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Scanlan, R. W., Calcium as a factor in soy bean inoculation. Soil Sci. 25: 313–327, 1928.

Truog, E., Soil acidity. I. Its relation to the growth of plants. Soil Sci. 5: 169–195, 1918.

Winslow, C. E. A., and Falk, I. S., Studies on salt action. I,II. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 15: 67–68; 131–134, 1927.

Nutritional Role of Calcium in Plants. I. Prominent in the Non-Legume Crops, Sugar Beets.

Albrecht, William A., Nitrogen fixation as influenced by calcium. Proc. Sec. Intern. Congr. Soil Sci. Leningrad-Moscow Third Com. 3, 29–39 (1930).

Albrecht, William A., Inoculation of legumes as related to soil acidity. J. Am. Soc. Agron. 33, 153–155 (1941).

Albrecht, William A., Some soil factors in nitrogen fixation by legume. Trans. Soc. Soil Sci. New Brunswick, N. J. R. 71–84, (1939).

Albrecht, William A., Calcium as a factor in seed germination. J. Am. Soc. Agron. 33, 153–155, (1941).

Albrecht, William A., It’s the calcium, not the alkalinity. Soybean Digest, September, 1941.

Albrecht, William A., The fertility problem of Missouri soils. Proc. Missouri State Hort. Soc. Nov. 30, 1942, pp. 94–100.

Albrecht, William A., Relative effectiveness of coarsely ground and finely pulverized limestone. Soil Sci. 61, 265–261, (1946).

Albrecht, William A., Colloidal clay cultures: Properties of the clay and procedures in its use as a plant growth medium. Soil Sci. 62, 23–21, (1946).

Albrecht, William A., Soil fertility in its broader implications. Missouri Agr. Expt. Sta. Research Bull. 765, 72–88 (1961) (Bibliography).

Anonymous, Lime soil to feed crops — not to remove soil acidity. Missouri Farm News Service May 5, 1954.

Ferguson, Carl E. (W. M. A. Albrecht). Nitrogen fixation and soil fertility exhaustion by soybeans under different levels of potassium. Missouri Agr. Expt. Sta. Research Bull. 330, 9 (1940).

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Preston, R. D., Structure of plant polysaccharides. Endeavor 23, 153–160 (1964).

Soil Acidity as Calcium (Fertility) Deficiency.

Albrecht, W. A., and Franklin L. Davis. Relation of calcium to nodulation of soybean on acid and neutral soils. Soil Science 28: 261–279, 1929.

Albrecht, W. A. Inoculation of legumes as related to soil acidity. Jour. Amer. Soc. Agron. 25: 512–522, 1933.

Albrecht, W. A. Drilling fine limestone for legumes. Missouri Agr. Expt. Sta. Bul. 367, 1936.

Albrecht, W. A., Ellis R. Graham, and Carl E. Ferguson. Plant growth and the breakdown of inorganic soil colloids. Soil Science 47: 455–458, 1939.

Albrecht, W. A., and R. A. Schroeder. Plant nutrition and the hydrogen ion. I. Plant nutrients used most effectively in the presence of a significant concentration of hydrogen ions. Soil Science 52: 313–327, 1942.

Albrecht, W. A. Colloidal clay cultures: Preparation of the clay and procedures in its use as a plant growth medium. Soil Science 62: 23–31, 1946.

Albrecht, W. A. Plant nutrition and the hydrogen ion, V. Relative effectiveness of coarsely ground and finely pulverized limestone. Soil Science 61: 265–271, 1946.

Albrecht, W. A. Nutrition via soil fertility according to the climate pattern. British Commonwealth Scientific Official Conference. Proceedings Specialist Conference in Agriculture, Australia, 1949. Plant and animal nutrition in relation to soil and climatic factors. His Majesty’s Stationery Office 1951.

Ferguson, Carl E., and W. A. Albrecht. Nitrogen fixation and soil fertility exhaustion by soybeans under different levels of potassium. Missouri Agr. Expt. Sta. Res. Bul. 330, 1–52, 1941.

