Shuijin Hu

Shuijin Hu, Associate Professor
Department of Plant Pathology
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7616
Phone: 919-515-2097 (O)
E-mail: shuijin_hu@ncsu.edu
Position responsibilities: Research (Percent of time involved): 80%; Teaching: 20%

Education background

Professional experience

Refereed Publications

  1. Chen, X., C. Tu, M. Bouton, D. Watson and S. Hu. 2007. Plant nitrogen acquisition and interactions under elevated CO2: impact of mycorrhizae and endophytes. Global Change Biology. In Press.
  2. Hu, S., C. Tu, X. Chen, and J. B. Gruver. 2006. Progressive N limitation of plant response to elevated CO2: a microbiological perspective. Plant and Soil 289, 47–58.
  3. Tu, C., F.L. Booker, D.M. Watson, X. Chen, T.W. Rufty, W. Shi, and S. Hu. 2006. Mycorrhizal mediation of plant N acquisition and residue decomposition: Impact of mineral N inputs. Global Change Biology 12, 793–803.
  4. Tu, C., F.J. Louws, N.G. Creamer, J.P. Mueller, C. Brownie, K. Fager, M. Bell, and S. Hu. 2006. Responses of soil microbial biomass and N availability to transition strategies from conventional to organic farming systems. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 113, 206–215.
  5. Hu S., J.S. Wu, K.O. Burkey, and M.K. Firestone 2005. Plant-microbial N partitioning under elevated atmospheric CO 2 in two mesocosm experiments with annual grasses. Global Change Biology 11, 213-223.
  6. Zhang, W., K.M. Parker, Y.O. Luo, S. Wan, and S. Hu. 2005. Soil microbial responses to experimental warming and clipping in a tallgrass prairie. Global Change Biology 11, 266-277.
  7. Booker, F.L., S.A. Prior, H.A. Torbert, E.L. Fiscus, W.A. Pursley, S. Hu. 2005. Influence of elevated CO 2 and O 3 on soybean residue chemistry and decomposition. Global Change Biology 11, 685-698.
  8. Chen, X., J.J. Tang, G.Y. Zhi and S. Hu. 2005. Arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization and phosphorus acquisition of plants: Effects of coexisting plant species. Applied Soil Ecology 28, 259-269.
  9. Wu, C, X. Chen, J.J. Tang and S. Hu. 2005. Lead accumulation in weed communities with various species. Communication in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. In press.
  10. Chen, X., C. Wu, J.J. Tang and S. Hu. 2005. Arbuscular mycorrhizae enhance heavy metal lead uptake and growth of host plants under a sand culture experiment. Chemosphere. In press.
  11. Yang, R.Y., J.J. Tang, X. Chen and S. Hu. 2005. Effects of elevated atmospheric CO 2 on AMF community colonized in roots of various species of plants. Acta Ecologica Sinica. In press.
  12. Hu, S. and W. J. Zhang. 2004. Impact of global change on biological processes in soil: Implications for agroecosystem management . Journal of Crop Improvement 12: 289-315.
  13. Tu, C., S.R. Koenning and S. Hu. 2003. Root-parasitic nematodes enhance soil microbial activities and nitrogen mineralization. Microbial Ecology 46: 134-144.
  14. Diab H., S. Hu, and D.M. Benson. 2003. Suppression of Rhizoctonia solani on Impatiens by enhanced microbial activity in composted swine waste amended potting mixes. Phytopathology 93: 1115-1123.
  15. Mueller, J.P., M.E. Barbercheck, M. Bell, C. Brownie, N.G. Creamer, A. Hitt, S. Hu, L. King, H.M. Linker, F.J. Louws, S. Marlow, M. Marra, C.W. Raczkowski, D.J. Susko, M.G. Wagger. 2002. Development and implementation of a long-term agricultural systems study: Challenges and opportunities. HortTechnology 12: 362-368.
  16. Chen, X., J.J. Tang, Z.G. Fang and S. Hu. 2002. Phosphate-solubilizing microbes in rhizosphere soils of 19 weeds in southeastern China. Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE 3: 355-361
  17. Hu, S., F. S. Chapin, III, M. K. Firestone, C. B. Field and N. R. Chiariello. 2001. Nitrogen limitation of microbial decomposition in a grassland under elevated CO 2. Nature 409, 188 – 191.
