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• Fisher, Cherie LeBlanc; Wiese, Adam H. 2009. The crush and spray: a patented design for herbicide application with less waste. Native Plants. 10: 53-56.
• Zalesny, Jill A.; Coyle, David R.; Zalesny, Ronald S. Jr.; Wiese, Adam H. 2009. Effects of irrigating poplar energy crops with landfill leachate on soil micro- and meso-fauna. In: Sixth International Phytotechnologies Conference; 2009 December 2-4; St. Louis, MO. International Phytotechnology Society: 182.
• Zalesny, Ronald S. Jr.; Wiese, Adam H.; Bauer, Edmund O.; Riemenschneider, Donald E. 2009. Ex situ growth and biomass of Populus bioenergy crops irrigated and fertilized with landfill leachate. Biomass and Bioenergy. 33: 62-69.
• Zalesny, Jill A.; Zalesny, Ronald S.; Wiese, Adam H.; Sexton, Bart T.; Hall, Richard B. 2008. Uptake of Macro- and Micro-Nutrients into Leaf, Woody, and Root Tissue of Populus after Irrigation with Landfill Leachate . Journal of Sustainable Forestry
• Zalesny, Jill A.; Zalesny, Ronald S., Jr.; Wiese, Adam H.; Sexton, Bart; Hall, Richard B. 2008. Sodium and chloride accumulation in leaf, woody, and root tissue of Populus after irrigation with landfill leachate. Environmental Pollution. 155: 72-80.

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• Vinhal, Ryan A.; Zalesny, Ronald S.; DeBauche, Brent S.; Rogers, Elizabeth R.; Pilipović, Andrej ; Soolanayakanahally, Raju Y.; Wiese, Adam H. 2022. Establishment of willows using the novel DeValix technique: ecological restoration mats designed for phytotechnologies. International Journal of Phytoremediation
• Rogers, Elizabeth R.; Zalesny, Ronald S.; Benzel, Tracy ; Wiese, Adam H. 2021. Establishment of poplars in soils amended with fibercake residuals from paper and containerboard production. Agroforestry Systems
• Zalesny, Ronald S.; Pilipović, Andrej ; Rogers, Elizabeth R.; Burken, Joel G.; Hallett, Richard A.; Lin, Chung-Ho ; McMahon, Bernard G.; Nelson, Neil D.; Wiese, Adam H.; Bauer, Edmund O.; Buechel, Larry ; DeBauche, Brent S.; Peterson, Mike ; Seegers, Ray ; Vinhal, Ryan A. 2021. Establishment of Regional Phytoremediation Buffer Systems for Ecological Restoration in the Great Lakes Basin, USA. I. Genotype × Environment Interactions. Forests
• Zalesny, Ronald S. ; Zhu, J. Y.; Headlee, William L.; Gleisner, Roland ; Pilipović, Andrej ; Acker, Joris Van; Bauer, Edmund O.; Birr, Bruce A.; Wiese, Adam H. 2020. Ecosystem services, physiology, and biofuels recalcitrance of poplars grown for landfill phytoremediation. Plants. 9(10): 1357. 26 p.
• Rogers, Elizabeth ; Zalesny, Ronald ; Hallett, Richard ; Headlee, William ; Wiese, Adam. 2019. Relationships among Root-Shoot Ratio, Early Growth, and Health of Hybrid Poplar and Willow Clones Grown in Different Landfill Soils. Forests
• Zalesny, Ronald S.; Headlee, William L.; Gopalakrishnan, Gayathri ; Bauer, Edmund O.; Hall, Richard B.; Hazel, Dennis W.; Isebrands, Jud G.; Licht, Louis A.; Negri, M. Cristina; Nichols, Elizabeth Guthrie; Rockwood, Donald L.; Wiese, Adam H. 2019. Ecosystem services of poplar at long‐term phytoremediation sites in the Midwest and Southeast, United States. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment
• Zalesny, Ronald S.; Hallett, Richard A.; Falxa-Raymond, Nancy; Wiese, Adam H.; Birr, Bruce A. 2014. Propagating native Salicaceae for afforestation and restoration in New York City's five boroughs. Native Plants Journal. 15(a):29-41.
• Headlee, William L.; Zalesny, Ronald S. Jr.; Hall, Richard B.; Bauer, Edmund O.; Bender, Bradford; Birr, Bruce A.; Miller, Raymond O.; Randall, Jesse A.; Wiese, Adam H. 2013. Specific gravity of hybrid poplars in the north-central region, USA: within-tree variability and site × genotype effects. Forests. 4: 251-269.
• Coyle, David R.; Zalesny, Jill A.; Zalesny Jr., Ronald S.; Wiese, Adam H. 2011. Irrigating poplar energy crops with landfill leachate negatively affects soil micro- and meso-fauna. International Journal of Phytoremediation. 13: 845-858.
• Zalesny, Jill A.; Zalesny, Ronald S., Jr.; Wiese, A.H.; Sexton, B.; Hall, R.B. 2007. Sodium and chloride concentration in leaf, woody, and root tissue of Populus irrigated with landfill leachate. In: Annual meeting of the poplar council of Canada: Poplar culture: a collaborative effort from clone to mill; 2007 September 16-21; Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. [Place of publication unknown]:[Publisher unknown]:71.
