81 Challenges and Opportunities In Sustainable Agriculture: Global Case Studies of Potato Production



ASA Section: Global Agronomy
Monday, October 17, 2011: 12:55 PM-5:15 PM
Henry Gonzalez Convention Center, Room 006D
Organizer:
Zhongqi He
1:00 PM
Potato Production Systems In Maine: Geospatial Assessments of Agri-Environmental Indicators.
Sherri L. DeFauw, USDA, ARS, NAA, New England Plant, Soil and Water Laboratory; Patrick J. English, Mississippi State University, Delta Research and Extension Center; Robert P. Larkin, USDA, ARS, NAA, New England Plant, Soil and Water Laboratory; John M. Halloran, USDA, ARS, NAA, New England Plant, Soil and Water Laboratory; Aaron K. Hoshide, University of Maine
1:15 PM
Challenges to Sustainable Potato Production in Tasmania, Australia.
Leigh A. Sparrow, University of Tasmania; Bill Cotching, University of Tasmania; Calum Wilson, University of Tasmania
1:30 PM
A Survey of Seed Source and Virus Prevalence In Small-Scale Alaska Potato Production.
Jodie Anderson, University of Alaska-Fairbanks; P. Jeffrey Smeenk, University of Alaska-Fairbanks; Carol Lewis, University of Alaska Fairbanks; Alberto Pantoja, USDA-ARS
1:45 PM
Lessons Learned From Potato Precison Agriculture Experiences In Eastern Canada.
Athyna Cambouris, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Bernie Zebarth, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Michel Nolin, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
2:00 PM
Plant-Based N Diagnostic Methods: Whole Plants or Some Parts of the Plants?.
Gilles Belanger, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Noura Ziadi, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Athyna Cambouris, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Bernie Zebarth, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
2:15 PM
Can We Predict Soil N Supply Using Soil N Tests?.
Bernie J. Zebarth, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Noura Ziadi, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Gilles Belanger, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Athyna Cambouris, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
2:30 PM
Nitrous Oxide Emissions From Potato Production and Their Management.
David Burton, Nova Scotia Agricultural College; Bernie J. Zebarth, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; John MacLeod, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
3:00 PM
Tillage Erosion within Steepland Potato Production Systems In the Americas.
Kevin Tiessen, International Development Research Centre; Gerd Dercon, International Atomic Energy Agency; David Lobb, University of Manitoba; Sheng Li, University of Manitoba; Freddy Sancho, Universidad de Costa Rica (retired)
3:15 PM
3:30 PM
Productivity and Nitrogen Dynamics Under Extended Organic Potato Rotations In Atlantic Canada.
Derek H. Lynch, Nova Scotia Agricultural College; Mehdi Sharifi, Nova Scotia Agricultural College; David Burton, Nova Scotia Agricultural College; Andy Hammermeister, Nova Scotia Agricultural College
4:15 PM
4:30 PM
Impacts of Humic Product Application On Yields of Potato and Other Field Crops.
Daniel C. Olk, USDA-ARS National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment; Ahmed M. Mosa, Mansoura University; Heidi Waldrip, USDA-ARS Conservation and Production Research Lab
4:45 PM
Effects of Microclimate, Cropping Systems and Irrigation Management On Early and Late Blight Potential On Russet Burbank Potato In North-Eastern United States.
Modesto Olanya, USDA-ARS, NEPSWL, Orono, ME; C. Wayne Honeycutt, USDA-NRCS; Zhongqi He, USDA-ARS, NEPSWL, Orono, ME; Robert Larkin, USDA-ARS, NEPSWL, Orono, ME; John Halloran, USDA-ARS, NEPSWL, Orono, ME; Jonathan Frantz, USDA-ARS, NEPSWL, Orono, ME
5:00 PM
Overview of Water-Saving Potato Production Research for the Semi-Arid Areas of Northern China.
Zhongqi He, USDA-ARS New England Plant, Soil, and Water Laboratory; Fengxin Wang, China Agricultural University; Huaijun Shi, Gansu Agricultural University; Ning Zhang, Gansu Agricultural University; Di Wang, Gansu Agricultural University
5:15 PM