Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., PhD

Treesearch Publications

• Richard Hallett, Nancy Falxa Sonti, M.R. Piana, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr. 2026. Early establishment performance of hybrid Populus and Salix in canopy gaps of a post emerald ash borer urban forest
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., A. Barzagli, B. Caldwell, G. Minotta, G. Nervo, P. Paris, Elizabeth Rogers, F. Salbitano. 2025. Innovative practices in the sustainable management of fast-growing trees – Lessons learned from poplars and willows and other experiences with fast-growing trees around the world
• Brent S. DeBauche, Chung-Ho Lin, Elizabeth Rogers, Ryan Vinhal, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr. 2025. Mini-review of cover crop potential for weed management in agroforestry systems
• Ryan Vinhal, Elizabeth Rogers, Waqar Shafqat, John Kort, Heidi Renninger, Courtney Siegert, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr. 2024. The Future is Green: Integrating Short Rotation Woody Crops (SRWCs), Agroforestry, and Ecosystem Services for Sustainable, Productive Landscapes
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Elizabeth Rogers. 2024. Activities related to the cultivation and utilization of poplars, willows, and other fast-growing trees in the United States, 2020-2023
• Mackenzie D. Russell, Katherine A. Heckman, Lei Pan, Xinyu Ye, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Evan Kane. 2024. Mine waste rock as a soil amendment for enhanced weathering, ecosystem services, and bioenergy production
• Elizabeth Rogers, Ryan Vinhal, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Jan Weger, Joris Van Acker, Sanjeev Chauhan, Ian McIvor, Pierluigi Paris, Niels Thevs. 2024. Global applications of fast-growing trees in agroforestry systems
• Elizabeth Rogers, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Ryan Vinhal, Jan Weger, Joris Van Acker, Raju Soolanayakanahally, Priya Pajel, Elaine Springgay, Faustine Zoveda, S Chauhan, Ian McIvor, Pierluigi Paris, H Singh, Niels Thevs, Patrick Worms. 2023. How can fast-growing trees optimize agroforestry benefits? The role of the International Commission on Poplars and Other Fast-Growing Trees Sustaining People and the Environment.
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr. 2023. Ensuring diversity and maintaining quality in planted forests in the United States of America
• Azadeh Salehi, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Mohsen Calagari. 2023. Effects of urban wastewater application on growth, biomass, nutrition, and heavy-metal accumulation of Populus nigra L. “62/154,” P. alba L. “20/45,” P. euramericana (Dode) Guinier “92/40,” and Salix excelsa S.G. Gmel grown in heavy-metal contaminated soil
• Patrick McGovern, Elizabeth Rogers, Ryan Vinhal, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr. 2023. Leveraging Populus field trials to manage environmental and human-induced change
• Elizabeth Rogers, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Chung-Ho Lin, Ryan Vinhal. 2023. Intrinsic and extrinsic factors influencing Populus water use: A literature review
• Andrej Pilipović, William L. Headlee, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Saša Pekeč, Edmund O. Bauer. 2022. Water use efficiency of poplars grown for biomass production in the Midwestern United States
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Andrej Pilipović. 2022. Growth and Development of Short-Rotation Woody Crops for Rural and Urban Applications
• Ryan Vinhal, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Brent S. DeBauche, Elizabeth Rogers, Andrej Pilipović, Raju Y. Soolanayakanahally, Adam Wiese. 2022. Establishment of willows using the novel DeValix technique: ecological restoration mats designed for phytotechnologies
• Randy Kolka, Robert G. Haight, Chan Lan Chun, Matthew J. Berens, Elizabeth Rogers, Ryan Vinhal, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Keith Nislow, Charles H. (Hobie) Perry, Stephanie Connolly. 2022. Mercury sulfur initiative: suggested program of research for the Upper Great Lakes States
• Solomon B. Ghezehei, Alexander L. Ewald, Dennis W. Hazel, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Elizabeth Guthrie. Nichols. 2021. Productivity and Profitability of Poplars on Fertile and Marginal Sandy Soils under Different Density and Fertilization Treatments
• Matthias Meyer, Filipa Tavares Wahren, Norbert Weber, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Martin Weih. 2021. Sustainable Biomass Value Chains Based on Poplar Plantations in European Rural Areas
• Elizabeth Rogers, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Tracy Benzel, Adam Wiese. 2021. Establishment of poplars in soils amended with fibercake residuals from paper and containerboard production
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Andrej Pilipović, Elizabeth Rogers, Joel G. Burken, Richard Hallett, Chung-Ho Lin, Bernard G. McMahon, Neil Nelson, Adam Wiese, Edmund O. Bauer, Larry Buechel, Brent S. DeBauche, Mike Peterson, Ray Seegers, Ryan Vinhal. 2021. Establishment of Regional Phytoremediation Buffer Systems for Ecological Restoration in the Great Lakes Basin, USA. I. Genotype × Environment Interactions
• J.G. Isebrands, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr. 2021. Reflections on the contributions of Populus research at Rhinelander, Wisconsin, USA
• Andrej Pilipović, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Elizabeth Rogers, Bernard G. McMahon, Neil Nelson, Joel G. Burken, Richard Hallett, Chung-Ho Lin. 2021. Establishment of Regional Phytoremediation Buffer Systems for Ecological Restoration in the Great Lakes Basin, USA. II
