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Welcome to my publications page! I have several areas of research, they are broken down by topic below. For reprints please contact me, Deborah.Neher@uvm.edu <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recent Publications<\/strong><\/summary>
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Olson, N.E., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, and Weicht, T.R. 2026. Compost toilet leachate promotes plant growth comparably to traditional fertilizers without altering root microbiome<\/a>. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems<\/em><\/strong>. doi: 10.1080\/21683565.2026.2626311 (open access)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A<\/strong>. and Darby, B.J. 2026. General community indices that can be used for analysis of nematode assemblages<\/a>. Pages 77-90 in Kakouli-Duarte, T., Korthals, G.W., S\u00e1nchez Moreno, S., du Preez, G., and de Goede, R. (eds) Nematodes as Environmental Indicators: from Theory to Practice<\/a><\/strong><\/em>. CABI, Wallingford, UK. 360 p. ISBN: 9781800624207<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourie, H., Dehennin, I., Cortada, L., Korthals, G. deGoede, R., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Bert, W., and Hodda M. 2026. Education and environmental nematology<\/a>. Pages 292-311 in Kakouli-Duarte, T., Korthals, G.W., S\u00e1nchez Moreno, S., du Preez, G., and de Goede, R. (eds) Nematodes as Environmental Indicators: from Theory to Practice<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. CABI, Wallingford, UK. 360 p. ISBN: 9781800624207<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.<\/strong> and Mosdossy, K.N. 2025. Nematodes\/microfauna as indicators of soil health<\/a>. Pages 313-354 in Norton, J., Schimel, J., and Lindo, Z. (eds) Measuring and Assessing the Biological Health of Soils<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK. doi: 10.19103\/AS.2025.0159.11<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mar\u00edn, C. et al with 128 authors including D. A. Neher. <\/strong>2025. Open Letter: A global call to strengthen national soil biodiversity action through coordination and harmonization. Plants, People, Planet <\/em><\/strong>8:8-13. <\/em><\/strong>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ppp3.70121<\/a> (open access)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hobson, S.\u2020, Porterfield, K.K.\u2020, Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Scarborough, M.J., and Roy, E.D. 2025. Microplastic contamination of composts derived from feedstocks with and without food waste. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems <\/em><\/strong>9:1617039. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fsufs.2025.1617039<\/a> (open access)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zeraatpisheh, M., White, A., Darby, H., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Faulkner, J., Hancock, L., Kretzler, B.\u2020, El-Naboulsi, N., Turner, H.C.\u2020, von Wettberg, E.J.B., Wagner, C.H., and Galford, G.L. 2025. Spatial mapping and predictive modeling of soil organic carbon stocks in Vermont lands using machine learning and environmental variables Computers and Electronics in Agriculture <\/em><\/strong>237:110727. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.compag.2025.110727<\/a> (open access)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wagner, C.R.H., White, A., Darby, H., Ewing, P., Faulkner, J., Fisher, B., Galford, G., Horner, C.\u2020, Jones, W.D., Neher, D.<\/strong>, Ritzenthaler, C., von Wettberg, E.B., and Zeraatpisheh., M. 2025. Holistic systems thinking underpins Vermont soil health practitioners\u2019 preferences and beliefs. Soil Security<\/em><\/strong> 19:100186. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.soisec.2025.100186<\/a> (open access)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gibson, K.S., Johnson, N.C., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, and Antoninka, A.J. 2025. A field mesocosm method for manipulation of soil mesofauna communities and repeated measurement of their ecological functions over months to years. Pedobiologia \u2013 Journal of Soil Ecology <\/em><\/strong>108: 151019. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.pedobi.2024.151019<\/a> (online PDF available for a limited time)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wiltshire, S.W., Beckage, B., Callahan, C., Chase, L., Conner, D., Darby, H., Kolodinsky, J., Kraft, J., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Poleman, W., Ricketts, T., Tobin, D., Von Wettberg, E.J.B., and Niles, M.T. (alphabetical order). 2024. Regional food system sustainability: Using team science to develop an indicator-based assessment framework.<\/a> Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development <\/em><\/strong>14(1):1-24. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5304\/jafscd.2024.141.011 (open access)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeffrey, C.E., Andrews, T., Godden, S.M., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, and Barlow, J.W. 2024. Relationship between facility type and bulk tank milk bacteriology, udder health, udder hygiene, and milk production on Vermont organic dairy farms<\/a>. Journal of Dairy Science<\/em><\/strong> 107: 8534-8553. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3168\/jds.2023-24576 (open access)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liao, X., Tang, T. Li, J., Wang, J. Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Zhang, W., Xiao, J., Xiao, D., Hu, P., Wang, K., and Zhao, J. 2024. Nitrogen fertilization increases the niche breadth of soil nitrogen-cycling microbes and stabilizes their co-occurrence network in a karst agroecosystem<\/a>. Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment<\/em><\/strong> 374:109-177. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.agee.2024.109177<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gibson, W.S., Ziobron, A.S., Olson, N.E., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Smith, C.F., and Holden, V.I. 2024. On-farm corn stover and cover crop residue recycling with biostimulant Re-Gen increases corn yields and resultant milk yields in multi-year dairy cattle farm trials<\/a> in Special Issue \u201cInnovative Approaches in Nutrient Management for Sustainable Cropping Systems\u201d in Plant-Soil Interactions Section, Frontiers in Agronomy <\/em><\/strong>6:1420311. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fagro.2024.1420311 (open access)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Brown, A.R., Andrews, T.D., and Weicht T.R. 2024. Anaerobic soil disinfestation and vermicompost to manage bottom rot in organic lettuce. Plant Disease <\/em><\/strong>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1094\/PDIS-12-23-2569-RE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olson, N.E., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, and Holden, V.I. 2024. On-farm conversion of Cannabis sativa<\/em> waste biomass into an organic fertilizer by microbial digestion. Compost Science and Utilization<\/em><\/strong> 31:38-54. