UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center News, Summer, 2022 UF/IFAS Deans and administrators visited IRREC

From the Director's Desk

Dr. Ronald D. Cave, IRREC Professor and Director

We welcome the summer of 2022 following the return of Dr. Zhenli He, a visit from the UF/IFAS Deans, graduate student success stories, and many publications.

In February, UF/IFAS Deans Dr. Robert Gilbert and Dr. Andra Johnson visited IRREC to review our pongamia field, the Millennium Block, Aquaculture, and other research programs. Faculty members who are involved in pongamia research are Dr. Sandra Guzman, Dr. Liliana Cano, Dr. Lorenzo Rossi, and Dr. Alan Wright. The professors collaborate with Dr. Amir Rezazadeh, St. Lucie County Tree Crops Extension Agent, to assist growers as they produce or consider the high-protein tree crop. Researchers, extension agents, and growers attended our first Pongamia Field Day on May 13.

Dr. Zhenli He returned to IRREC following a serious accident and prolonged rehabilitation. Always a prolific writer and mentor, Dr. He continued his work to serve the international soil and water science community with scientific journal articles throughout his recovery. Meanwhile, the He Soil and Water Science Laboratory Postdoctoral Researcher, Dr. Xiaoping Xin, and graduate student Jaya Nepal conduct research with nano-delivery of fertilizers to cool and warm-season crops. We congratulate Jaya on his success in passing his qualifying exam. He is now a Ph.D. candidate.

Congratulations are in order for Dr. Carey Minteer, who was recognized with a UF/IFAS Superior Accomplishment Award. Carey’s Ph.D. student, Kelly Carruthers, was selected by the Southern IPM Center for its Friends of IPM Ph.D. Graduate Student Award for 2022. Kelly will graduate in August and has an academic professional position secured at the University of Georgia.

Saying farewell to graduate students can be bittersweet for us. But completing their doctorate work has proved to be a rather sweet situation for our graduates. Dr. Emily Demard completed a Ph.D. in entomology and is employed full-time with Beneficial Insectary Inc. in California, rearing biological control insects. Martin Zapien, who completed an MSc in Horticultural Sciences, is pursuing a Ph.D. in Horticultural Sciences in Gainesville, focusing on blueberry physiology and production.

Please read about our faculty research, graduate students, and the promise they bring to agricultural production advancement in this IRREC News issue. Thank you for reading. --Dr. Ronald D. Cave

NEWS FROM THE IRREC He Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Science LABORATORY

We welcome the return of Dr. Zhenli He to IRREC-- following a tragic accident and valiant recovery.

Dr. Zhenli He and his laboratory associates write and publish an exceeding number of scientific journal articles. Dr. He continued this work from a hospital bed and through a long rehabilitation.

Chen, Zhiqin, Qizhen Liu, Shaoning Chen, Shijun Zhang, Mei Wang, Mehr Ahmed Mujtaba Munir, Ying Feng, Zhenli He, and Xiaoe Yang. "Roles of exogenous plant growth regulators on phytoextraction of Cd/Pb/Zn by Sedum alfredii Hance in contaminated soils." Environmental Pollution 293 (2022): 118510.

Xiaoping Xin, Jaya Nepal, Alan L. Wright, Zhenli He., “Carbon nanoparticles improve corn (Zea mays L.) growth and soil quality: Comparison of foliar spray and soil drench application,” Journal of Cleaner Production, 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.132630, June (2022).

Xiaoqiang Cui, Jiangtao Wang, Xutong Wang, Muhammad Bilal Khan, Min Lu, Kiran Yasmin Khan, Yingjin Song, Zhenli He, Xiaoe Yang, Beibei Yan, Guanyi Chen, "Biochar from constructed wetland biomass waste: A review of its potential and challenges," Chemosphere, Volume 287, Part 3, 2022, 132259, ISSN 0045-6535, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132259. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045653521027314)

Cui, X., Wang, J., Wang, X., Khan, M.B., Lu, M., Khan, K.Y., Song, Y., He, Z., Yang, X., Yan, B. and Chen, G., 2022. Biochar from constructed wetland biomass waste: A review of its potential and challenges. Chemosphere, 287, p.132259.

Paulo Henrique Silveira Cardoso, Aníbal Deboni Neto, Fernando Carvalho Oliveira, Mario Tomazello-Filho, Fernanda Trisltz Perassolo Guedes, Clayton Alcarde Alvares, Jose Luiz Stape, Thiago Assis Rodrigues Nogueira, Gian Franco Capra, Arun Dilipkumar Jani, Zhenli He, Cassio Hamilton Abreu-Junior, “Fertilization management with sewage sludge sustains Eucalyptus productivity in Cerrado infertile soil,” Forest Ecology and Management, Volume 519, (2022), 20338, ISSN 0378-1127, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120338. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112722003322)1

Xin, Xiaoping, Fengliang Zhao, Jonathan D. Judy, and Zhenli He. "Copper stress alleviation in corn (Zea mays L.): Comparative efficiency of carbon nanotubes and carbon nanoparticles." NanoImpact 25 (2022): 100381.

