K.R.
Islam and R.R. Weil
(1998) A rapid microwave digestion procedure for spectrophotometric measurement
of soil organic C. Commun. Soil Science
and Plant Analysis. 29:2269-2284
K.R.
Islam and R.R. Weil
(1998) Microwave irradiation of soil for the routine measurement of microbial
biomass C. Biology and Fertility of Soils.
27:408-416.
K.R.
Islam, R.R. Weil,
C.L. Mulchi, and S.D. Glenn (1998) Freeze-dried soil extraction method for the
measurement of microbial biomass C. Biology
and Fertility of Soils. 24:205-210.
K.R.
Islam (1997) Test
of active organic carbon as a measure of soil quality. Ph.D. dissertation.
University of Maryland. College Park.
A.S.M.
Mohiuddin, I.U. Ahmed, Babuna Faiz, A.M. Sarwaruddin Chowdhury and K.R. Islam
(1997) Growth, yield and chemical composition of rice (Oryza
sativa L.) under saline water irrigation. Russian Journal of Ecology. 28:298-301.
H.R.
Khan, B. Faiz, K.R. Islam, S. Rahman, T. Adachi, and I.U. Ahmed (1991)
Effect of gypsum and zinc on the growth and yield rice grown under saline water
stress in coastal saline soil. International
Journal of Tropical Agriculture. 9: 182-189.
I.U.
Ahmed, A.S.M. Mohiuddin, Babuna Faiz, A.K. M.A. Hossain, and K.R. Islam
(1990) Effect of saline water on seedling emergence of some rice cultivars of
Bangladesh. Journal of Indian Society of
Soil Science. 38:183-185.
A.Z.M.
Badruddin, MD. Al-Amin, M.K. Bhuiyan, and K.R. Islam (1990) Natural
regeneration of vegetation in the forest lands of the Chittagong University
Campus, Bangladesh. Journal of the Asiatic
Society of Bangladesh (Sci). 16:87-90, 1990.
Amena
Begum, M.A. Gafur, and K.R. Islam (1989) Studies on the root distribution
and their effect on growth performance of fast growing tree species. Bang.
Journal of Botany. 18:51-55.
S.
Ara, M.A. Gafur, and K. R. Islam (1989). Growth and biomass production
performance of Acacia auriculiformis
and Eucalyptus camaldulensis
reforested in the denuded hilly lands. Bangladesh
Journal of Botany. 18:187-195.
Md.
Al-Amin, K.R. Islam, and M.K. Bhuiyan (1988) Influence of topographic
position of site and slope aspect on growth of Artocarpus
chaplasha reforested in the denuded hilly lands. Journal
of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (Sci). 16:17-22.
K.T.
Osman, K.R. Islam, M.N. Hoque, and A. Alim (1988) Influence of
topographic positions on the growth and yield of rubber planted in the hills of
Ramu, Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Agriculture. 13:97-102.
K.R.
Islam, M.M. Dey, D.
Ahmed, and A.Chantarapanich (1987) Remote sensing of forest cover distribution
in the Phu Wiang watershed area of Khon Kaen Province, Northeast of Thailand. Geocarto International. 4:55-59.
K.R.
Islam (1987)
Application of Landsat MSS data to identify land use/land cover types (rice
production systems) in the Eastern part of Chao Priya plain, Thailand. M.S.
thesis. Asian Institute of Technology. Bangkok, Thailand.
K.R.
Islam, S.G. Hussain,
S.M.A. Faiz, and I.U. Ahmed (1986) Study of the effect of irrigation rates on
the growth and yield performance of sunflower. J.
Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (Sci). 12:27-31.
K.R.
Islam, and M.M.
Hossain (1986) Effect of ship scrapping activities on the soil and sea
environment in the coastal areas of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Marine
Pollution Bull. 17:462-463.
K.R.
Islam, M.M. Hussain,
and M.J.A. Chowdhury (1984) Studies on the chemical composition of various
indigenous and waste organic materials as potential sources of nutrients. Chittagong University Studies, Part II: Science, 8:91-94.
Z.
Ahmed, I.U. Ahmed, Z. Parveen, S.G. Hussain, and K.R. Islam (1983)
Effects of rock phosphate as substitute or complement to triple super-phosphate
on the growth and yield of wheat. Bangladesh
Journal of Agriculture, 8:108-114.
