RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Soil, Water, Plant and Manure Analytical Method Development and Data Interpretations
• Phosphorus Chemistry, Mobility and Management in Soils
• Soil Acidity and Al Toxicity Associated with Crop Production
• Spatial Variability and Site Specific Nutrient Management
• Manure and Biosolids Nutrient Availability to Crops and their Potential  Impact on Water Quality 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Schroder, J., H. Zhang, D. Zhou, N. Basta, W.R. Raun, M.E. Payton, and A. Zazulak. 2008. Metal and phosphorous accumulation in a long term biosolids experiment. SSSAJ 72:73-82.

Tang, Y., H. Zhang, J.L. Schroder, M. E. Payton, and D. Zhou. 2007. Animal manure reduces aluminum toxicity in an acid soil. SSSAJ 71:1699-1707.

Udeigwe, T. K., J. J. Wang, and H. Zhang. 2007. Predicting runoff of suspended solids and particulate phosphorus for selected Louisiana soils using simple soil tests. J. Environ. Qual. 36:1310-1317.

Dao, T.H., and H. Zhang. 2007. Rapid Composition and Source Screening of Heterogeneous Poultry Litter by X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry. Annals of Environmental Science, Volume 1, Pages 69-79.

Peter K., D. Sullivan, A. Wolf, R. Brandt, Z. Dou, H. Elliott, J. Kovar, A. Leytem, R. Maguire , P. Moore, L. Saporito, A. Sharpley, A. Shober, T. Sims, J. Toth, G.l Toor, H. Zhang, T. Zhang. 2007. Selection of a water extractable phosphorus test for manures and biosolids as an indicator of runoff loss potential.  J. Environ. Qual. 36:1357-1367.

Kariuki, S., H. Zhang, J.L. Schroder, J. Edwards, B.F. Carver, W.R. Raun, M. Payton, and E.G. Krenzer. 2007. Hard red winter wheat cultivar responses to a ph and aluminum concentration gradient. Agron. J. 99:88-98.

Osmond, D.L., M. Cabrera, S. Feagley, G. Hardy, C. Mitchell, R. Mylavarapu, P. Moore, L. Oldham, B. Thom, J. Stevens, F. Walker, and H. Zhang.  2006.   Comparing P-Indices for the Southern Region. J. Soil Water Conservation 61:325-337.

Zhang, H., J.L. Schroder, R. Davis, M. E. Payton, J.J. Wang, W.E. Thomason, Y. Tang, and W.R. Raun. 2006. Phosphorous loss in runoff from long-term continuous wheat fertility trials. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 70:163-171.

Pierzynski, G., H. Zhang, A. Wolf, P. Kleinman, A. Mallarino, and D. Sullivan. 2006. Phosphorus Determination in Waters and Extracts of Soils and By-Products:  Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrometry versus Colorimetric Procedures. SERA-17 Position Paper.

Zhang, H., T.H. Dao, N.T. Basta, E.A. Dayton, and T.C. Daniel. 2006. Remediation Techniques for Manure Nutrient Loaded Soil. Pp. 482-504, In Rice et al. (eds.), Animal Agriculture and the Environment: National Center for Manure and Animal Waste Management White Papers, ASABE, St. Joseph, MI.

Moss, J.Q., G.E. Bell, M.A. Kizer, M.E. Payton, H. Zhang, and D.L. Martin. 2006. Reducing Nutrient Runoff from Golf Course Fairways Using Grass Buffers of Multiple Heights. Crop Science 46:72-80.

Zhao, R.F., X.P. Chen, F.S. Zhang, H. Zhang, J.L. Schroder, and V. Ro¨mheld. 2006. Fertilization and Nitrogen Balance in a Wheat–Maize Rotation System in North China. Agron. J. 98:938–945.

Zhang, H., J.L. Schroder, J.K. Fuhrman, N.T. Basta, D. Storm, and M.E. Payton. 2005. Path and multiple regression analyses of phosphorus sorption capacity as affected by soil properties. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 69: 96-106.

Ye, W., J.C. Lorimor, C.R. Hurburgh, H. Zhang, and J. Hattey.  2005. Application of Near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy for determination of nutrient contents in liquid and solid manures.  ASAE 48(5).