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/1065657X.2023.2296947<\/a> (open access)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Weicht, T.R., Olson, N., Andrews, T.D., and Brodie, C. 2024. Rhizoctonia solani <\/em>AG1-IB, AG1-IC, and AG4-HGII cause bottom rot of field lettuce in Vermont. Plant Disease<\/em><\/strong> https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1094\/PDIS-04-23-0777-PDN<\/a> (open access)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gibson, K.S., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Johnson, N.C., Parmenter, R., and Antoninka, A. 2023. Heavy logging machinery impacts soil physical properties more than nematode communities<\/a>. Forests <\/em><\/strong>14:1205. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/f14061205.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kinnebrew, E., Izzo, V., Neher, D.A.,<\/strong> Ricketts, T.H., Wallin, K.F., and Galford, G.L. 2023. Contrasting responses of aboveground and belowground arthropod communities to agricultural tarping<\/a>. Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment <\/em><\/strong>353:108542. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.agee.2023.108542<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Porterfield, K.K., Hobson, S.A., Neher, D.A., <\/strong>Niles, M.T., and Roy, E.D. 2023. Microplastics in composts, digestates and food wastes: A review<\/a>. Journal of Environmental Quality<\/em><\/strong> 52:225-240. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/jeq2.20450. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A. <\/strong>2023. Moving up within the food web: Protists, nematodes and other microfauna. Chapter 16. Pages 157-168 in: Uphoff, N. and Thies, J. Biological Approaches to Regenerative and Resilient Soil Systems<\/em><\/strong>, Second Edition. CRC. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1201\/9781003093718-18, ISBN 9780367554712<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kinnebrew, E., Palawat, K., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, and Galford, G.L. 2023. Detritivores\u2019 roles in carbon cycling and agricultural ecosystem services. Chapter 17. Pages 169-179 in: Uphoff, N. and Thies, J. Biological Approaches to Regenerative and Resilient Soil Systems<\/em><\/strong>, Second Edition. CRC. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1201\/9781003093718-19<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.<\/strong> and Powers, T.O. 2023. Nematodes<\/a>. In: Blagodatskaya, J., and Unc, A. (section editors) Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment<\/em><\/strong>, Second Edition, Elsevier, New York. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/B978-0-12-822974-3.00038-0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Limoges, M.A., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Weicht, T.R., Millner, P. D., Sharma, M., and Donnelly, C. 2022. Differential survival of generic E. coli<\/em> and Listeria<\/em> spp. in northeastern U.S. soils amended with dairy manure compost, poultry litter compost, and heat-treated poultry pellets and fate in raw edible radish crops<\/a>. Journal of Food Protection<\/em><\/strong> 85: 1708-1715. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4315\/JFP-21-261. PMID: 34855938.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A<\/strong>., Andrews, T.D., Weicht, T.R., Hurd, A., and Barlow, J.W. 2022. Organic farm bedded pack system microbiomes: A case study with comparisons to similar and different bedded packs<\/a>. Dairy<\/em><\/strong> 3: 587-607. doi.org\/10.3390\/dairy3030042 (open access)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Harris, J.M., Horner, C.E., Scarborough, M.J., Badireddy, A.R., Faulkner, J.W., White, A.C., Darby, H.M., Farley, J.C., and Bishop-von Wettberg, E.J. 2022. Resilient soils for resilient farms: An integrative approach to assess, promote and value soil health for small- and medium-size farms<\/a>. Phytobiomes<\/em><\/strong> https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1094\/PBIOMES-10-21-0060-P (open access)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kinnebrew, E., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Ricketts, T.H., Wallin, K.F., Darby, H., Ziegler, S.E., Alger, S.A., and Galford, G.L. Cultivated milkweed hosts high diversity of surface-active and soil-dwelling arthropods in a New England case study<\/a>. 2022. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment<\/em><\/strong> 325: 107749. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.agee.2021.107749<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D. A.,<\/strong> and Hoitink, H. A. 2021. Compost use for plant disease suppression. Chapter 17<\/a> (Pages 847-878) in: Rynk, R. (editor) The Composting Handbook<\/em><\/strong>, Second Edition, Elsevier. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/B978-0-323-85602-7.00015-7 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.<\/strong> 2021. Biological indicators and compost for managing plant disease<\/a>. Acta Horticulturae<\/em><\/strong> 1317, 33-46. doi.org\/10.17660\/ActaHortic.2021.1317.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Readyhough, T., Neher, D.A.,<\/strong> and Andrews, T. 2021. Organic amendments alter soil hydrology and belowground microbiome of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum<\/em>)<\/a>. Microorganisms<\/em><\/strong> 9: 1561. doi.org\/10.3390\/microorganisms9081561<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unc, A., Altdorff, D., Abakumov, E., Adl, S., Baldursson, S., Bechtold, M., Cattani, D., Firbank, L., Grand, S., Gu\u00f0j\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir, S., Kallenbach, C., Kedir, A., Li, P., McKenzie, D., Misra, D., Nagano, H., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Niemi, J., Oelbermann, M., Overg\u00e5rd Lehmann, J., Parsons, D., Quideau, S., Sharkhuu, A., Smreczak, B., Sorvali, J., Vallotton, J., Whalen, J., Young, E.H., Zhang, M., and Borchart, N. (alphabetical order). 2021. Expansion of agriculture in northern cold-climate regions: A cross-sectoral perspective on opportunities and challenges<\/a>. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems<\/em><\/strong> 5:663448. doi.org\/10.3389\/fsufs.2021.663448<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrews, T., Jeffrey, C., Gilker, R., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, and Barlow, J.W. 2021. Survey design and implementation quantifying winter housing and bedding types used on Vermont organic dairy farms<\/a>. Journal of Dairy Science <\/em><\/strong>104: 8326-8337. doi.org\/10.3168\/jds.2020-19832<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Limoges, M.A., Weicht, T.R., Sharma, M., Miller, P.D. and Donnelly, C. 2020. Bacterial community dynamics distinguish poultry compost from dairy compost and unamended soils planted with spinach<\/a>. Microorganisms <\/em><\/strong>8(10):1601. doi:10.3390\/microorganisms8101601<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Porterfield, K.K., Joblin, R., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Curtis, M., Dvorak, S., Rizzo, D.M., Faulkner, J.W. and Roy, E.D. 2020. Upcycling phosphorus recovered from anaerobically digested dairy manure to support production for vegetables and flowers<\/a>. Sustainability <\/em><\/strong>12:1139. doi: 10.3390\/su12031139 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A. <\/strong>2019. Compost and plant disease suppression<\/a>. BioCycle <\/strong><\/em>60(8): 22-25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