  18. Grünwald, N. J., S. Hu and A. H. C. van Bruggen, 2000. Characterization of soil C, N, microbial dynamics associated with plant pathogen dynamics during short-term cover crop decomposition in organic and conventional soils. European Journal of Plant Pathology 106: 37-50.
  19. Grünwald, N. J., S. Hu and A. H. C. van Bruggen, 2000. Microbial and nutrient variables associated with different levels of Pythium aphanidermatum growth in organic and conventional soils. European Journal of Plant Pathology 106: 51-65.
  20. Yang, Y.H., J. Yao, S. Hu and Y. Qi. 2000. Effects of agricultural chemicals on DNA sequence diversity of soil microbial community: A study with RAPD marker. Microbial Ecology 39: 72-79.
  21. Hu, S., M. K. Firestone and F. S. Chapin III. 1999. Soil microbial feedbacks to atmospheric CO 2 enrichment. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 14: 433-437
  22. Hu, S., A. H. C. van Bruggen and N. J. Grünwald. 1999. Dynamics of bacterial populations in relation to carbon availability in a residue-amended soil. Applied Soil Ecology 13: 21-30.
  23. Hu, S., M. K. Firestone and F. S. Chapin III. 1998. Elevated atmospheric CO 2 and soil biota. Science 281: 518.
  24. Hu, S. and A. H. C. van Bruggen. 1998. Efficiencies of chloroform fumigation in soil: effects of physiological states of bacteria. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 30, 1841-1844.
  25. Hu, S., A. H. C. van Bruggen, R. J. Wakeman and N. J. Grünwald. 1997. Microbial suppression of in vitro growth of Pythium ultimum and disease incidence in relation to soil C and N availability. Plant and Soil 195: 43-52.
  26. Hu. S., N. J. Grünwald, A. H. C. van Bruggen, G. Gamble, L. E. Drinkwater, C. Shennan and M. W. Demment. 1997. Short-term effects of cover crop incorporation on soil C pools and N availability. Soil Science Society of America Journal 61: 901-911.
  27. Hu, S. and A. H. C. van Bruggen. 1997. Microbial dynamics associated with multiphasic decomposition of 14C-labeled cellulose in soil. Microbial Ecology. 33 (2): 134-143.
  28. Hu, S., D. C. Coleman, C. R. Carroll, P. F. Hendrix and M. H. Beare. 1997. Labile soil carbon pools in humid subtropical agricultural and forest ecosystems as influenced by management practices and vegetation types. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 65: 69-78.
  29. Beare, M. H., S. Hu, D. C. Coleman and P. F. Hendrix. 1997. Influences of mycelial fungi on soil aggregation and organic matter storage in conventional and no-tillage soils. Applied Soil Ecology 5: 211-219.
  30. Maloney, P. E., A. H. C. van Bruggen and S. Hu. 1997. Effect of root location and resource environments on the physiological structuring of rhizosphere bacterial communities. Microbial Ecology 34:109-117.
  31. Grünwald, N. J., F. Workneh, S. Hu and A. H. C. van Bruggen. 1997. Comparison of an in-vitro and damping-off assay to test soils for suppressiveness to Pythium aphanidermatum. European Journal of Plant Pathology 103: 55-63.
  32. Yang, Y., S. Hu and P. Qin, 1996. Applications of molecular techniques to studies on biodiversity. Journal of Rural Eco-environment 12: 28-31.
  33. Hu, S., D. C. Coleman, P. F. Hendrix and M. H. Beare. 1995. Biotic manipulation effects on soil carbohydrates and microbial biomass in a cultivated soil. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 27: 1127-1135.
  34. Hu, S., D. C. Coleman, M. H. Beare and P. F. Hendrix. 1995. Soil carbohydrates in aggrading and degrading agroecosystems: influences of fungi and aggregates. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 54: 77-88.
  35. Yang, Y., X. Hua, S. Chen and S. Hu. 1995. Catabolic pathways for aromatic hydrocarbon biodegradation and their molecular genetic analysis. Advances in Environmental Science 3: 31-43.
  36. Hu, Shuijin, Xueping Chen and Ou Xie. 1994. Molecular ecology and its tasks. Acta Ecologica Sinica 14: 120-124.
  37. Chen, X., S. Hu, J. Guo and O. Xie. 1994. Potential adversary effects of transgenic organisms on the environment. Agro-environment and Development 11: 30-34.