Graham, Ellis R. Soil development and plant nutrition, I. Nutrient delivery to plants by the sand and silt separates. Proc. Soil Sci. Sec. Amer. 6: 259–261, 1941.

Graham, Ellis R. Calcium transfer from mineral to plant through colloidal clay. Soil Science 51: 650–671, 1941.

Graham, E. R. and W. L. Baker. Ionic saturation of plant roots with special reference to hydrogen. Soil Science 72: 435–441, 1951.

Horner, Glenn M. Relation of degree of base saturation of a colloidal clay by calcium to growth, nodulation and composition of soybeans. Missouri Agr. Expt. Sta. Res. Bul. 232: 1–36, 1936.

Hutchings, Theron B. Relation of phosphorus to growth, nodulation and composition of soybeans. Missouri Agr. Expt. Sta. Res. Bul. 243: 1–47, 1936.

Miller, M. F. Testing soils for acidity by the modified Comber method. Missouri Agr. Extension Service Cir. 339, 1936.

Schroeder, R. A., and W. A. Albrecht. Plant nutrition and the hydrogen ion. III. Soil calcium and the oxalate content of spinach. Bul. Torrey Bot. Club 69: 561–568, 1912.

Albrecht, W. A. Physiology of root nodule bacteria in relation to fertility levels of the soil. Prec. Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. 2: 315–327.

Albrecht, W. A, and McCalla, T. M. The colloidal clay fraction of soil as a cultural medium. Amer. Jour. Bot. 25: 403–407, 1938.

Albrecht, W. A, and Schroeder, R. A. Colloidal clay culture for refined control of nutritional experiments with vegetables. Proc. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 37: 689–692, 1939.

Brown, D. S. The growth and composition of tree tops of peach trees in sand culture in relation to nutrient-element balance. West Virginia Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 322, 1945.

Converse, C. D., Gammon, N., and Sayre, J. D. The use of ion exchange materials in studies on corn nutrition. Plant Physiol. 18: 114–121, 1943.

Cooper, H. P. Ash constituents of pasture grasses, their standard electrode potentials and ecological significance. Plant Physiol. 5: 193–214, 1930.

Comie, G. A. Factors inducing mineral deficiency symptoms on the potato plant. Ann. Appl. Biol. 29: 330–400, 1942.

Cullinan, F. P., and Batjer, L. P. Nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium interrelationships in young peach and apple trees. Soil Sci. 55: 49–60, 1943.

Davidson, O. W., and Blake, M. A. Nutrient deficiencies and nutrient balance with the peach. Proc. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 55: 339–346, 1937.

Graham, E. R., and Albrecht, W. A. Nitrate absorption by plants as an anion exchange phenomenon. Amer. Jour. Bot. 30: 193–198, 1943.

Hamner, C. I. Growth responses of Biloxi soybeans to variations in relative concentrations of phosphate and nitrate in the nutrient solution. Bot. Gaz. 101: 637–649, 1940.

Hoagland, D. R. Lectures on the inorganic nutrition of plants. Chronica Botanica Co. Waltham, Massachusetts. 164–169, 173–177, 1944.

Hutchings, T. B. Relation of phosphorus to growth, nodulation and composition of soybeans. Missouri Agr. Exp. Sta. Res. Bull. 232, 1936.

Jenny, H., and Overstreet, R. Cation exchange between plant roots and soil colloids. Soil Sci. 47: 257–272, 1939.

Jenny, H. Adsorbed nitrate ions in relation to plant growth. Jour. Colloid Sci. 1: 33–47, 1946.

Lagatu, H., and Maume, L. ‘Etudde, par l’analyse periodique des ferilles, de Pinfloence des engrais de chaux, de magnesie et de potasse sur la vigne. Compt. Rend. 179: 932–934, 1924.

Loehwing, W. F. Calcium, potassium and iron balance in certain crop plants in relation to their metabolism. Plant Physiol. 3: 261–175, 1928.