O\u2019Brien, B.J., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, and Roy, E.D. 2019. Nutrient and pathogen suppression properties of anaerobic digestates from dairy manure and food waste feedstocks<\/a>. Waste and Biomass Valorization <\/em><\/strong>DOI 10.1007\/s12649-019-00906-4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A. <\/strong>and Barbercheck, M.E. 2019. Soil microarthropods and soil health: Intersection of decomposition and pest suppression<\/a>. Insects <\/em><\/strong>10(12):414. DOI 10.3390\/insects10120414<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrews, T., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Weicht, T.R., and Barlow, J.W. 2019. Mammary microbiome of lactating organic dairy cows varies by time, tissue site, and infection status<\/a>. PloS ONE <\/em><\/strong>14(11): e0225001. DOI 10.1371\/journal.pone.0225001<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Nishanthan, T., Grabau, Z.J., and Chen, S.Y. 2019. Crop rotation and tillage affect nematode communities more than biocides in monoculture soybean<\/a>. Applied Soil Ecology <\/em><\/strong>140: 89-97. DOI 10.1016\/j.apsoil.2019.03.016<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.,<\/strong> Cutler, A.J., Weicht, T.R., Sharma, M., and Millner, P.D. 2019. Composts of poultry litter or dairy manure differentially affect survival of enteric bacteria in fields with spinach<\/a>. Journal of Applied Microbiology <\/em><\/strong>126:1910-1922. DOI 10.1111\/jam.14268<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hu, W., Kidane, E., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, and Chen, S. 2019. Field and greenhouse evaluations of soil suppressiveness to Heterodera glycines <\/em>in the Midwest corn-soybean production systems<\/a>. Journal of Nematology <\/em><\/strong>51:e2019-32. DOI 10.21307\/jofnem-2019-032<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Biological Indicators of Soil <\/strong><\/summary>
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Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Nishanthan, T., Grabau, Z.J., and Chen, S.Y. 2019. Crop rotation and tillage affect nematode communities more than biocides in monoculture soybean<\/a>. Applied Soil Ecology <\/em><\/strong>140: 89-97. DOI 10.1016\/j.apsoil.2019.03.016<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A. <\/strong>and Barbercheck, M.E. 2019. Soil microarthropods and soil health: Intersection of decomposition and pest suppression<\/a>. Insects <\/em><\/strong>10(12):414. DOI 10.3390\/insects10120414<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Weicht, T.R. 2018. A plate competition assay as a quick preliminary assessment of disease suppression<\/a>. Journal of Visualized Experiments <\/em><\/strong>e58767, http:\/\/www.jove.com\/video\/58767, doi:10.3791\/58767.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steel, H., Moens, T., Vandecasteele, B., Hendrickx, F., De Neve, S., Neher, D. A.<\/strong>, and Bert, W. 2018. Factors influencing the nematode community during composting and nematode-based criteria for compost maturity<\/a>. Ecological Indicators<\/em><\/strong> 85: 409-421. DOI 10.1016\/j.ecolind.2017.10.039.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D. A.<\/strong>, Fang, L., and Weicht, T. R. 2017. Ecoenzymes as indicators of compost to suppress Rhizoctonia solani<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/a> Compost Science and Utilization<\/em><\/strong> 25(4): 251-261. DOI 10.1080\/1065657X.2017.1300548.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zhang, P., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Li, B., and Wu, J. 2017. The impacts of above- and belowground plant input on soil microbiota: invasive Spartina alterniflora <\/em>vs. native Phragmites australis<\/em><\/a>. Ecosystems <\/em><\/strong>10.1007\/s10021-017-0162-8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A., <\/strong>Williams, K.M., and Lovell, S.T. 2017. Environmental indicators reflective of road design in a forested landscape<\/a>. Ecosphere <\/em><\/strong>8(3):e01734. 10.1002\/ecs2.1734.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bakelaar, J.E., Neher, D.A., <\/strong>and Gilker, R. 2016. Minimal soil impact by cold season pasture management in Vermont<\/a>.<\/a> Canadian Journal of Soil Science  <\/em><\/strong>DOI 10.1139\/CJSS-2014-0005.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shao, Y., Wang, X., Zhao, J., Wu, J., Zhang, W., Neher, D. A.,<\/strong> Li, Y., Lou, Y. and Fu, S. 2016. Subordinate plants sustain the complexity and stability of soil micro-food web in a subtropical natural forest ecosystem<\/a>. Journal of Applied Ecology<\/em><\/strong> 53: 130-139.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Li, Y., Yang, G., Neher, D.A.,<\/strong> Xu, C-Y., and Wu, J. 2015. Status of soil nematode communities during natural regeneration of a subtropical forest in southwestern China<\/a>. Nematology <\/em><\/strong>17: 79-90.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zhao, J., and Neher, D.A. <\/strong>2014. Soil energy pathways of different ecosystems using nematode trophic group analysis: a meta-analysis<\/a>. Nematology <\/em><\/strong>16: 379-385.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wang, F., Li, J., Wang, X., Zhang, W., Zou, B., Neher, D.A<\/strong>., and Li, Z. 2014. Nitrogen and phosphorus addition impact soil N2<\/sub>O emission in a secondary tropical forest of South China<\/a>.<\/a> Scientific Reports<\/em><\/strong> DOI 10.1038\/srep05615.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zhao, J., and Neher, D.A. <\/strong>2013. Soil nematode genera that predict specific types of disturbance<\/a>. Applied Soil Ecology<\/em><\/strong> 64: 135-141.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zhao, J., Neher, D.A.,<\/strong> Fu, S., Li, Z., Wang, K. 2013. Non-target effects of herbicides on soil nematode assemblages<\/a>.  Pest Management Science <\/em><\/strong>69: 679-684.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zhao, J., Shao, Y., Wang, X., Neher, D.A., <\/strong>Xu, G., Li, Z., and Fu, S. 2013. Sentinel soil invertebrate taxa as bioindicators for forest management practices<\/a>. Ecological Indicators <\/em><\/strong>24: 236-239.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Asmussen, D., and Lovell,  S.T. 2013. Roads in northern hardwood forests affect adjacent plant communities and soil chemistry in proportion to maintained roadside area<\/a>. Science of the Total Environment<\/em><\/strong>. 449: 320-327.