E-mail Address:    Ezappi@caldwell.edu

Education:

Ph.D.   Plant Science,  Rutgers University           1991

Thesis:  The Effect of Nitrogen on Storage Processes and Growth in Developing and Maturing Dry Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Cotyledons.

M.A.    Plant Science,  Rutgers  University            1986

Thesis:  Evaluation of Dry Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Genotypes, For High and Low Capital Input Agricultural Systems.

B.S.     Agronomy,  University of Wisconsin         1980

Research Interest:

Rhizosphere Microbiology - mutualistic interactions of plant roots with soil inhabiting bacteria and fungi.

Publications:

Nguyen, H.; Pellicer,  M. and E. Zappi  2002.  Distribution of the bacterial  genera Pseudomonas    and Bacillus within ectomycorrhizae of Gray Birch (Betula populifolia Marsh.) in a northern New Jersey forest.  BIOS 73(3) 91-97,  2002. 

Neyra, C.A.; Atkinson, L.A.; Olubayi O.; Sadasivan, L.; Zaurov, D. and E. Zappi 1996.  Novel Microbial technologies for enhancement of plant growth and biocontrol of fungal diseases in crops.  In Choukr-Allah R. (ed.) Protected cultivation of the Mediterranean region.  Paris: CIHEAM; Agadir: Institut Agronomique et Veterinae Hassan II. Vol 31: 447-456. 

Zappi, E. and S. Salas 1990.  TIBA and nitrogen incorporation, senescence and yield in a symbiotically grown vining dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) genotype.  J. Agric. Univ. P.R. Vol 74(3) 311- 318. 

Professional Affiliations:  

1.  American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

2.  Tribeta (Beta Beta Beta) Biological Honor Society