dos Santos, C.L.; Abendroth, L.J.; Coulter, J.A.; Nafziger, E.D.; Suyker, A.; Yu, J.; Schnable, P.S.; Archontoulis, S.V. 2022. Maize Leaf Appearance Rates: A Synthesis From the United States Corn Belt. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13. go to article | |
| dos Santos, C.L., T.L. Roberts, and L.C. Purcell. 2021. Leaf Nitrogen Sufficiency Level Guidelines for Midseason Fertilization in Corn. Agronomy Journal, 113, 1974-1980. go to article | |
| dos Santos, C.L., T.L. Roberts, L.C. Purcell. 2020. Canopy greenness as a midseason nitrogen management tool in corn production. Agronomy Journal. 112, 5279-5287. go to article | |
| dos Santos, C.L., M. Salmerόn, and L.C. Purcell. 2019. Soybean phenology prediction tool for the Midsouth. Agricultural and Environmental Lettters, 4, 190036. go to article | |
| dos Santos, C.L., A.F. De Borja Reis, P. Mazzafera, J.L. Favarin. 2018. Determination of the water potential threshold at which rice growth is impacted. Plants 7, 48. go to article |