Lundegardh, H. The influence of the soil upon the growth of the plant. Soil Sci. 40: 89–101, 1935.

McKinney, H. H. Soil factors in relation to incidence and symptom expression of virus diseases. Soil Sci. 61: 95–100, 1946.

Reeve, Eldrow, and Suive, J. W. Potassium-boron and calcium-boron relationships in plant nutrition. Soil Sci. 57: 1–14, 1944.

Richards, E. J. Mineral nutrition of plants. Ann. Rev. Biochem. 13: 611–630, 1944.

Schroeder, R. A., and Albrecht, W. A. Plant nutrition and the hydrogen ion: H-Potato scab. Soil Sci. 53: 481–488, 1942.

Shive, J. W. A three-salt nutrient solution for plants. Amer. Jour. Bot. 2: 157–160, 1915.

Thomas, W. Balanced fertilizers and Liebigs’ law of the minimum. Science n. s. 70: 382–384, 1929.

Shive, J. W. The conception of balance with respect to the absorption of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium by plants and the influence of the level of nutrition. Science n. s. 72: 425–427, 1930.

Shive, J. W. The reciprocal effects of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium as related to the absorption of these elements by plants. Soil Sci. 33: 1–20, 1932.

Wadleigh, C. H. Influence of varying cation proportions upon the growth of young cotton plants. Soil Sci. 48: 109–120, 1939.

Walker, J. C. Soil management and plant nutrition in relation to disease development. Soil Sci. 61: 47–54, 1946.

Walker, J. C., and Foster, R. E. Plant nutrition in relation to disease development. III. Fusarium wilt of tomato. Amer. Jour. Bot. 33: 29–264, 1946.

Waugh, J. G., Cullinan, F. P., and Scott, D. H. Response of young peach trees in sand culture to varying amounts of nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus. Proc. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 37: 95–96, 1940.

Wittwer, S. H., Schroeder, R. A., and Albrecht, W. A. Vegetable crops in relation to soil fertility. II. Vitamin C and nitrogen fertilizers. Soil Sci. 59: 329–336, 1945.

Wittwer, S. H., Albrecht, W. A., and Goff, H. R.

Plants and the Exchangeable Calcium of the Soil.

Albrecht, W. A. 1933. Inoculation of legumes as related to soil acidity. Jour. Amer. Soc. Agron. 25: 512–522.

Albrecht, W. A. and F. L. Davis. 1937. Physiology of root nodule bacteria in relation to fertility levels of the soil. Soil Sci. Soc. Proc. 2: 315–327.

Albrecht, W. A. 1939. Some soil factors in nitrogen fixation by legumes. Intern. Soc. Soil Sci. Third Com. Trans. U. S. A. Vol. A.

Albrecht, W. A. 1940. Calcium-potassium-phosphorus relation as a possible factor in ecological array of plants. Jour. Amer. Soc. Agron. 32.

Albrecht, W. A. and H. Jenny. 1931. Available soil calcium in relation to “damping off” of soybeans. Bot. Gaz. 92: 263–278.

Albrecht, W. A. and T. M. McCalla. 1938. The colloidal clay fraction of soil as a cultural medium. Amer. Jour. Bot. 25: 403–407.

Graham, Ellis R. 1938. Magnesium as a factor in nitrogen fixation by soybeans. Missouri Res. Bull. 288.

Horner, Glenn M. 1935. Relation of the degree of base saturation of a colloidal clay by calcium to the growth, nodulation and composition of soybeans. Missouri Res. Bull. 232.

Nutchings, Theron B. 1936. Relation of phosphorus to growth, nodulation and composition of soybeans. Missouri Res. Bull. 243.

Jenny, Hans and R. Overstreet. 1939. Contact interchange between plant roots and soil colloids. Soil Sci. 47: 257–272.

McCalla, Thomas M. 1937. Behavior of legume bacteria in relation to the exchangeable calcium and hydrogen ion concentration of the colloidal clay fraction of the soil. Missouri Res. Bull. 256.