K.R.
Islam, J.A.
Chowdhury, S.M.A. Faiz, and I.U. Ahmed (1983) Diurnal water relations of Helianthus annuus, L. under different soil moisture regimes and
evaporative demands. Chittagong University
Studies, Science, 7:111-120.
K.R.
Islam (1982) An
investigation of irrigation system for sand and sand dominated soils without
drainage and evaporation. M.Sc. thesis. Dept. of Soil Science, University of
Dhaka. Bangladesh.
T.
Hossain, I.U. Ahmed, S.M.A. Faiz, and K.R. Islam (1981) A study of water
relations and water requirements of jute grown under different soil moisture
regimes. Bang. J. Soil Science. 17:96-108.
K.R.
Islam, I.U. Ahmed,
S.M.A. Faiz, and T. Hossain (1981) Leaf infiltration measurement as an indicator
for monitoring the irrigation needs of plants. Bang.
J. Soil Science. 17:77-82.
b)
Papers communicated for publication:
K.R.
Islam, C.L. Mulchi,
B. Momen and R. Rowland (2003) Stoichiometric
changes in C and N contents of soil organic matter in response to long-term
effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 and O3 on
wheat-soybean agroecosystems. Agriculture,
Ecosystems and Environment (in
review).
C.L.
Mulchi, A.Ali, K.R. Islam, R. Rowland and B. Momen (2003) Indirect
effects of increased atmospheric CO2 and O3 on changes in
soil respiration activities, C sequestration, and total N concentrations in
agroecosystems. Journal of Environmental Quality (in review)
K.R.
Islam,
B. Momen and J. Sullevan (2003) Rise
in UV-B radiation affects soil biological processes. Science (in review).
S.
Raturi, K.R. Islam, M. Carroll, and R. Hill (2003) Pesticide adsorption
on turfgrass thatch-soil organic matter components. Journal of Environmental
Science and Health (Pesticides, Food Contaminants and Agricultural Wastes. Part
B)-(in review).
c)
Papers/abstracts presented:
Shawn R. Wright, Christie Welch, Lynn Miller, Al Welch, K. R Islam and Richard C. Funt (2003).
Black Raspberry (Rubus occidentalis) Cultivar Study. Paper
presented at the Ohio Small Fruits and Vegetable Growers Congress. Taledo, OH.
O’Brien, J.D., K.R. Islam, S.R. Wright, and B.P. Bapst
(2002) Long-term tillage and cropping systems effect on soil C sequestration in
South Central Ohio. Paper presented at the USDA Symposium on Natural Reource
Management to Offset Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Raleigh, NC.
Islam,
K.R., P.B. Bapst, S.R. Wright, W.W.
Lewis, L.R. Miller, M.C. Welch (2002). Cropping systems effect on soil
quality. Paper presented at the ASA
Meetings, Indianapolis, IN.
Bapst,
P.B., K.R. Islam, W.W. Lewis, L.R. Miller, R. Lal, and N.R. Fausey
(2002). Soil carbon sequestration under different management practices. Paper
presented at the ASA Meetings, Indianapolis, IN.
Weil,
R. R., K. R. Islam, M. A. Stine, J. B. Gruver, and S. E. Sampson- Liebig
(2002). New active C field method is easier to perform and relates better to
soil functions than total organic matter. Paper
presented at the ASA Meetings, Indianapolis, IN.
K.R.
Islam, C.L. Mulchi,
R.R. Weil, and B. Momen (2001) Vertical distribution of organic C, N and H
contents in soils in response to elevated CO2 and O3
concentrations. Paper presented at the American Society of Agronomy (ASA)
Meetings, Charlotte, NC.
K.R.
Islam, C.L. Mulchi,
R.R. Weil, and B. Momen (2001) Distribution of C, N and H contents of in soil
aggregates as influenced by elevated CO2 and O3 in
agroecosystems. Paper presented at the ASA Meetings, Charlotte, NC.
D.H.
Min, K.R. Islam, R.R. Weil, and L.R. Vough (2001) Temporal changes in
soil quality properties in response to dairy manure slurries and chemical
fertilization for forage production. Paper presented at the ASA Meetings,
Charlotte, NC.
