Short Biography of Dr. Athyna N. Cambouris
Athyna N. Cambouris

Agronomist, Ph.D.
Precision Agriculture & Agroecosystem Fertilization Research Scientist
Quebec and Development Research Centre
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
2560, Hochelaga Blvd, Quebec City, Qc
CANADA G1V 2J3Athyna.Cambouris@agr.gc.ca
1-418-559-9739 (cell)

North American Representative Vision Statement
My journey in precision agriculture began in 1996 when I attended my first Precision Agriculture
conference in Minneapolis, MN. Since then, I’ve actively contributed to the field, serving as both viceleader and leader of the Precision Nitrogen Management Community from 2018 to 2022. Beginning in 2020
until 2022, I held the position of secretary on the executive board. Currently, I manage the ISPA LinkedIn
page and I’m a Canada reps. My desire to make a greater impact has led me to run for this position of North
American Representative. Representing all North American members would be an honor, and I’mcommitted to listening and defending the different challenges raised by you to the board, while achieving
tangible results. I have innovative ideas and I’m excited to present them to the executive board, always
with the goal of enhancing our esteemed scientific society. Among other things, I would like to ensurethat our talented student members become more involved in our various communities and on theirboards. Moreover, I’m absolutely thrilled about the upcoming 16th International Conference on Precision
Agriculture! I can’t wait to meet you in person this summer in Manhattan, Kansas.

Short Biography
Dr. Cambouris is currently responsible for numerous national research projects dealing with variable rate
N management using soil and crop sensor systems, remote sensing, geomatics and geostatistics at theQuebec research and Development Centre of AAFC. She conducts research on the delineation ofmanagement zones based on the multifusion data encompassing soil and crop sensor systems for potato,corn, switchgrass and forage productions. Her expertise with sensors to study the spatial variability of soil
properties is also well known. Dr. Cambouris is an adjunct professor at Laval University and at the Institut
National de recherche – Eau – terre – Environnement de Québec. She has supervised or co-supervisedeight M.Sc., four Ph.D. students and one postdoc. She currently manages in her laboratory three research
assistants, two M.Sc. and two Ph.D. students.
Dr. Cambouris was the main investigator of the Potato Cluster project entitled “Enhancement of
Canadian Potato Industry through Smart Farming” involving all Eastern Canada provinces (2018-2023).
She is actively involved in the (2019-2027) Livinlab Initiatives program of AAFC in two Eastern Canada
provinces where she implemented precise N management using the approach of PA (management zone,variable rate applications and UAV imagery) under potato production and studied the spatial-temporalvariability of the health soil properties under corn production with intercropping and cover crops. Since
2007, Dr. Cambouris is President of the Commission de géomatique agricole et agriculture de précision(GAAP) which is the official expert committee for Precision Agriculture in the province of Quebec, Canada.
Dr. Cambouris is one of the instigators within the GAAP Commission of a 3-day training in Precision
agriculture and geomatics in the province of Quebec. This 3-day training is offered periodically all year
round since 2018. Dr. Cambouris has organized and chaired four Conferences on Precision Agriculture forthe GAAP Commission. She is also a member of the: American Society of Agronomy, Soil Science Societyof America, and the Association Québécoise des Spécialistes en Sciences du Sol.