• Zalesny, Jill A.; Zalesny, Ronald S., Jr.; Wiese, Adam H.; Hall, Richard B. 2007. Choosing tree genotypes for phytoremediation of landfill leachate using phyto-recurrent selection. International Journal of Phytoremediation. 9: 513-530.
• Zalesny, Jill A.; Zalesny, Ronald S., Jr.; Wiese, Adam H.; Sexton, Bart T.; Hall, Richard B. 2007. Phytoaccumulation of sodium and chloride into leaf, woody, and root tissue of Populus irrigated with landfill leachate. In: Fourth international phytotechnology conference; 2007 September 24-26; Denver, CO. [Place of publication unknown]:[Publisher unknown]: 39.
• Zalesny, Jill A.; Zalesny, Ronald S., Jr.; Wiese, Adam H.; Sexton, Bart T.; Hall, Richard B. 2007. Macro- and micro-nutrient concentration in leaf, woody, and root tissue of Populus irrigated with landfill leachate. In: Fourth international phytotechnology conference; 2007 September 24-26; Denver, CO. [Place of publication unknown]:[Publisher unknown]: 146.
• Zalesny, Ronald S., Jr.; Friend, A. L.; Kodrzycki, B.; McDonald, D.W.; Michaels, R.; Wiese, A.H.; Powers, J.W. 2007. Using low energy x-ray radiography to evaluate root initiation and growth of Populus. In: Annual meeting of the poplar council of Canada: Poplar culture: a collaborative effort from clone to mill; 2007 September 16-21; Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. [Place of publication unknown]:[Publisher unknown]:73.
• Zalesny, Ronald S., Jr.; Wiese, Adam H.; Bauer, Edmund O.; Headlee, William L., Jr.; Hall, Richard B.; Mahama, A. Assibi; Zalesny, Jill A. 2007. An inexpensive and reliable monitoring station design for use with lightweight, compact data loggers. Tree Planters' Notes. 52(1): 32-35.
• Zalesny, Ronald S., Jr.; Wiese, Adam H.; Bauer, Edmund O.; Zalesny, Jill A. 2007. Establishment and early growth of Populus hybrids irrigated with landfill leachate. In: Fourth international phytotechnology conference; 2007 September 24-26; Denver, CO. [Place of publication unknown]:[Publisher unknown]:147.
• Wiese, A.H.; Zalesny, J.A.; Donner, D.M.; Zalesny, Ronald S., Jr. 2006. Bud removal affects shoot, root, and callus development of hardwood Populus cuttings. Silvae Genetica. 55: 141-148.
• Wiese, Adam H.; Netzer, Daniel A.; Riemenschneider, Don E.; Zalesny, Ronald S., Jr. 2006. A weed compaction roller system for use with mechanical herbicide application. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 23: 66-69.
• Wiese, Adam H.; Zalesny, Ronald S., Jr. 2006. Unique technical innovations for short rotation woody crops research and development. In: Seventh biennial conference of the short rotation woody crops operations working group: short rotation woody crop production systems for wood products, bioenergy and environmental services; 2006 September 25-28; Pasco, WA. [Place of publication unknown]:[Publisher unknown]: 50.
• Zalesny, Jill A.; Zalesny, Ronald S., Jr.; Wiese, Adam H.; Hall, Richard B. 2006. Using phyto-recurrent selection to choose Populus genotypes for phytoremediation of landfill leachate. In: Seventh biennial conference of the short rotation woody crops operations working group: short rotation woody crop production systems for wood products, bioenergy and environmental services; 2006 September 25-28; Pasco, WA: 51.
• Zalesny, Jill A.; Zalesny, Ronald S., Jr.; Wiese, Adam H.; Hall, Richard B.; Sexton, Bart. 2006. Phytoremediation of landfill leachate using Populus. In: Seventh biennial conference of the short rotation woody crops operations working group: short rotation woody crop production systems for wood products, bioenergy and environmental services; 2006 September 25-28; Pasco, WA: 52.
• Zalesny, R. S., Jr.; Wiese, A.H. 2006. Date of shoot collection, genotype, and original shoot position affect early rooting of dormant hardwood cuttings of Populus. Silvae Genetica. 55: 169-182.
• Zalesny, Ronald S., Jr.; Wiese, Adam H.; Bauer, Edmund O.; Riemenschneider, Don E. 2006. Sapflow of hybrid poplar (Populus nigra L. x P. maximowiczii A. Henry 'NM6') during phytoremediation of landfill leachate. Biomass and Bioenergy. 30: 784-793.
• Wiese, Adam H.; Riemenschneider, Don E.; Zalesny, Ronald S., Jr. 2005. An inexpensive rhizotron design for two-dimensional, horizontal root growth measurements. Tree Planters' Notes. 51: 40-46.
• Zalesny, Ronald S., Jr.; Wiese, Adam H.; Bauer, Edmund O.; Riemenschneider, Don E.; Sexton, Bart. 2004. Water usage and establishment success of Populus during phytoremediation of landfill effluent. In: Fifth biennial conference of the short rotation woody crops operations working group/IEA Bioenergy (Task 30)/IUFRO Working Unit 1.09.01: Biomass and bioenergy production for economic and environmental benefits; 2004 November 7-10; Charleston, SC. [Place of publication unknown] [Publisher unknown]: 71. [Abstract].
• Wiese, Adam; Zasada, John; Strong, Terry. 1998. In Pursuit of a Better Seed Trap. Research Note NC-373. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station