Zhang, H., J.L. Schroder, J. Pittman, J.J. Wang, and M.E. Payton. 2005. Soil salinity using saturated paste and 1:1 soil to water extracts. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 69:1146-1151.

Walker, N.R., H. Zhang, and D.L. Martin. 2005. Potential management approaches for the sting nematode in bermudagrass sod production. Int. Turf. Soc. Res. J. 10:793-796.

Davis, R., H. Zhang, J.L. Schroder, J.J. Wang, and M. E. Payton. 2005. Soil characteristics and phosphorus level effects on phosphorus loss in runoff. J. Environ. Qual. 34:1640-1650.

Woodward, J.E., N.R. Walker, J.W. Dillwith, H. Zhang, and D.L. Martin. 2005. The Influence of fungicides on a nematophagous fungus in simulated putting green soil. Annals of Appl. Bio. 146:115-121.

Fuhrman J.K., H. Zhang, J. Shroder, R.L. Davis, and M. Payton. 2005. Water soluble phosphorus as affected by soil to extractant ratios, extraction time, and electrolyte. Commun. Soil Sci. and Pl. Anal. 36: 925-935.

Pittman, J., H. Zhang, J.L. Schroder, and M.E. Payton. 2005. Differences of  phosphorus in Mehlich 3 extracts determined by colorimetric and spectroscopic methods. Commun. Soil Sci. and Pl. Anal. 36:1641-1659.

Hopkins, A.A., D. Malinowski, H. Zhang, and D.W. Walker. 2004. Russian wildrye seedlings are sensitive to acidic soil. Crop Sci. 44:2187-2192.

Zhang, H., J.L. Schroder, E.G. Krenzer, O.M. Kachurina, and M.E. Payton. 2004. Yield and quality of winter wheat forage as affected by lime rates. J. Forage and Grazinglands.

Caddel, J., H. Zhang, and K. Wise. 2004.  Responses of Alfalfa, Red Clover, and White Clover to Soil pH and Lime Treatments. J. Forage and Grazinglands 10.1094.

Davis, R.L., J.J. Patton, P.K. Teal, Y. Tang, M.T. Humphreys, J. Mosali, K. Girma, J.W. Lawles, S.M. Moges, A. Malapati, J. Si., H. Zhang, S. Deng, G.V. Johnson, R.W. Mullen, and W.R. Raun. 2003. Nitrogen balance in the Magruder Plots following 109 years in continuous winter wheat. J. of Pl. Nutrition 26: 1561-1580.

Pote, D.H., J.A. Lory, and H. Zhang. 2003. Does initial P level affect soil test P response to applied P? Advances in Environment Research 7:503-509.

Tang, Y., H. Zhang, and Z. Chang. 2003. Commercial fertilizer use in the US. Phosphorus Fertilizers. Vol. 18 No. 6: 72-74.

Walker, N.R., C.L. Goad, H. Zhang, and D.L. Martin. 2002. Factors associated with populations of plant parasitic nematodes in bentgrass putting greens in Oklahoma. Plant Disease 86:764-768.

Fuhlendorf, S.D., and H. Zhang, T. Tunnell, D.M. Engle and A. F. Cross. 2002. Effects of grazing on restoration of southern mixed prairie soils. Ecological Restoration Vol. 10:  401-407.

Kaitibie, S., F.M. Epplin, E.G. Krenzer, and H. Zhang. 2002. Economics of lime and phosphorus application for dual-purpose winter wheat production in low-pH soils. Agron. J. 94:1139-1145.

Zhang, H., and J.L. Kovar. 2000.  Phosphorus Fractionation. In G. Pierzynski (ed.), Methods of Phosphorus Analysis for Soils, Sediments, Residuals, and Waters. Southern Cooperative Series Bulletin No. 396. pp. 50-59.

Kachurina, O.M., H. Zhang, W.R. Raun, and E.G. Krenzer.  2000.  Simultaneous Determination of Soil Aluminum, Ammonium- and Nitrate-Nitrogen Using 1 M Potassium Chloride Extraction. Commun. in Soil Sci. and Plant Analysis. 31: 893-903.