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A<\/strong>., Weicht, T.R., and Barbercheck, M.E. 2012. Linking invertebrate communities to decomposition rate and nitrogen availability in pine forest soils<\/a>. Applied Soil Ecology <\/em><\/strong>54:14-23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shao, Y., Zhang, W., Liu, Z., Sun, Y., Chen, D., Wu, J., Zhau, L., Xia, H., Neher, D.A., <\/strong>and Fu, S. 2012. Responses of soil microbial and nematode communities to aluminum toxicity in vegetated soil-shale-waste lands<\/a>. Ecotoxicology <\/em><\/strong>21: 2132-2142.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.<\/strong> 2010. Ecology of plant and free-living nematodes in natural and agricultural soil.<\/a> Annual Review of  Phytopathology <\/em><\/strong>48:371-394.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Powers, T.O., Neher, D.A., <\/strong>Mullin, P. Esquivel, A., Giblin-Davis, R.M., Kanzaki, N., Stock, S.P., Mora, M.M., and Uribe-Lorio, L. 2009. Tropical nematode diversity: Vertical stratification of nematode communities in a Costa Rican humid lowland tropical rainforest<\/a>. Molecular Ecology <\/em><\/strong>18: 985-996.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A., <\/strong>Lewins, S.A., Weicht, T.R., and Darby, B.J. 2009. Microarthropod communities associated with biological soil crusts in the Colorado Plateau and Chihuahuan deserts<\/a>. Journal of Arid Environments<\/em><\/strong> 73:672-677.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barbercheck, M.E., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Anas, O., El-Allaf, S.M., and Weicht, T.R. 2009. Response of soil fauna to disturbance across three resource regions in North Carolina<\/a>. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment<\/em><\/strong> 152: 283-298<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Darby, B.J., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, and Belnap, J. 2007. Soil nematode communities are ecologically more mature beneath late- than early-successional stage biological soil crusts<\/a>.<\/a> Applied Soil Ecology<\/em><\/strong> 35: 203-212<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, and St\u00fcrzenbaum, S.R. 2006. Extra-long PCR, an identifier of DNA adducts in single nematodes (Caenorhabditis elegans<\/em>)<\/a>. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part C <\/em><\/strong>144:279-285.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Wu, J., Barbercheck, M.E., and Anas, O. 2005. Ecosystem type affects interpretation of soil nematode community measures<\/a>. Applied Soil Ecology<\/em><\/strong> 30: 47-64.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Li, F., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Darby, B.J., and Weicht, T.R. 2005. Observed differences in life history characteristics of nematodes Aphelenchus<\/em> and Acrobeloides<\/em>  upon exposure to copper and benzo(a)pyrene<\/a>.<\/a> Ecotoxicology<\/em><\/strong> 14: 419-429.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liang, W., Li, Q., Jiang, Y., and Neher, D.A. <\/strong>2005. Nematode faunal analysis in an aquic brown soil fertilised with slow-release urea, Northeast China<\/a>. Applied Soil Ecology<\/em><\/strong> 29:185-192.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liang, W., Zhang, X., Li, Q., Jiang, Y., Ou, W., and Neher, D.A. <\/strong>2005. Vertical distribution of bacterivorous nematodes under different land uses<\/a>. Journal of Nematology<\/em><\/strong> 37:254-258.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A<\/strong>., Fiscus, D.A., and Li, F. 2004. Selection of sentinel taxa and biomarkers<\/a>. Nematology Monographs and Perspectives<\/em><\/strong> 2: 511-514.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Barbercheck, M.E., El-Allaf, S.M., and Anas, O. 2003. Effects of disturbance and ecosystem on decomposition<\/a>. Applied Soil Ecology<\/em><\/strong> 23:165-179.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blakely, J.K., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, and Spongberg, A. L. 2002. Microinvertebrate and microbial communities, and decomposition as indicators of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contamination<\/a>.<\/a> Applied Soil Ecology<\/em><\/strong> 21: 71-88.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fiscus, D.A. and Neher, D.A.<\/strong> 2002. Distinguishing nematode genera based on relative sensitivity to physical and chemical disturbances<\/a>.<\/a> Ecological Applications <\/em><\/strong>12:565-575.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.<\/strong> 2001. Role of nematodes in soil health and their use as indicators<\/a>.<\/a> Journal of Nematology <\/em><\/strong>33: 161-168.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Savin, M.C., G\u00f6rres, J.H., Neher, D.<\/strong>, and Amador, J.A. 2001. Uncoupling of carbon and nitrogen mineralization: Role of microbivorous nematodes<\/a>. Soil Biology and Biochemistry<\/em><\/strong> 33:1463-1472.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Savin, M.C., G\u00f6rres, J.H., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, and Amador, J.A. 2001. Biogeophysical factors influencing soil respiration and mineral nitrogen content in an old field soil<\/a>. Soil Biology and Biochemistry<\/em><\/strong> 33:429-438.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.<\/strong> and Olson, R.K. 1999. Nematode communities in soils of four farm cropping management systems<\/a>. Pedobiologia<\/em><\/strong> 43:430-438.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.<\/strong> 1999. Soil community composition and ecosystem processes: Comparing agricultural ecosystems with natural ecosystems<\/a>. Agroforestry Systems <\/em><\/strong>45:159-185.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

G\u00f6rres, J. H., Savin, M. Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Weicht, T. R., and Amador, J.A. 1999. Grazing in a porous environment 1. Interaction between grazing and soil structure on nutrient mineralization<\/a>.<\/a> Plant and Soil<\/em><\/strong> 212:75-83.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Weicht, T. R., Savin, M., G\u00f6rres, J. H.and Amador, J. A. 1999. Grazing in a porous environment 2. Nematode community structure<\/a>. Plant and Soil<\/em><\/strong> 212:85-99. Erratum: Table 2<\/a> should be replaced with this version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.<\/strong> 1999. Nematode communities in organically and conventionally managed agricultural soils<\/a>.<\/a> Journal of Nematology<\/em><\/strong> 31:142-154.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Easterling, K. N., Fiscus, D., and Campbell, C. L. 1998. Comparison of nematode communities in agricultural soils of North Carolina and Nebraska<\/a>. Ecological Applications<\/em><\/strong> 8:213-223.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, and Campbell, C. L. 1996. Sampling for regional monitoring of nematode communities in agricultural soils<\/a>. Journal of Nematology<\/em><\/strong> 28:196-208.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Peck, S. L., Rawlings, J. O., and Campbell, C. L. 1995. Measures of nematode community structure and sources of variability among and within fields<\/a>. Plant and Soil<\/em><\/strong> 170:167-181.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A<\/strong>., and Campbell, C. L. 1994. Nematode communities and microbial biomass in soils with annual and perennial crops<\/a>. Applied Soil Ecology<\/em><\/strong> 1:17-28.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

