Full paper available upon request.

 

Referred Journal Articles

 

Waisen, P., Z. Cheng, B.S. Sipes, and K.-H. Wang. 2022. Biofumigation effects of Brassicaceous cover crops on soil health in cucurbit agroecosystems in Hawaii, USA. Pedosphere, 32(4): 521–531.

Cheng, Z. 2021. Management of leaf and sheath spot (mini ring) on hybrid bermudagrass in Hawaii. International Turfgrass Society Research Journal, 2021: 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1002/its2.66 (short communication)

Lindsey, A.J., J. DeFrank, and Z. Cheng. 2020. Bermudagrass suppression and goosegrass control in seashore paspalum turf. Journal of Applied Horticulture, 22(2): 92-96.

Waisen, P., Z. Cheng, B.S. Sipes, J. DeFrank, S.P. Marahatta, and K.-H. Wang. 2020. Effects of biofumigant crop termination methods on suppression of plant-parasitic nematodes. Applied Soil Ecology, 154 (2020), 103595. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2020.103595

Manandhar, M., J. Li, and Z. Cheng*. 2020. Survey of entomopathogenic nematodes in various landscape systems on Oahu, Hawaii, and their pathogenicity against coconut rhinoceros beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Nematropica, 50(1): 36-44. *corresponding author.

Lindsey, A.J., J. DeFrank, and Z. Cheng. 2019. Seashore Paspalum and Bermudagrass Response to Spray Applications of Postemergence Herbicides. HortTechnology 29 (3), 251-257.

Cheng, Z.*, H. Melakeberhan, S. Mennan, and P. S. Grewal. 2018. Relationship between soybean cyst nematode, Heterodera glycines, and soil nematode communities under long-term tillage and crop rotation systems. Nematropica, 48(1): 101-115. *corresponding author.

Michalski, J., and Z. Cheng*. 2018. Effects of “lights out” turfgrass renovation on plants, soil arthropod and nematode communities. Applied Soil Ecology, 127: 144–154.*corresponding author.

Cheng, Z., M. Kellar, N. Nagata, B. Bhandari, and R. Manandhar. 2018. Lobate lac scale (Paratachardina pseudolobata Kundo and Gullan) invades from Oahu into neighbor islands: state-wide survey in Hawaii. Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society, 50: 1–8. *corresponding author.

Zhao, Y., G. Ren, Z. Cheng, G. Huang, and J. Li. 2018. Taxonomy of Aulacochilus Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Erotylidae: Erotylinae) From China, With a Key Based on Adult Characters. Journal of Insect Science, 18(2): 27; 1–5.

Bhandari, B.P., and Z. Cheng*^#. 2018. Lobate lac scale, Paratachardina pseudolobata Kundo and Gullan, in Hawaii’s urban landscape: hosts and management. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 38(1): 71-76. *corresponding author. ^#co-first author.

Bal, H., N. Acosta, Z. Cheng, P. S. Grewal, and C. Hoy. 2017. Effect of habitat and soil management on dispersal and distribution patterns of entomopathogenic nematodes. Applied Soil Ecology, 121: 48-59.

Li, J., Y.-C. Zhao, G.-D. Ren, and Z. Cheng. 2017. Taxonomic study on specimens of the genus Micrencaustes deposited in the Bernice P. Bishop Museum (Coleoptera, Erotylidae). ZooKeys, 645: 27-35.

Moore, A., R. Quitugua, I. Iriarte, M. Melzer, S. Watanabe, Z. Cheng, and J.M. Barnes. 2016. Movement of Packaged Soil Products as a Dispersal Pathway for Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) and Other Invasive Species. Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society, 48: 21-22.

Bhandari, B.P., and Z. Cheng*. 2016. Trunk injection of systemic insecticides to control stem and leaf gall wasps, Josephiella species (Hymenoptera: Agaonidae), on Chinese banyan (Rosales: Moraceae) in Hawaii. Florida Entomologist, 99(2): 172-177. *corresponding author.

Sharma, K., Z. Cheng, and P. S. Grewal. 2015. Relationship between soil heavy metal contamination and soil food web health in vacant lots slated for urban agriculture in two post-industrial cities. Urban Ecosystems, 18: 835-855.

Wang, K.-H., T. Radovich, A. Pant, and Z. Cheng. 2014. Evaluating soil and plant health improvement effects of cover crops and vermicompost water extract in a short-term vegetable cropping system. Applied Soil Ecology, 82: 26-37. 

Bal, H. K., N. Acosta, Z. Cheng, H. Whitehead, P. S. Grewal, and C. W. Hoy. 2014. Effect of soil management on Heterorhabditis bacteriophora GPS11 persistence and biological control in a vegetable production system. Biological Control, 79: 75-83.
 
Cheng, Z., E. L. McCoy, and P. S. Grewal. 2014. Water, sediment, and nutrient runoff from urban lawns established on subsoil or topsoil and managed with inorganic or organic fertilizers. Urban Ecosystems, 17: 277-289.

Reeves, J., Z. Cheng, J. Kovach, M. D. Kleinhenz, and P. S. Grewal. 2014. Quantifying soil health and tomato crop productivity in urban community and market gardens. Urban Ecosystems, 17: 221-238.