R.R.
Weil and K.R. Islam (2001) Microwave irradiation for estimating microbial
biomass in soil. Invited paper presented at the ASA Meetings, Charlotte, NC.
B.
Momen, K.R. Islam, C.L. Mulchi, and R. Rowland (2001) Temporal changes in
soil N and C contents in response to elevated
CO2 and O3 in agroecosystems. Paper presented at 2nd International Nitrogen Conference, MD, 2001.
K.R.
Islam, R.R. Weil
and C.L. Mulchi. (2000). Leaf litter quality of soybeans subjected to ambient,
high CO2 and high O3 atmospheres. Poster presented at the
ASA Meetings, Minneapolis, MN.
C.L.
Mulchi, M.S. Yoo, and K.R. Islam. (2000). Soil organic matter-metal
interactions under elevated CO2 and O3 concentrations.
Poster presented at the ASA Meetings, Minneapolis, MN.
R.R.
Weil, K.R. Islam, and C.L. Mulchi. (2000). Impacts of elevated CO2
and O3 on carbon cycling processes in soil. Paper presented at the
ASA Meetings, Minneapolis, MN.
K.R.
Islam, C.L. Mulchi,
and B. Momen. (2000). Temporal changes in soil organic matter quality in
response to elevated CO2 and O3. Paper presented at NE
Branch of ASA Meetings, Univ. Delaware, Newark, DE.
K.R.
Islam and R.R. Weil
(1999) Permanganate reactive C test for soil quality: Development of a field
kit. Poster presented at the ASA meetings, Salt Lake City, UT.
K.R.
Islam, and C.L.
Mulchi (1998) Sterilization of soil and greenhouse media by RF energy. Poster
presented at the ASA Meetings, Baltimore, MD.
R.R.
Weil and K.R. Islam (1998) Biologically, chemically and physically
defined active organic matter in soils under different management regimes.
Poster presented at the ASA Meetings, Baltimore, MD.
R.R.
Weil, D.B. Freidman, J.B. Gruver, K.R. Islam, and M.A. Stine (1998) Soil
quality research and education at MD: an integrated approach. Paper presented at
the ASA Meetings, Baltimore, MD.
C.L.
Mulchi, K.R. Islam, and S.D. Glenn (1998) Eradication of weeds by
high-powered microwave energy. Poster presented at the ASA Meetings, Baltimore,
MD.
A.A.
Ali, C.L. Mulchi, K.R. Islam, Y.A. Elzawahry, and R.I. Abdelfattah (1998)
Soil respiration responses to atmospheric CO2, O3, and
soil moisture regimes in soybean-wheat agroecosystems. Paper presented at the
ASA Meetings, Baltimore, MD
A.A.
Ali, K.R. Islam, and C.L. Mulchi (1998) C and N status of plants and
soils in tropospheric CO2 or O3 enrichment agroecosystems.
Poster presented at the ASA Meetings, Baltimore, MD.
K.R.
Islam and D.S.
Fanning (1998) Arsenic poisoning of shallow tube-well water in Bangladesh. Paper
presented at the XII FOBANA Conference, New York.
A.A.
Ali, C.L. Mulchi, Y.A. Elzawahry and K.R. Islam (1998) Influence of
atmospheric CO2, O3 and moisture regime on carbohydrate
and N contents in soybean. Paper presented at NEBASA Meetings. Univ.
Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.
K.R.
Islam, C.L. Mulchi,
and A.A. Ali (1997) Effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 and O3
on quantity and quality of soil organic C. Paper presented at the NEBASA
Meetings. Univ. Maryland.
C.L.
Mulchi, and K.R. Islam (1997) Influence of elevated atmospheric CO2,
O3 and moisture on soil quality of agroecosystems. Poster presented
at the ASA Meetings, Anaheim, CA.
K.R.
Islam, and R.R.
Weil (1997) Seasonal stability of soil quality indices across seasons and
regions. Poster presented at the ASA meetings at Anaheim, CA.
C.L.
Mulchi, and K.R. Islam (1997) Effect of climate variables on soil
respiration. Paper presented at the ASA Meetings, Anaheim, CA.