Selected papers (Names underlined are under the supervision of Dr. Cambouris)
Nze Memiaghe, J. D., Cambouris, A. N., Ziadi, N., & Karam, A. (2022). Tillage Management Impacts on Soil Phosphorus
Variability under Maize–Soybean Rotation in Eastern Canada. Soil Systems, 6(2), 45.
Lajili, A., Cambouris, A. N., Chokmani, K., Duchemin, M., Perron, I., Zebarth, B. J., ... & Adamchuk, V. I. (2021). Analysisof Four Delineation Methods to Identify Potential Management Zones in a Commercial Potato Field in EasternCanada. Agronomy, 11(3), 432.
Nze Memiaghe, J. D., Cambouris, A.N., Ziadi, N., Karam, A., & Perron, I. (2021). Spatial Variability of Soil Phosphorus
Indices under Two Contrasting Grassland Fields in Eastern Canada. Agronomy, 11(1), 24.
Coulibali, Z., Cambouris, A. N., & Parent, S. É. (2020). Cultivar-specific nutritional status of potato (Solanum tuberosumL.) crops. Plos One, 15(3), e0230458.
Coulibali, Z., Cambouris, A.N., & Parent, S. É. (2020). Site-specific machine learning predictive fertilization models forpotato crops in Eastern Canada. PloS one, 15(8), e0230888.
Zebarth, B.J., Monirul Islam, M., Cambouris, A.N., Perron, I., Burton, D.L., Comeau, L.P., Moreau, G. 2019. Spatial
variation of soil health indices in a commercial potato field in Eastern Canada. Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. J. 83 : 17861798. doi:10.2136/sssaj2019.03.0087.
Perron, I., Cambouris, A.N., B.J. Zebarth., P. Rochette, N. Ziadi. 2019. Effect of three nitrogen fertilizer sources on
denitrification rate under irrigated potato production on sandy soils. Can J. Soil Sci. 99(2): 117-125,
https://doi.org/10.1139/cjss-2018-0150
Perron, I., Cambouris, A.N., Chokmani, K., M.F. Vargas Gutierrez, B.J. Zebarth, G. Moreau, A. Biswas, V. Adamchuk,2018. Delineating soil management zones using a proximal soil sensing system in two commercial potato fields
in New Brunswick, Canada. Can J. Soil Sci. 98(4): 724-737, https://doi.org/10.1139/cjss-2018-0063
Alotaibi, K.D., Cambouris, A.N., M. St. Luce, N. Ziadi, N. Tremblay. 2018. Economic Optimum Nitrogen Fertilizer Rateand Residual Soil Nitrate as Influenced by Soil Texture in Corn Production. Agron. J. 110(6), 2233-2242.
10.2134/agronj2017.10.0583
Cambouris, A.N., A.J. Messiga, N. Ziadi, I. Perron, C. Morel. 2017. Decimetric-Scale Two-Dimensional Distribution ofSoil Phosphorus after 20 Years of Tillage Management and Maintenance Phosphorus Fertilization. Soil Science
Society of America Journal.
Bélanger, G., Cambouris, A.N., G. Parent, D. Mongrain, N. Ziadi, I. Perron. 2017. Biomass yield from an old grass field
as affected by sources of nitrogen fertilization and management zones in northern areas. Canadian Journal ofPlant Science 97(1): 53-64.
Cambouris, A.N., Ziadi, N., Perron, I., Alotaibi, K.D., St. Luce, M., and Tremblay. N. 2016. Corn yield components
response to nitrogen fertilizer as a function of soil texture. Canadian Journal Soil Science 96: 386–399 (2016)
dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjss-2015-0134.
Morissette, R., Jégo, G., Bélanger, G., Cambouris, A.N., Nyiraneza, J., and Zebarth, B.J. 2016. Simulating potato growthand nitrogen uptake in Eastern Canada with the STICS model. Agronomy Journal, 108(5): 1853–1868. Doi:
10.2134/agronj2016.02.011
Cambouris, A.N., St. Luce, M., Zebarth, B.J., Ziadi, N., Grant, C.A., Perron, I. 2016. Potato response to nitrogen sources
and rates in an irrigated sandy soil. Agron. J. 108(1): 391−401. Doi : 10.2134/agronj2015.0351
Bélanger, G., Cambouris, A.N., Parent, G., Mongrain, D., Ziadi, N. Perron, I. 2016.Biomass yield from an old grass field
as affected by sources of nitrogen fertilization and management zones in northern areas. Can. J. Plant Sci. 97:
1–12 (2017) dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjps-2016-0084
Morier, T., Cambouris, A.N., Chokmani, K. 2015. In-season nitrogen status assessment and yield estimation using
hyperspectral vegetation indices in a potato crop. Agron. J. 107(4): 1295−1309. Doi : 10.2134/agronj14.0402
Cambouris, A.N., Zebarth, B.J., Ziadi, N., Perron, I. 2014. Precision agriculture in potato production. Potato Research.
57(3): 249−262. Doi : 10.1007/s11540-014-9266-0
Cambouris, A.N., St. Luce, M., Ziadi, N., Zebarth, B.J. 2014. Soil- and plant-based indices in potato production inresponse to polymer-coated urea. Agron. J. 106(6): 2125−2136. Doi: 10.2134/agronj14.0041.
Allaire, S.E., Cambouris, A.N., Lafond, J.A., Lange, S.F., Pelletier, B., Dutilleul, P. 2014. Spatial variability of potato tuber
yield and plant nitrogen uptake related to soil properties. Agron. J. 106: 851–859.
Ziadi, N., Cambouris, A.N., Nyiraneza, J., Nolin, M.C. 2013. Across a landscape, soil texture controls the optimum rateof N fertilizer for maize production. Field Crops Research 148: 78−85. Doi:10.1016/j.fcr.2013.03.02.