Wei Shi
Professor
Soil Microbiology & Ecology
Faculty
Williams Hall 4302B
My research directs toward biochemical, physiological, and ecological functions of soil and environmental microorganisms. The goal is to develop fundamental knowledge and apply the information obtained to practice for sustaining agriculture and the environment. Current research emphasis is on soil microbial community structure and nitrogen cycling.
Publications
- Abundance, diversity, and composition of root-associated microbial communities varied with tall fescue cultivars under water deficit, FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY (2023)
- Water deficits shape the microbiome of Bermudagrass roots to be Actinobacteria rich, FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY (2023)
- Nitrapyrin-based nitrification inhibitors shaped the soil microbial community via controls on soil pH and inorganic N composition, APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY (2022)
- Soil pore size distribution shaped not only compositions but also networks of the soil microbial community, APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY (2022)
- Predominant Microbial Colonizers in the Root Endosphere and Rhizosphere of Turfgrass Systems: Pseudomonas veronii, Janthinobacterium lividum, and Pseudogymnoascus spp., FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY (2021)
- Biological controls over the abundances of terrestrial ammonia oxidizers, GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY (2020)
- Soil microbial diversity and composition: Links to soil texture and associated properties, SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY (2020)
- Biochar suppresses N2O emissions and alters microbial communities in an acidic tea soil, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH (2019)
- Defoliation management and grass growth habits modulated the soil microbial community of turfgrass systems, PLOS ONE (2019)
- Impacts on soil nitrogen availability of converting managed pine plantation into switchgrass monoculture for bioenergy, SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT (2019)