YONA CHEN (Updated June 2004) Dissertations 1. M.Sc. Chen, Y. 1970. The structure, solubility products and optical properties of clay minerals in suspension. M.Sc. thesis. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. 2. Ph.D. Chen, Y. 1975. Evaluation of montmorillonite behavior and particle structure as a model for swelling and flow impediment in soils. Ph.D. thesis. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Books 1. Chen, Y., and Y. Avnimelech (eds.) 1986. The Role of Organic Matter in Modern Agriculture. 306 pp. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. 2. Gerstl, Z., Chen, Y., Mingelgrin, U., and Yaron, B. (eds.) 1989. Toxic Organic Chemicals in Porous Media. 250 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, F.R.G. 3. Chen, Y., and Y. Hadar (eds.) 1991. Iron Nutrition and Interactions in Plants (selected papers). Plant and Soil 130:1-288. 4. Chen, Y., and Y. Hadar (eds.) 1991. Iron Nutrition and Interactions in Plants. 377 pp. Kluwer Academic Publishers, London, U.K. 5. Rosen, D., E. Tel-Or, Y. Hadar and Y. Chen (eds.) 1997. Modern Agriculture and the Environment. 646 pp. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. 6. Lahav, N., M. Shenker, and Y. Chen. 1999. Introduction to Soil Science. 272 pp. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (in Hebrew). 7. Chen, Y. (Ed.), I. Kogel-Knabner, H. Knicker and M. Hemminga (Symposium Organizers). 2002. Second European Symposium on NMR in Soil Science. Journal of Environ. Qual., Special Issue, 31:375-514. Invited Reviews (reviewed) 1. Chen, Y., Y. Hadar, and Y. Inbar. 1985. The use of composted agricultural waste as peat substitute in horticulture. pp. 388-392. In: P. L'Hermite (ed.). Processing and Use of Organic Sludge and Liquid Agricultural Wastes. Reidel Publishing Company, Boston. 2. Chen, Y., and Y. Hadar. 1986. Composting and use of agricultural wastes in container media. pp. 71-77. In: M. De Bertoldi, M.P. Feranti, P. L'Hermite, and F. Zucconi (ed.) Compost: Production, Quality and Use. Elsevier, New York. 3. Raviv, N., Y. Chen, and Y. Inbar. 1986. Peat and peat substitutes as growth media for container-grown plants. pp. 257-287. In: Y. Chen, and Y. Avnimelech (ed.) The Role of Organic Matter in Modern Agriculture. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. 4. Hadar, Y., E. Jurkevitch, and Y. Chen. 1986. The effect of Pseudomonas on iron nutrition of plants. pp. 43-48. In: R. Swinburne, (ed.) Iron, Siderophores, and Plant Disease. Plenum Press, New York. 5. Chen, Y., and F.J. Stevenson. 1986. Soil organic matter interactions with trace elements. pp. 73-116. In: Y. Chen, and Y. Avnimelech (ed.) The Role of Organic Matter in Modern Agriculture. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. 6. Bar, A., A. Banin, and Y. Chen. 1987. Adsorption and exchange of potassium in multi-ionic soil systems as affected by mineralogy. pp. 143-158. In: N. Celio and O. Steineck (ed.). Methodology in Soil Research. International Potash Institute, Berne, Switzerland. 7. Senesi, N., and Y. Chen. 1989. Interactions of toxic chemicals with humic substances. pp. 37-90. In: Z. Gerstl, Y. Chen, U. Mingelgrin, and B. Yaron (ed.). Toxic Organic Chemicals in Porous Media. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Germany. 8. Chen, Y., and M. Schnitzer. 1989. Sizes and shapes of humic substances by electron microscopy. pp. 622-638. In: M.H.B. Hayes, P. MacCarthy, R.L. Malcolm and R.S. Swift (ed.). Humic Substances II: In Search of Structure. John Wiley, N.Y. 9. Chen, Y., and T. Aviad. 1990. Effects of humic substances on plant growth. pp. 161-186. In: P. MacCarthy, C.E. Clapp, R.L. Malcolm, and P.R. Bloom (ed.) Humic Substances in Soil and Crop Sciences: Selected readings. Am. Soc. Agron., Soil Sci. Soc. Am., Madison, Wisconsin. 10. Chen, Y., A. Gamliel, J.J. Stapelton, and T. Aviad. 1991. Chemical, physical and microbial changes related to plant growth in disinfested soils. pp. 103-129. In: J. Katan and J.E. DeVay (ed.). Soil Solarization. CRC Press, Boston, U.S.A. 11. Inbar, Y., Y. Chen, and Y. Hadar. 1991. Approaches to determining compost maturity. pp. 183-187. In: J. Goldstein (ed.) The Art and Science of Composting. JG Press, Emmanus, Pennsylvania. 12. Chen, Y., and Y. Inbar. 1993. Chemical and spectroscopic analyses of organic matter transformations during composting in relation to compost maturity. pp. 551-600. In: H.A.J. Hoitink and H.M. Keener (eds.) Science and Engineering of Composting: Design, Environmental, Microbiology and Utilization Aspects. Renaissance Publications, Worthington, OH, U.S.A. 13. Inbar, Y., Y. Chen, and H.A.J. Hoitink. 1993. Properties for establishing standards for utilization of composts in container media. pp. 668-694. In: H.A.J. Hoitink and H.M. Keener (eds.) Science and Engineering of Composting: Design, Environmental, Microbiology and Utilization Aspects. Renaissance Publications, Worthington, OH, U.S.A. 14. Chen, Y. 1994. Electron microscopy techniques applied to soil organic matter and soil structure studies. Fifteenth World Congress of Soil Science, Vol. 3a, pp. 85 - 99, International Society of Soil Science, Acapulco, Mexico. 15. Chen, Y, H. Magen, and Y. Riov. 1994. Humic substances originating from rapidly decomposing organic matter: Properties and effects on plant growth. pp. 427-443. In: N. Senesi and T.M. Miano (eds.) Humic Substances in the Global Environment and Implications on Human Health, Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 16. Chen, Y. 1996. Organic matter reactions involving micronutrients in soils and their effect on plants. pp. 507-530 In: A. Piccolo (ed.) Humic Substances in Terrestrial Ecosystems. Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 17. Chen, Y., B. Chefetz, and Y. Hadar. 1996. Formation and properties of humic substance originating from composts. pp. 382-393. In: M. de Bertoldi, P. Sequi, B. Lemmes and T. Papi (eds.) The Science of Composting. Blackie Academic & Professional, Glasgow U.K. 18. Chen, Y., Y. Inbar, B. Chefetz and Y. Hadar. 1997. Composting and recycling of organic waste. pp. 341-362. In: D. Rosen, E. Tel-Or, Y. Hadar and Y. Chen (eds.) Modern Agriculture and the Environment. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. 19. Chen, Y. 1998. Electron microscopy of soil structure and soil components. In: P.M. Huang, N. Senesi and J. Buffle (eds.) Structure and Surface Reactions of Soil Particles. IUPAC Series on Analytical and Physical Chemistry of Environmental Systems. Vol. 4. John Wiley & Sons, New York, U.S.A. 20. Clapp, C.E., Y. Chen, M.H.B. Hayes and H.H. Cheng. 2001. Plant growth promoting activity of humic substances. pp. 243-255. In: R.S. Swift and K.M. Spark (Eds.) Understanding and Managing Organic Matter in Soils, Sediments and Waters. International Humic Substances Society 21. Shenker, M. and Y. Chen. 2003. Increasing iron availability to crops: fertilizers, organo-fertilizers and biological approaches. In: M. Grusak (Ed.) Iron Nutrition and Interaction in Plants. Kluwer Academic Publishers, London, U.K. (in press). 22. Chen, Y. and M. Shenker. 2003. Agronomic approaches for increasing iron availability to food crops. In: I. Cakmak (Ed.) Impacts of Agriculture on Human Health and Nutrition, Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), UNESCO. 