Eric B. Nelson

Eric B. Nelson publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Eric B. Nelson sits on this spectrum.

Eric B. Nelson D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Eric B. Nelson sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• METHODS FOR ASSESSING THE COMPOSITION AND DIVERSITY OF SOIL MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES

  G.T. Hill;N.A. Mitkowski;L. Aldrich-Wolfe;L.R. Emele

  748
  Citations

• The seed microbiome: Origins, interactions, and impacts

  Eric B. Nelson

  569
  Citations

• Microbial dynamics and interactions in the spermosphere.

  Eric B. Nelson

  516
  Citations

• Microbial Properties of Composts That Suppress Damping-Off and Root Rot of Creeping Bentgrass Caused by Pythium graminicola

  Unknown

  242
  Citations

• Effects of Fungal Antagonists and Compost Age on Suppression of Rhizoctonia Damping-Off in Container Media Amended with Composted Hardwood Bark

  E. B. Nelson;G. A. Kuter;H. A. J. Hoitink

  209
  Citations

• Colonization of the rhizosphere by biological control agents applied to seeds

  W L Chao;E B Nelson;G E Harman

  203
  Citations

• Exudate molecules initiating fungal responses to seeds and roots

  Eric B. Nelson

  195
  Citations

• Fungal populations in container media amended with composted hardwood bark suppressive and conducive to Rhizoctonia damping-off

  G. A. Kuter;E. B. Nelson;H. A. J. Hoitink;L. V. Madden

  191
  Citations

• Compost-Induced Suppression of Pythium Damping-Off Is Mediated by Fatty-Acid-Metabolizing Seed-Colonizing Microbial Communities

  Mary E. McKellar;Eric B. Nelson

  166
  Citations

• Biological control of pythium seed rot and preemergence damping-off of cotton with Enterobacter cloacae and Erwinia herbicola applied as seed treatments

  Eric B. Nelson

  139
  Citations

• Fatty Acid Competition as a Mechanism by Which Enterobacter cloacae Suppresses Pythium ultimum Sporangium Germination and Damping-Off

  Karin van Dijk;Eric B. Nelson

  136
  Citations

• Ecological Studies of Transformed Trichoderma harzianum Strain 1295-22 in the Rhizosphere and on the Phylloplane of Creeping Bentgrass.

  C.-T. Lo;E. B. Nelson;C. K. Hayes;G. E. Harman

  128
  Citations

• Advancing the science of microbial symbiosis to support invasive species management: a case study on Phragmites in the Great Lakes

  Kurt P. Kowalski;Charles R. Bacon;Wesley A. Bickford;Heather A. Braun

  126
  Citations

• Attachment of Enterobacter cloacae to hyphae of Pythium ultimum: possible role in the biological control of Pythium preemergence damping-off

  Unknown

  114
  Citations

• Differential inactivation of seed exudate stimulation of Pythium ultimum sporangium germination by Enterobacter cloacae influences biological control efficacy on different plant species.

  Koji Kageyama;Eric B. Nelson

  113
  Citations

• Rootstock genotype and orchard replant position rather than soil fumigation or compost amendment determine tree growth and rhizosphere bacterial community composition in an apple replant soil

  Angelika Rumberger;Shengrui Yao;Ian A. Merwin;Eric B. Nelson

  108
  Citations

• Improved Biocontrol Efficacy of Trichoderma harzianum 1295-22 for Foliar Phases of Turf Diseases by Use of Spray Applications

  C.-T. Lo;E. B. Nelson;G. E. Harman

  97
  Citations

• The Role of Microorganisms in the Suppression ofRhizoctonia solaniin Container Media Amended with Composted Hardwood Bark

  Unknown

  97
  Citations

• ENHANCEMENT OF TRICHODERMA -INDUCED BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF PYTHIUM SEED ROT AND PRE-EMERGENCE DAMPING-OFF OF PEAS

  E.B. Nelson;G.E. Harman;G.T. Nash

  86
  Citations

• Suppression of dollar spot on creeping bentgrass and annual bluegrass turf with compost-amended topdressings

  Unknown

  86
  Citations

• Editorial special issue: the soil, the seed, the microbes and the plant

  Eric B. Nelson;Philippe Simoneau;Matthieu Barret;Birgit Mitter

  83
  Citations

• Differential Suppression of Damping-off Caused by Pythium aphanidermatum, P. irregulare, and P. myriotylum in Composts at Different Temperatures

  Yephet Ben-Yephet;Eric B. Nelson

  81
  Citations

• Fine-root system development and susceptibility to pathogen colonization.

  Bryan Emmett;Eric B. Nelson;Andre Kessler;Taryn L. Bauerle

  79
  Citations

• Diversity of peronosporomycete (oomycete) communities associated with the rhizosphere of different plant species.

  Jessica M. Arcate;Mary Ann Karp;Eric B. Nelson

  78
  Citations

• Inactivation of seed exudate stimulants of Pythium ultimum sporangium germination by biocontrol strains of Enterobacter cloacae and other seed-associated bacteria

  Karin van Dijk;Eric B. Nelson

  73
  Citations

• Rapid germination of sporangia of Pythium species in response to volatiles from germinating seeds.

  Eric B. Nelson

  70
  Citations