• Elizabeth Rogers, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Chung-Ho Lin. 2021. A systematic approach for prioritizing landfill pollutants based on toxicity: Applications and opportunities
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Michael D. Casler, Richard Hallett, Chung-Ho Lin, Andrej Pilipovic. 2021. Bioremediation and soils
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., J. Y. Zhu, William L. Headlee, Roland L. Gleisner, Andrej Pilipović, Joris Van Acker, Edmund O. Bauer, Bruce Birr, Adam Wiese. 2020. Ecosystem services, physiology, and biofuels recalcitrance of poplars grown for landfill phytoremediation
• Solomon B. Ghezehei, Jeff Wright, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Elizabeth Guthrie Nichols, Dennis W. Hazel. 2020. Matching site-suitable poplars to rotation length for optimized productivity
• Andrej Pilipović, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Saša Orlović, Milan Drekić, Saša Pekeč, Marina Katanić, Leopold Poljaković-Pajnik. 2020. Growth and physiological responses of three poplar clones grown on soils artificially contaminated with heavy metals, diesel fuel, and herbicides
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., William L. Headlee, Raju Y. Soolanayakanahally, Jim Richardson. 2019. Short rotation woody crop production systems for ecosystem services and phytotechnologies
• William L. Headlee, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr. 2019. Allometric Relationships for Aboveground Woody Biomass Differ Among Hybrid Poplar Genomic Groups and Clones in the North-Central USA
• Elizabeth Rogers, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Richard Hallett, William Headlee, Adam Wiese. 2019. Relationships among Root–Shoot Ratio, Early Growth, and Health of Hybrid Poplar and Willow Clones Grown in Different Landfill Soils
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., William L. Headlee, Gayathri Gopalakrishnan, Edmund O. Bauer, Richard B. Hall, Dennis W. Hazel, Jud G. Isebrands, Louis A. Licht, M. Cristina Negri, Elizabeth Guthrie Nichols, Donald L. Rockwood, Adam Wiese. 2019. Ecosystem services of poplar at long‐term phytoremediation sites in the Midwest and Southeast, United States
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Edmund O. Bauer. 2019. Genotypic variability and stability of poplars and willows grown onnitrate-contaminated soils
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Craig M. Stange, Bruce Birr. 2019. Survival, Height Growth, and Phytoextraction Potential of Hybrid Poplar and Russian Olive (Elaeagnus Angustifolia L.) Established on Soils Varying in Salinity in North Dakota, USA
• Andrej Pilipović, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Srđan Rončević, Nataša Nikolić, Saša Orlović, Jelena Beljin, Marina Katanić. 2019. Growth, physiology, and phytoextraction potential of poplar and willow established in soils amended with heavy-metal contaminated, dredged river sediments
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Göran Berndes, Ioannis Dimitriou, Uwe Fritsche, Constance Miller, Mark Eisenbies, Solomon Ghezehei, Dennis Hazel, William L. Headlee, Blas Mola‐Yudego, M. Cristina Negri, Elizabeth Guthrie Nichols, John Quinn, Shawn Dayson Shifflett, Obste Therasme, Timothy A. Volk, Colleen R. Zumpf. 2019. Positive water linkages of producing short rotation poplars and willows for bioenergy and phytotechnologies
• William L. Headlee, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Richard B. Hall. 2019. Coarse root biomass and architecture of hybrid aspen ‘Crandon’ ( Populus alba L. × P. grandidenta Michx.) grown in an agroforestry system in central Iowa, USA
• John Clifton-Brown, Antoine Harfouche, Michael D. Casler, Huw Dylan Jones, William J. Macalpine, Donal Murphy-Bokern, Lawrence B. Smart, Anneli Adler, Chris Ashman, Danny Awty-Carroll, Catherine Bastien, Sebastian Bopper, Vasile Botnari, Maryse Brancourt-Hulmel, Zhiyong Chen, Lindsay V Clark, Salvatore Cosentino, Sue Dalton, Chris Davey, Oene Dolstra, Iain Donnison, Richard Flavell, Joerg Greef, Steve Hanley, Astley Hastings, Magnus Hertzberg, Tsai-Wen Hsu, Lin S. Huang, Antonella Iurato, Elaine Jensen, Xiaoli Jin, Uffe Jørgensen, Andreas Kiesel, Do-Soon Kim, Jianxiu Liu, Jon P. McCalmont, Bernard G. McMahon, Michal Mos, Paul Robson, Erik J. Sacks, Anatolii Sandu, Giovanni Scalici, Kai Schwarz, Danilo Scordia, Reza Shafiei, Ian Shield, Gancho Slavov, Brian J. Stanton, Kankshita Swaminathan, Gail Taylor, Andres F. Torres, Luisa M. Trindade, Timothy Tschaplinski, Gerald A. Tuskan, Toshihiko Yamada, Chang Yeon Yu, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Junqin Zong, Iris Lewandowski. 2018. Breeding progress and preparedness for mass-scale deployment of perennial lignocellulosic biomass crops switchgrass, miscanthus, willow and poplar
• Emile S. Gardiner, Solomon Ghezehei, William Headlee, Jim Richardson, Raju Soolanayakanahally, Brian Stanton, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr. 2018. The 2018 Woody Crops International Conference, Rhinelander, Wisconsin, USA, 22–27 July 2018
• Sophan Chhin, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., William C. Parker, John Brissette. 2018. Dendroclimatic analysis of white pine (Pinus strobus L.) using long-term provenance test sites across eastern North America
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., John A. Stanturf, Emile S. Gardiner, Gary S. Bañuelos, Richard Hallett, Amir Hass, Craig M. Stange, James H. H. Perdue, Timothy M. Young, David R. Coyle, William L. Headlee. 2016. Environmental technologies of woody crop production systems