23. Chen, Y., M. De Nobili and T. Aviad. 2003. Stimulatory effects of humic substances on plant growth. pp. 103-129 In: F.R. Magdoff and R.R. Weil (Eds.) Functions and Management of Soil Organic Matter in Agroecosystems. CRC Press, Baco Ratin, Florida, U.S.A. (in press). 24. Kaschl, A., and Y. Chen. 2004. Interaction of humic substances with trace metals. In: Perminova, I.V., Hertkorn, N., and Baveye, P. (Eds.) Use of Humic Substances to Remediate Polluted Environments: From Theory to Practice. NATO Science Series, Kluwer Academic Publisher, Dordrecht. (in press). 25. Tarchitzky, J. and Y. Chen. 2004. Perborates: The Environmentally Problematic Bleaching Agents. pp. 645-662 In: U. Zoller (Ed.) Handbook of Detergents. Marcel Decker, Inc., New York. Chapters in Books and Proceedings (* reviewed) 1. Chen, Y., A. Banin, and Y. Ataman. 1980. Characterization of particles and pores, hydraulic properties and water:air ratios of artificial growth media and soils. Proc. 5th International Congress on Soilless Culture. Wageningen, The Netherlands. p. 63-82.* 2. Chen, Y., and P. Barak. 1983. Iron enriched peat and lignite as iron fertilizers. pp. 195-202. In: Proc. 2nd Intl. Symp. on Peat in Agriculture, Bet-Dagan, Israel. * 3. Chen, Y., Y. Inbar, and M. Raviv. 1983. Slurry produced by methanogenic fermentation of cow manure as a peat substitute in horticulture. pp. 297-316. In: Proc. 2nd Intl. Symp. on Peat in Agriculture. Bet-Dagan, Israel.* 4. Chen, Y., A. Banin, and A. Borochovitch. 1984. Effect of potassium on soil structure in relation to hydraulic conductivity. pp. 135-150. In: E.B.A. Bisdom (ed.) Submicroscopic Studies of Soils. Elsevier Sciences Publishers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (reprinted from Geoderma 30). * 5. Raviv, M., Z. Geler, S. Medina, E. Putievski, Y. Chen, and Y. Inbar. 1984. Slurry produced by methanogenic fermentation of cow manure as a growth medium for some horticultural crops. pp. 317-319. In: Proc. 2nd Intl. Symp. on Peat in Agriculture, Bet-Dagan, Israel.* 6. Raviv, M., S. Medina, Y. Chen, Y. Inbar, and Z. Geler. 1986. Changes in the chemical and horticultural properties during composting of slurry produced by methanogenic fermentation of dairy cow manure. pp. 377-382. In: DeBertoldi, M., M.P. Feranti, P. L'Hermite, and F. Zucconi (ed.). Compost: Production, Quality and. Elsevier, Science Publishers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 7. Shenker, M., Y. Chen, and S. Gazit. 1991. Iron deficiency in mango. I. New approaches to fertilization. pp. 331-338. In: Y. Chen and Y. Hadar (ed.) Iron Nutrition and Interactions in Plants. Kluwer Acad,, The Netherlands. * 8. Shenker, M., Y. Chen, and S. Gazit. 1991. Iron deficiency in mango. II. Uptake mechanisms. pp. 338-344. In: Y. Chen and Y. Hadar (ed.) Iron Nutrition and Interactions in Plants. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. * 9. Bar-Ness, E., Y. Chen, Y. Hadar, H. Marschner, and V. Romheld. 1991. Siderophores of Pseudomonas putida as an iron source for dicot and monocot plants. (same as in Plant and Soil 130:231-242). pp. 271-281. In: Y. Chen and Y. Hadar (ed.) Iron Nutrition and Interactions in Plants. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. * 10. Bar-Ness, E., and Y. Chen. 1991. Manure and peat based on iron-organo complexes: I. Characterization and enrichment. (same as in Plant and Soil 130:35-44). pp. 37-45. In: Y. Chen and Y. Hadar (ed.) Iron Nutrition and Interactions in Plants. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. * 11. Bar-Ness, E., and Y. Chen. 1991. Manure and peat based on iron-organo complexes: II. Transport in soils. (same as in Plant and Soil 130:45-50). pp. 47-52. In: Y. Chen and Y. Hadar (ed.) Iron Nutrition and Interactions in Plants. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. * 12. Sequi, P., A. Benedetti, M.L. Bouguerra, Y. Chen, D. Johnson, D. Kotzia, and L. Villas-Boas. 1992. Agriculture and pollution of fresh water and of the Mediterranean Sea. pp. 29-45 In: I. Bertini and Scorrano (eds.) Depollution Planning of the Mediterranean Sea. Proc. Workshop Societa Chimica Italiana, C.N.R. Committee for Chemical Sciences. Pisa, Italy. 13. da Silva, F.F., R. Wallach, and Y. Chen. 1993. A dynamic approach to irrigation scheduling in container media. pp. 183-297. In: E. Kenig (ed.) Proc. 6th Intl. Conference on Irrigation, Agritech, Israel. 14. da Silva, F.F., R. Wallach, and Y. Chen. 1993. Hydraulic properties of sphagnum peatmoss and tuff (scoria) and their potential effects on water availability. pp. 569- 576. In: M.A.C. Fragoso and M.L. Beusichem (eds.) Optimization of Plant Nutrition, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. * 15. Chefetz, B., Y, Chen, and Y. Hadar. 1996. Municipal solid waste composting: chemical and biological analysis of the process. pp. 1105-1108. In: M. de Bertoldi, P. Sequi, B. Lemmes and T. Papi (eds.) The Science of Composting. Blackie Academic & Professional, Glasgow, U.K. 16. Ben-Dor, E., Y. Inbar and Y. Chen. 1996. The effect of organic matter aging on its spectral reflectance characteristics (400-2,500 nm) during a controlled decomposition process. Vol. II, pp. 30-35. In: Proc. Eleventh Thematic Conference on Geologic Remote Sensing: Practical Solutions for Real World Problems. Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A. 17. Drozd, J., A. Jezierski and Y. Chen. 1997. Chemical and electron spin resonance properties of municipal solid waste composts. pp. 395-400. In: D. Rosen, E. Tel-Or, Y. Hadar and Y. Chen (eds.) Modern Agriculture and the Environment. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. 18. Cohen, R., B. Chefetz, Y. Chen and Y. Hadar. 1997. Suppression of soil-borne pathogens by composted municipal solid waste. pp. 113-130, In: S. Brown, J.S. Angle and L. Jacobs (Eds.) Beneficial co-utilization of agricultural, municipal and industrial by-products. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. 19. Chen, Y., B. Chefetz, F. Adani, P. Genevini and Y. Hadar. 1998. Organic matter transformation during composting of municipal solid waste. pp. 155-182 In: Drozd J, S.S. Gonet, N. Senesi and J. Weber (Eds.) The Role of Humic Substances in the Ecosystems an in Environmental Protection. PTSH, Wroclaw, Poland. 20. Chefetz, B. J. Tarchitzky, N. Benny, P. Hatcher, J. Bortiatynski and Y. Chen. 1998. Characterization and properties of humic substances originating from an activated sludge wastewater treatment plant. pp. 69-78, In: Davies, G., and E. Gabbour (Eds.) Humic Substances: Structure, Properties and Uses. The Royal Society of Chemistry. Cambridge, United Kingdom. 21. Clapp, C.E., R. Liu, V.M. Cline, Y. Chen and M.H.B. Hayes. 1998. Humic substances for enhancing turf grass growth. pp. 227-234, In: Davies, G., and E. Gabbour (Eds.) Humic Substances: Structure, Properties and Uses. The Royal Society of Chemistry. Cambridge, United Kingdom. 22. Kaschl, A., Y. El Nahhal, T. Abu Mourad, K. Tubail, J. Safi, Y. Hadar, Y.Chen and V. R?mheld. 1998. Long-term field experiment to examine the agricultural application of municipal solid waste compost in the Gaza Strip. pp. 251-254 In: Proc. 110 VDLUFA-Kongress, Giessen, Germany. 23. Chen, Y., B. Chefetz and Y. Hadar. 