K.R.
Islam, R.R. Weil,
C.L. Mulchi, and S.D. Glenn (1995) Freeze-dried soil extraction method to
measure microbial biomass C. Poster presented at the ASA Meetings, St. Louis,
MO.
R.R.
Weil, and K.R. Islam (1995) A rapid microwave digestion procedure for
spectrophoto-metric measurement of soil organic C. Poster presented at the ASA
Meetings, St. Louis, MO.
K.R.
Islam, D.S.
Fanning, and M. Goldflower (1995) Phyllosilicate mineralogy and anthropogenic
iron oxide transformations in alfisols from Zimbabwe. Paper presented at Clay
Minerals Soc. Meetings, Baltimore, MD.
K.R.
Islam, and R.R.
Weil (1993) Routine test for active organic C as a soil quality index. Paper
presented at the ASA Meetings. Cincinnati, OH.
S.
Bagheri and K.R. Islam (1990) Rock type discrimination using digitized
NHAP. Paper presented at Intern. Asso.
Pattern Recogn. and Tech. Comm. workshop on Multispectral Data Integration and
Remote Sensing. Washington D.C.
S.
Bagheri, M. Stine and K.R. Islam (1990) Use of multispectral video data
for water quality of Hudson-Raritan Estuary. The 10th Ann. Intern.
Geosciences and Remote Sensing symp. (IGARSS’90), Univ. Maryland, MD.
S.
Bagheri and K.R. Islam (1990) Application of remotely sensed data for
groundwater identification in Piedmont Province of New Jersey. Paper presented
at the 21st ACSM/ASPRS Annual Convention, Denver, CO.
K.R.
Islam and S.
Bagheri (1990) Water quality assessment of the Hudson/Raritan Estuary using
airborne multispectral video data. Paper presented at the 35th Annual
Meeting of the New Jersey Academy of Sciences and Affiliated Societies.
Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ.
S.M.A.
Faiz and K.R. Islam. (1988). Crop yield modeling based on agro-physical
properties of soils. Paper presented at the workshop on the use of land
development units in the crop production systems. Bangladesh.
K.R.
Islam (1984).
Status of social forestry in Bangladesh. Paper presented at the Regional
Forestry Projects Conference. University of Philippines, Los Banos, Philippines.
K.R.
Islam and B. P. Bapst (2003).
Conservation tillage and cropping systems effect on C stratification and soil
quality. Paper/poster to be presented at the Midwest Conservation Tillage
Conference. June 19 and 20th, OARDC, Wooster, OH.
K.R. Islam,
E.W. Grigsby, A.E. Welch, and S.R. Wright (2003). Sewage sludge effects on soil
quality properties. Paper to be presented at the America Society of Agronomy
Meetings. Denver, CO. November
K.R.
Islam, C.L. Mulchi, and B. Momen (2003).
Soil C partitioning in response to long-term effects of elevated CO2
and O3
concentrations on wheat-soybean
agroecosystems. Paper to be presented at the America Society of Agronomy
Meetings. Denver, CO. November
J.D.
O’Brien and K.R. Islam (2003). Tillage and crop rotation effects on C
stocks in soil aggregate fractions. Paper to be presented at the America Society
of Agronomy Meetings. Denver, CO. November.
K.R.
Islam and S.R. Wright (2003) Soil quality matters. Nursery News. 18(1),
January issue.
Islam,
K.R. and S. R.
Wright (2003) Soil Microbial Communities. In Encyclopedia of Soil
Science (ed. Lal R.), Marcel Dekker, Inc. New York (in press).
Islam,
K.R. and S.R
Wright (2003) Soil Microbial Biomass. In Encyclopedia of Soil Science
(ed. Lal R.), Marcel Dekker, Inc. New York (in review).
Islam,
K.R. (2003)
Methods of Assessment for Soil Organic Carbon Content. In Encyclopedia
of Soil Science (ed. Lal R.), Marcel Dekker, Inc. New York.
Delvin
S. Fanning, M. Rabonshorst, S. Burch and K.R. Islam (2002) Chapter 7:
Sulfides and Sulfates: In: J.B. Dixon
and D.G. Schulze (eds.) Soil Mineralogy with Environmental Applications,
SSSA Book Series 7, American Society of Soil Science, Madison, Wisconsin.