Books

  1. Yang, Z. P., Hu, S. and X. L. Zhou, 2000. Biotechnology & Sustainable Agriculture. Shanghai Scientific and Technological Literature Publishing House, Shanghai, China. (323p)
  2. Liu, Jianguo, Rusong Wang, Zhiyun Ouyang, Shuijin Hu, Zhiyong Huang, Weixin Cheng and Yegang Wu, 1992. Advances in Modern Ecology. (396p). China Science and Technology Press. Beijing, China.

Book chapters

  1. Hu, S. and W. J. Zhang. 2004. Impact of global change on biological processes in soil: Implications for agroecosystem management . In: New Dimensions in Agroecology (Clements D. and Shrestha, A., eds) (Co-published as Journal of Crop Improvement Volume 11 and 12). pp. 289-314. The Haworth Press, Inc. New York.
  2. Hu, S., 2000. Applications of molecular techniques for environmental monitoring. In: Biotechnology & Sustainable Agriculture (Yang, Z. P., Hu, S. and Zhou, X. L., eds). Pp. 16-24. Shanghai Scientific and Technological Literature Publishing House, Shanghai, China.
  3. Hu, S., X. Zhou and Z. Yang. 2000. Biotechnology and sustainable development: an overview. In: Biotechnology & Sustainable Agriculture (Yang, Z. P., Hu, S. and Zhou, X. L., eds). Pp. 243-254. Shanghai Scientific and Technological Literature Publishing House, Shanghai, China.
  4. Zhou, X. L. and S. Hu. 2000. Release of genetically modified organisms into the environment. In: Biotechnology & Sustainable Agriculture (Yang, Z. P., Hu, S. and Zhou, X. L., eds). Pp. 314-320. Shanghai Scientific and Technological Literature Publishing House, Shanghai, China.
  5. Yang, Y., X. Hua, Z. Hua and S. Hu. 2000. Molecular mechanisms for biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. In: Biotechnology & Sustainable Agriculture (Hu, S. et al., eds). Pp. 255-279. Shanghai Scientific and Technological Literature Publishing House, Shanghai, China.
  6. Chen, X. and S. Hu. 1995. Molecular techniques for quantification of genetic diversity. In: Strategies for Resource Management and Sustainable Development. Environmental Society of China, Beijing, China. pp. 586-589.
  7. Hu, Shuijin, 1992. Ecological effects of biotechnology. In: Advances in Modern Ecology. (Jiangguo Liu et al., eds), pp. 355-368. China Science and Technology Press, Beijing, China.

Other publications -- Chapters in proceedings of scientific meetings

  1. Benson, D. M., and Hu, S. 2001. Animal manure amendments to container mixes for suppression of root pathogens. Proc. Southern Nurserymen’s Res. Conf. 46: 311-314.
  2. Coleman, D. C., P. F. Hendrix, M. H. Beare, D. A. Crossley, Jr., S. Hu, and P. C. J. van Vliet. 1994. The impacts of management and biota on nutrient dynamics and soil structure in sub-tropical agroecosystems: impacts on detritus food webs. In: Soil Biota Management in Sustainable Farming Systems (Pankhurst, C. E., B. M. Doube, V. V. S. R. Gupta and P. R. Grace, eds), pp. 133-143. CSIRO, Melbourne, Australia.

Invited Presentations

  1. Hu S. 2005. Belowground control of plant and ecosystem responses to global change. Modern Ecology Symposium. Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Beijing, China.
  2. Hu, S, X. Chen, C. Tu, F.J. Louws, J. Zhou, and H.D. Shew. 2005. High soil microbial diversity correlates with pathogen invasion but suppresses pathogen activity. Cary Conference 2005: Ecology of Infectious Diseases (http://www.ecostudies.org/cary11/index.html). Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, New York.
  3. Hu, S., C. Tu, X. Chen, J. B. Gruver and M. S. Schroeder. 2005. Mycorrhizal mediation of plant responses to elevated CO 2 in the atmosphere. Symposium: Role of Microbial Communities in Mediating Ecosystem Response to Disturbance. Ecological Society of America, 90th Annual Meeting. Montreal, Canada.
  4. Hu, S. 2004. Microbial control of C and N dynamics under elevated CO 2. Xiang-Shan National Scientific Conference on Carbon Balance in China’s Managed Ecosystems, Ministry of Science of China.
  5. Hu, S. 2004. Belowground mediation of plant interactions under elevated CO 2. Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
  6. Hu, S. 2004. Soil microbial diversity, activities and stability of soil ecosystems. Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.
  7. Hu, S. 2004. Microbial controls over plant and ecosystem response to global change components. Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
  8. Hu, S. 2003. Nitrogen limitation to soil microorganism under elevated CO 2. Symposium -- Progressive nitrogen limitation of plant and ecosystem responses to elevated CO 2 . Ecological Society of America, 88th Annual Meeting, Savannah, GA.