1999. Recycling of agricultural and municipal wastes. pp: 231-240. In: Kimazawa, K. (Ed.) Proc. Intl. Symposium of Bio-Recycling/Composting. Sapporo, Japan. 24. Kaschl. A., V. Romheld, Y. Hadar and Y. Chen. 1999. Cadmium binding by fractions of organic matter extracted from municipal solid waste compost. P. 696-697. In: Proceedings 5th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements, Vienna, Austria. 25. Chen, Y., C.E. Clapp, H. Magen and V.W. Cline. 2000. Stimulation of plant growth by humic substances: Effects on iron availability. pp. 255-263, In: Davies, G., and E. Gabbour (Eds.) Understanding Humic Substances: Advanced Methods, Properties and Applications. The Royal Society of Chemistry. Cambridge, United Kingdom. 26. Chen, Y., B. Chefetz and Y. Hadar. 2000. Recycling of agricultural and municipal wastes. pp. 53-58 In: Z. Varanini and R. Pinton (Eds.) Proceedings of the XVII Congress of the Italian Society of Agricultural Chemistry, Portoferraio, Italy 27. Chen, Y., J. Tarchitzky, N. Benny, U. Yermiyahu and R. Keren. 2000. Boron sorption of humic substances originating from soil, composts and wastewaters, and its uptake by plants. pp. 53-56, In: Proceedings of the 10th International Meeting of the International Humic Substances Society - Vol. 1, Toulouse, France. 28. Chefetz, B., J. Tarchitzky, A.P. Deshmukh, Y. Chen and P.G. Hatcher. 2000. Structural characterization of humic substances in particle size fraction of agricultural soil. pp. 165-166, In: Proceedings of the 10th International Meeting of the International Humic Substances Society - Vol. 1, Toulouse, France. 29. Kaschl, A., V. R?mheld, Y. Hadar and Y. Chen. 2000. Binding of copper by organic matter fractions from municipal solid waste compost. pp. 511-514, In: Proceedings of the 10th International Meeting of the International Humic Substances Society - Vol. 1, Toulouse, France. 30. Clapp, C.E., Y. Chen, V.W. Cline, A.J. Palazzo and R.H. Dowdy. 2000. Plant growth stimulation by humic substances. pp. 895-896, In: Proceedings of the 10th International Meeting of the International Humic Substances Society - Vol. 2, Toulouse, France. 31. Tarchitzky, J and Y. Chen. 2000. Humic substances and pH effects of clay dispersion and hydraulic conductivity of soils. pp. 911-913, In: Proceedings of the 10th International Meeting of the International Humic Substances Society - Vol. 2, Toulouse, France. 32. Kaschl. A., E. Neumann, Y. Chen and V. Romheld. 2001. Agricultural application of municipal solid waste compost in the Gaza Strip: in situ measurement of nutrient and heavy metal leaching. p. 988-989. In: W.J. Horst et al. (Eds.) Plant Nutrition - Food Security and Sustainability of Agro-Ecosystems. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. 33. Chen, Y., H. Magen and C.E. Clapp. 2001. Plant growth stimulation by humic substances and their complexes with iron. In: Proceedings of The Dalia Greidinger Symposium, Lisbon, Portugal. The International Fertiliser Society. 34. Drozd, J., Y. Chen, E. Jamroz and M. Licznar. 2001. Characteristics of humic substances during composting of municipal wastes. pp: 175-179 In: R.S. Swift and K.M. Spark (Eds.) Understanding and Managing Organic Matter in Soils, Sediments and Waters. International Humic Substances Society Inc., USA 35. Abbt-Braun, G., F.H. Frimmel, Y. Chen, B. Chefetz and Y. Hadar. 2001. Transformation of organic matter to humic substances in composted municipal solid waste. pp: 187-194 In: R.S. Swift and K.M. Spark (Eds.) Understanding and Managing Organic Matter in Soils, Sediments and Waters. International Humic Substances Society Inc., USA. 36. Schmitt-Kopplin, P., N. Hertkorn, A. Kettrup, J. Junkers, G. Ping, Y. Zhang, M. Perdue and Y. Chen. 2002. Capillary zone electrophoresis - electrospray ionization/mass spectrometry (CZE-ESI/MS) of natural organic matter (NOM). pp. 179-181 In: Humic Substances: Nature's Most Versatile Materials, Proceedings of the International Humic Substances Society 20th Anniversary Conference, Boston, U.S.A. 37. Abbt-Braun, G., D. Schmitt, F.H. Frimmel, Y. Chen and Y. Hadar. 2002. Metal complexation of water soluble organic matter from composted municipal solid waste (MSW). pp. 252-254. In: Humic Substances: Nature's Most Versatile Materials, Proceedings of the International Humic Substances Society 20th Anniversary Conference, Boston, U.S.A. 38. Catalano, L., M. De Nobili, H. Siebner-Freibach and Y. Chen. 2002. Effect of humic substances on the behavior of iron siderophores in soil and water. pp. 268-270 In: Humic Substances: Nature's Most Versatile Materials, Proceedings of the International Humic Substances Society 20th Anniversary Conference, Boston, U.S.A. 39. Clapp, C.E., Y. Chen, M.H.B. Hayes, V.W. Cline, A.J. Palazzo, J.A.E. Molina, D.B. White and J.M. Baker. 2002. Humic substances for enhancing plant growth. pp. 328-329 In: Humic Substances: Nature's Most Versatile Materials, Proceedings of the International Humic Substances Society 20th Anniversary Conference, Boston, U.S.A. 40. Tarchitzky J. and Y. Chen. 2002. Humic substances and polysaccharide effects on aggregate formation and stabilization. pp. 368-370 In: Humic Substances: Nature's Most Versatile Materials, Proceedings of the International Humic Substances Society 20th Anniversary Conference, Boston, U.S.A. Articles in Scientific Journals (reviewed) 1. Lahav, N., S. Levi, A. Brusse, Y. Chen, and S.Gil. 1967. Isolation of the equilibrium solution from a wet soil or clay paste. Plant and Soil 27:453-456. 2. Lahav, N., Y. Chen, and B. Bar-Yosef. 1968. Clay suspension in a drying out process. Soil Sci. 106:297-302. 3. Chen, Y., and A. Banin. 1973. Methods for the recovery of solids from dried dilute minerals suspensions. Laboratory Practice 22:192-193. 4. Chen, Y., and A. Banin. 1975. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) observations of soil structure changes induced by sodium-calcium exchange in relation to hydraulic conductivity. Soil Sci. 120: 428-436. 5. Chen, Y., A. Banin, and M. Schnitzer. 1976. Using of scanning electron microscope for structural studies on soils and soil components. Scanning Electron Microscopy 1:425-432. 6. Duffey, J.E., A. Banin, H.G. Laudelout, and Y. Chen. 1976. Particle shape and sodium self diffusion coefficient in mixed sodium calcium montmorillonite. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 40:310-314. 7. Chen, Y., and M. Schnitzer. 1976. Scanning electron microscopy of a humic acid and of a fulvic acid and its metal and clay complexes. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 40:682 8. Chen, Y., and M. Schnitzer. 1976. Water adsorption on soil humic substances. Can. J. Soil Sci. 56:521-524. 9. Chen, Y., and M. Schnitzer. 1976. Viscosity measurements on soil humic substances. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 40:866-872. 10. Senesi, N., Y. Chen, and M. Schnitzer. 1977. The electron and g irradiation of humic substances. Fuel 56:171-176. 11. Chen, Y., N. Senesi, and M. Schnitzer. 1977. Information provided on humic substances by E4/E6. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 41:352-358. 12. Senesi, N., Y. Chen, and M. Schnitzer. 1977. Aggregation-dispersion phenomena in humic substances. In: Soil Organic Matter Studies II, International Atomic Energy, Vienna, p. 143-155. 13. Senesi, N., Y. Chen, and M. Schnitzer. 