• John A. Stanturf, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Emile S. Gardiner, James H. H. Perdue, Timothy M. Young, David R. Coyle, William L. Headlee, Gary S. Ba??uelos, Amir Hass. 2016. Ecosystem services of woody crop production systems
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., William L. Headlee. 2015. Developing woody crops for the enhancement of ecosystem services under changing climates in the north central United States
• Jaconette Mirck, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr. 2015. Mini-review of knowledge gaps in salt tolerance of plants applied to willows and poplars
• Jingzhi Zhang, Feng Gu, Junyong Zhu, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr. 2015. Using a combined hydrolysis factor to optimize high titer ethanol production from sulfite-pretreated poplar without detoxification
• William Lazarus, William L. Headlee, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr. 2015. Impacts of supplyshed-level differences in productivity and land Costs on the economics of hybrid poplar production in Minnesota, USA
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Richard Hallett, Nancy Falxa Sonti, Adam Wiese, Bruce Birr. 2014. Propagating native Salicaceae for afforestation and restoration in New York City's five boroughs
• William L. Headlee, Richard B. Hall, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr. 2013. Establishment of alleycropped hybrid aspen "Crandon" in central Iowa, USA: effects of topographic position and fertilizer rate on above ground biomass production and allocation
• William L. Headlee, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Richard B. Hall, Edmund O. Bauer, Bradford Bender, Bruce Birr, Raymond O. Miller, Jesse A. Randall, Adam Wiese. 2013. Specific gravity of hybrid poplars in the north-central region, USA: within-tree variability and site × genotype effects
• William L. Headlee, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Deahn Donner, Richard B. Hall. 2013. Using a process-based model (3-PG) to predict and map hybrid poplar biomass productivity in Minnesota and Wisconsin, USA
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., David R. Coyle. 2013. Short rotation Populus: a bibliography of North American literature, 1989-2011
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Deahn Donner, David R. Coyle, William L. Headlee. 2012. An approach for siting poplar energy production systems to increase productivity and associated ecosystem services
• Z.J. Wang, Junyong Zhu, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., K.F. Chen. 2012. Ethanol production from poplar wood through enzymatic saccharification and fermentation by dilute acid and SPORL pretreatments
• A. Assibi Mahama, Richard Hall, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr. 2011. Differential interspecific incompatibility among Populus hybrids in sections Aigeiros Duby and Tacamahaca Spach
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., John A. Stanturf, Steven R. Evett, Nabil F. Kandil, Christopher Soriano. 2011. Opportunities for woody crop production using treated wastewater in Egypt. I. Afforestation strategies
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., M.W. Cunningham, R.B. Hall, J. Mirck, D.L. Rockwood, John A. Stanturf, T.A. Volk. 2011. Woody biomass from short rotation energy crops. Chapter 2
• David R. Coyle, Jill Zalesny, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Adam Wiese. 2011. Irrigating poplar energy crops with landfill leachate negatively affects soil micro- and meso-fauna
• Steven R. Evett, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Nabil F. Kandil, John A. Stanturf, Christopher Soriano. 2011. Opportunities for woody crop production using treated wastewater in Egypt. II. Irrigation strategies
• William F. Lazarus, Douglas G. Tiffany, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Don Riemenschneider. 2011. Economic impacts of short-rotation woody crops for energy or oriented strand board: a Minnesota case study
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., J. A. Zalesny. 2011. Clonal Variation in Lateral and Basal Rooting of Populus Irrigated with Landfill Leachate
• Eunice A. Padley, Deahn Donner, Karin S. Fassnacht, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Bruce Birr, Karl J. Martin. 2011. Managing carbon sequestration and storage in northern hardwood forests
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Jill Zalesny. 2010. Using phytotechnologies to remediate brownfields, landfills, and other urban areas
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Jill Zalesny. 2010. Phyto-recurrent selection: a method for selecting Populus and Salix genotypes for environmental applications
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., W.L. Headlee, R.B. Hall, D.R. Coyle. 2010. Carbon sequestration potential of poplar energy crops in the Midwest, USA
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Deahn Donner, D.R. Coyle, W.L. Headlee, R.B. Hall. 2010. An approach for siting poplar energy production systems to increase productivity and associated ecosystem services
• W.L. Headlee, R.B. Hall, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr. 2010. Aspen-triticale alleycropping system: effects of landscape position and fertilizer rate
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Jill Zalesny. 2010. Using phytotechnologies to remediate brownfields, landfills, and other urban areas
• Eric D. Vance, Douglas A. Maguire, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr. 2010. Research strategies for increasing productivity of intensively managed forest plantations
• David R. Coyle, Jill Zalesny, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr. 2010. A comprehensive database of poplar research in North America from 1980 - 2010