R.
R. Weil and K.R. Islam (2001) Soil and Environmental Quality Reading
Materials. Dept. of Natural Resource Sciences and Landscape Architecture,
University of Maryland at College Park.
R.
R. Weil and K.R. Islam (2001) Soil and Environmental Quality Lecture
Materials. Department of Natural Resource Sciences and Landscape
Architecture, University of Maryland at College Park.
K.R. Islam (1999) Elements of Statistics Study Guide. Sojourner-Douglass College, Baltimore.
Extension
Activities and Services
Professional/Extension talks on soil quality, C sequestration and
management of soil and water resources at field days, and for chemical
companies, and Soil & Water Conservation Districts.
Nitrogen fertilization and soil drainage effects on blueberries
production. March 29th 2003. Berry School. OSU South Centers, Piketon
OH.
Production and economics of ethnic vegetable crops. Athens County
Extension and Farmers Market. March 13th, 2003
A simple field test of soil quality. Annual Crop Production
Meeting. February 27th, 2003. Widmer and Associates Ltd., Fremont,
OH.
Greenhouse
(CO2) effects on C sequestration and phytoremediation of
Brownfield’s. Feb. 25th, 2003. Scioto Valley Section of the
American Society for Quality, Ohio.
Soil and water research opportunities and collaboration with
South District Extension Specialists and Agents, OSU. January 17, 2003. OSU
South Centers, Piketon, OH.
Soil quality criteria: How does the new soil organic matter test
work? Bulk density and soil porosity considerations. Soil and Water Issues for
Agronomy Professionals and Certified Crop Advisors. December 17, 2002. Newark Campus, OSUN and COTC.
Southern Ohio Ginseng Conference (Cultivation, Ecology and
Marketing of American Ginseng) at the OSU South Centers/Rural Action. October
19, 2002.
Soil testing. Science Section. Manchester Ave Tent. Middfest
International 20 years/25 Country Celebration. October 4-6, 2002, Middleton, OH.
Horticulture, Soil & Water Resources field night at OSU South
Centers. July 2002.
Soil and Water Resources field night at the OSU South Centers. July 2002.
Cover crops, composted chicken
and diary manures effect on crop yields, weed control and soil quality in
soybean-corn rotations. Received $4,000 for 2nd year funding
from the OSU/Warner Endowment Fund for Sustainable Agriculture Interdisciplinary
Grant Program for On-farm Research. 2002-2004.
Development of a simple test
to evaluate water suitability for mixing with pesticides. Received $
1,000 from the Ohio Fruit Growers Society Research Funding. 2003.
Cover crops, composted chicken
and diary manures effect on crop yields, weed control and soil quality in
soybean-corn rotations. Received $4,200 for 1st year funding
from the OSU/Warner Endowment Fund for Sustainable Agriculture Interdisciplinary
Grant Program for On-farm Research. 2002-2004.
Long-term effects of tillage and crop
rotation on biological dynamics, carbon sequestration and quality of soil. $
334,000. Research proposal submitted for USDA/NRI 2002 funding with Drs. Frank
Calhoun, Brian Slater, Ratan Lal, and Shawn Wright, and Ray Weil (UMCP).
Alternate year bearing trial for thorny
blackberries. Received $750 from the Ohio Vegetable and Small Fruit
Research and Development Program. 2002.
Phytoextraction
of heavy metals with herbaceous and woody plants. $509,851. Research proposal
submitted for DOE/EPA joint phytoremediation grant 2003 funding with Drs. Morris
Cline (Dept. of Plant Biology, OSU) and Shawn Wright.
Helped
to write a North Central SARE 2003 Producer Grant entitled “Cover crops for
nitrogen fertilization, weed control, C sequestration, and soil quality
enhancement in a wheat-soybean rotation under no-till system” for Ms/ Paul
Bapst, Don Counts, and Howard Keppler. Requested grant money: $ 14,050.
Helped
to write a North Central SARE 2002 successful producer grant entitled
“Agroforestry practices of ginseng and goldenseal in natural stands of
hardwood forest trees” for Jack Oxenrider. Received $ 5,800. 2002.
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