Ian A. Merwin

Ian A. Merwin 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 Ian A. Merwin sits on this spectrum.

Ian A. Merwin 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 Ian A. Merwin sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• Orchard Groundcover Management Impacts on Apple Tree Growth and Yield, and Nutrient Availability and Uptake

  Ian A. Merwin;Warren C. Stiles

  230
  Citations

• Orchard Groundcover Management Impacts on Soil Physical Properties

  Ian A. Merwin;Warren C. Stiles;Harold M. van Es

  188
  Citations

• Orchard floor management practices that maintain vegetative or biomass groundcover stimulate soil microbial activity and alter soil microbial community composition

  Shengrui Yao;Ian A. Merwin;George W. Bird;George S. Abawi

  166
  Citations

• Soil physical conditions in a New York orchard after eight years under different groundcover management systems

  Manuel T. Oliveira;Ian A. Merwin

  155
  Citations

• Soil fumigation and compost amendment alter soil microbial community composition but do not improve tree growth or yield in an apple replant site

  Shengrui Yao;Ian A. Merwin;George S. Abawi;Janice E. Thies

  150
  Citations

• Comparing Mulches, Herbicides, and Cultivation as Orchard Groundcover Management Systems

  I.A. Merwin;D.A. Rosenberger;C.A. Engle;D.L. Rist

  142
  Citations

• Soil erosion, runoff and nutrient losses in an avocado (Persea americana Mill) hillside orchard under different groundcover management systems

  Amaya Atucha;Ian A. Merwin;Michael G. Brown;Francisco Gardiazabal

  138
  Citations

• Microbial community development in the rhizosphere of apple trees at a replant disease site

  Angelika Rumberger;Ian A. Merwin;Janice E. Thies

  136
  Citations

• Long-term orchard groundcover management systems affect soil microbial communities and apple replant disease severity

  Angelika St. Laurent;Ian A. Merwin;Janice E. Thies

  132
  Citations

• Long-term Effects of Four Groundcover Management Systems in an Apple Orchard

  Amaya Atucha;Ian A. Merwin;Michael G. Brown

  123
  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

• Malus Germplasm Varies in Resistance or Tolerance to Apple Replant Disease in a Mixture of New York Orchard Soils

  Dorcas K. Isutsa;Ian A. Merwin

  104
  Citations

• Rootstock Selection, Preplant Soil Treatments, and Tree Planting Positions as Factors in Managing Apple Replant Disease

  Michelle M. Leinfelder;Ian A. Merwin

  88
  Citations

• Rootstock genotype succession influences apple replant disease and root-zone microbial community composition in an orchard soil

  Angelika St. Laurent;Ian A. Merwin;Gennaro Fazio;Janice E. Thies

  86
  Citations

• Characterization and the Effect of Maturity at Harvest on the Phenolic and Carotenoid Content of Northeast USA Apricot (Prunus armeniaca) Varieties

  Oluranti E. Campbell;Ian A. Merwin;Olga I. Padilla-Zakour

  65
  Citations

• Root growth phenology, root longevity, and rhizosphere respiration of field grown 'Mutsu' apple trees on 'Malling 9' rootstock.

  Georgios Psarras;Ian A. Merwin;Alan N. Lakso;John A. Ray

  63
  Citations

• Groundcover Management Systems Influence Fungicide and Nitrate-N Concentrations in Leachate and Runoff from a New York Apple Orchard

  Ian A. Merwin;John A. Ray;Tammo S. Steenhuis;Jan Boll

  59
  Citations

• Persistence, phytotoxicity, and management of arsenic, lead and mercury residues in old orchard soils of New York State

  Unknown

  53
  Citations

• Orchard-floor management systems.

  Unknown

  52
  Citations

• DIAGNOSIS, ETIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF REPLANT DISORDERS IN NEW YORK CHERRY AND APPLE ORCHARDS

  Unknown

  52
  Citations

• Chemical Repellents and Plastic Netting for Reducing Bird Damage to Sweet Cherries, Blueberries, and Grapes

  Paul D. Curtis;Ian A. Merwin;Marvin P. Pritts;David V. Peterson

  40
  Citations

• Nitrogen Fertilization, Midsummer Trunk Girdling, and AVG Treatments Affect Maturity and Quality of 'Jonagold' Apples

  James M. Wargo;Ian A. Merwin;Christopher B. Watkins

  33
  Citations

• Soil properties change during the transition to integrated and organic apple production in a New York orchard

  Gregory M. Peck;Ian A. Merwin;Janice E. Thies;Robert R. Schindelbeck

  33
  Citations

• APPLE ROOT GROWTH, TURNOVER, AND DISTRIBUTION UNDER DIFFERENT ORCHARD GROUNDCOVER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

  Shengrui Yao;Ian A. Merwin;Michael G. Brown

  30
  Citations