Abstracts for presentation

  1. Hu, S, X. Chen, C. Tu, F.J. Louws, J. Zhou, and H.D. Shew. 2005. High soil microbial diversity correlates with pathogen invasion but suppresses pathogen activity. Cary Conference on Infectious Disease Ecology: Effects of disease on ecosystems and of ecosystems on disease) at Institute of Ecosystem Studies (http://www.ecostudies.org/cary11/index.html).
  2. Hu, S, X. Chen, C. Tu, F.J. Louws, J. Zhou, and H.D. Shew. 2005. High soil microbial diversity correlates with pathogen invasion but suppresses pathogen activity. Annual Meeting of American Phytopathological Society. Austin, Texas.
  3. Hu, S., C. Tu, X. Chen, J. B. Gruver and M. S. Schroeder. 2005. Mycorrhizal mediation of plant responses to elevated CO 2 in the atmosphere. Abstracts. Ecol. Soc. Am., 90th Annual Meeting. Montreal, Canada.
  4. Chen, X., F.J. Louws, H. D. Shew, C. Tu, and S. Hu. 2004. Soil microbial diversity does not confer high resistance to invasion of a soilborne pathogen. Abstracts. Ecol. Soc. Am., 89th Annual Meeting. Portland, OR.
  5. Overstreet, L., G, Hoyt, S. Hu, W. Shi, and M. Wagger. 2004. Comparing Biological and Structural Features of Soils Under Conventional and Conservation Tillage. 26th Annual Conservation Tillage Conference for Sustainable Agriculture. Raleigh, NC.
  6. Tu, C., W. Zhang, X. Chen, H. D. Shew, M. M. Barbercheck, F. J. Louws, and S. Hu. 2004. Fungivorous Nematodes and Collembolans Suppress Plant Disease Caused by Fungal Pathogens. ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting. Poster No. 6295. Seattle, WA.
  7. Hu, S., F. Booker, K. Burkey, W.J. Zhang and C. Tu. 2003. Elevated atmospheric CO 2 and ozone influence peanut N acquisition. Annual meeting of Soil Science Society of America. Submitted.
  8. Chen, X., G. Zhi and S. Hu. 2003. Arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization and phosphorus acquisition of plants: Effects of coexisting plant species. Abstracts, p63. Ecol. Soc. Am., 88th Annual Meeting, Savannah, GA.
  9. Hu, S. 2003. Nitrogen limitation to soil microorganism under elevated CO 2. Abstracts, p158. Ecol. Soc. Am., 88th Annual Meeting, Savannah, GA.
  10. Tu C., Watson D., Rufty T., and Hu S. 2003. Anthropogenic N input enhances mycorrhizally mediated nitrogen acquisition by plant. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meetings, Denver, CO.
  11. Tu C., D. Watson, T. Rufty, and S. Hu. 2003. Anthropogenic N inputs enhance mycorrhiza mediated N acquisition by plants. The 4th International Conference on Mycorrhizae. Montreal, Canada.
  12. Zhang, W.J., H.D. Shew and S. Hu. 2003. Fungivorous nematode and collembola significantly reduce disease incidence caused by Pythium ultimum in tomato. Phytopathology 93 (supplement): 94
  13. Zhang, W.J., J.S. Wu, C. Tu, S. Hu. 2003. Divergence in microbial community structure and activities in managed ecosystems: Implications for soil carbon dynamics. Abstracts, p372. Ecol. Soc. Am., 88th Annual Meeting, Savannah, GA.
  14. Tu, C., Shuijin Hu, Stephen R. Koenning, and Kenneth R. Barker. 2002. Root-parasitic nematodes impact microbial biomass and nitrogen mineralization in six soils. Annual Meeting of Society of Soil Science of America.
  15. Diab El-Arab, H. G, S. Hu And D.M. Benson. 2002. Suppression of Rhizoctonia pre-emergence damping-off of impatiens by enhanced microbial activity in potting mix amended with composted swine waste. Annual Meeting of American Phytopathological Society.
  16. Hu, S., K. M. Parker and J. B. Ristaino. 2001. Management effects on soil microbial biomass and the microbial community structure. In Keeping All the Parts: Preserving, Restoring & Sustaining Complex Ecosystems. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, pp.118.
  17. Barbercheck, M., M. Gell, C. Brownie, N. Creamer, F. Louws, L. King, S. Koenning, S. Hu, M. Linker, P. Mueller, C. Raczkowski, And M. Wagger. 2001. Soil ecology research at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems. Proceedings of The Soil Ecology Society Conference. May 20-23, 2001. Pine Mountain, Ga.
  18. Hu, S., F. S. Chapin III., M. K. Firestone and C. B. Field. 1999. Soil microbial feedbacks to atmospheric carbon dioxide enrichment. In Legacies, Landscapes and Limits: Bridging Borders. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America. pp. 114.
  19. Hu, Shuijin, F. Stuart Chapin III., Mary K. Firestone and Christopher B. Field. 1998. Soil microbial feedbacks to atmospheric CO 2 elevation in an annual California grassland. Symposium on microbial ecology. VIIInternational Congress of ECOLOGY.
