1. Ecological management for enhancing nitrogen ecosystem services on agriculture land through crop, soil, and microbiome interactions Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Isbell, Sarah Abigail Title: Ecological management for enhancing nitrogen ecosystem services on agriculture land through crop, soil, and microbiome interactions Graduate Program: Ecology Keywords: Ecological intensificationAgroecologyNitrogen ManagementSoil EcologyCover cropsInterseedingReduced-tillageCornNitrogenSoil microbesCover crop mixturesSoil MicrobiomeOrganic AgricultureNext-generation sequencing File: Login to Download Committee Members: Terrence Bell, Major Field MemberCharlie White, Outside Unit MemberGregory Roth, Outside Field MemberJason Kaye, Chair & Dissertation AdvisorJason Kaye, Program Head/Chair
2. The Effects of Tillage Intensities on Biological Control Potential in Organic Cropping Systems Open Access Author: Tillotson, Shea Title: The Effects of Tillage Intensities on Biological Control Potential in Organic Cropping Systems Graduate Program: Entomology Keywords: Reduced-tillageagroecologytillageentomopathogenic fungiinsect pestbiological controlpredation File: Download Tillotson_final_thesis.pdf Committee Members: Mary Ellen Barbercheck, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSara Hermann, Committee MemberGary Felton, Program Head/ChairJohn M Wallace, Committee Member