1. Petersson, H., I. Messing & E. Steen. 1987. Influence of root mass on saturated hydraulic conductivity in arid soils of central Tunisia. Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation 1:149-160.

2. Messing, I. 1989. Estimation of the saturated hydraulic conductivity in clay soils from soil moisture retention data. Soil Science Society of America Journal 53:665-668.

3. Messing, I. & N.J. Jarvis. 1990. Seasonal variation in field-saturated hydraulic conductivity in two swelling clay soils in Sweden. Journal of Soil Science 41:229-237.

4. Jarvis, N. J., P-E. Jansson, P.E. Dik & I. Messing. 1991. Modeling water and solute transport in macroporous soil. I. Model description and sensitivity analysis. Journal of Soil Science 42:59-70.

5. Hulebo, H., I. Messing & E. Steen. 1992. Influence de la biomasse racinaire, du diamètre des racines et de la mortalité racinaire sur la conductivité hydraulique des sols arides. Ecologia Mediterranea XVIII: 49-54.

6. Messing, I. & N.J. Jarvis. 1993. Temporal variation in the hydraulic conductivity of a tilled clay soil as measured by tension infiltrometers. Journal of Soil Science 44: 11-24.

7. Jarvis, N.J. & I. Messing. 1995. Near-saturated hydraulic conductivity in soils of contrasting texture measured by tension infiltrometers. Soil Science Society of America Journal 59: 27-34.

8. Messing, I. & N.J. Jarvis. 1995. A comparison of near-saturated hydraulic properties measured in small cores and large monoliths in a clay soil. Soil Technology 7: 291-302.

9. Messing, I., A. Alriksson and W. Johansson. 1997. Soil physical properties of afforested and arable land. Soil Use and Management 13: 209-217.

10. Messing, I., M. Åfors, K. Rådkvist and E. Lewan. 1998. Influence of shelterbelt type on potential evaporation in an arid environment. Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation 12: 123-138.

11. Messing, I. and N. Akrimi. 1998. Evaporative demand, water use and crop yield at sheltered and unsheltered sites in an arid environment. Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation: 12: 223-235.

12. Messing, I. 1998. A simple practical evaporimeter- Comparison of Andersson evaporimeter with Class A pan, Piche atmometer and Penman evaporation. Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation 12: 275-290.

13. Casanova, M., I. Messing and A. Joel. 2000. Influence of aspect and slope gradient on hydraulic conductivity measured by tension infiltrometer. Hydrological Processes

14: 155-164. 14. Joel, A. and I. Messing. 2000. Application of two methods to determine hydraulic conductivity with disc permeameter on sloping land. European Journal of Soil Science 51: 93-98.

15. Wesström, I., I. Messing, H. Linnér, and J. Lindström. 2001. Controlled drainage- effects on drain outflow and water quality. Agricultural Water Management 47: 85-100.

16. Joel, A. and I. Messing. 2001. Infiltration rate and hydraulic conductivity measured with rain simulator and disc permeameter on sloping arid land. Arid Land Research and Management 15: 371-384.

17. Messing, I. and M.H. Hoang Fagerström. 2001. Using farmers´ knowledge for defining criteria for land qualities in biophysical land evaluation. Land Degradation and Development 12: 541-553.

18. Joel, A., I. Messing, O. Seguel and M. Casanova. 2002. Measurement of surface water runoff from plots of two different sizes. Hydrological Processes 16: 1467-1478.

19. Wesström, I., G. Ekbohm, H. Linnér and I. Messing. 2003. The effects of controlled drainage on subsurface outflow from level agricultural fields. Hydrological Processes 17: 1525-1538.

20. Messing, I., L. Chen, and R. Hessel. 2003. Soil conditions in a small catchment on the Loess Plateau in China. Catena (Special Issue) 54: 45-58.

21. Messing, I., M.H. Hoang Fagerström, L. Chen and B. Fu. 2003. Criteria for land suitability evaluation in a small catchment on the Loess Plateau in China. Catena (Special Issue) 54: 215-234.

22. Hoang Fagerström, M.H., I. Messing and Z.M. Wen. 2003. A participatory approach for integrated conservation planning in a small catchment in Loess Plateau, China. Part I. Approach and Methods. Catena (Special Issue) 54: 255-269.

23. Hoang Fagerström, M.H., I. Messing, Z.M. Wen, K.O. Trouwborst, M.X. Xu, X.P. Zhang, C. Olsson and C. Andersson. 2003. A participatory approach for integrated conservation planning in a small catchment in Loess Plateau, China. Part II. Analysis and findings. Catena (Special Issue) 54: 271-288.

24. Hessel, R., I. Messing, L. Chen, C. Ritsema and J. Stolte. 2003. Soil erosion simulations of land use scenarios for a small Loess Plateau catchment. Catena (Special Issue) 54: 289-302.

25. Chen, L., I. Messing, S. Zhang, B. Fu and S. Ledin. 2003. Land use evaluation and scenario analysis towards sustainable planning on the Loess Plateau in China - case study in a small catchment. Catena (Special Issue) 54: 303-316.

26. Casanova, M., O. Seguel, A. Joel, I. Messing, W. Lucio and W. Vera E. 2003. Funciones de pedotransferencia para conductividad hidráulica en laderas de secano. Revista de la Ciencia del Suelo y Nutrición Vegetal (Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition) 3: 42-48.

27. Mendoza-Vega, J. and I. Messing. 2005. The influence of land use and fallow period on the properties of two calcareous soils in the humid tropics of southern Mexico. Catena: 279-292.

28. Messing, I., J. Iwald, D. Lindgren, K. Lindgren, L. Nguyen and T.S. Hai. 2005. Using pore sizes as described in soil profile descriptions to estimate infiltration rate and saturated hydraulic conductivity. Soil Use and Management 21: 276-277.

29. Messing, I. and I. Wesström. 2006. Efficiency of old tile drain systems in soils with high clay content- differences in the trench backfill zone versus the zone midway between trenches. Irrigation and Drainage 55: 523-531.

30. Wesström, I. and I. Messing. 2007. Effects of controlled drainage on N and P losses and N dynamics in a loamy sand under cultivation. Agricultural Water Management 87: 229-240.

31. Yimer, F., I. Messing, S. Ledin and A. Abdelkadir. 2008. Effects of different land use types on infiltration capacity in a catchment in the highlands of Ethiopia. Soil Use and Management 24: 344–349

32. Casanova, M., I. Messing, A. Joel and A. Cañete. 2009. Methods to estimate lettuce evapotranspiration in greenhouse conditions in the central zone of Chile. Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research 69: 60-70. 

33. Joel, A., I. Wesström and I. Messing. 2009. Mapping suitability of controlled drainage using spatial information of topography, land use and soil type, and validation using detailed mapping, questionnaire and field survey. Hydrology Research 40: 406-419.