INVITED BOOK CHAPTERS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A<\/strong>. and Darby, B.J. 2026. General community indices that can be used for analysis of nematode assemblages<\/a>. Pages 77-90 in Kakouli-Duarte, T., Korthals, G.W., S\u00e1nchez Moreno, S., du Preez, G., and de Goede, R. (eds) Nematodes as Environmental Indicators: from Theory to Practice<\/a><\/strong><\/em>. CABI, Wallingford, UK. 360 p. ISBN: 9781800624207<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourie, H., Dehennin, I., Cortada, L., Korthals, G. deGoede, R., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Bert, W., and Hodda M. 2026. Education and environmental nematology<\/a>. Pages 292-311 in Kakouli-Duarte, T., Korthals, G.W., S\u00e1nchez Moreno, S., du Preez, G., and de Goede, R. (eds) Nematodes as Environmental Indicators: from Theory to Practice<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. CABI, Wallingford, UK. 360 p. ISBN: 9781800624207<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.<\/strong> and Mosdossy, K.N. 2025. Nematodes\/microfauna as indicators of soil health<\/a>. Pages 313-354 in Norton, J., Schimel, J., and Lindo, Z. (eds) Measuring and Assessing the Biological Health of Soils<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK. doi: 10.19103\/AS.2025.0159.11<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.<\/strong> 2021. Biological indicators and compost for managing plant disease<\/a>. Acta Horticulturae<\/em><\/strong> 1317, 33-46. doi.org\/10.17660\/ActaHortic.2021.1317.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Darby, B.J. and Neher, D.A.<\/strong><\/strong> 2016. Microfauna within biological soil crusts.<\/a> Pages 139-157 in: Weber, B., B\u00fcdel, B. and Belnap, J. (editors) Ecological Soil Crusts: An Organizing Principle in Drylands. Ecological Studies 226, Springer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A. <\/strong>and Darby, B.J. 2009. General commu<\/a>n<\/a>ity indices that can be used for analysis of nematode assemblages<\/a> in: Wilson, M., and Kakouli-Duarte, T. (editors) Nematodes as Environmental Bioindicators, pp. 107-123, CABI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.<\/strong> and Darby, B.J. 2006. Computation and application of nematode community indices: General guidelines<\/a>. Pages 211-222 In: Abebe, E. (editor) Freshwater Nematodes: Ecology and Taxonomy, CABI, 752 pp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A<\/strong>. and Powers, T.O. 2004. Nematodes.<\/a> In: Hillel, D., Rosenzweig, C., Powlson, D., Scow, K., Singer, M. and Sparks, D. (editors) Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment, Vol. 3, pp. 1-5, Academic Press, New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A<\/strong>. 2001. Nematode communities as ecological indicators of agroecosystem health<\/a>. Pages 105-120 in: Gliessman, S.R. (editor). Agroecosystem Sustainability: Developing Practical Strategies. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Noffsinger, M., and Campbell, C. L. 1998. Nematode communities of North Carolina and Nebraska (USA). Pages 321-334 in: DeGoede, R., and Bongers, T. (editors). Nematode Communities of Northern Temperate Grassland Ecosystems. Diversity Effects in Grassland Ecosystems of Europe, Wageningen, Netherlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, and Barbercheck, M. E. 1998. Diversity and role of soil mesofauna<\/a>. Pages 27-47 in: Collins, W. and Qualset, C. O. (editors). Biodiversity in Agroecosystems<\/a>. Lewis Publishers, Chelsea, Michigan.  <\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Climate Change & Biological Soil Crust <\/strong><\/summary>
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Porter, D., Broxton, D., Bass, A., and Neher, D. A. 2016. The role of biofilms and lichens in the preservation of archaeological features in the Bandelier tuff, Bandelier National Monument<\/a>.<\/a> Annual Digital Journal on Research in Conservation and Cultural <\/em><\/strong>Heritage 5: 12-13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zhang, W., Hendrix, P. F., Dame, L. E., Burke, R. A., Wu, J., Neher, D. A., <\/strong>Li, J., Shao, Y., and Fu, S. 2013. Earthworms facilitate carbon sequestration through unequal amplification of carbon stabilization compared to mineralization.<\/a> Nature Communications<\/em><\/strong>. DOI: 10.1038\/ncomms3576.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Darby, B.J. and Neher, D.A. <\/strong>2016. Microfauna within biological soil crusts<\/a>. Pages 139-157 in: Weber, B., B\u00fcdel, B. and Belnap, J. (editors) Ecological Soil Crusts: An Organizing Principle in Drylands. Ecological Studies 226, Springer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wang, F., Li, J., Wang, X., Zhang, W., Zou, B., Neher, D.A<\/strong>., and Li, Z. 2014. Nitrogen and phosphorus addition impact soil N2<\/sub>O emission in a secondary tropical forest of South China<\/a>. Scientific Reports<\/em><\/strong> DOI 10.1038\/srep05615.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D. A<\/strong>., and Weicht, T. R. 2013. Nematode genera in forest soil respond deferentially to elevated CO2<\/sub><\/a>. Journal of Nematology<\/em><\/strong> 45: 214-222.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wang, F., Zhu, W., Zou, B., Neher, D.A.,<\/strong> Xia, H., Fu, S., Li, Z. 2013. Seedling growth and soil nutrient availability in exotic and native tree species: implications for afforestation <\/a>i<\/a>n southern China<\/a>. Plant and Soil  <\/em><\/strong>364: 207-218.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wang, F., Liu, J., Zou, B., Neher, D.A.,<\/strong> Zhu, W., and Li, Z. 2013. Species-dependent responses of soil microbial properties to fresh leaf inputs in a subtropical forest soil in South China<\/a>. Journal of Plant Ecology <\/em><\/strong>7: 86-96.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zhang, W., Hendrix, P. F., Dame, L. E., Burke, R. A., Wu, J., Neher, D. A., <\/strong>Li, J., Shao, Y., and Fu, S. 2013. Earthworms facilitate carbon sequestration through unequal amplification of carbon stabilization compared to mineralization<\/a>. Nature Communications<\/em><\/strong>. DOI: 10.1038\/ncomms3576.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zelikova, T.J., Housman, D.C., Grote, E.E., Neher, D.A.,<\/strong> and Belnap, J. 2012. Warming and increased precipitation frequency on the Colorado Plateau: Implications for biological soil crusts and soil processes<\/a>. Plant and Soil <\/em><\/strong>355: 265-282.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Darby, B.J., and Neher, D.A. <\/strong>2012. Stable isotope composition of microfauna supports the occurrence of biologically fixed nitrogen from cyanobacteria in desert soil food webs<\/a>. Journal of Arid Environments <\/em><\/strong>85: 76-78.