McCalla, Thomas M. 1930. Physico-chemical behavior of soil bacteria in relation to the soil colloid. Jour. of Bact. 40: 33–43.

Ravikovitch, S. 1934. Anion exchange. I. Adsorption of the phosphoric acid by soil. Soil Sci. 38: 219–239. II. Liberation of the phosphoric acid adsorbed ions by soils. Soil Sci. 38: 279–290.

True, R. H. 1921. The function of calcium in the nutrition of seedlings. Jour. Amer. Soc. Agron. 13: 91–107.

Calcium Saturation and Anaerobic Bacteria as Possible Factors in Gleization.

Joffe, J. S. 1936 Pedology, pp. 328–344. Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, N. J.

Albrecht, W. A. 1938 Nitrate production in soils as influenced by cropping and soil treatments. Missouri Agr. Exp. Sta. Res. Bul. 294.

Wilde, S. A. 1940 Classification of gley soils for the purpose of forest management and reforestation. Ecology 21: 34–44.

Calcium and Hydrogen-Ion Concentration in the Growth and Inoculation of Soybeans.

Albrecht, W. A., and Davis, Franklin L. Relation of calcium to the nodulation of soybeans on acid and neutral oils. Soil Science, 28: 261–279, 1929.

Albrecht, W. A., and Davis, Franklin L., Physiological importance of calcium in legume inoculation. Bot. Gaz., 88: 310–321, 1929.

Albrecht, W. A. Nitrogen fixation as influenced by calcium. Proc. 2d Intern. Soil Congress. To be published.

Gedrotz, K. K. Exchangeable cations of the soil and the plant. I. Relation of plant to certain cations fully saturating the soil. Exchange capacity. Soil Science, 32: 51–64, 1931.

Scanlan, Robert W. Calcium as a factor in soybean inoculation. Soil Science, 25: 313–325, 1928.

Growing Legumes on Acid Soils. The Rural New Yorker, November 2, 1946.

Relation of Calcium to the Nodulation of Soybeans on Acid Neutral Soils. Soil Science, volume 28, number 4, pp. 261–279, October 1929. Co-author, Franklin L. Davis.

Alway, F. J., and Ness, G. H. 1927 Inoculation of alfalfa on lime-deficient sandy soils; soil transfer vs. use of cultures. Minn. Agr. Exp. Sta. Tech. Bul. 46.

Bewley, W. F., and Hutchinson, H. B. 1920 On the changes through which the nodule organism (Ps. radicicola) passes under cultural conditions. Jour. Agr. Sci. 10: 144–161.

Bradfield, R. 1927 A simplified cell for determining the electro-dialyzable base content of soils and permutits. Jour. Amer. Soc. Agron. 19: 1015–1021.

Bryan, O. C. 1923 Effect of acid soils on nodule-forming bacteria. Soil Sci. 15: 37–40.

Erdman, L. W. 1926 Studies on inoculated soybeans: I. The importance of determining the number and size of soybean nodules for evaluating relative efficiencies of two or more cultures. Jour. Amer. Soc. Agron. 18: 799–804.

Fellers, C. R. 1927 The effect of inoculation, fertilizer treatment, and certain minerals on the yield, composition, and nodule formation of soybeans. Soil Sci. 6: 81–130.

Harper, H. J. and Murphy, H. F. 1928 Some factors which affect the inoculation of soybeans. Jour. Amer. Soc. Agron. 20: 959–974.

Jaeger, G. G. 1929 Rowan’s new way of fattening land. Country Gent., p. 6, January, 1929.

Karraker, P. E. 1927 Production of nodules on different parts of the root system of alfalfa, growing in soils of different reactions. Soil Sci. 24: 103–109.

Lohnis, F., and Smith, N. R. 1916 Life cycles of the bacteria. Jour. Agr. Res. 6: 675–703.

McCool, M. M. (1927) Methods of applying lime. Jour. Amer. Soc. Agron. 19: 198–199.

Scanlan, R. W. (1928) Calcium as a factor in soybean inoculation. Soil Sci. 25: 313–327.

