A. 10. Recent Papers

Abbasi, P. A., J. Al-Dahmani, F. Sahin, H. A. J. Hoitink, and S. A. Miller. 2002. Effect of compost amendments on disease severity and yield of tomato in conventional and organic production systems. Plant Disease 86:156-161.

Babiuk, L. A. and E. A. Paul. 1970. The use of flourescein isothiocyanate in the determination of the bacterial biomass of grassland soil. Canadian Journal of Microbiology 16: 57-62.

Bulluck III, L. R. a. J. B. R. 2002. Effect of synthetic and organic soil fertility amendments on southern blight, soil microbial communities, and yield of processing tomatoes. Phytopathology 92:181-189.

Cole, L., R. D. Bardgett, P. Ineson and P. J. Hobbs. Enchytraeid worm (Oligochaeta) influences on microbial community structure, nutrient dynamics and plant growth in blanket peat subjected to warming. Soil Biol. Biochem. 34:83-92.

Folman L.B., J. Postma, and J.A. Van Veen. 2001. Ecophysiological characterization of rhizosphere bacterial communities at different root locations and plant developmental stages of cucumber grown on rockwool. Microbial Ecology 42:586-597.

Franke-Snyder, M. D.D. Douds Jr., L. Galves, J.G. Phillips, P. Wagoner, L. Drinkwater, and J.B. Morton. 2001. Diversity of communities of abuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi present in conventional versus low-input agricultural sites in eastern Pennsylvania, USA. Appl. Soil Ecol. 16:35-48.

Hamilton III, E. W., and D. A. Frank. 2001. Can plants stimulate soil microbes and their own nutrient supply? Evidence from a grazing tolerant grass. Ecology 82:2397-2402.

Howell, C. R. 2002. Cotton seedling preemergence damping-off incited by Rhizopus oryzae and Pythium spp. and its biological control with Trichoderma spp. Phytopathology 92:177-180.

Hwang, J. and D. M. Benson. 2002. Biocontrol of Rhizoctonia Stem and Root Rot of Poinsettia with Burkholderia cepacia and Binucleate Rhizoctonia. Plant Disease. 86:47-53.

Ingham, E.R., R.P. Griffiths, K. Cromack, Jr, and J.A. Entry. 1991. Comparison of direct vs. fumigation incubation microbial biomass estimates from ectomycorrhizal mat and non-mat soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 23: 465-471.

Ingham, E. R. and D. A. Klein. 1984. Soil fungi: measurement of hyphal length. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 16: 279-280

Johnson, L.C. and J.R. Matchett. 2001. Fire and grazing regulate belowground processes in tallgrass prairie. Ecology 82: 3377-3389.

Lodge, D. J. and E. R. Ingham. 1991. A comparison of agar film techniques for estimating fungal biovolumes in litter and soil. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 34: 131-144

Madan, R., C. Pankhurst, B. Hawke and S. Smith. Use of fatty acids for identification of AM fungi and estimation of the biomass of AM spores in soil. Soil Biol. Biochem. 34:125-128.

Rojas, N. S., D. A. Perry, C. Y. Li, and L. M. Giano. 2001. Interactions among soil biology, nutrition, and performance of actinorrhizal plant species in the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest of Oregon. Applied Soil Ecology 19:13-26.

Schutter, M. E., and R. P. Dick. 2002. Microbial community profiles and activities among aggregates of winter fallow and cover-cropped soil. Soil Science Society of America Journal 66:142-153.

Streitwolf-Engel, R., M. G. A. v. d. Heijden, A. Weimken, and I. R. Sanders. 2001. The ecological significance of arbuscular mycorrhial fungal effects on clonal reporoduction in plants. Ecology 82:2846-2859.

Westover, K. M., and J. D. Bever. 2001. Mechanisms of plant species coexistence: Roles of rhizosphere bacteria and root fungal pathogens. Ecology 82:3285-3376.

Wilkinson, S. C., J. M. Anderson, S. P. Scardelis, M. Tisiafouli, A. Taylor and V. Wolters. 2002. PLFA profiles of microbial communities in decomposing conifer litters subject to moisture stress. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 34: 189-200.

Willson, T.C., E.A. Paul, and R.R. Harwood. 2001. Biologically active soil organic matter fractions in sustainable cropping systems. Appl. Soil Ecol. 16:63-76.

Wright, C. J. and D. C. Coleman. 2002. Responses of soil microbial biomass, nematode trophic groups, N-mineralization, and litter decomposition to disturbance events in the southern Appalachians. Soil Biol. Biochem. 34:13-25.

Yamaji, K., et al. 2001. Penicillium fungi from Picea glehnii seeds protect the seedlings from damping-off. New Phytologist 152: 521-531.

Zhu, Y.-G., S. E. SMith, A. R. Barritt, and F. A. Smith. 2001. Phosphorus (P) efficiencies and mycorrhizal responsiveness of old and modern wheat cultivars. Plant and Soil 237:249-255.

Websites:
Appropriate Technology Transfer For Rural Areas website www.ATTRA.org
ACRES U.S.A. magazine www.ACRESUSA.com

Here are some good books about the Soil Food Web.

Compost Tea
Ingham, E. 1999. The Compost Tea Brewing Manual. Soil Foodweb Inc.

Most recent published
Wardle, David, 2002. The Soil Foodweb Princeton Univ. Press

A Good intro text
Killham, K 1994. Soil Ecology. Cambridge Univ. Press

A more advanced text
Coleman, D.C and Crossley, D.A. Jr 1995. Fundamentals of Soil Ecology.

An Excellent , easy to read textbook.
Sylvia, D.M., J.J. Fuhrman, P.G. Hartel, and D. Zuberer. 1998,
Principles and Applications of Soil Microbiology. Prentice Hall, NJ 550 pp.

Good pictures, easy to read.
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. 2000. Soil Biology Primer. Published by the Soil and Water Conservation Society. Contact via email alewand@soils.umn.edu

Cavigelli, M.A., S.R. Deming, L.K. Probyn, and R.R. Harwood (eds) 1998. Michigan Field Crop Ecology: Managing biological processes for productivity and environmental quality. MSU Extension Bulletin E-2646, 92pp . Address: Michigan State University Extension Service East Lansing, 48824.

Payne, Binet. The Worm Cafe: Mid-Scale Vermicomposting of Lunchroom Wastes for Schools, Small Businesses, and Community Groups.
Web Site: www.wormwoman.com
E-Mail: mappelho@tds.net

Look for these publications:
Applied Soil Ecology (Elsevier)
Soil Biology and Biochemistry (Pergamon Press)
Biology and Fertility of Soils
Oecologia

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