Zhang, H., and J.A. Hattey. 2000.  Open Vessel Microwave Digestion of Animal Waste Samples for Multi-element Analysis. Commun. in Soil Sci. and Pl. Anal. 31: 2959-2967.

Millmier, A., J. Lorimor, C. Hurburgh, C. Fulhage, H. Person, J. Hattey, and H. Zhang.  2000.  Near-Infrared Sensing of Manure Nutrients.  ASAE Transactions 43: 903-908.

Zhang, H., and P.R. Bloom. 1999. Dissolution kinetics of hornblende in organic acid solutions. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 63:815-822.

Zhang, H., L. Redmon, J.K. Fuhrman, and T. Springer. 1999. Quick nitrate test for hybrid sudangrass and pearlmillet hays. Commun. in Soil Sci. and Pl. Anal. 30: 1573-1582.

Zhang, H., and P.R. Bloom. 1999. The pH dependence of hornblende dissolution. Soil Sci. 164:624-632.

Zhang, H., G.V. Johnson, E.G. Krenzer, and R. Gribble. 1998. Soil testing for an economically and environmentally sound wheat production in Oklahoma.  Commun. Soil Sci. and Pl. Anal 29: 1707-1717.

Zhang, H., D. Smeal, and J. Tomko.  1998. Nitrogen fertilization value of feedlot manure for irrigated corn production.  J. Plant Nutrition, 21:287-296.

Raun, W.R., N.T. Basta, J.A. Hattey, H. Zhang, G.V. Johnson. 1998.  Changing departmental names from Agronomy to plant, crop and soil sciences. J. Nat. Resour. Life Sci. Educ. 27:113-116.

Clapp, C. E., U. Mingelgrin, R. Liu, H. Zhang, and M. H. B. Hayes.   1997.  A quantitative estimation of complexation of small organic molecules with soluble humic acids. J. Environ. Qual. 26:1277-1281.

Zhang, H., P. R. Bloom, E. A. Nater, and M. S. Erich.  1996.  Rates and stoichiometry of hornblende dissolution over 115 days of laboratory weathering at pH 3.6 to 4.0 and 25°C in 0.01 M lithium acetate.  Geochim Cosmochim Acta.  60:941-950.

Zhang, H., D. Smeal, R.N. Arnold, and E.J. Gregory.  1996.  Potato nitrogen management by monitoring petiole nitrate level.  J. Plant Nutrition, 19: 1405-1412.

Bloom, P.R., E.A. Nater, and H. Zhang. 1994. Reply to the Comment on "Changes in Surface Area and Dissolution Rates during Hornblende Dissolution at pH 4.0" Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 58:1851.

Zhang, H., and P. Dotson.  1994.  The use of microwave muffle furnace for dry ashing plant tissue samples.  Commun. Soil Sci. and Pl. Anal. 25 (9&10): 1321-1327. 

Smeal, D., and H. Zhang.  1994.  Chlorophyll meter evaluation for nitrogen management in corn production.  Commun. Soil Sci. and Pl. Anal.  25 (9&10): 1495-1503.

Zhang, H., P.R. Bloom, and E.A. Nater.  1993.  Changes in surface area during hornblende dissolution at pH 4.0.  Geochim Cosmochim Acta 57:1681-1689.

Zhang, H., P.R. Bloom, and E.A. Nater.  1990.  Morphology and chemistry of hornblende dissolution products in acid solutions.  In L. A. Douglas (ed.), Soil Micromorphology: A Basic and Applied Science, Vol. 19, Developments in Soil Sci. Elsevier, Amsterdam.

Thompson, M.L., H. Zhang, M. Kazemi, and J.A. Sandor.  1989.  Contribution of organic matter to cation exchange capacity and specific surface area of fractionated soil materials.  Soil Sci. 148:250-257.

Zhang, H., M.L. Thompson, and J.A. Sandor.  1988.  Compositional differences in organic matter among cultivated and uncultivated Argiudolls and Hapludalfs derived from loess.  Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 52:216-222.
 

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