Sahito, Zulfiqar Ali, Afsheen Zehra, Shaoning Chen, Song Yu, Lin Tang, Zarina Ali, Salma Hamza, Zhenli He, et al. "Rhizobium rhizogenes-mediated root proliferation in Cd/Zn hyperaccumulator Sedum alfredii and its effects on plant growth promotion, root exudates and metal uptake efficiency." Journal of hazardous materials 424 (2022): 127442.

Barmon, Milon, M. J. I. Shohag, Rana Roy, Yanyan Wei, Zhenli He, and Xiaoe Yang. "Risk Assessment of Microplastic Pollution." In Microplastic Pollution, pp. 369-387. Springer, Cham, (2022).

Zhang, Zhiwei, Beibei Liu, Zhenli He, Pan Pan, Lin Wu, Bigui Lin, Qinfen Li, Xinchun Zhang, and Zhikang Wang. "The Synergistic Effect of Biochar-Combined Activated Phosphate Rock Treatments in Typical Vegetables in Tropical Sandy Soil: Results from Nutrition Supply and the Immobilization of Toxic Metals." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 11 (2022): 6431.

Cardoso, P.H.S., Neto, A.D., Oliveira, F.C., Tomazello-Filho, M., Guedes, F.T.P., Alvares, C.A., Stape, J.L., Nogueira, T.A.R., Capra, G.F., Jani, A.D. and He, Z., 2022. Fertilization management with sewage sludge sustains Eucalyptus productivity in Cerrado infertile soil. Forest Ecology and Management, 519, p.120338.

Nadeem, Muhammad, Muhammad Saqib, Muhammad Maqsood, Irfan Iftikhar, Tasawar Ali, Muhammad Awais, Rizwan Ullah, and Zhenli He. "Nutrients, Osmotic and Oxidative Stress Management in Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) by Exogenously Applied Silicon Fertilization Under Water Deficit Natural Saline Conditions." Silicon (2022): 1-12.

Nogueira, T.A.R., Muraoka, T., Silveira, L.K., da Silva, J.S., Abreu-Junior, C.H., Lavres, J., Martinelli, A.P., Teixeira Filho, M.C.M., He, Z., Jani, A.D. and Ganga, A., 2022. Comparing soil-to-plant cadmium (Cd) transfer and potential human intake among rice cultivars with different Cd tolerance levels grown in a tropical contaminated soil. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 194(1), pp.1-13.

dos Santos Silva, R., Jalal, A., do Nascimento, R.E.N., Elias, N.C., Kawakami, K.C., Abreu-Junior, C.H., Oliveira, F.C., Jani, A.D., He, Z., Zhao, F. and Teixeira Filho, M.C.M., 2022. Composted Sewage Sludge Application in a Sugarcane Seedling Nursery: Crop Nutritional Status, Productivity, and Technological Quality Implications. Sustainability, 14(8), pp.1-15.

Dr. Lorenzo Rossi and Ph.D. student Lukas Hallman visited the University of Arizona Yuma Agricultural Center to establish a research collaboration with citriculture researchers. A second aim was to learn about desert horticulture production along the Colorado River basin.

Wright Soil, Water and Ecosystem Science Laboratory Publications:

Kwakye, Samuel, Davie M. Kadyampakeni, Edzard van Santen, Tripti Vashisth, and Alan Wright. "Variable Manganese Rates Influence the Performance of Huanglongbing-affected Citrus Trees in Florida." HortScience 57, no. 3 (2022): 360-366.

Xin, Xiaoping, Jaya Nepal, Alan L. Wright, Xiaoe Yang, and Zhenli He. "Carbon nanoparticles improve corn (Zea mays L.) growth and soil quality: Comparison of foliar spray and soil drench application." Journal of Cleaner Production (2022): 132630.

Odero, D. Calvin, and Alan L. Wright. "Preemergence and postemergence spiny amaranth (Amaranthus spinosus) and common lambsquarters (Chenopodium album) control in lettuce on organic soils." Weed Technology (2022): 1-19.

Wang, Shuling, Yongpeng Zhao, Zhihui Wang, Xueli Lv, Alan L. Wright, and Xianjun Jiang. "Contrasting seasonal response of comammox Nitrospira and canonical ammonia oxidizers in two paddy soils." Soil Biology and Biochemistry 168 (2022): 108641.

K Cai, Y Zhao, Z Kang, R Ma, A.L. Wright, X Jiang “Pyrolysis-assisted transesterification for accurate quantification of phospholipid fatty acids: Application to microbial community analysis in the 1000-years paddy soil chronosequence.” Geoderma 406 (2022): 115504.

Zha, Y.X., Faeflen, S.JW., Zhou, X.B., A.L. Wright, X. Jiang, “Redox effect on carbon and nitrogen mineralization in the drawdown zone of the Three Gorges Reservoir.” International Journal of Environmental Science Technology.” J. Environ. Sci. (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-022-03950-1

C. Hu, A.L. Wright, S. He.“Public Perception and Willingness to Pay for Urban Wetland Ecosystem Services: Evidence from China.” Wetlands 42 (2022) 1-10.

C. Qin, A.L. Wright, L. Ma, X. He, D. Xie, X. Jiang, “Improving nitrogen-use efficiency by using ridge tillage in rice paddy soils,” Soil Use and Management 38 (1) 528-536.

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