Projects

INTEGRATED AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS FOR THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS Appropriated (D)   Accession Number: 411100

RANGELAND AND LIVESTOCK RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Appropriated (D)   Accession Number: 412860

INTEGRATED AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS FOR THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS Appropriated (D)   Accession Number: 414403

SOIL RESOURCE EVALUATION OF MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS TO ENHANCE AGROECOSYSTEM SUSTAINABILITY Appropriated (D)   Accession Number: 410960

EVALUATION OF PERENNIAL HERBACEOUS BIOMASS CROPS IN NORTH DAKOTA Reimbursable (R)   Accession Number: 410217

Publications

Crop Sequence Calculator, v. 3 - (Other)

Liebig, M.A., Tanaka, D.L., Hanson, J.D., Archer, D.W., Krupinsky, J.M., Merrill, S.D., Nichols, K.A., Hendrickson, J.R., Anderson, R.L., Charlet, L.D., Stott, D.E. 2008. Crop Sequence Calculator, v. 3. CD ROM.

Microbial engineering to enhance your bottom line - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Nichols, K.A. 2008. Microbial engineering to enhance your bottom line. Meeting Proceedings for the 12th Annual No-Till on the Plains Winter Workshop, Salina, KS, Jan. 29-30. pp. 138-139.

Opportunities to utilize the USDA-ARS Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory soil sample archive - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Liebig, M.A., Wikenheiser, D.J., Nichols, K.A. 2008. Opportunities to utilize the USDA-ARS Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory soil sample archive. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 72:975-977.

NATIVE AND INTRODUCED MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI EFFECT ON SWITCHGRASS RESPONSE TO WATER AND DEFOLIATION STRESS - (Abstract) - (19-Sep-07)

Carbon Energy Flows Belowground - (Abstract)

Nichols, K.A. 2007. Carbon Energy Flows Belowground. Meeting Proceedings for the 29th Annual Zero Tillage and Winter Wheat Workshop, Brandon, Manitoba. Feb. 5-7. pp. 1059-1161.

Hunting Nutrients and Trapping Carbon - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Nichols, K.A. 2007. Hunting Nutrients and Trapping Carbon. Meeting proceedings for the 11th Annual No-Till on the Plains Winter Workshop, Salina, KS, Jan. 30-31. pp. 66-69.

SOIL AGGREGATE STABILITY AND COMPONENTS OF ORGANIC MATTER AFFECTED BY TILLAGE. - (Abstract)

Pikul Jr, J.L., Chilom, G., Rice, J., Eynard, A., Schumacher, T., Nichols, K.A., Johnson, J.M., Wright, S.E., Caesar, T., Ellsbury, M.M. 2006. Soil aggregate stability and components of organic matter affected by tillage. Meeting Abstract for 2006 ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, November 12-16, 2006.

AN INEXPENSIVE AND SIMPLE METHOD TO DEMONSTRATE WATER INFILTRATION AND WATER-HOLDING CAPACITY IN THE FIELD AND CLASSROOM - (Abstract)

Nichols, K.A., Liebig, M.A., Samson-Liebig, S.E. 2006. An inexpensive and simple method to demonstrate water infiltration and water-holding capacity in the field and classroom. Meeting Abstract. World Congress of Soil Science, Philadalphia, PA, July 9-15, 2006.

GLOMALIN AND WATER-STABLE AGGREGATION MEASUREMENTS IN NORTHERN PLAINS RANGELAND MANAGEMENT STUDIES - (Abstract)

Nichols, K.A., Hendrickson, J.R., Millar, J.E. 2006. Glomalin and water-stable aggregation measurements in northern plains rangeland management studies. World Congress of Soil Science, Philadelphia, PA, July 9-15, 2006. Meeting Abstract.

LONG-TERM AGROECOSYSTEM EXPERIMENTS AND SAMPLE ARCHIVES AT USDA-ARS-NGPRL - (Abstract)

Liebig, M.A., Hendrickson, J.R., Nichols, K.A. Long-term agroecosystem experiments and sample archives at usda-ars-ngprl. Meeting Proceedings of the World Congress of Soil Science held in Philadelphia, PA on July 9-15, 2006.

MAKING SOIL BIOLOGY WORK FOR YOU - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Nichols, K.A. 2006. Making soil biology work for you. IN: Andy Berntson (ed.) 28th Annual Zero Tillage & Winter Wheat Workshop. 9-10 Feb. Manitoba-North Dakota Zero-Tillage Farmers Association Conference Proceedings.

Carbon and nitrogen in operationally-defined soil organic matter pools - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Nichols, K.A., Wright, S.F. 2006. Carbon and nitrogen in operationally-defined soil organic matter pools. Biol. Fertil. Soils 43:215-220.

