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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
69
Citations
18139
World Ranking
748
National Ranking
211

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Agriculture
  • Botany

His main research concerns Agronomy, Ecology, Soil food web, Soil biology and Food web. His Agronomy study combines topics in areas such as Soil biodiversity, Soil fertility, Nutrient and Organic farming. His work on Ecology deals in particular with Ecosystem, Biodiversity and Soil quality.

His work carried out in the field of Soil food web brings together such families of science as Abundance and Bacterivore. His Abundance study incorporates themes from Biomass and Guild. His work deals with themes such as Soil organic matter, Soil management, Tillage and Soil ecology, which intersect with Soil biology.

His most cited work include:

  • A framework for soil food web diagnostics : extension of the nematode faunal analysis concept (819 citations)
  • Nematode community structure as a bioindicator in environmental monitoring. (697 citations)
  • Two Semi-automatic Elutriators for Extracting Nematodes and Certain Fungi from Soil (324 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Ecology, Agronomy, Nematode, Botany and Soil biology. Ecology is a component of his Soil food web, Food web, Ecosystem, Trophic level and Abundance studies. His Agronomy research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Soil water, Soil carbon and Soil fertility.

His study looks at the relationship between Nematode and fields such as Organic matter, as well as how they intersect with chemical problems. Howard Ferris combines subjects such as Animal science, Bacterivore and Horticulture, Orchard with his study of Botany. His work investigates the relationship between Soil biology and topics such as Soil organic matter that intersect with problems in Cover crop.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Ecology (36.53%)
  • Agronomy (32.93%)
  • Nematode (26.95%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2010-2021)?

  • Ecology (36.53%)
  • Agronomy (32.93%)
  • Soil biodiversity (7.19%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His scientific interests lie mostly in Ecology, Agronomy, Soil biodiversity, Ecosystem and Abundance. Trophic level, Food web, Biomass, Predation and Soil water are the subjects of his Ecology studies. His primary area of study in Agronomy is in the field of Cultivar.

In his study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Ecosystem, Species diversity is strongly linked to Biodiversity. His Soil carbon research integrates issues from Soil organic matter, Soil biology, Soil quality and Bacterivore. His Soil fertility study combines topics in areas such as Cover crop and Soil food web.

Between 2010 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Agroecology: A Review from a Global-Change Perspective (163 citations)
  • Soil nematode abundance and functional group composition at a global scale (160 citations)
  • NINJA: An automated calculation system for nematode-based biological monitoring (103 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Ecology
  • Agriculture
  • Botany

Howard Ferris mainly investigates Ecology, Soil food web, Agronomy, Soil fertility and Abundance. His Trophic level, Nematode, Soil water and Food web study are his primary interests in Ecology. Soil food web and Soil quality are frequently intertwined in his study.

His Agronomy study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Rootstock, Tylenchulus semipenetrans, Mesocriconema xenoplax and Xiphinema index. The various areas that he examines in his Soil fertility study include Soil organic matter and Soil carbon. His studies in Abundance integrate themes in fields like Ecosystem, Ecosystem diversity and Biosphere.

Best Publications

  • A framework for soil food web diagnostics : extension of the nematode faunal analysis concept

    H. Ferris;T. Bongers;R.G.M. de Goede

  • Nematode community structure as a bioindicator in environmental monitoring.

    Tom Bongers;Howard Ferris

  • Soil nematode abundance and functional group composition at a global scale

    Johan van den Hoogen;Stefan Geisen;Devin Routh;Howard Ferris

  • Form and function: Metabolic footprints of nematodes in the soil food web

    Howard Ferris

  • Two Semi-automatic Elutriators for Extracting Nematodes and Certain Fungi from Soil

    D. W. Byrd;K. R. Barker;H. Ferris;C. J. Nusbaum

  • Structural and functional succession in the nematode fauna of a soil food web

    H. Ferris;M.M. Matute

  • Agroecology: A Review from a Global-Change Perspective

    Thomas P. Tomich;Sonja Brodt;Howard Ferris;Ryan Galt

  • NINJA: An automated calculation system for nematode-based biological monitoring

    Bogdan Sieriebriennikov;Howard Ferris;Ron G.M. de Goede

  • Soil management to enhance bacterivore and fungivore nematode populations and their nitrogen mineralisation function

    H Ferris;R.C Venette;K.M Scow

  • Nitrogen mineralization by bacterial-feeding nematodes: verification and measurement

    H. Ferris;R.C. Venette;H.R. van der Meulen;S.S. Lau

  • Arbuscular Mycorrhizas, Microbial Communities, Nutrient Availability, and Soil Aggregates in Organic Tomato Production

    Timothy R Cavagnaro;L E Jackson;J Six;H Ferris

  • Effects of long-term crop management on nematode trophic levels other than plant feeders disappear after 1 year of disruptive soil management

    R.A. Berkelmans;H. Ferris;M. Tenuta;A.H.C. van Bruggen

  • Nematode Indicators of Organic Enrichment

    Howard Ferris;Tom Bongers

  • Nitrogen, weeds and water as yield-limiting factors in conventional, low-input, and organic tomato systems.

    M.Sean Clark;William R. Horwath;Carol Shennan;Kate M. Scow

  • Long-term impacts of high-input annual cropping and unfertilized perennial grass production on soil properties and belowground food webs in Kansas, USA

    S.W. Culman;S.T. DuPont;J.D. Glover;D.H. Buckley

  • Nematode-based indices in soil ecology: Application, utility, and future directions

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  • Dynamics of nematode communities in tomatoes grown in conventional and organic farming systems, and their impact on soil fertility

    H. Ferris;R.C. Venette;S.S. Lau

  • Suppressive service of the soil food web: Effects of environmental management

    Sara Sánchez-Moreno;Howard Ferris

  • Harvested perennial grasslands provide ecological benchmarks for agricultural sustainability.

    Jerry D. Glover;Steve W. Culman;S. Tianna DuPont;Whitney Broussard

  • Effects of cover crop quality and quantity on nematode-based soil food webs and nutrient cycling

    S. Tianna DuPont;Howard Ferris;Mark Van Horn

  • The distribution of nematodes and soil microbial communities across soil aggregate fractions and farm management systems

    Shabeg S. Briar;Steven J. Fonte;Inmyoung Park;Johan Six

  • Population energetics of bacterial-feeding nematodes: Carbon and nitrogen budgets

    H. Ferris;R.C. Venette;S.S. Lau

  • Nematode suppression with brassicaceous amendments: application based upon glucosinolate profiles

    I.A Zasada;H Ferris

  • Agronomic, economic, and environmental comparison of pest management in conventional and alternative tomato and corn systems in northern California

    M.S. Clark;H. Ferris;K. Klonsky;W.T. Lanini

Frequent Co-Authors

Kate M. Scow
Kate M. Scow University of California, Davis
Louise E. Jackson
Louise E. Jackson University of California, Davis
Robert C. Venette
Robert C. Venette University of Minnesota
Jeffrey P. Mitchell
Jeffrey P. Mitchell University of California, Davis
Johan Six
Johan Six ETH Zurich
William R. Horwath
William R. Horwath University of California, Davis
Wenju Liang
Wenju Liang Chinese Academy of Sciences
A.H.C. van Bruggen
A.H.C. van Bruggen University of Florida
Mario Tenuta
Mario Tenuta University of Manitoba
Frank G. Zalom
Frank G. Zalom University of California, Davis

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