  20. Hu, S., F. Stuart Chapin III., M. K. Firestone, C. B. Field and H. L. Zhong. 1998. Effects of elevated carbon dioxide on plant-microbial N partitioning: facilitation of ecosystem C sequestration? Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America. v.79 SUPPL. PART 2:74.
  21. Grünwald, N. J., S. Hu, and A. H. C. van Bruggen. Soil microbial, C and N variables associated with soil suppressiveness to Pythium aphanidermatum during short-term cover crop decomposition in a microplot experiment. Phytopathology, v.88, SUPPL. (1998).
  22. Hu, Shuijin, F. Stuart Chapin III., Christopher B. Field and Mary K. Firestone. 1997. Carbon dioxide elevation promotes soil carbon storage in a California grassland. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, v.78(4) SUPPL. PART 2:112.
  23. Hu, S., F. S Chapin III. and M. K. Firestone. 1997. Soil microbial response to atmospheric carbon dioxide elevation in a California grassland. Agron. Abstracts. Am. Soc. Agron. p.219. Annual meeting. Anaheim, California.
  24. Hu, Shuijin and F. Stuart Chapin III. 1997. Carbon dioxide elevation alters soil nitrogen dynamics in a California grassland. The MEDECOS VIII meeting: Global Change and Mediterranean Ecosystems, p.36.
  25. Van Bruggen, A. H. C., A. M. Semenov, S. Hu, N. J. Grünwald and P. E. Maloney, 1997. Microbial succession in relation to cover crop decomposition and soluble nitrogen in soil. Abstracts of the General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, v.97, (1997): 400.
  26. Van Bruggen, A. H. C., M. Bolda, S. Hu, N. J. Grünwald and J. Wakeman, J. 1997. Tomato root disease severity in conventional, low-input, and organic farming systems. Phytopathology, v.87, n.6 SUPPL. (1997): S99.
  27. Semenov, A. M., A. H. C. Van Bruggen, S. Hu and P. E. Maloney, 1997. Dynamics of different trophic groups of bacteria and soluble carbon and nitrogen after cover crop incorporation in soil. Abstracts of the General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, v.97, (1997): 400.
  28. Hu, Shuijin and Ariena H. C. van Bruggen. 1996. Population dynamics of soil copiotrophic and oligotrophic bacteria in relation to C availability in an agricultural soil. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, 77(2) SUPPL. PART 2: 205.
  29. Hu, Shuijin and Ariena. H. C. van Bruggen. 1995. Cellulose decomposition and associated microbial dynamics in soil. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, 76(2): 123.
  30. Grünwald, Niklaus J., Shuijin Hu, Fekede Workneh and Ariena. H. C. van Bruggen. 1995. Effects of cover crop decomposition on microbial communities, nutrient cycling and receptivity to damping-off pathogens of tomato in organic versus conventionally managed soil. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, 76(2): 104.
  31. Hu, Shuijin, David C. Coleman, Paul F. Hendrix, Michael H. Beare, and C. Ronald Carroll, 1993. Effects of biotic treatments on soil carbohydrates in Georgia Piedmont. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, 74(2) SUPPL. PART 2: 284.
  32. Hu, S., D. C. Coleman, M. H. Beare, and P. F. Hendrix, 1992. Soil carbohydrates in humid subtropical agricultural and forest ecosystems. Agron. Abstracts. Am. Soc. Agron. p. 260. Annual meeting. Minneapolis, MN.
  33. Hu, Shuijin, David C. Coleman, Paul F. Hendrix, Michael H. Beare, C. Ronald Carroll and D. A. Crossley, 1992. Soil polysaccharides in aggrading and degrading agroecosystems: influences of Fungi and soil aggregates. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, 73 (2) SUPPL PART 2.: 213.
  34. Lopez, Sherwin Felix S., David C. Coleman, Shuijin Hu and Ronald W. Roncadori, 1992. Nutrient transfer between vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) associated plants as influenced by fungal-feeding nematodes. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, 73(2) SUPPL. PART: 254-255.
  35. Hu, S. J. and X. G. Han, 1989. Plant-mycorrhizal-rhizobial association and its implications in sustainable agriculture. Proceedings of the Chinese Association of Agricultural Students and Scholars in North America. Vol. 1: 109-110. Cornell University.
  36. Han, X. G. and S. J. Hu, 1989. Ecological homeostasis or equilibrium. Proceedings of The Chinese Association of Agricultural Students and Scholars in North America. Vol. 1: 109. Cornell University.

