Physical Properties:
1. Denef, K. et al. 2001. Influence of dry-wet cycles on the interrelationship between aggregate, particulate organic matter, and microbial community dynamics. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 33:1599-1611.
2. Haynes, R. J. and M. H. Beare. 1997. Influence of six crop species on aggregate stability and some labile organic matter fractions. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 29:1647-1653.
Soil Water:
1. Ji, S. and P. W. Unger 2001. Soil water accumulation under different precipitation, potential evaporation, and straw mulch conditions. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 65:442–448.
2. Timlin, D. J., Y. Pachepsky, V. A. Snyder, and R. B. Bryant. 2001. Water Budget Approach to Quantify Corn Grain Yields Under Variable Rooting Depths. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 65:1219–1226.
Aeration & Temperature:
1. F. J. Cook and J. H. Knight 2003. Oxygen Transport to Plant Roots: Modeling for Physical Understanding of Soil Aeration. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 67: 20-31.
2. Feng G., Wu L. and Letey J. 2002. Evaluating aeration criteria by simultaneous measurement of oxygen diffusion rate and soi-water regime. Soil Science 167:495-503.
Colloids, Cation and Anion Exchange:
1. Zhuo, M. and Y. Li. 2001. Phosphorus-Sorption Characteristics of Calcareous Soils and Limestone from the Southern Everglades and Adjacent Farmlands. Soil Science Society of America Journal 65:1404–1412.
2. Schwarz, A., W. Wilcke, J. Styk, and W. Zech. 1999. Heavy Metal Release from Soils in Batch pHstat Experiments. Soil Science Society of America Journal 63:290–296.
Acidity, Alkalinity, & Salinity:
1. Tyler G. Olsson T. 2001. Plant uptake of major and minor mineral elements as influenced by soil acidity and liming. Plant & Soil. 230(2):307-321.
2. Jordan et al. 2004. Spatial dynamics of soil salinity under arid and semi-arid conditions: geological and environmental implications. Environmental Geology, 45:448-456.
Soil Organisms & SOM (1):
1. Hooper, D.U. et al. 2000. Interactions between above and belowground biodiversity in terrestrial ecosystems: patterns, mechanisms and feedbacks. Bioscience. 50: 1049-1061.
2. Wolters, V. et al. 2000. Effects of Global Changes on above- and below-ground Biodiversity in terrestrial ecosystems: Implications for Ecosystem Functioning. Bioscience. 50: 1089-1098.
Soil Organisms & SOM (2):
1. Cao, M. and F. I. Woodward. 1998. Dynamic responses of terrestrial ecosystem carbon cycling to global climate change. Nature 393:249-252. (Online Journal)
2. Drinkwater, L. E., P. Wagoner and M. Sarrantonio 1998. Legume-based cropping systemshave reduced carbon and nitrogen losses. Nature 396: 262-265. (Online Journal)
3. Schmidt MWI, Torn MS, Abiven S, Et al. 2011. Persistence of soil organic matter as an ecosystem property. Nature 478: 49-56. (Online Journal)
Plant Nutrients(1): N &S:
1. Paramasivam,S., A. K. Alva, A. Fares, and K. S. Sajwan. 2001. Estimation of Nitrate Leaching in an Entisol under Optimum Citrus Production. Soil Science Society of America Journal 65:914–921.
2. Stecker, John A., James R. Brown, and Newell R. Kitchen. 2001. Residual Phosphorus Distribution and Sorption in Starter Fertilizer Band Applied in No-Till Culture. Soil Science Society of America Journal 65:1173–1183.
Plant Nutrients(2):P, K, Ca, Mg, & Micronutrients:
1. Mackowiak, C. L., P. R. Grossl, and B. G. Bugbee. 2001. Beneficial Effects of Humic Acid on Micronutrient Availability to Wheat. Soil Science Society of America Journal 65:1744–1750.
2. Yermiyahu, U., R. Keren, and Y. Chen. 2001. Effect of Composted Organic Matter on Boron Uptake by Plants . Soil Science Society of America Journal65:1436–1441.
Soil Fertility & Management:
1. Bhadraray, Subhendu, T. J. Purakayastha, P. K. Chhonkar, and Vijay Verma. 2002. Phosphorus mobilization in hybrid rice rhizosphere compared to high yielding varieties under integrated nutrient management. Biology and Fertility of Soils 35: 73-78 (Ejournal).
2. Kolberg, R. L., D.G. Westfall, and G.A. Peterson. 1999. Influence of Cropping Intensity and Nitrogen Fertilizer Rates on In Situ Nitrogen Mineralization. Soil Science Society of America Journal 63:129-134.
3. Raun, W.R., G. V. Johnson, and R. L. Westerman Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 1999. Fertilizer Nitrogen Recovery in Long-Term Continuous Winter Wheat. Soil Science Society of America Journal 63:645-650.
Soil Erosion:
1. Chan, K.Y., D. P. Heenan and A. Oates 2002. Soil carbon fractions and relationship to soil quality under different tillage and stubble Management. Soil and Tillage Research 63: 133-139. (Online Journal)
2. Sainju, U. M., B. P. Singh and W. F. Whitehead. 2002. Long-term effects of tillage, cover crops, and nitrogen fertilization on organic carbon and nitrogen concentrations in sandy loam soils in Georgia, USA. Soil and Tillage Research 63: 167-179. (Online Journal
3. Trimble, S. W. 1999. Decreased rates of alluvial sediment storage in the Coon Creek Basin, Wisconsin, 1975-93. Science 285:1244-1246. (Online Journal)
4. Van Muysen W. and G. Govers. 2002. Soil displacement and tillage erosion during secondary tillage operations: the case of rotary harrow and seeding equipment. Soil and Tillage Research 65: 185-191. (Online Journal)
Water Resources & Irrigation:
1. Ben-Hur, M., F. H. Li, R. Keren, I. Ravina, and G. Shalit. 2001. Water and Salt Distribution in a Field Irrigated with Marginal Water under High Water Table Conditions. Soil Science Society of America Journal 65:191–198.
2. Ji, S. and P. W. Unger. 2001. Soil Water Accumulation under Different Precipitation, Potential Evaporation, and Straw Mulch Conditions. Soil Science Society of America Journal 65:442–448.
3. Hunter, R.G. and Stephen P. Faulkner 2001. Denitrification Potentials in Restored and Natural Bottomland Hardwood Wetlands. Soil Science Society of America Journal 65:1865-1872.
Soil Formation:
1. Chadwick, O. A. et al. 1999. Changing sources of nutrients during four million years of ecosystem development. Nature, 397:491-497. (Online Journal)
2. Helmsath, A. M. et al. 1997. The soil production function and landscape equilibrium. Nature, 388:358-361. (Online Journal)
Soil Taxonomy:
1. Vejre, H., Callesen, I., Vesterdal, L., & Raulund-Rasmussen, K. 2003. Carbon and nitrogen in Danish forest soils - Contents and distribution determined by soil order. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 67, 335-343.
2. Young, F.J. & Hammer, R.D. 2000. Defining geographic soil bodies by landscape position, soil taxonomy, and cluster analysis. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 64, 989-998.