• J.Y. Zhu, Xuejun Pan, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr. 2010. Pretreatment of woody biomass for biofuel production: energy efficiency, technologies, and recalcitrance
• Deahn Donner, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr. 2010. Potential Land-use changes with Woody Energy Corp Production in Wisconsin and Minnesota
• Jaconette Mirck, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Ioannis Dimitriou, Jill Zalesny, Timothy A. Volk, Warren E. Mabee. 2009. The use of short rotation willows and poplars for the recycling of saline waste waters
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Steven R. Evett, Nabil F. Kandil, Chris Soriano, John A. Stanturf. 2009. Opportunities for woody crop production using treated wastewater in Egypt
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr. 2009. Integrating phytotechnologies with energy crop production for biofuels, bioenergy, and bioproducts
• Jill Zalesny, David R. Coyle, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Adam Wiese. 2009. Effects of irrigating poplar energy crops with landfill leachate on soil micro- and meso-fauna
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Jill A. Zalesny. 2009. Selecting Populus with different adventitious root types for environmental benefits, fiber, and energy
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Richard B. Hall, Jill Zalesny, Bernard G. McMahon, William E. Berguson, Glen R. Stanosz. 2009. Biomass and Genotype × Environment Interactions of Populus Energy Crops in the Midwestern United States
• Jill Zalesny, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr. 2009. Chloride and sodium uptake potential over an entire rotation of Populus irrigated with landfill leachate
• Jill A. Zalesny, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., David R. Coyle, Richard B. Hall, Edmund O. Bauer. 2009. Clonal variation in morphology of Populus root systems following irrigation with landfill leachate or water during 2 years of establishment
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Adam Wiese, Edmund O. Bauer, Don Riemenschneider. 2009. Ex situ growth and biomass of Populus bioenergy crops irrigated and fertilized with landfill leachate
• Jill A. Zalesny, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Adam Wiese, Bart T. Sexton, Richard B. Hall. 2008. Uptake of Macro- and Micro-Nutrients into Leaf, Woody, and Root Tissue of Populus after Irrigation with Landfill Leachate
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Jill A. Zalesny. 2008. Variation in lateral and basal adventitious rooting of populus irrigated with landfill leachate: selection of favorable genotypes for environmental benefits
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Rob Mitchell, Jim, eds. Richardson. 2008. Biofuels, bioenergy, and bioproducts from sustainable agricultural and forest crops: proceedings of the short rotation crops international conference
• Jill A. Zalesny, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., David R. Coyle, Richard B. Hall, Edmund O. Bauer. 2008. Populus root system morphology during phytoremediation of landfill leachate
• Jill A. Zalesny, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Adam Wiese, Bart Sexton, Richard B. Hall. 2008. Sodium and chloride accumulation in leaf, woody, and root tissue of Populus after irrigation with landfill leachate
• Jill A. Zalesny, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr. 2008. Potential chloride and sodium uptake for 2- to 11-year-old populus irrigated with landfill leachate in the north central United States
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Richard B. Hall, Jill A. Zalesny, William E. Berguson, Bernard G. McMahon, Glen R. Stanosz. 2008. Biomass potential of populus in the midwestern United States
• R.J. Kodrzycki, R.B. Michaels, Alexander L. Friend, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Ch.P. Mawata, D.W. McDonald. 2008. Non-destructive digital imaging in poplar allows detailed analysis of adventitious rooting dynamics
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Jill A. Zalesny, Edmund O. Bauer. 2007. Ecological sustainability of alternative biomass feedstock production for environmental benefits and bioenergy
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Adam Wiese, Edmund O. Bauer, Jill A. Zalesny. 2007. Establishment and early growth of Populus hybrids irrigated with landfill leachate
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Alexander L. Friend, B. Kodrzycki, D.W. McDonald, R. Michaels, Adam Wiese, Joseph Powers. 2007. Using low energy x-ray radiography to evaluate root initiation and growth of Populus
• Jill A. Zalesny, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Adam Wiese, Bart T. Sexton, Richard B. Hall. 2007. Macro- and micro-nutrient concentration in leaf, woody, and root tissue of Populus irrigated with landfill leachate
• Jill A. Zalesny, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., D.R. Coyle, R.B. Hall. 2007. Leaf, woody, and root biomass of Populus irrigated with landfill leachate
• Jill A. Zalesny, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Adam Wiese, B. Sexton, R.B. Hall. 2007. Sodium and chloride concentration in leaf, woody, and root tissue of Populus irrigated with landfill leachate
• Jill A. Zalesny, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Adam Wiese, Bart T. Sexton, Richard B. Hall. 2007. Phytoaccumulation of sodium and chloride into leaf, woody, and root tissue of Populus irrigated with landfill leachate
• Jill A. Zalesny, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Adam Wiese, Richard B. Hall. 2007. Choosing tree genotypes for phytoremediation of landfill leachate using phyto-recurrent selection