Grants

  1. Microarray analysis and functional assays to assess microbial ecology and disease suppression in soils under organic or sustainable management. $250,000. USDA-SARE. Louws F., Hu S. and Mueller P.J. 2005–2007.
  2. Mycorrhizal mediation of plant competition under elevated CO 2 and N deposition. National Science Foundation of China (Outstanding Young Scientist Fellowship). 400,000 Yuan (ca. $50,000). Hu, S. 2003–2005.
  3. Mycorrhizal mediation of organic matter decomposition: effects of elevated atmospheric CO 2 and N deposition. NCSU-Multidisplinary Program. Hu, S., Rufty, T. and Shi, W. $15,000. 2002–2003.
  4. Influence of Microbial Species and Functional Diversity in Soils on Pathogen Dispersal and Ecosystem Processes in Organic and Conventional Agroecosystems. USDA–SARE. $165,611. Ristaino, J. B., Gumpertz M.L. and Hu, S. 2001–2004.
  5. Dispersal of Phytophthora capsici in Soils From Organic and Conventional Agroecosystems. USDA–NRI-IPM. $275,555. Ristaino, J. B., Gumpertz M.L. and Hu, S. 2001–2004.
  6. Long-term Large Scale Systems Research Directed toward Agricultural Sustainability USDA–SARE. $235,168. J. P. Mueller, N. G. Creamer, H. M. Linker, F. J. Louws, M. E. Barbercheck, C. Brownie, M. G. Wagger, M. C. Marra, S. Hu, C. W. Raczkowski, J. B. Ristaino. 2001-2004.
  7. Control of Soilborne Pathogens of Ornamental Plants through Management of Resource Availability for Soil Microorganisms in Container Media. North Carolina State University – Faculty Research and Professional Development Fund. Jan. 1– Dec. 31, 2000. $5,000. S. Hu.
  8. Diversity and Activities of Soil Microflora and Mesofauna: Influence on Soilborne Pathogenic Fungi. USDA NRI. Dec. 2000–Dec. 2003. $214,000. S. Hu
  9. Microbial Activities and Community Structure in Container Media and Control of Soilborne Pathogens of Ornamental Plants. USDA Southern Region IPM. Oct. 2001–Sept. 2002. $120,000. S. Hu, D. M. Benson, S. N. Jeffers and J. W. Buck.
  10. Diversity and Activities of Resident Soil Microorganisms: Effects on Soilborne Plant Pathogenic Fungi. National Science Foundation. 2000–2001. $35,000. S. Hu.
  11. Revitalizing Small and Med-sized Farms: Organic Research, Education and Extension. Project 2000-1602. USDA -IFAFS. $499,177. Barbercheck M.E ., C. Brownie, N.G. Creamer, S. Hu, L. King, H.M. Linker, F.J. Louws, J. P. Mueller, C.W. Raczkowski, and M.G. Wagger. 2000–2004

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