1977. Hyperfine splitting in ESR spectra of fulvic acid. Soil Biol. Biochem. 9:371-372. 14. Senesi, N., Y. Chen, and M. Schnitzer. 1977. The role of free radicals in the oxidation and reduction of fulvic acid. Soil Biol. Biochem. 9:397-402. 15. Sowden, F.J., Y. Chen, and M. Schnitzer. 1977. The nitrogen distribution in soils formed under widely differing climatic conditions. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 41:1524-1526. 16. Chen, Y., F.J. Sowden, and M. Schnitzer. 1977. Nitrogen in Mediterranean soils. Agrochimica 21:7-14. 17. Goldner, R., N. Umiel, and Y. Chen. 1977. The growth of carrot callus cultures at various concentrations and composition of saline water. Z. Pflanzenphysiol. Bd. 85:S.:307-317. 18. Chen, Y., and M. Schnitzer. 1978. The surface tension of aqueous solutions of soil humic substances. Soil Sci. 125:7-15. 19. Chen, Y., N. Senesi, and M. Schnitzer. 1978. Chemical and physical characteristics of humic and fulvic acids extracted from soils of the Mediterranean region. Geoderma 10:87-104. 20. Chen, Y., N. Senesi, and M. Schnitzer. 1978. The chemical degradation of humic and fulvic acids extracted from Mediterranean soils. J. Soil Sci. 25:350-359. 21. Chen, Y., S.U. Khan, and M. Schnitzer. 1978. Ultra-violet irradiation of dilute fulvic acid solutions. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 42:292-296. 22. Chen, Y., D. Shaked, and A. Banin. 1979. The role of structural iron (III) in the ultra-violet adsorption by smectites. Clay Miner. 14:93-102. 23. Katan, J., A. Greenberg, A. Grinstein, H. Alon, Y. Mahrer, Y. Chen, and H.D. Rabinowitch. 1979. Solar heating of the soil for the control of root diseases and weeds. Phytoparasitica 7:40-41. 24. Chen, Y., J. Tarchitzky, J. Bouwer, J. Morin, and A. Banin. 1980. Scanning electron microscopy observations on soil crusts and their formation. Soil Sci. 130:49-55. 25. Chen, Y., E. Zahavi, P. Barak, and N. Umiel. 1980. Effect of salinity stresses on tobacco. 1. The growth of N. tabacum callus cultures under seawater, NaCl, and stress. Z. Pfla. .9:141-154. 26. Chen, Y., and J. Katan. 1980. Effect of solar heating of soils by transparent polyethelene mulching on their chemical properties. Soil Sci. 130:271-277. 27. Berliner, P., P. Barak, and Y. Chen. 1980. An improved procedure for measuring retention curves at low suction by the hanging water column method. Can. . Soil. 60:591-594. 28. Umiel, N., E. Zahavi, and Y. Chen. 1980. Effect of salinity stresses on tobacco: Short-term kinetics of Na and K uptake by callus cultures grown on media containing NaCl. Z. Pflanzenphysiol. Bd. 100:363-367. 29. Chen, Y., J. Navrot, and P. Barak. 1982. Remedy of lime-induced chlorosis with iron-enriched muck. J. Plant Nutrition 5:927-940. 30. Chen, Y., and P. Barak. 1982. Iron nutrition of plants in calcareous soils. Adv.Agron. 35:217-240. 31. Chen, Y., B. Steinitz, A. Cohen, and Y. Elber. 1982. The effect of various iron-containing fertilizers on growth and propagation of Gladiolus Grandiflorus. Scientia Hort. 18:169-175. 32. Barak, P., and Y. Chen. 1982. Evaluation of iron deficiency using a bioassay-type test. S. Soc. Am. J. 46:1019-1022. 33. Chen, Y., A. Banin, and A. Borochovitch. 1983. Effect of K on soil structure in relation to hydraulic conductivity. Geoderma 30:135-147. 34. Ratner, Y., A. Banin, and Y. Chen. 1983. Oven-drying as a pretreatment for surface area determinations of soils and clays. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 47:1056-1058. 35. Barak, P., Y. Chen, and A. Singer. 1983. Ground basalt and tuff as iron fertilizers for calcareous soils. Plant and Soil 73:155-158. 36. Barak, P., and Y. Chen. 1983. The effect of potassium fertilization on iron deficiency. Comm. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 14:945-950. 37. Putievsky, E., M. Raviv, and Y. Chen. 1983. Development and regeneration ability of lemon palm (Mellisa officinalis L.) and majoram (Majorama hortensis L.) on various growth media. Biological Agric. Hort. 1:327-333. 38. Chen, Y., Y. Inbar, M. Raviv, and A. Dovrat. 1983. The use of slurry produced by methanogenic fermentation of cow manure as a peat substitute in horticulture - chemical and physical properties. Acta Horticulturae 150:553-561. 39. Tarchitzky, J., A. Banin, J. Morin, and Y. Chen. 1984. Nature, formation and effects on soil crusts formed by water impact. Geoderma 33:135-155. 40. Raviv, M., Y. Chen, Z. Geler, S. Medina, and Y. Inbar. 1984. Slurry produced by methanogenic fermentation of cow manure as a growth medium for some horticultural crops. Acta Horticulturae 150:563-573. 41. Barak, P., and Y. Chen. 1984. The effect of potassium fertilization on the remedy of iron deficiency in calcareous soils. J. Plant Nutrition 7:125-133. 42. Banin, A., L. Margulies, and Y. Chen. 1985. Iron-montmorillonite: A spectral analog of Mars soil. J. Geophysical Res. 90:771-774. 43. Inbar, Y., Y. Chen, and Y. Hadar. 1985. The use of composted slurry produced by methanogenic fermentation of cow manure as a growth medium. Acta Horticulturae 172:75-82. 44. Hadar, Y., Y. Inbar, and Y. Chen. 1985. Effect of compost maturity on tomato seedling growth. Scientia Horticulturae 27:199-208. 45. Inbar, Y., Y. Chen, and Y. Hadar. 1986. The use of composted cattle manure and grape marc as peat substitutes in horticulture. Acta Horticulturae 178:147-154. 46. Jurkevitch, E., Y. Hadar, and Y. Chen. 1986. The remedy of lime induced chlorosis in peanuts by Pseudomonas sp. siderophores. J. Plant Nutrition 9:535-545. 47. Fitch, A., F.J. Stevenson, and Y. Chen. 1986. Complexation of Cu(II) with a soil humic acid: Response characteristics of the Cu(II) ion-selective electrode and ligand concentration effects. Org. Geochem. 9:109-116. 48. Barak, P., and Y. Chen. 1987. Three-minute analysis of chloride, nitrate and sulfate by single column anion chromatography. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 51:257-258. 49. Barak, P., and Y. Chen. 1987. Determination of FeEDDHA in soils and fertilizers by anion exchange chromatography. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 51:893-896. 50. Abdel-Rahim, M.F., M.M. Satour, S.A. El-Ezaki, K.Y. Michail, A. Grinstein, Y. Chen, and J. Katan. 1988. Effectiveness of soil solarization in furrow-irrigated soils in Egypt. Plant Disease 72:143-146. 51. Jurkevitch, E., Y. Chen, and Y. Hadar. 1988. Involvement of bacterial siderophores in the remedy of lime-induced chlorosis in peanuts. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 52:1032-1037. 52. Yermiahu, U., R.Keren, and Y. Chen. 1988. Boron adsorption on composted organic matter. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 52:1309-1313. 53. Bar-Tal, A., B. Bar-Yosef, and Y. Chen. 1988. Effects of fulvic acid and pH on Zn sorption by montmorillonite. Soil Science 146:367-373. 54. Chen, Y., Y. Inbar, and Y. Hadar. 1988. Composted agricultural wastes as potting media for ornamental plants. Soil Science 145:298-303. 55. Inbar, Y., Y. Chen, Y. Hadar, and O. Verdonck. 1988. Composting of agricultural wastes for their use as container media. I. Optimization of the composting process. Biological Wastes 26:247-259. 56. Mandelbaum, R., Y. Hadar, and Y. Chen. 1988. Compost of agricultural wastes for their use as container media. II. Effect of heat treatments on suppression of Pythium aphanidermatum and microbial activities in substrates containing compost. Biological Wastes 26:261-274. 