Lincoln University

Nsalambi Nkongolo, Ph.D.

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Soil Physics, 1997. Laval University, Quebec, CANADA 

Current Research Projects

Accounting for barriers to gases emissions from soil in the quantification of CO₂, CH₄, N₂O and C-stocks in a central Missouri forest (Funding source: USDA Evans-Allen)

Analysis of the best practices in organic and high tunnel vegetables production in central Missouri (Funding SOURCE: USDA –NRCS)

Data-model fusion and forecasting 21st-Century environmental change in northeastern North America. Project with Harvard forest, harvard University (Funding source: NASA)

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF TOTAL C, TOTAL N, pH, ROCK CONTENT, BULK DENSITY, SOIL DEPTH AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO ABOVE GROUND VEGETATION C STOCKS, AND SPECIES COMPOSITION at HARVARD FOREST, HARVARD UNIVERSITY. (funding source: nsf)

Greenhouse gas fluxes and carbon sequestration in the thicket vegetation of Eastern Cape Province. project with nelson mandela metropolitan university. South Africa (funding source: nrf)

SPATIAL variability of soil properties in ituri forest, democratic republic of congo. project with cefrecof, ifa and ctfs (funding source: smithsonian)

TEACHING

ENV 312   Environmental Methods, Sampling and Data Analysis

GIS 308    Computer Assisted Cartography 

GIS 316    Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems

GIS 416   Applications of Geographic Information Systems 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Nkongolo, N. V., S. Johnson, F.  Eivazi and K. Schmidt. (2010). Greenhouse gases fluxes and soil thermal properties in a pasture in central Missouri. J. Env. Sci.22 (7): 1029-1039.  Doi :10.1016/S1001-0742(09)60214-X

Nkongolo, N.V. and R. Hatano and V. Kakembo. (2010).  Diffusivity models and greenhouse gases fluxes from a forest, pasture, grassland and corn field in northern Hokkaido. Pedosphere 20(6):747-760. Doi:10.1016/S1002-0160(10)60065-3 

Nkongolo, N.V.  and C.J. Plassmeyer. (2010).  Effect of vegetation type on soil properties at Lincoln University Living Laboratory. Res. J. For. 4(1): 1-13. Doi:10.3923/rjf.2010.1.13

Nkongolo, N.V., K. Kuramochi and R. Hatano. (2009). Nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions from a

Japanese   lowland soil cropped to onion: I. Spatial and temporal variability of fluxes. Int. J. Agr. Res. 4(1): 17-28. Doi: 10.3923/ijar.2009.17.28

Nkongolo, N.V., K. Kuramochi and R. Hatano. (2009). Nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions from a Japanese lowland soil cropped to onion: III. Relationship with soil physical properties.  Int. J. Agr. Res. 4(1): 1-16. Doi: 10.3923/ijar.2009.1.16

Nkongolo, N.V., K. Kuramochi and R. Hatano. (2008). Effect of mechanized tillage operations on soil physical properties and greenhouse gases fluxes in two agricultural fields. Res. J. Environ. Sci., 2(2): 68-80. Doi: 10.3923/rjes.2008.68.80

Nkongolo, N.V., K. Kuramochi and R. Hatano. (2008). Nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions from a Japanese  lowland soil cropped to onion: II. Relationship with soil chemical properties. Int. J. Agr. Res., 3(6):     371-385. Doi: 10.3923/ijar.2008.371.385

Nkongolo, N.V., K. Schmidt, R.M. Paro, N.O. Hoilett, S. J. Adisa and S.S. Johnson. (2008). Improved quantification of CO₂, CH₄, and N₂O fluxes from soil in agricultural fields in central Missouri. JEMREST, 5(1):119-132.Doi: 10.4029/2008jemrest5no117

Adisa, S.J., N.V. Nkongolo, N.O. Hoilett, K. Schmidt, R.M. Paro and S.S. Johnson. (2008). Soil total carbon and nitrogen concentrations of surface and sub-surface soils in corn and soybean fields in central Missouri: Impact on fluxes of greenhouse gases. JEMREST, 5(1):50-59. 