Knight, A., Z. Cheng, S. S. Grewal, K. R. Islam, M. D. Kleinhenz, P. S. Grewal. 2013. Soil health as a predictor of lettuce productivity and quality: A case study of urban vacant lots. Urban Ecosystems, 16: 637-656.

Grewal, S. S., Z. Cheng, S. Masih, M. Wolboldt, N. Huda, A. Knight, and P. S. Grewal. 2011. An assessment of soil nematode food webs and nutrient pools in community gardens and vacant lots in two post-industrial American cities. Urban Ecosystems, 14: 181-194.

Cheng, Z., S. O. Salminen, and P. S. Grewal. 2010. Effect of organic fertilizers on the greening quality, shoot and root growth, and shoot nutrient and alkaloid contents of turf-type endophytic tall fescue, Festuca arundinacea. Annals of Applied Biology, 156: 25-37.

Park, S., Z. Cheng, B. B. McSpadden Gardener, and P. S. Grewal. 2010. Are nematodes effective bioindicators of soil conditions and processes along distance from roads and age of development in urban areas? Journal of Environmental Indicators, 5: 28-47.

Park, S., Z. Cheng, H. Yang, E. E. Morris, M. Sutherland, B. B. McSpadden Gardener, and P. S. Grewal. 2010. Differences in soil chemical properties with distance to roads and age of development in urban areas. Urban Ecosystems, 13: 483-497.

Cheng, Z., and P. S. Grewal. 2009. Dynamics of the soil nematode food web and nutrient pools under tall fescue lawns established on soil matrices resulting from common urban development activities. Applied Soil Ecology, 42: 107–117.

Cheng, Z., D. S. Richmond, S. O. Salminen, and P. S. Grewal. 2008. Ecology of urban lawns under three common management programs. Urban Ecosystems, 11: 177-195.

Cheng, Z., P. S. Grewal, B. R. Stinner, K. A. Hurto, and H. B. Hamza. 2008. Effects of long-term turfgrass management practices on soil nematode community and nutrient pools. Applied Soil Ecology, 38: 174-184.

Briar, S. S., G. B. Jagdale, Z. Cheng, C. W. Hoy, S. A. Miller, and P. S. Grewal. 2007. Indicative value of soil nematode food web indices and trophic group abundance in differentiating habitats with a gradient of anthropogenic impact. Environmental Bioindicators, 2: 146-160.

Long, C., Q. Zhang, Z. Xu, A. Li, J. Chen, and Z. Cheng. 2002. Treatment of DSD acid manufacturing wastewater on macroporous resin. Ion Exchange and Adsorption, 18(1): 45-50. (in Chinese language)

Cheng, Z. 2001. Distribution and comparison of heavy metal Cu and radioactive nuclein 3H in crucian body. Jiangsu Environmental Science and Technology, 14(3): 5-6. (in Chinese language)

Long, C., Q. Zhang, Z. Xu, J. Chen, A. Li, and Z. Cheng. 2001. Adsorption and desorption of DSD acid manufacturing wastewater on macroporous resin. Chinese Journal of Reactive Polymers, 10(1): 37-44.


Published Abstracts (peer-reviewed)

 

Cheng, Z. 2018. Application of principal component analysis in ecological nematology research: A hands-on demonstration. Journal of Nematology, 50(4): 630.

Waisen, P., K.-H. Wang, Z. Cheng, and B. Sipes. 2018. Managing plant-parasitic nematodes and soil health through ecological based biofumigation using brown mustard and oil radish. Journal of Nematology, 50(4): 661.

Alhussaini, A., B. Sipes, K.-H. Wang, and Z. Cheng. 2018. Identification of the bacterial symbiont from entomopathogenic nematode (Oscheius) and its biological control potential. Journal of Nematology, 50(4): 625.

Marquez, J., K.‐H.Wang, B. S. Sipes, and Z. Cheng. 2017. Improving soil conditions for entomopathogenic nematodes with no‐till cover cropping. Journal of Nematology, 49(4): 514.

Waisen, P., K.‐H. Wang, Z. Cheng, and B. S. Sipes. 2017. Effective termination methods of Brassica cover crops for suppression of plant‐parasitic nematodes while enhancing soil health. Journal of Nematology, 49(4): 535-536.

Marquez, J., K.-H.Wang, B.S. Sipes, and Z. Cheng. 2016. Understanding the roles of soil water conservation on indigenous entomopathogenic nematodes and entomopathogenic fungi in a no-till organic mulching system. Journal of Nematology, 48(4): 348. 

Waisen, P., K.-H. Wang, Z. Cheng, and B.S. Sipes. 2016. Developing effective management strategies against plant-parasitic nematodes using oil radish in Hawaii. Journal of Nematology, 48(4): 381. 

Wang, K.-H., S. Ching, J. Marquez, S. Mishra, P.Waisen, and Z. Cheng. 2016. Relationships between cover crop plant available nitrogen mineralization rate and nematode soil health indicators. Journal of Nematology, 48(4): 381-382.