57. Chen, Y., Y. Inbar, Y. Hadar, and R.L. Malcolm. 1989. Chemical properties and solid-state CPMAS 13C-NMR of composted organic matter. The Sci. Total Environ. 81/82:201-208. 58. Meron, M., Y. Filer, Y. Cohen, A. Grinstein, A. Gamliel, Y. Chen, and J. Katan. 1989. Solarization and fumigation for reclamation of organic soils. Acta Horticulturae 255:117-124. 59. Gamliel, A., Y. Katan, Y. Chen, and A. Grinstein. 1989. Solarization for the recycling of container media. Acta Horticulturae 255:181-188. 60. Inbar, Y., Y. Chen, and Y. Hadar. 1989. Solid-state carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance and infrared spectroscopy of composted organic matter. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 53:1695-1701. 61. Inbar, Y., Y. Chen, and Y. Hadar. 1990. Humic substances formed during the composting of organic matter. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 54:1316-1323. 62. Inbar, Y., Y. Chen, Y. Hadar, and H.A.J. Hoitink. 1990. New approaches to compost maturity. BioCycle 31:64-69. 63. Bar-Ness, E., Y. Chen, Y. Hadar, H. Marschner, and V. Romheld. 1991. Siderophores of Pseudomonas putida as an iron source for dicot and monocot plants. Plant and Soil 130:231-242. 64. Bar-Ness, E., and Y. Chen. 1991. Manure and peat based on iron-organo complexes: I. Characterization and enrichment. Plant and Soil 130:35-44 65. Bar-Ness, E., and Y. Chen. 1991. Manure and peat based iron-enriched complexes: II. Transport in soils. Plant and Soil 130:45-50. 66. Bell, P.F., Y. Chen, W.E. Potts, R.L. Chaney, and J.S. Angle. 1991. A reevaluation of the Fe(II), Ca(II), Zn(II), Cu(II) and proton formation constants of 4,7-diphenyl-1-10-phenanthrolinedisulfonate (BPDS). Biol. Trace Element Res. 30:125-140. 67. Bar-Tal, A., B. Bar-Yosef, and Y. Chen. 1991. Validation of a model of the transport of zinc to an artificial root. J. Soil Sci. 42:399-411. 68. Dornai, D., Z. Gerstl, Y. Chen, and U. Mingelgrin. 1991. Trifluralin effects on the development of cotton in arid zone soils. Weed Research 31:375-384. 69. Marchaim, U., Levanon, O. Danai, S. Musaphy, Y. Chen, Y. Inbar, and I. Klinger. 1991. A suggested solution for slaughterhouse wastes: Uses of the residual materials after anaerobic digestion. Bioresource Technology 37:127-134. 70. Stevenson, F.J., and Y. Chen. 1991. Stability constants of copper (II)-humate complexes determined by a modified potentiometric titration. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 55:1586-1591. 71. Inbar, Y., Y. Chen, and Y. Hadar. 1991. Carbon-13 CPMAS NMR and FTIR spectroscopic analysis of organic matter during composting of solid wastes from wineries. Soil Sci. 152:272-282. 72. Chen, Y., Y. Inbar and Y. Hadar. 1991. Composted agricultural wastes as disease suppressive peat substitute in container media. Agrarian Sci. 1:15-20. 73. Chen, Y., A. Gottesman, T. Aviad, and Y. Inbar. 1991. The use of bottom-ash coal-cinder as a container medium in horticulture. Acta Horticulturae 294:173-181. 74. Inbar, Y., Y. Chen, and Y. Hadar. 1992. Characterization of humic substances formed during the composting of solid waste from wineries. Sci. Total Envir. 113:35-48. 75. Niemeyer, J., Y. Chen, and J.M. Bollag. 1992. Characterization of humic acids, composts and peat by diffuse reflectance Fourier transform infrared (DRIFT) spectroscopy. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 56:135-140. 76. Jurkevitch, E., Y. Hadar, Y. Chen, J. Libman, and A. Shanzer. 1992. Iron uptake and molecular recognition in Pseudomonas putida: Receptor mapping with ferrichrome and its biomimetic analogs. J. Bacteriol. 174:78-83. 77. Jurkevitch, E., Y. Hadar, and Y. Chen. 1992. Differential siderophore utilization and iron uptake by soil and rhizosphere bacteria. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 58:119-124. 78. Wallach, R., F.F. da Silva, and Y. Chen. 1992. Hydraulic characteristics of tuff (Scoria) used as container media. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 117(3):415-421. 79. Wallach, R., F.F. da Silva, and Y. Chen. 1992. Unsaturated hydraulic characteristics of composted agricultural wastes, tuff and their mixes. Soil Sci. 153:434-441. 80. Plessner, O., A. Dovrat, and Y. Chen. 1992. Tolerance to iron deficiency of Lupins grown on calcareous soils. Aust. J. Agr. Research 43:1187-1195. 81. Bar-Ness, E., Y. Hadar, Y. Chen, A. Shanzer, and J. Libman. 1992. Iron uptake by plants from microbial siderophores - a study with NBD-Desferal as fluorescent ferrioxamine B analog. Plant Physiol. 99:1329-1335. 82. Tsvieli, Y., R. Dayan, D. Michaeli, R. Ophenbach, M. Arnon, A. Maduel, B. Waknin, O. Ucko, Y. Chen, Y. Inbar, T. Aviad, E. Hadar, A. Gamliel, and J. Katan. 1992. Recycling of container media for melon cultivation in the Arava. Phytoparasitica 20:230-231. 83. Shenker, M., I. Oliver, M. Helmann, Y. Hadar, and Y. Chen. 1992. Utilization by tomatoes of iron mediated by a siderophore produced by Rhizopus arrhizus. J. Plant Nutrition 15:2173-2182. 84. Bar-Ness, E., Y. Hadar, Y. Chen, Romheld, V., and H. Marschner. 1992. Short-term effects of Rhizosphere microorganisms on Fe uptake from microbial siderophores by maize and oat. Plant Physiol. 100:451-456. 85. Jurkevitch, E., Y. Hadar, and Y. Chen. 1992. Utilization of the siderophores FOB and Pseudobactin by rhizosphere microorganisms of cotton plants. J. Plant Nutrition 15:2183-2192. 86. Barak, P., and Y. Chen. 1992. Equivalent radii of humic macromolecules from acid-base titration. Soil Sci. 154:184-195. 87. Chen, Y., Y. Inbar, and Y. Hadar. 1992. Composted residues reduce peat and pesticide use. Biocycle 33:48-51. 88. Chaney, R.L., Y. Chen, C.E. Green, M.J. Holden, P.F. Bell, D.G. Luster, and J.S. Angle. 1992. Root hairs on chlorotic tomatoes are an effect of chlorosis rather than part of the adaptive Fe-stress response. J. Plant Nutrition 15: 1857-1875. 89. Tarchitzky, J., Y. Chen, and A. Banin. 1993. Humic substances and pH effects on sodium- and calcium- montmorillonite flocculation and dispersion. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 57:367-372. 90. Mandelbaum, R., Y. Hadar, and Y. Chen. 1993. A simple apparatus for the study of microbial activity in organic substrates under constant water suction. Soil Biol. Biochem. 25:397-399. 91. Inbar, Y., Y. Hadar, and Y. Chen. 1993. Recycling of cattle manure: The composting process and characterization of maturity. J. Environ. Quality 22:857-863. 92. da Silva, F.F., R. Wallach, and Y. Chen. 1993. Hydraulic properties of sphagnum moss peat and tuff (scoria) and their effects on water availability. Plant and Soil 154:119-126. 93. Jurkevitch, E., Y. Hadar, Y. Chen, S. Chino, and S. Mori. 1993. Indirect utilization of the phytosiderophore mugineic acid as an iron source by rhizosphere flourescent Pseudomonas. BioMetals 6:119-123. 94. Shanzer, A., J. Libman, Y. Hadar, Y. Chen, and E. Jurkevitch. 1993. Siderophore mediated microbial iron (III) uptake: An exercise in chiral recognition. Chirality 5:359-365. 95. Silber, A., B. Bar-Yosef, A. Singer, and Y. Chen. 1994. Mineralogical and chemical composition of three tuffs from northern Israel. Geoderma 63:123-144. 96. Chen, Y., E. Jurkevitch, E. Bar-Ness, and Y. Hadar. 