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wang, F., Zhu, W., Zou, B., Neher, D.A.,<\/strong> Xia, H., Fu, S., Li, Z. 2012. Seedling growth and soil nutrient availability in exotic and native tree species: implications for afforestation in southern China<\/a>. Plant and Soil  <\/em><\/strong>DOI 10.1007\/s11104-012-1353-x.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Darby B.J., Housman, D.C., Neher, D.A., <\/strong>and Belnap, J. 2011. Few short-term effects of elevated soil temperature and increased frequency of summer precipitation on the abundance and taxonomic diversity of desert soil micro\u2013 and meso-fauna<\/a>. Soil Biology and Biochemistry <\/em><\/strong>43:1474-1481.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Darby, B.J., Neher, D.A., <\/strong>and Belnap, J. 2009. Impact of biological soil crusts and desert plants on soil microfaunal community composition<\/a>. Plant and Soil <\/em><\/strong>328:421-431.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A., <\/strong>Lewins, S.A., Weicht, T.R., and Darby, B.J. 2009. Microarthropod communities associated with biological soil crusts in the Colorado Plateau and Chihuahuan deserts<\/a>. Journal of Arid Environments<\/em><\/strong> 73:672-677.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Housman, D.C., Yeager, C.M. Darby, B.J., <\/strong>Sanford, R.L., Jr., Kuske, C.R., Neher, D.A.,<\/strong> and Belnap, J. 2007. Heterogeneity of soil nutrients and subsurface biota in a dryland ecosystem.<\/a> Soil Biology and Biochemistry<\/em><\/strong> 39:2138-2149.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Li, Q., Liang, W., Jiang, Y., Shi, Y., Zhu, J., and Neher, D.A. <\/strong> 2007. Effect of elevated CO2 <\/sub>and N fertilisation on soil nematode abundance and diversity in a wheat field<\/a>. Applied Soil Ecology <\/em><\/strong>36: 63-69.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Darby, B.J., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, and Belnap, J. 2007. Soil nematode communities are ecologically more mature beneath late- than early-successional stage biological soil crusts<\/a>. Applied Soil Ecology<\/em><\/strong> 35: 203-212<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Darby, B.J., Housman, D.C., Zaki, A.M., Shamout, Y., Adl, S.M., Belnap, J., and Neher, D.A. <\/strong> 2006. Effects of altered temperature and precipitation on desert protozoa associated with biological soil crusts<\/a>. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology<\/em><\/strong> 53: 507-514.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Veluci, R.M., Neher, D.A.,<\/strong> and Weicht, T.R. 2006.<\/a> Fixation and leaching of nitrogen by biological soil crust communities in mesic temperate soils<\/a>. <\/a>Microbial Ecology<\/em><\/strong> 51: 189\u2013196<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choi, W.I., Moorhead, D.L., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, and Ryoo, M.I.  2006. A modeling study of soil temperature and moisture effects on population dynamics of Paronychiurus kimi<\/em> (Collembola: Onychiuridae). <\/a> Biology & Fertility of Soils <\/em><\/strong>43: 69-75.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Weicht, T.R., Moorhead, D.L., and Sinsabaugh, R.L. 2004. Elevated CO2<\/sub> alters functional attributes of nematode communities in forest soils<\/a>.<\/a> Functional Ecology<\/em><\/strong> 18: 584-591.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A<\/strong>., Walters, T., Tramer, E., Weicht, T.R., Veluci, R.M., Saiya-Cork, K., Will-Wolf, S., Toppin, J., Traub, J., and Johansen, J.R. 2003. Biological soil crust and vascular plant communities in a sand savanna of northwestern Ohio<\/a>. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society<\/em><\/strong> 130:244-252.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sinsabaugh, R.L., Saiya-Cork, K., Long, T., Osgood, M.P., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Zak, D.R and Norby, R.J. 2003. Soil microbial activity in a Liquidambar plantation unresponsive to CO2<\/sub>-driven increases in primary production. <\/a>Applied Soil Ecology <\/em><\/strong>24: 263-271.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Ecotoxicology and Biotechnology Risk Assessment<\/strong><\/summary>
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Neher, D.A.,<\/strong><\/strong> Muthumbi, A.W.N., and Dively, G.P. 2014. Impact of coleopteran-active Bt corn on non-target nematode communities in soil and decomposing corn roots<\/a>. Soil Biology and Biochemistry <\/em><\/strong><\/strong>76: 127-135.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Asmussen, D., and Lovell,  S.T. 2013. Roads in northern hardwood forests affect adjacent plant communities and soil chemistry in proportion to maintained roadside area<\/a>. Science of the Total Environment<\/em><\/strong>. 449: 320-327.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shao, Y., Zhang, W., Liu, Z., Sun, Y., Chen, D., Wu, J., Zhau, L., Xia, H., Neher, D.A., <\/strong>and Fu, S. 2012. Responses of soil microbial and nematode communities to aluminum toxicity in vegetated soil-shale-waste lands<\/a>. Ecotoxicology <\/em><\/strong>21: 2132-2142.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lawhorn, C.N., Neher, D.A., <\/strong>and Dively, G.P. 2009. Impact of Coleopteran targeting toxin (Cry<\/em>3Bb1) of Bt <\/em>corn on microbially mediated decomposition<\/a>. Applied Soil Ecology <\/em><\/strong>41: 364-368.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spongberg, A.L., Hartley, L., Neher, D.A.,<\/strong> and Witter, J. 2008. Fate of heavy metal contaminants in a former sewage treatment lagoon, Hancock County, Ohio<\/a>. Soil and Sediment Contamination <\/em><\/strong>17:619-629.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choi, W.I., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, and Ryoo, M.I. 2008. Life history trade-offs of Paronychiurus kimi<\/em> (Lee) (Collembola: Onychiuridae) populations exposed to paraquat<\/a>.<\/a> Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety <\/em><\/strong>69:227-232.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, and St\u00fcrzenbaum, S.R. 2006. Extra-long PCR, an identifier of DNA adducts in single nematodes (Caenorhabditis elegans<\/em>)<\/a>. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part C <\/em><\/strong>144:279-285.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choi, W.I., Moorhead, D.L., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, and Ryoo, M.I.  2006. A modeling study of soil temperature and moisture effects on population dynamics of Paronychiurus kimi<\/em> (Collembola: Onychiuridae)<\/a>.  Biology & Fertility of Soils <\/em><\/strong>43: 69-75.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Li, F., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Darby, B.J., and Weicht, T.R. 2005. Observed differences in life history characteristics of nematodes Aphelenchus<\/em> and Acrobeloides<\/em>  upon exposure to copper and benzo(a)pyrene<\/a>. Ecotoxicology<\/em><\/strong> 14: 419-429.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blakely, J.K., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, and Spongberg, A. L. 2002. Microinvertebrate and microbial communities, and decomposition as indicators of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contamination<\/a>. Applied Soil Ecology<\/em><\/strong> 21: 71-88.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fiscus, D.A. and Neher, D.A.<\/strong> 2002. Distinguishing nematode genera based on relative sensitivity to physical and chemical disturbances<\/a>.<\/a> Ecological Applications <\/em><\/strong>12:565-575.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Plant Pathology & Sustainable Agriculture<\/strong><\/summary>