Thorton, H. G., and Gangulee, N. (1926) The life cycle of the nodule organism Bacillus radicicola (Beij) in soil and its relation to the infection of the host plant. Proc. Roy. Soc. (London) Ser. B. 99: 427–451.

Wilson, J. K. (1917) Physiological studies of B. radicicola of soybean and of factors influencing nodule formation. N. Y. (Cornell) Agr. Exp. Sta. Bul. 386.

Vegetable Crops in Relation to Soil Fertility — Calcium Contents of Green Leafy Vegetables.

Albrecht, W. A., and Schroeder, R. A., 1939. Colloidal clay culture for refined control of nutritional experiments with vegetables. Proc. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci. 37, 689–692.

Beeson, K. C., 1941. The mineral composition of crops with particular reference to the soils in which they were grown. U. S. Dept. Agr., Misc. Pub. 360.

Fairbanks, B. W., and Mitchell, H. H., 1938. The availability of calcium in spinach, in skim milk powder and in calcium oxalate. J. Nutrition 16, 79–89.

Fincke, M. L., and Sherman, H. C., 1935. The availability of calcium from some typical foods. J. Biol. Chem. 110, 421–428.

Holmes, A. D., Crowley, L. V., and Kuzmeski, J. W., 1945. Influence of supplementary calcium and magnesium fertilizers upon nutritive value of kale. Food Research 10, 401–407.

Kohman, E. F., 1939. Oxalic acid in foods and its behavior and fate in the diet. J.

Lucas, R. E., Scarseth, G. D., and Sieling, D. H., 1942. Soil fertility levels as it influences plant nutrient composition and consumption. Indiana Agr. Expt. Sta. Bull. 468.

Pucher, G. W., Wakeman, A. J., and Vickery, H. B., 1941. Organic acids in plant tissues. Ind. Eng. Chem., Anal. Ed. 13, 241–246.

Schroeder, R. A., and Albrecht, W. A., 1942. Plant nutrition and the hydrogen ion. III. Soil calcium and the oxalate content of spinach. Bull. Torrey Botan. Club 69, 561–568.

Sheets, O. A., McWhirter, L., Anderson, W. S., Gieger, M., Ascham, L., Cochran, H. L., Spiers, M., Reder, R., Edmond, J. B., Lease, E. J., Mitchell, J. H., Fraps, G. S., Whitacre, J., Yarnell, S. H., Ellett, W. B., Moore, R. C. and Zimmerley, H. H., 1944. Effect of fertilizer, soil composition, and certain climatological conditions of the calcium and phosphorus content of turnip greens. J. Agr. Res. 68, 145–190.

Sherman, H. C., 1944. Principles of nutrition and nutritive value of food. U. S. Dept. Agr., Misc. Pub. 564.

Speirs, M., 1939. The utilization of calcium in various greens. J. Nutrition 17, 557–564.

Albrecht, W. A. Anderson, W. S., Gieger, M., McWhirter, L., Sheets, O. A., Reder, R., Edmond, J. B., Lease, E. J., Mitchell, J. H., Fraps, G. S., Whitacre, J., Yarnell, S. H., Ellett, W. B., Moore, R. C., Zimmerley, H. H., Ascham, L., and Cochran, H. L., 1944. Effect of fertilizer and environment on the iron content of turnip greens. Southern Cooperative Series, Bull. 2.

Tisdall, F. F., and Drake, T. G. H., 1938. The utilization of calcium. J. Nutrition 16, 613–620.

Wittwer, S. H., 1945. Some nutritional aspects of green leafy vegetables. Sci. Monthly 61, 71–73.

Wittwer, S. H., Albrecht, W. A., and Goff, H. R., 1946. Vegetable crops in relation to soil fertility. III. Oxalate content and nitrogen fertilization. Food Research 11, 54–60.

This bibliography contains reference works that Dr. William A. Albrecht used for research when working on many of the papers contained in this book. Some selections are not available from works that have been obtained from Dr. Albrecht’s personal papers.