1994. Stability constants of complexes of pseudobactin with transition metals. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 58:390-396. 97. Jurkevitch, E., Y. Hadar, Y. Chen, P. Yakirevitch, J. Libman, and A. Shanzer. 1994. Iron uptake and molecular recognition in Pseudomonas putida: Receptor mapping with ferrioxamine B, coprogen B and their biomimetic analogs. Microbiology 140:1697-1703. 98. Gressel, N., Y. Inbar, A. Singer, and Y. Chen. 1995. Chemical and spectroscopic properties of leaf litter and decomposed organic matter in the Carmel range, Israel. Soil Biol. Biochem. 27(1):23-31. 99. Yermiyahu, U., R. Keren, and Y. Chen. 1995. Boron sorption by soil in the presence of composted organic matter. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 59:405-409. 100. Keshtacher-Liebson, E., Y. Hadar, and Y. Chen. 1995. Oligotrophic bacteria enhance algal growth under iron deficient conditions. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 61:2439-2441. 101. Shenker, M., R. Ghirlando, I. Oliver, M. Helman, Y. Hadar, and Y. Chen. 1995. Chemical structure and biological activity of a siderophore produced by Rhizopus arrhizus. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 59:837-843. 102. da Silva, F.F., R. Wallach and Y. Chen. 1995. Hydraulic properties of rockwool slabs used as substrates in horticulture. Acta Horticulturae: Growing Media & Plant Nutrition 401:71-75. 103. Shenker, M., Y. Hadar, and Y. Chen. 1995. Rapid method for accurate determination of colorless siderophores and synthetic chelates. Soil Sci Soc.Am. J. 59:1612-1618. 104. Chefetz, B., P.G. Hatcher, Y. Hadar, and Y. Chen. 1996. Chemical and biological characterization of organic matter during composting of municipal solid waste. J. Environ. Qual. 25 (4): 776-785. 105. Shenker, M., Y. Hadar, and Y. Chen. 1996. Stability constants of the fungal siderophore rhizoferrin with various microelements and calcium. Soil Sci Soc. Am J. 60: 1140-1144. 106. Fox, T.C., J.E. Shaff, M.A. Grusak, W.A. Norvell, Y. Chen, R.L. Chaney and L.V. Kochian. 1996. Direct measurement of 59Fe-labeled Fe2+ influx in roots of pea using a chelator buffer system to control free Fe2+ in solution. Plant Physiol. 111:93-100. 107. Yehuda, Z., M. Shenker, V. Romheld, H. Marschner, Y. Hadar and Y. Chen. 1996. The role of ligand exchange in the uptake of iron from microbial siderophores by graminaceous plants. Plant Physiol. 112:1273-1280. 108. Weizman, H., O. Ardon, B. Mester, J. Libman, O. Dwir, Y. Hadar, Y. Chen and A. Shanzer. 1996. Fluorescent siderophore analogs as potential diagnostic tools. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 118:12368-12375. 109. Shanzer, A., J. Libman, H. Weizman, B. Mester, Y. Hadar, Y. Chen, E. Jurkevitch, and O. Ardon. 1996. Molecular recognition and signaling. Pure Appl. Chem. 68:757-760. 110. da Silva, F.F., R. Wallach and Y. Chen. 1997. Measuring water content of horticultural substrates using time-domain reflectometry. Acta Hort. 421:165-169. 111. Ben-Dor, E., Y. Inbar and Y. Chen. 1997. Reflectance spectra of organic matter in the visible near infrared and short wave infrared region (400-2,500nm) during a controlled decomposition process. Remote Sensing of Environment 61:1-15. 112. Ardon, O., H. Weizman, J. Libman, A. Shanzer, Y. Chen and Y. Hadar. 1997. Iron uptake in Ustiligo maydis: studies with fluorescent ferrichrome analogs. Microbiology 143:3625-3631. 113. Chefetz, B., Z. Kerem, Y. Chen and Y. Hadar. 1998. Isolation and partial characterization of laccase from a thermophilic composted municipal solid waste. Soil Biol. Biochem. 30:1091-1098. 114. Chefetz, B., P.G. Hatcher, Y. Hadar and Y. Chen. 1998. Characterization of dissolved organic matter extracted from composted municipal solid waste. Soil. Sci. Soc. Am. J. 62:326-331. 115. Tarchitzky, J., Y. Golobati, R. Keren and Y. Chen. 1998. Reclaimed wastewater effects on flocculation value of clay suspensions and hydraulic properties of a sandy soil. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 63:554-560. 116. da Silva, F.F., R. Wallach, A. Polak and Y. Chen. 1998. Measuring water content of soil substitutes with time-domain reflectometry. J. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci. 123(4):734-737. 117. Chefetz, B., F. Adani, P. Genevini, F. Tambone, Y. Hadar and Y. Chen. 1998. Humic-acid transformation during composting of municipal solid waste. J. Environ. Qual. 27:794-800. 118. Chefetz, B., Y. Hadar and Y. Chen. 1998. Dissolved organic carbon fractions formed during composting of municipal solid waste: properties and significance. Acta Hydrochimica et Hydrobiologica 26:172-179. 119. Chefetz, B, Y. Hadar Y. Chen. 1998. Water extractable compounds released during composting of municipal solid waste. Acta Horticulturae 469:111-118. 120. Chefetz. B., Y. Chen and Y. Hadar. 1998. Purification and characterization of laccase from Chaetomium thermophilium and its role in humification. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 64:3175-3179. 121. Ardon, O., R. Nudelman, C. Caris, J.Libman, A. Shanzer, Y. Chen and Y. Hadar. 1998. Iron uptake in Ustilago maydis: tracking the iron path. J. Bacteriol. 180: 2021-2026. 122. Nudelman, R., O. Ardon, Y. Hadar, Y. Chen, J. Libman, A. Shanzer. 1998. Modular fluorescent-labeled siderophore analogs. J. Med. Chem. 41:1671-1678. 123. Plessner, O.E., Y. Chen, M. Shenker and E. Tel-Or. 1998. Iron-enriched Azolla as a slow-release biofertilizer for cucumber plants grown in a hydroponic system. J. Plant Nutrition 21(11): 2357-2367. 124. Jerzierski, A., J. Drozd, M. Jerzykiewicz, Y. Chen and K.J. Kaye. 1998. EPR in environmental control: copper complexes and free radicals in soil and municipal solid waste compost. Appl. Magn. Reson. 14:275-282. 125. Helfrich, P., B. Chefetz, Y. Chen, Y. Hadar and H. Schnabl. 1998. A novel method for determining phytotoxicity in composts. Compost Sci. and Utilization 6:6-13. 126. Shenker, M., Y. Hadar and Y. Chen. 1999. Kinetics of Fe complexing and metal exchange in solutions by rhizoferrin - a fungal siderophore. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 63:1681-1687. 127. De Nobili, M and Y. Chen. 1999. Size exclusion chromatography of humic substances. Soil Science 164:825-833. 128. Keshtacher-Liebson, E., Y. Hadar and Y. Chen. 1999. Fe nutritional demand and utilization by the green alga Dunaliella bardawil. Plant and Soil 215:175-182. 129. Levy, G., R. Rosental, J. Tarchitzky, I. Shainberg and Y. Chen. 1999. Soil hydraulic conductivity changes caused by organic matter loads in reclaimed wastewater used for irrigation. J. Environ. Qual. 28:1658-1664. 130. Silber, A., B. Bar-Yosef and Y. Chen. 1999. pH dependent kinetics of tuff dissolution. Geoderma 93:125-140. 131. Chefetz, B., Y. Chen and P. Hatcher. 2000. Characterization of organic matter in soils by thermochemolysis using tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH). Soil Sci. Soc. A. J. 64:583-589. 132. Chefetz, B., J.D.H. van Heemst, Y. Chen, C.P. Romaine, J. Chorover, R. Rosario. M. Guo and P.G. Hatcher. 2000. Organic matter transformations during the weathering process of spent mushroom substrates. J. Environ. Qual. 29:592-602. 133. Chen, Y., J. Katan, A. Gamliel, T. Aviad and M. Schnitzer. 