COMPARISON OF EFFICACY OF THREE EXTRACTANTS TO SOLUBILIZE GLOMALIN ON HYPHAE AND IN SOIL - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Wright, S.E., Nichols, K.A., Schmidt, W.F. 2006. Comparison of efficacy of three extractants to solubilize glomalin on hyphae and in soil. Chemosphere. 64(7):1219-1224.

SOIL ORGANIC MATTER AND AGGREGATE STABILITY UNDER CONTRASTING MANAGEMENT IN EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA - (Abstract)

Pikul Jr, J.L., Nichols, K.A., Eynard, A., Schumacher, T. 2005. Soil organic matter and aggregate stability under contrasting management in Eastern South Dakota. ASA/CSSA/SSSA Annual Meetings, Salt Lake City, Utah, November 6-10, 2005. In Agronomy Abstracts, 2005. American Society of Agronomy, Madison, WI.

GLOMALIN - THE SCUMMY SOIL BUILDER - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Nichols, K.A. 2005. Glomalin - The scummy soil builder. p. 5-9. IN: Kendall Heise (ed.) 27th Annual Zero Tillage and Winter Wheat Workshop. Proc. 1-2 Feb. Manitoba-North Dakota Zero-Tillage Farmers Association. Meeting Proceedings.

CHANGES IN AGGREGATE STABILITY AND GLOMALIN CONCENTRATION IN GRASS AND FORAGE NURSERY PLOTS - (Abstract)

Nichols, K.A., Berdahl, J.D. 2004. Changes in aggregate stability and glomalin concentration in grass and forage nursery plots. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting Abstracts.

THE USDA-ARS FARMING SYSTEMS PROJECT: EVALUATING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF ORGANIC AND CONVENTIONAL CROPPING SYSTEMS IN THE MID-ATLANTIC - (Abstract)

Cavigelli, M.A., Teasdale, J.R., Szlavecz, K., Nichols, K.A., Green, V.S. 2004. The USDA-ARS farming systems project: evaluating the sustainability of organic and conventional cropping systems in the mid-Atlantic [abstract]. Mid-Atlantic Ecology Conference. Paper No. 4.

CONTRIBUTIONS OF SOIL FUNGI TO ORGANIC MATTER IN AGRICULTURAL SOILS - (Book/Chapter)

Nichols, K.A., Wright, S.E. 2004. Contributions of soil fungi to organic matter in agricultural soils. In: Magdoff, F. and Weil R., editors. Functions and Management of Soil Organic Matter in Agroecosystems. Washington D.C.:CRC Press. p. 179-198.

FUNCTIONAL SIGNIFICANCE OF GLOMALIN TO SOIL FERTILITY - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Nichols, K.A., Wright, S.E., Liebig, M.A., Pikul Jr, J.L. 2004. Functional significance of glomalin to soil fertility. p. 219-224. IN: A.J. Schlegel (ed.) Great Plains Soil Fertility Conf. Proc. Vol. 10 Denver, CO. 2-3 March 2004. Kansas State Univ. Meeting Proceedings.

THE ROLE OF GLOMALIN, A PROTEIN PRODUCED BY ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI, IN SEQUESTERING POTENTIALLY TOXIC ELEMENTS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Gonzalez-Chavez, M., Carillo-Gonzalez, R., Wright, S.E., Nichols, K.A. 2004. The role of glomalin, a protein produced by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, in sequestering potentially toxic elements. Environmental Pollution. 130:317-323.

USING GLOMALIN AS AN INDICATOR FOR ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL HYPHAL GROWTH: AN EXAMPLE FROM A TROPICAL RAINFOREST SOIL - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Lovelock, C.E., Wright, S.E., Nichols, K.A. 2004. Using glomalin as an indicator for arbuscular mycorrhizal hyphal growth: An example from a tropical rainforest soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 36(6): 1009-1012.

ROLE OF GLOMALIN IN SEQUESTRATION OF HEAVY METALS - (Abstract)

Gongalez-Chavez, M., Carillo-Gonzalez, Wright, S.E., Nichols, K.A. 2004. Role of glomalin in sequestration of heavy metals. Fourth International Conference on Mycorrhizae. p. 503.

CARBON CONTRIBUTION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF HUMIC ACID, FULVIC ACID, PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER AND GLOMALIN IN DIVERSE ECOSYSTEMS - (Abstract)

NICHOLS, K.A., WRIGHT, S.E., SCHMIDT, W.F., CAVIGELLI, M.A., DZANTOR, K. CARBON CONTRIBUTION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF HUMIC ACID, FULVIC ACID, PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER AND GLOMALIN IN DIVERSE ECOSYSTEMS. IN: PROCEEDINGS OF HUMIC SUBSTANCES: NATURE'S MOST VERSATILE MATERIALS.INTERNATIONAL HUMIC SUBSTANCES SOCIETY. BOSTON, MA. 2002. PP 365-367.