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Edmund O. Bauer. 2007. Selecting and utilizing Populus and Salix for landfill covers: implications for leachate irrigation
• Jill A. Zalesny, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., David R. Coyle, Richard B. Hall. 2007. Growth and biomass of Populus irrigated with landfill leachate
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Edmund O. Bauer. 2007. Evaluation of Populus and Salix Continuously Irrigated with Landfill Leachate I. Genotype-Specific Elemental Phytoremediation
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Edmund O. Bauer. 2007. Evaluation of Populus and Salix continuously irrigated with landfill leachate II. Soils and early tree development
• A. Assibi Mahama, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., R.B. Hall. 2007. Breeding success and range of incompatibility among Populus hybrids in sections Aigeiros Duby and Tacamahaca Spach
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Adam Wiese, Edmund O. Bauer, William L., Jr. Headlee, Richard B. Hall, A. Assibi Mahama, Jill A. Zalesny. 2007. An inexpensive and reliable monitoring station design for use with lightweight, compact data loggers
• A. Assibi Mahama, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Richard B. Hall. 2006. Differential interspecific incompatibility in Populus breeding
• A. Assibi Mahama, Brian Sparks, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Richard B. Hall. 2006. Successful grafting in poplar species (Populus spp.) breeding
• Adam Wiese, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr. 2006. Unique technical innovations for short rotation woody crops research and development
• Adam Wiese, Daniel A. Netzer, Don Riemenschneider, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr. 2006. A weed compaction roller system for use with mechanical herbicide application
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Adam Wiese. 2006. Date of shoot collection, genotype, and original shoot position affect early rooting of dormant hardwood cuttings of Populus
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., A WIESE, E BAUER, D. RIEMENSCHNEIDER. 2006. Sapflow of hybrid poplar (Populus nigra L.×P. maximowiczii A. Henry ‘NM6’) during phytoremediation of landfill leachate
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Edmund O. Bauer. 2006. Phyto-recurrent selection: a tree improvement strategy for selecting genotypes used in phytoremediation
• Adam Wiese, J.A. Zalesny, Deahn Donner, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr. 2006. Bud removal affects shoot, root, and callus development of hardwood Populus cuttings
• Jill A. Zalesny, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Adam Wiese, Richard B. Hall, Bart Sexton. 2006. Phytoremediation of landfill leachate using Populus
• Jill A. Zalesny, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Adam Wiese, Richard B. Hall. 2006. Using phyto-recurrent selection to choose Populus genotypes for phytoremediation of landfill leachate
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr. 2006. Genetic and environmental factors affecting early rooting of six Populus genomic groups: implications for tree improvement
• Mark Coleman, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr. 2006. Annotated bibliography on phytoremediation
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Don Riemenschneider. 2006. Using short rotation woody crops for bioenergy in North America
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Don Riemenschneider, Richard B. Hall. 2005. Early rooting of dormant hardwood cuttings of Populus: analysis of quantitative genetics and genotype x environment interactions
• Adam Wiese, Don Riemenschneider, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr. 2005. An inexpensive rhizotron design for two-dimensional, horizontal root growth measurements
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., R.B. Hall, E.O. Bauer, Don Riemenschneider. 2005. Soil temperature and precipitation affect the rooting ability of dormant hardwood cuttings of Populus
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Edmund O. Bauer, Richard B. Hall, Jill A. Zalesny, Joshua Kunzman, Chris J. Rog, Don Riemenschneider. 2005. Clonal variation in survival and growth of hybrid poplar and willow in an in situ trial on soils heavily contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr. 2004. Hybrid poplars: fast-growing, disease-resistant species has multiple uses
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., E.O. Bauer, Don Riemenschneider. 2004. Use of belowground growing degree days to predict rooting of dormant hardwood cuttings of Populus
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Adam Wiese, Edmund O. Bauer, Don Riemenschneider, Bart Sexton. 2004. Water usage and establishment success of Populus during phytoremediation of landfill effluent
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., R.B. Hall, E.O. Bauer, Don Riemenschneider. 2003. Shoot position affects root initiation and growth of dormant unrooted cuttings of Populus
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Don Riemenschneider, Richard B. Hall. 2002. Evaluating hybrid poplar rooting. I. genotype x environment interactions in three contrasting sites
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Don Riemenschneider, Richard B. Hall. 2002. Evaluating hybrid poplar rooting. II. backcross breeding method exhibits exceptional promise
• Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Don Riemenschneider, Edmund Bauer. 2000. Analysis of genetic and environmental effects on hybrid poplar rooting in Central and Northern Minnesota, USA

