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282 Production and Assessment of Biomass Crops

Oral Session
A10 Bioenergy and Agroindustrial Systems
This session includes oral presentations of agronomic practices and methods of evaluating different potential feedstocks for bioenergy production
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A10 Bioenergy and Agroindustrial Systems (Provisional)

Wednesday, November 4, 2009: 12:55 PM-4:15 PM
Convention Center, Room 337-338, Third Floor

Presiding:
Emily Heaton
12:55 PM
282-1
Nitrogen Influences Productivity and Resource Partitioning by Perennial, Warm-Season Grasses.
Andrew Heggenstaller, Agricultural Sciences; Kenneth Moore, Dep. of Agronomy; Matt Liebman, Dep. of Agronomy; Robert Anex, Iowa State Univ.
1:10 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:15 PM
282-2
Agriculture Conservation IN Egypt. Industrial Utilization of Rice Straw.
Ahmed El-Hissewy, Rice Res. & Training Center
1:30 PM
282-3
Estimation Methodology for Agricultural Crop Residues - National Basis.
Richard G. Nelson, Kansas State Univ.
1:45 PM
282-4
NASS Cropland Data Layer Efforts Tracking Bioenergy Crops in Tennessee.
Rick Mueller, Natl. Agricultural Statistics Service; Mary Lindsey, Natl. Agricultural Statistics Service; Claire Boryan, Natl. Agricultural Statistics Service
2:00 PM
282-5
Predicting Miscanthus (M. x giganteus) and Switchgrass (P. virgatum) Productivity for the US Using a Semi-Mechanistic Crop Model.
Fernando Miguez, Univ. of Illinois
2:15 PM
282-6
Switchgrass for Forage and Bioenergy: Effects of Nitrogen Rate and Harvest System.
Maru Kering, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation; Jon Biermacher, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation; Billy J. Cook, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation; John A. Guretzky, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
2:30 PM
282-7
Meta-Analysis of Switchgrass: Management and Environmental Factors That Affect Its Growth and Biomass Production.
Matthew Maughan, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Fernando Miguez, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; German Bollero, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; DoKyoung Lee, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Thomas Voigt, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
2:45 PM
Break
3:00 PM
282-8
Winter Biomass Yield and Elemental Composition of ‘Kanlow' Switchgrass in a Zero Input Environment.
Shiva Makaju, Oklahoma State Univ.; Yanqi Wu, Oklahoma State Univ.; Hailin Zhang, Oklahoma State Univ.; Michael Anderson, Oklahoma State Univ.; Vijaya Gopal Kakani, Oklahoma State Univ.; Charles Taliaferro, Oklahoma State Univ.
3:15 PM
282-9
Sweet Sorghum Yield and Quality in Current and Future Climates of Oklahoma.
Vijaya Gopal Kakani, Oklahoma State Univ.; Chad Godsey, Oklahoma State Univ.; David Porter, Oklahoma State Univ.; Danielle Bellmer, Oklahoma State Univ.; Ray Huhnke, Oklahoma State Univ.
3:30 PM
282-10
Nitrogen Cycling in Biofuel Feedstock Crops of Central Illinois During Establishment.
Candice Smith, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Corey Mitchell, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Krishna Woli, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Mark B. David, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
3:45 PM
282-11
Evaluation of Bioenergy Traits in Ten Populations of Switchgrass Grown in New Jersey.
Laura Cortese, Rutgers State Univ.; Stacy Bonos, Rutgers State Univ.
4:00 PM
282-12
Effect of Planting Date On Sweet Sorghum in Oklahoma.
Chad Godsey, Oklahoma State Univ.; Danielle Bellmer, Oklahoma State Univ.; Ray Huhnke, Oklahoma State Univ.
4:15 PM
282-13
Management of Biomass and Sweet Sorghum in the Southwestern US.
Juerg Blumenthal, Teaxs A&M Univ.; Wayne Thompson, Teaxs A&M Univ.; William Rooney, Teaxs A&M Univ.; Brent Bean, Teaxs A&M Univ.
4:30 PM
Adjourn
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