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Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Brown, A.R., Andrews, T.D., and Weicht T.R. 2024. Anaerobic soil disinfestation and vermicompost to manage bottom rot in organic lettuce<\/a>. Plant Disease <\/em><\/strong>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1094\/PDIS-12-23-2569-RE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Weicht, T.R., Olson, N., Andrews, T.D., and Brodie, C. 2024. Rhizoctonia solani <\/em>AG1-IB, AG1-IC, and AG4-HGII cause bottom rot of field lettuce in Vermont. Plant Disease<\/em><\/strong> https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1094\/PDIS-04-23-0777-PDN<\/a> (open access)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olson, N.E., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, and Holden, V.I. 2024. On-farm conversion of Cannabis sativa<\/em> waste biomass into an organic fertilizer by microbial digestion. Compost Science and Utilization<\/em><\/strong> https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/1065657X.2023.2296947<\/a> (open access)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Harris, J.M., Horner, C.E., Scarborough, M.J., Badireddy, A.R., Faulkner, J.W., White, A.C., Darby, H.M., Farley, J.C., and Bishop-von Wettberg, E.J. 2022. Resilient soils for resilient farms: An integrative approach to assess, promote and value soil health for small- and medium-size farms<\/a>. Phytobiomes<\/em><\/strong> https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1094\/PBIOMES-10-21-0060-P (open access)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kinnebrew, E., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Ricketts, T.H., Wallin, K.F., Darby, H., Ziegler, S.E., Alger, S.A., and Galford, G.L. Cultivated milkweed hosts high diversity of surface-active and soil-dwelling arthropods in a New England case study<\/a>. 2022. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment<\/em><\/strong> 325: 107749. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.agee.2021.107749<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D. A.<\/strong>, and Hoitink, H. A. 2021. Compost use for plant disease suppression. Chapter 17<\/a> (Pages 847-878) in: Rynk, R. (editor) The Composting Handbook<\/em><\/strong>, Second Edition, Elsevier. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/B978-0-323-85602-7.00015-7 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.<\/strong> 2021. Biological indicators and compost for managing plant disease<\/a>. Acta Horticulturae<\/em><\/strong> 1317, 33-46. doi.org\/10.17660\/ActaHortic.2021.1317.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Readyhough, T., Neher, D.A.,<\/strong> and Andrews, T. 2021. Organic amendments alter soil hydrology and belowground microbiome of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum<\/em>)<\/a>. Microorganisms<\/em><\/strong> 9: 1561; https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/microorganisms9081561<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unc, A., Altdorff, D., Abakumov, E., Adl, S., Baldursson, S., Bechtold, M., Cattani, D., Firbank, L., Grand, S., Gu\u00f0j\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir, S., Kallenbach, C., Kedir, A., Li, P., McKenzie, D., Misra, D., Nagano, H., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Niemi, J., Oelbermann, M., Overg\u00e5rd Lehmann, J., Parsons, D., Quideau, S., Sharkhuu, A., Smreczak, B., Sorvali, J., Vallotton, J., Whalen, J., Young, E.H., Zhang, M., and Borchart, N. (alphabetical order). 2021. Expansion of agriculture in northern cold-climate regions: A cross-sectoral perspective on opportunities and challenges<\/a>. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems<\/em><\/strong> 5:663448. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fsufs.2021.663448<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrews, T., Jeffrey, C., Gilker, R., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, and Barlow, J.W. 2021. Survey design and implementation quantifying winter housing and bedding types used on Vermont organic dairy farms<\/a>. Journal of Dairy Science <\/em><\/strong>104: 8326-8337. doi.org\/10.3168\/jds.2020-19832<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Limoges, M.A., Weicht, T.R., Sharma, M., Miller, P.D. and Donnelly, C. 2020. Bacterial community dynamics distinguish poultry compost from dairy compost and unamended soils planted with spinach<\/a>. Microorganisms <\/em><\/strong>8(10):1601. doi:10.3390\/microorganisms8101601<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Porterfield, K.K., Joblin, R., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Curtis, M., Dvorak, S., Rizzo, D.M., Faulkner, J.W. and Roy, E.D. 2020. Upcycling phosphorus recovered from anaerobically digested dairy manure to support production for vegetables and flowers<\/a>. Sustainability 12:1139. doi: 10.3390\/su12031139 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.,<\/strong> Cutler, A.J., Weicht, T.R., Sharma, M., and Millner, P.D. 2019. Composts of poultry litter or dairy manure differentially affect survival of enteric bacteria in fields with spinach<\/a>. Journal of Applied Microbiology <\/em><\/strong>126:1910-1922. DOI 10.1111\/jam.14268<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A. <\/strong>2019. Compost and plant disease suppression<\/a>. BioCycle <\/em>60(8): 22-25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

O\u2019Brien, B.J., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, and Roy, E.D. 2019. Nutrient and pathogen suppression properties of anaerobic digestates from dairy manure and food waste feedstocks<\/a>. Waste and Biomass Valorization <\/em><\/strong>DOI 10.1007\/s12649-019-00906-4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrews, T., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Weicht, T.R., and Barlow, J.W. 2019. Mammary microbiome of lactating organic dairy cows varies by time, tissue site, and infection status<\/a>. PloS ONE <\/em><\/strong>14(11): e0225001. DOI 10.1371\/journal.pone.0225001<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Nishanthan, T., Grabau, Z.J., and Chen, S.Y. 2019. Crop rotation and tillage affect nematode communities more than biocides in monoculture soybean<\/a>. Applied Soil Ecology <\/em><\/strong>140: 89-97. DOI 10.1016\/j.apsoil.2019.03.016<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hu, W., Kidane, E., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, and Chen, S. 2019. Field and greenhouse evaluations of soil suppressiveness to Heterodera glycines <\/em>in the Midwest corn-soybean production systems<\/a>. Journal of Nematology <\/em><\/strong>51:e2019-32. DOI 10.21307\/jofnem-2019-032<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conrad, Z.,  Niles, M., Neher, D. A.