Pikul, Jr., J.L., Gabriela Chilom, James Rice, Anna Eynard, Thomas E. Schumacher, Kristine Nichols, Jane M.F. Johnson, Sara Wright, TheCan Caesar, and Michael Ellsbury. Organic Matter and Water Stability of Field Aggregates Affected by Tillage in South Dakota. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 73:197-206. 2009.
Nichols, K.A. 2008. Indirect Contributions of AM Fungi and Soil Aggregation to Plant Growth and Protection. IN: Siddiqui, Z.A., Akhtar, M.S., Futai, K. (eds.) Mycorrhizae: Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry. Spinger Science. pp. 177-194.
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.
Hendrickson, J.R., Nichols, K.A., Johnson, H.A. 2008. Native and introduced mycorrhizal fungi effect on switchgrass response to water and defoliation stress. IN: Society for Range Management Meeting Abstracts (CD ROM), January 27 - February 1, 2008. Louiville, KY.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.