2000. Involvement of soluble organic matter in increased plant growth in solarized soils. Biology and Fertility of Soils 32:28-34. 134. Tarchitzky, J., P.G. Hatcher and Y. Chen. 2000. "Properties and distribution of humic substances and inorganic structure stabilizing components in particle-size fractions of cultivated Mediterranean soils". Soil Sci. 165:328-342. 135. Chen, Y., B. Chefetz, R. Rosario, J.D.H. van Heemst, C.P. Romaine and P.G. Hatcher. 2000. Chemical nature and composition of compost during mushroom growth. Compost Science and Utilization 8:347-359. 136. Yehuda, Z., M. Shenker, Y. Hadar and Y. Chen. 2000. Remedy of chlorosis induced by iron deficiency in plants with the fungal siderophore rhizoferrin. J. Plant Nutrition 23:1991-2006. 137. Jezierski, A., F. Czechowski, M. Jerzykiewicz, Y. Chen and J. Drozd. 2000. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) studies on stable and transient radicals in humic acids from compost, soil, peat and brown coal. Spectrochimica Acta (A) 56:379-385. 138. Yermiyahu, U., R. Keren and Y. Chen. 2001. Effect of composted organic matter on Boron uptake by plants. Soil. Sci. Soc. Am. J. 65:1436-1441. 139. Kaschl, A., V. Romheld and Y. Chen. 2001. The influence of soluble organic matter from municipal solid waste compost on trace metal leaching in calcareous soils. Sci. Total Environ. 291:45-57. 140. Chefetz, B., J. Tarchitzky, A.P. Deshmukh, P.G. Hatcher and Y. Chen. 2002. Structural characterization of soil organic matter and humic acids in particle-size fraction of an agricultural soil. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 66:129-142. 141. Tarchitzky, J. and Y. Chen. 2002. Rheology of sodium-montmorillonite suspensions: Effects of humic substances and pH. Soil. Sci. Soc. Am. J. 66:406-412. 142. Kaschl, A., V. Romheld and Y. Chen. 2002. Binding of cadmium, copper and zinc to humic substances originating from municipal solid waste compost. Israel J. of Chem. 42:89-98. 143. Kaschl, A., V. Romheld and Y. Chen. 2002. Cadmium binding by fractions of dissolved organic matter and humic substances from municipal solid waste compost. J. Environ. Qual. 31:1885-1892. 144. Kaschl. A., V. Romheld and Y. Chen. 2002. Trace metal distribution in soluble organic matter from municipal solid waste compost determined by size-exclusion chromatography. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 21:1775-1782. 145. Tarchitzky, J. and Y. Chen. 2002. Polysaccharides and pH effects on sodium-montmorillonite: flocculation, dispersion and rheological properties. Soil Science 167 (12):791-801. 146. Jezierski, A., F. Czechowski, M. Jerzykiewicz, I. Golonka, J. Drozd, E. Bylinska, Y. Chen and M.R.D. Seaward. 2002. Quantitative EPR study on free radicals in the natural polyphenols interacting with metal ions and other environmental pollutants". Spectrochimica Acta Part A 58:1293-1300. 147. Siebner-Friebach, H., Y. Hadar and Y. Chen. 2003. Siderophores sorbed on Ca-montmorillonite as an iron source for plants. Plant and Soil 251:115-124. 148. Agassi, M., J. Tarchitzky, R. Keren, Y. Chen, D. Goldstein and E. Fizik. 2003. Effects of prolonged irrigation with treated municipal effluent on runoff rate. J. Environ. Qual. 32:1053-1057. 149. Fine, P., A. Scagnossi, Y. Chen and U. Mingelgrin. 2003. Removal of transition metals from aqueous systems by peat: The Cd case. Environ. Sci. & Tech. (submitted). 150. Wang, P., C.M. Changa, M.E. Watson, W.A. Dick, Y. Chen and H.A.J Hoitink. 2003. Maturity indices for composted dairy and swine manures. Soil Biol. Biochem. 36:767-776. 151. Yaron-Marcovich, D., S. Nir and Y. Chen. 2003. Fluridone adsorption-desorption on organo-clays. Applied Clay Sci.(in press). 152. Yehuda, Z., Y. Hadar and Y. Chen. 2003. Immobilized EDDHA and DFOB as iron carriers to cucumber plants. J. Plant Nutr. 26:2043-2056. 153. Chen, Y. 2003. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Infra-Red and Pyrolysis: Application of Spectroscopic Methodologies to Maturity Determination of Composts. Compost Sci. Utilization 11: 152-168. 154. Yehuda, Z., Y. Hadar and Y. Chen. 2003. Immobilization of Fe-Chelators on Sepharose gel and its effect on their chemical properties. J. Agric. Food Chem. 51:5996-6005. 155. Siebner-Freibach, H., Y. Hadar and Y. Chen. 2003. Interactions of iron chelating agents with clay minerals. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 68:470-480. 156. Shenker, M. and Y. Chen. 2004. Increasing iron availability to crops: fertilizers, organo-fertilizers, and biological approaches. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. (submitted). 157. Huang, X., Y. Chen and M. Shenker. 2004. Rapid whole-plant bioassay for phosphorus phytoavailability in soils. Plant and Soil (submitted). 158. Frenkel, C., Y. Hadar and Y. Chen. 2004. Peanut plants based bioassay for iron deficiency and its remediation. J. Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (submitted). 159. Chen, Y., C.E. Clapp and H. Magen. 2004. Mechanisms of plant growth stimulation by humic substances: the role of organo-iron complexes. J. Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (submitted). Journals in Hebrew and other special publications (some including abstracts in English) 1. Kronfeld, Y., J. Navrot, and Y. Chen. 1975. Trace metal contamination in coastal rivers of Israel. Teva Vaarez 17:178-181. 2. Chen, Y., and J. Katan. 1980. The effect of solar heating of soils on their chemical properties. Hassadeh 60:950-955. 3. Chen, Y., T. Solovitch, J. Navrot, and J. Katan. 1981. The effect of solar heating of soils on their chemical properties and plant growth. Hassadeh 61:1576-1579. 4. Chen, Y., T. Solovitch, J. Navrot, and J. Katan. 1981. The effect of solar heating of soils on their chemical characteristics and plant growth simulation. Phytoparasitica 9:237-237. 5. Steinitz, B., A. Cohen, Y. Elber, and Y. Chen. 1982. The effect of iron nutrition on propagation and flowering of gladioli. Hassadeh 62:851-853. 6. Raviv, M., and Y. Chen. 1982. The use of slurry produced by methanogenic fermentation as a replacement for peat in growth and rooting media. Hassadeh 62:2096-2097. 7. Teiblum, A., A. Banin, and Y. Chen. 1983. The use of improved bentonite from Maktesh Ramon, Israel for the impediment of water reservoirs bottoms. Hassadeh 63:1261-1268. 8. Singer, A., P. Barak, and Y. Chen. 1983. Basalt and tuff as remedy for lime induced chlorosis. Hassadeh 63:1269-1271. 9. Chen, Y., and P. Barak. 1983. The evaluation of iron deficiency and its remedy by a bioassay type pot test. Hassadeh 63:1961-1963. 10. Hagiladi, A., Y. Chen, Y. Ben?Yaacov, and Y. Nir. 1983. Growth media and irrigation intervals effects on yield and quality of Geranium cuttings. Hassadeh 63:1454-1457. 11. Inbar, Y., Y. Chen, and M. Raviv. 1983. Rooting of carnation cuttings in fibers produced by methanogenic fermentation of cow manure. Hassadeh 63:1920-1922. 12. Avidan, A., I. Valerstein, and Y. Chen. 1983. The growth of Banksia plants in nutrient solutions - the role of proteid roots. Hassadeh 63:2632-2636. 13. Chen, Y., Y. Hadar, Y. Inbar, and M. Raviv. 1985. The use of composts as substrate for raised greenhouse beds. Hassadeh 65:1887-1890. 14. Chen, Y., Y. Inbar, M. Raviv, and A. Dovrat. 