<\/strong>, Roy, E. D., Tichenor, N. E., and Jahns, L. 2018. Relationship between diet quality, food waste, and environmental sustainability<\/a>. PloS ONE <\/em><\/strong>13(4): e0195405. DOI 10.1371\/journal.pone.0195405.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shah, M.K., Bradshaw, R., Nyarko, E., Millner, P.D., Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Weicht, T.R., Bergholz, T.M., and Sharma, M. 2019. Survival and growth of wild-type and rpoS-deficient Salmonella <\/em>Newport strains in soil extracts amended with heat-treated poultry pellets<\/a>. Journal of Food Protection <\/em><\/strong>82(3):501-506.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Weicht, T.R. 2018. A plate competition assay as a quick preliminary assessment of disease suppression<\/a>. Journal of Visualized Experiments <\/em><\/strong>e58767, http:\/\/www.jove.com\/video\/58767, doi:10.3791\/58767.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D. A.<\/strong>, Fang, L., and Weicht, T. R. 2017. Ecoenzymes as indicators of compost to suppress Rhizoctonia solani.<\/em><\/a> Compost Science and Utilization<\/em><\/strong> 25(4): 251-261. DOI 10.1080\/1065657X.2017.1300548.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bakelaar, J.E., Neher, D.A., <\/strong>and Gilker, R. 2016. Minimal soil impact by cold season pasture management in Vermont<\/a>.<\/a> Canadian Journal of Soil Science  <\/em><\/strong>DOI 10.1139\/CJSS-2014-0005.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A., <\/strong>Weicht, T.R., and Dunseith, P. 2015. Compost for management of weed seeds, pathogen, and early blight on brassicas in organic farmer fields<\/a>. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems <\/em><\/strong>39: 3-18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D. A., <\/strong>Weicht, T. R., Bates, S. T., Leff, J. W., and Fierer, N. 2013. Changes in bacterial and fungal communities across compost recipes, preparation methods, and composting times<\/a>. PLoS ONE <\/em><\/strong>10.1371\/journal.pone.0079512.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gilker, R.E., Bakelaar, J.E., Canella, M.P., and Neher, D.A. <\/strong>2012. Bedded Pack in Vermont: Five stories<\/a>. University of Vermont Extension Bulletin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bao, Y., and Neher, D.A. <\/em><\/strong>2011. Survey of lesion and northern root-knot nematodes associated with vegetables in Vermont<\/a>. Nematropica <\/em><\/strong>41:98-106.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bao, Y., Neher, D.A.,<\/strong> and Chen, S. 2010. Effect of soil disturbance and biocides on nematode communities and extracellular enzyme activity in soybean cyst nematode suppressive soil<\/a>. Nematology<\/em><\/strong> 13:387-699.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.<\/strong> 2010. Ecology of plant and free-living nematodes in natural and agricultural soil.<\/a> Annual Review of  Phytopathology <\/em><\/strong>48:371-394.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lawhorn, C.N., Neher, D.A., <\/strong>and Dively, G.P. 2009. Impact of Coleopteran targeting toxin (Cry<\/em>3Bb1) of Bt <\/em>corn on microbially mediated decomposition<\/a>. Applied Soil Ecology <\/em><\/strong>41: 364-368.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leisner, S.M. and Neher, D.A.<\/strong> 2002. Third position codon composition suggests two classes of genes within the Cauliflower Mosaic Virus genome<\/a>. Journal of Theoretical Biology <\/em><\/strong>217:195-201.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.,<\/strong> McKeen, C.D., and Duniway, J.M. 1993. Relationships among Phytophthora root rot development, P. parasitica <\/em>populations in soil, and yield of tomatoes under commercial field conditions<\/a>. Plant Disease <\/em><\/strong>77:1106-1111.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.,<\/strong> and Campbell, C.L. 1992. Underestimation of disease progress rates with logistic, monomolecular, and Gompertz models when maximum disease intensity is less than 100 percent<\/a>. Phytopathology <\/em><\/strong>82:811-814.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D. <\/strong>1992. Ecological sustainability in agricultural systems: Definition and measurement<\/a>. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture<\/em><\/strong> 2:51-61.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A., <\/strong>Wilkinson, H.T., and Augspurger, C.K. 1992. Epidemic progress of damping-off epidemics in Glycine <\/em>populations of even-age and mixed \u2013age structures<\/a>. Canadian Journal of Botany <\/em><\/strong>70:1032-1038.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D., <\/strong>and Duniway, J.M. 1992. Dispersal of Phytophthora parasitica <\/em>in tomato fields by furrow irrigation<\/a>. Plant Disease<\/em><\/strong> 76: 582-586.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D., <\/strong>and Duniway, J.M. 1991. Relationship between amount of Phytophthora parasitica <\/em>added to field soil and the development of root rot in processing tomatoes.<\/a> Phytopathology <\/em><\/strong>81:1124-1129.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Van Bruggen, A.H.C., Neher, D.A., <\/strong>and Weicht, T.R. 1991. Teaching computer-based diagnosis of plant diseases.<\/a> Plant Disease <\/em><\/strong>75:320-322.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goodwin, P.H., English J.T., Neher, D.A.,<\/strong> Duniway, J.M., and Kirkpatrick, B.C. 1990. Det<\/a>e<\/a>ction of Phytophthora parasitica <\/em>from host tissue with a species-specific DNA probe<\/a>. Phytopathology <\/em><\/strong>80:277-281.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neher, D.A.<\/strong>, Augspurger, C.K., and Wilkinson, H.T. 1987. Influence of age structure of plant populations on damping-off epidemics<\/a>.<\/a> Oecologia <\/em><\/strong>74:419-424.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

INVITED BOOK CHAPTERS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Landis, D.A. and Neher, D.A.<\/strong> 2002. Ecological Role of Pests<\/a> . Pages 218-220 in: Pimentel, D. (editor) Encyclopedia of Pest Management<\/a>, Marcel Dekker, New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Campbell, C.L., and Neher, D.A.<\/strong> 1996. Challenges, opportunities, and obligations in root disease epidemiology and management<\/a>. Pages 20-49 in: Hall, R. (editor). Principles and Practice of Managing Soilborne Plant Pathogens. American Phytopathological Society Press, St. Paul, Minnesota.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Campbell, C.L., and Neher, D.A. <\/strong>1994. Estimating severity and incidence of root diseases<\/a>. Pages 117-147 in: Campbell, C.L. and Benson, D.M. (editors). Epidemiology and Management of Root Diseases. Springer-Verlag, New York.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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