Citations of Non-Forest Service Publications

• Northern Research Station. 2024. International phytoremediation training academy: learn how plants transpire for clean air, water, and soil. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/0aa21152c39245cc8d5900d6b655bdd4/ .

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  Silvics of North America

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  Biochar for mitigating heavy metal contamination on mined lands (ERR18)

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/srs/projects/biochar
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  Southern Research Station
• Experimental Forest or Range
  

  Rhinelander Experimental Forest

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  Northern Research Station
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  Landscape Ecology and Sustainability in the Lake States Forests

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  Northern Research Station
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  Stillmeadow PeacePark: Experimental Rehabilitation of an Urban Forest

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  Northern Research Station
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  Prioritizing Landfill Contaminants for Environmental Remediation

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/nrs/projects/prioritizing-contaminants
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  Northern Research Station
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  Agroforestry Phytoremediation Buffer Systems in the Great Lakes Basin

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/nrs/projects/phytoremediation-buffers
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  Northern Research Station
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  Mercury-Sulfur Research

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  Northern Research Station

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  Research advances on specialized trees and biochar to remediate and stabilize mining waste with the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community

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  Remediating Mercury and Sulfur Pollution, Session 2

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  Great Lakes Recovery: Forest Service Tackles Pollution

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  Innovative Approaches to Establishing Trees in Harsh Environments

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• Iowa State University (McNabb Excellence Fellow), Ph.D., Forest Biology (Quantitative Genetics & Tree Improvement), 2003
• University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, B.S., Natural Resources & Environmental Studies (Forest Resources & Biometrics), 1999