1985. The use of slurry produced by methanogenic fermentation of cow manure as a peat substitute in horticulture: physical and chemical characteristics. Flortecnica International 9:13-19 (reproduced from Acta Horticulturae). 15. Chen, Y., Y. Inbar, and M. Raviv. 1985. Slurry produced by methanogenic fermentation of cow manure as a peat substitute in horticulture. Flortecnica International 9:25-30 (reproduced from Acta Horticulturae). 16. Chen, Y., Y. Inbar, Y. Hadar, and R. Peleg. 1986. Composts of grape marc and separated cattle manure as growth media for Ficus Benjamina cv. Starlight. Hassadeh 66:1432-1435. 17. Avidan, A., Y. Chen, and I. Valerstein. 1986. The remedy of lime-induced chlorosis in Banksia ashbii by foliar sprays. Hassadeh 66:952-963. 18. Tarchitzky, J., D. Wolfson, and Y. Chen. 1986. The effect of nitrogen fertilization substrate properties and leaching on cutting yield of Cordyline terminalis var. Red. Edge. Hassadeh 66:1872-1874. 19. Wolfson, D., J. Tarchitzky, and Y. Chen. 1986. Effects of irrigation intervals and fertilization levels on cutting yields of Cordyline terminalis var. Red Edge. Hassadeh 66:2564-2566. 20. Chen, Y., N. Geler, and S. Amir. 1988. The effect of various levels of shade and fertilization on growth of Ficus benjamina cv. Starlight. Hassadeh 68:924-927. 21. Bazak, H., B. Yesharim, O. Surin, and Y. Chen. 1989. Iron enriched pelleted manure as an iron source to vineyards. Hassadeh 69:1236-1240. 22. Bazak, H., O. Surin, Y. Chen. 1990. The response of grape-vines in the Lachish area to Fe-enriched manure. Alon Hanotea 44:301-306. 23. Shenker, M., Y. Chen, and S. Gazit. 1990. Iron deficiency in mango trees - new approaches to fertilization and iron uptake mechanisms. Alon Hanotea 11:1027-1032. 24. Dayan, R, R. Ophenbach, Y. Tsvieli, A. Maduel, Y. Chen, A. Gotesman, Y. Inbar, S. Kremer, and O. Oku. 1990. Greenhouse tomato production in the Dead Sea region, Israel. Hassadeh 70:1218-1222. 25. Gerstel, Z., D. Dornai, Y. Chen, and U. Mingelgrin. 1990. Effects of trifluralin on vegetative and reproductive growth of cotton in the Northern Negev, Israel. Hassadeh 71:792-795. 26. Chen, Y., A. Gotesman, Y. Inbar, A. Grinberger, Y. Neubauer, S. Gilboa, and U. Adler. 1991. Production of melons in container media in the Jordan Valley, Israel. Hassadeh 71:1172-1175. 27. Chen, Y., Y. Inbar, T. Aviad, R. Dayan, D. Michaeli, B. Waknin, R. Ophenbach, Y. Katan, A. Gamliel, and E. Hadar. 1991. Recycling and disinfestation of container media for melon production in the Arava. Hassadeh 71:1495-1501. 28. Gerstel, Z., D. Dornai, Y. Chen, and U. Mingelgrin. 1991. The behavior of the herbicides trifluralin and dinitramine in soils of the Northern Negev, Israel. Hassadeh 71:792-795. 29. Harpaz, M., Y. Chen, and S. Gazit. 1991. Evaluation of various methods of iron nutrition of mango trees grown on a loamy-clay highly-calcareous soil. Alon-Hanotea 45:701-707. 30. Chen, Y., and Y. Inbar. 1991. The present and future use of container media in Israel. Phytoparasitica 19:161-162. 31. Chen, Y., Y. Inbar, T. Aviad, Y. Katan, A. Gamliel, E. Hadar, Y. Tsvieli, R. Dayan, R. Ofenbach, B. Vaaknin, and M. Arnon. 1992. Reuse of container media for spring melon growth in greenhouses. Hassadeh 72:556-559. 32. Chen, Y., and T. Aviad. 1992. The use of bottom coal cinder for growing ornamental plants in container media. Gan Vanof 47:19-20. 33. Inbar, Y., Y. Chen, Y. Hadar, A. Grinb, and Y. Gil. 1993. Fusarium crown rot in tomato plants growing in container media in the Jordan Valley: Disease suppression by compost. Hassadeh 73:388-394. 34. Tsvieli, Y., A. Madual, R. Ophenbach, Y. Zabari, R. Dayan, Y. Chen, T. Aviad, Y. Inbar, E. Hadar, Y. Katan, and A. Gamliel. 1993. Recycling of container media for melon production in the Arava. Hassadeh 73:770-773. 35. Chen, Y., and Y. Inbar. 1993. Production of agricultural crops on container media. Gan Sadeh Vameshek 4:23-25. 36. Chen, Y., and Y. Inbar. 1993. Properties of container media used for plant production in greenhouses. Gan Sadeh Vameshek 4:34-36. 37. Grinberger, A., Y. Chen, Y. Gilboa, D. Silberman, Y. Neubauer and U. Adler. 1994. Improvement of greenhouse tomato taste by increased irrigation water salinity. Gan SadeVameshek. 3:50-54. 38. Hadar, E., Y. Katan, Y. Tzvieli and Y. Chen. 1995. Involvement of minor pathogens in growth impedance of melon plants. Hassadeh 75:43-54. 39. Ben-Hur, M., R. Keren, A. Grimberg and Y. Chen. 1996. Improving hydraulic properties of saline and sodic soils using synthetic polymers. Water and Irrigation 360:37-42. 40. Tarchitzky, Y., Y. Golovaty, R. Keren and Y. Chen. 1996. Irrigation with reclaimed waste water. A. Sodification and potential hazards. Hassadeh 77: 65-67. 41. Tarchitzky, Y., Y. Golovaty, R. Keren and Y. Chen. 1996. Irrigation with reclaimed waste water. B. Sodification and organic matter effects on soil structure and hydraulic conductivity. Hassadeh 77: 73-77. 42. Tarchitzky, J., M. Bar-Hai, N. Benny, R. Keren and Y. Chen. 1997. Salinity hazards from waste waters. Water Technologies 34:45-51. 43. Tarchitzky, J., M. Bar-Hai, N. Benny, R. Keren and Y. Chen. 1997. Boron in waste water: concentration and hazards. Chemistry 39:66-69. 44. Tarchitzky, J., Y. Chen, N. Benny and R. Keren. 1998. Irrigation with waste waters containing boron. Water and Irrigation 377:21-23. 45. Ben-Hur, M., G. Reshef, R. Keren and Y. Chen. 1998. Environmental aspects on fly ash reuse in Israel. p. 13-21. 14th Annual Meeting of the Israel Mineral Science and Engineering Association, Be'er Sheva, Israel. 46. Agasi, M., Y. Benyamini, E. Fysic, J. Tarchitzky, R. Keren, D. Goldstein and Y. Chen. 2003. Effects of prolonged irrigation with reclaimed wastewater on infiltration rate in soils. Gan Sade Umeshek 9:22-27 (reviewed). 47. Tarchitzky, J. and Y. Chen. 2002. Boron in reclaimed wastewater and its effects on plants. Water and Water Engineering 53:16-21. 48. Lerner, O., A. Brener, Y. Chen, U. Shani, G. Arye, J. Tarchitzky and A. Lewengart-Ayachichi. 2003. Hydrophobic properties of a soil irrigated with reclaimed wastewater: Effects on the water distribution regime. Water and Irrigation 437:22-28. Teaching Manuals 1. Singer, A., N. Lahav, E. Rawitz, A. Banin, Y. Chen, J. Navrot, A. Amiel, and . Gal. 1971. Laboratory manual in soil science. The Hebrew University, Rehovot. 215 + XXVII p. 2. Banin, A., and Y. Chen. 1974. Physical chemistry of the soil. Specialization Course, The Hebrew University, Rehovot. 33 p. 3. Navrot, J. aY. Chen. 1974. Trace elements in agriculture. A Review. Faculty of Agriculture, Rehovot. 80p 4. Banin, A. and Y. Chen. 1975. Water and soil salinity. Specialization Course, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot. 46p 5. Banin, A., A. Singer, Y. Chen, N. Lahav, J. Navrot, A. Amiel, E. Rawitz, and D. Shaked. 1976. Laboratory manual in soil science. The Hebrew University, Rehovot. 244 + XXI p. 6. Banin, A., Y. Chen, and D. Shaked. 1978. Soil and Water Salinity. Specialization Course. The Hebrew University, Rehovot. 52 p. + App. 7. Banin, A., and Y. Chen. 1980. Exercises in Soil Science. The Hebrew University, Rehovot. 96 p. + App. 8. Chen, Y., P. Barak, and Y. Inbar. 1983. Methods of soil analysis. Laboratory Teaching Manual. The Hebrew University, Rehovot, 80 p. 9. Chen, Y., P. Barak, and Y. Inbar. 1986. Methods of soil analysis. Laboratory Teaching Manual. The Hebrew University, Rehovot, 174 pp.