Doi: 10.4029/2008jemrest5no122

Hoilett, N.O., N.V. Nkongolo, R.J. Kremer, R.M. Paro, K. Schmidt, S.S. Johnson and S.J. Adisa. (2008). Understanding the relationships between microbial biomass, enzyme and greenhouse gas efflux in a  secondary forest in Missouri. JEMREST, 5(1):109-118. Doi:10.4029/2008jemrest5no118

Paro, R.M., N.V. Nkongolo, S.S. Johnson, K. Schmidt, N.O. Hoilett and S.J. Adisa. (2008). Soil thermal properties as potential controlling factors for CO₂, N₂O and CH₄ emissions from a secondary forest in central Missouri. JEMREST, 5(1):156-165.  Doi: 10.4029/2008jemrest5no120

Nkongolo, N.V., M. Yamada and I. Nakagawa. (2007). Spatial variability selected soil physical

properties and root growth of sweet corn. JEMREST 3:276-285.

Doi: 10.4029/2007jemrest3no127

Nkongolo, N.V., M. Yamada and A. Yamasaki. (2007). Effect of animal manure on the physical

properties of a volcanic ash soil and cabbage growth response. JEMREST 3(1): 304-313.

Doi: 10.4029/2007jemrest3no124

Nkongolo, N.V., F. Gauthier and J. Caron. (2007). Effects of fresh and composted organic wastes onmedia physical properties and growth of three ornamental species. Int. J. Soil Sci., 2 (4) 235-246.

Doi: 10.3923/ijss.2007.235.246

Robert, P., N.V. Nkongolo, S. Johnson and F. Eivazi. (2007). Spatial variability of CO₂, CH₄ and N₂O fluxes and soil thermal properties of a secondary forest soil in Central Missouri.

JEMREST 3(1):42-52. Doi:  10.4029/2007jemrest3no123

Johnson, S., N.V. Nkongolo, R. Paro and F. Eivazi. (2007). Spatial variability of soil thermal properties and CO₂, CH₄ and N₂O emissions from a pasture in central Missouri. JEMREST 3(1):314-0322.

Doi: 10.4029/2007jemrest3no128

Nkongolo, N.V., M. Yamada and A. Yamasaki. (2007). Response of cabbage to depth of transplanting,soil amendment and water stress on a Japanese volcanic ash soil. Afr. J. Agric. Res., 2 (5): 214-222. http://academicjournals.org/AJAR/PDF/Pdf2007/May/Nkongolo%20et%20al.pdf

Nkongolo, N.V. and J. Caron. (2006). Pore space organization and plant response in peat substrates.  I. Prinus x Cistena. Sci. Res. Essays, 1 (3):77-89.

http://academicjournals.org/SRE/PDF/Pdf2006/Dec/Nkongolo%20and%20Caron.pdf

Nkongolo, N.V. and J. Caron. (2006). Pore space organization and plant response in peat substrates.  II. Dendradethum Ramat. Sci. Res. Essays, 1(3): 93-102.

http://www.academicjournals.org/SRE/PDF/Pdf2006/Dec/Nkongolo%20and%20Caron%202.pdf

 CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

Nkongolo, N.V. (2010). Quantifying greenhouse gases (CO₂, CH₄ and N₂O) fluxes from soil in a pasture, Chap 17, In “GIS Applications in Agriculture: Nutrient Management for Energy Efficiency”, Clay, D & J. Shanahan (eds.), Taylor & Francis, pp. 277-299.

Nkongolo, N.V., M. Yamada and A. Yamasaki. (2007). Response of cabbage to depth of transplanting,soil amendment and water stress on a Japanese volcanic ash soil. In "Dryland Crop Production -Technology Breakthroughs and Study Cases," Hui-lian Xu (ed.), Research Signpost

Nkongolo, N.V., J. Caron., F. Gauthier and M. Yamada (2000). Organic Wastes for Improving Soil  Physical Conditions and Enhancing Plant Growth in Container Substrates. In "Nature Farming and Microbial Applications",  Hui-lian Xu, James F. Parr, and Hiroshi Umemura (eds.), The Haworth Press, 2000,pp 97-113. Doi: 10.1300/J144v03n01_09