2009 Annual Meeting (November 1-5, 2009)

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

6:00 AM-8:00 AM

S-591 K-12 Committee

6:30 AM-8:00 AM

Oral Session

264 Extension Agronomists Breakfast

Presiding: Curtis Thompson

Extension Agronomists Brkfast

Presiding: Curtis Thompson

Organizer: Stacey Phelps

7:30 AM-8:00 AM

Presiding Officer Training IV

8:00 AM-9:30 AM

Oral Session

252 Plenary Session: IV

Organizer: Nicholas Comerford

9:00 AM-6:00 PM

Oral Session

265 Educational Materials Display

9:55 AM-10:45 AM

Oral Session

318 Microbe-Plant Interactions in the Rhizosphere

Presiding: Abasiofiok Ibekwe

Organizer: Mary Ann Bruns

9:55 AM-11:00 AM

Oral Session

354 Mercury in the Environment

Organizer: Thomas DeSutter

9:55 AM-11:05 AM

Oral Session

283 General Biometry: I

Organizer: Don Bullock

9:55 AM-11:15 AM

Oral Session

355 Impacts of Land /Soil Change on Human and Ecosystem Services

Organizer: Steven Hodges

9:55 AM-11:25 AM

Oral Session

296 Forage Response to Environment

Organizer: Geoffrey Brink

9:55 AM-11:30 AM

Oral Session

267 Conservation Practices That Improve Environmental Quality: I

Presiding: Minghua Zhang

Organizer: James Ippolito

Oral Session

331 Pedology and Soil Development: I

Presiding: Paul McDaniel

Organizer: Eugene Kelly

9:55 AM-11:35 AM

Oral Session

349 Soil Testing Methods, Correlation, and Calibration: I

Presiding: David Hansen

9:55 AM-11:45 AM

Oral Session

307 Teaching Soil Physics

Presidings: David Radcliffe and Edward McCoy

Organizers: David Radcliffe and Edward McCoy

Oral Session

323 Phosphorus and Potassium Management: I

Presiding: William Stevens

Oral Session

324 Soil Fertility & Plant Nutrition: I

Presiding: Merle Vigil

9:55 AM-11:55 AM

Oral Session

268 Novel Manure Management Technologies in No-till and Forage Systems: I

Presiding: Peter Kleinman

Organizers: Rory Maguire and Douglas Beegle

9:55 AM-12:00 PM

Oral Session

254 National Society of Consulting Soil Scientists

Oral Session

260 Symposium--the Legacy of Bert Tanner: 35 Years of Excellence in Environmental Instrumentation: I

Organizer: Bruce Bugbee

Oral Session

291 Symposium--Crops and Their Response to Water Management: I

Presiding: Philip Bauer

Organizers: Emerson Nafziger , Kurt Thelen and Sangamesh Angadi

Oral Session

305 Health-Beneficial & Nutritionally Enhanced Plants

Presiding: Linda Pollak

Organizers: Mark Brick and Michael Grusak

Oral Session

356 Pathogens to Protozoa: Important Microbial Groups in Animal Waste Processing Systems

Organizers: John P. Brooks and Kimberly Cook

9:55 AM-12:05 PM

Oral Session

280 Nitrogen and Manure Managment in Agricultural Systems

Presiding: David Clay

Organizer: Sharon Clay

9:55 AM-12:15 PM

Oral Session

300 Symposium--Coordinated Agricultural Projects: Progress and Lessons Learned From Barley, Rice, and Wheat

Presiding: Janet Lewis

Organizer: James Anderson

Oral Session

343 Interactions Between Soil Nutrients and Forest Management Practices: I

Presiding: Kathryn Piatek

9:55 AM-12:45 PM

Oral Session

261 Enhancing and Facilitating Use of Agricultural System Models in Field Research

Organizer: Lajpat Ahuja

Oral Session

332 Geospatial Soil Inference Systems to Meet Future Needs: I

Presiding: Sarah Hash

Organizer: Amanda Moore

9:55 AM-1:50 PM

Oral Session

319 DNA Pyrosequencing and Soil Microbial Diversity

Organizer: Veronica Acosta-Martinez

9:55 AM-2:45 PM

Oral Session

293 Turfgrass Pest Management and Physiology: II/Div. C05 Business Meeting

Presiding: James Brosnan

9:55 AM-2:50 PM

Oral Session

308 Colloid and Microorganism Transport and Fate in the Environment

Presidings: Scott Bradford and Andrey Guber

Organizers: Scott Bradford and Andrey Guber

9:55 AM-3:30 PM

Oral Session

338 Management of Conservation Tillage and Its Effects On Soil and Water/Div. S06 Business Meeting

Presiding: Desh Duseja

10:00 AM-11:00 AM

Oral Session

313 Division S02 Business Meeting

10:00 AM-12:00 PM

Poster Session

258 General Resident Education: II

Organizer: Cary Green

Poster Session

286 Discovery and Utilization of Genetic Variation

Organizer: Brett Carver

Poster Session

325 Nutrient Losses: II

A532 Agronomy Certification Board

Organizer: Luther Smith

ACS324.1 Journal of Environmental Quality Editorial Board

Organizer: Dennis Corwin

10:10 AM-11:45 AM

Oral Session

276 General International Agronomy: I - Cropping Systems

Presiding: Sarah Johnson Beebout

Organizer: Patrick Wall

10:25 AM-3:30 PM

Oral Session

357 Land Application of Waste Residuals and Recycled Products: I

Organizer: Satish Gupta

12:25 PM-2:00 PM

Oral Session

277 General International Agronomy: II - Forage Production

Presiding: Peter Hobbs

Organizer: Patrick Wall

12:45 PM-4:00 PM

Oral Session

333 Symposium--Terroir: Winegrapes and the Environment: I

Presiding: Thomas Rice

Organizer: James Fisher

12:55 PM-3:00 PM

Oral Session

288 Div. C02 Business Meeting/General Crop Physiology and Metabolism: I

Presiding: Bjorn Martin

12:55 PM-3:25 PM

Oral Session

255 The Role of Science in Environmental Pollution and Climate Change: A Dialogue Between the U.S. and Sino Soil Scientists

Presidings: Kai Xue and Zhenli He

12:55 PM-3:45 PM

Oral Session

269 Biochar Use for Improving Environmental Quality: I

Presidings: Jeffrey Novak and David Laird

Organizer: James Ippolito

12:55 PM-3:55 PM

Oral Session

302 Symposium--Footprints of Diversity in the Agricultural Landscape: Understanding and Creating Spatial Patterns of Diversity

Organizer: Ann Marie Thro

12:55 PM-4:00 PM

Oral Session

339 Water Conservation in Irrigated Cropping Systems

Presiding: Kendall DeJonge

Organizers: James Ascough II and Neil Hansen

12:55 PM-4:15 PM

Oral Session

262 Symposium--the Legacy of Bert Tanner: 35 Years of Excellence in Environmental Instrumentation: II/Div. A03 Business Meeting

Organizer: Bruce Bugbee

Oral Session

282 Production and Assessment of Biomass Crops

Presiding: Emily Heaton

12:55 PM-4:30 PM

Oral Session

270 Novel Manure Management Technologies in No-till and Forage Systems: II

Presiding: Douglas Beegle

Organizers: Peter Kleinman and Rory Maguire

12:55 PM-4:45 PM

Oral Session

326 Nitrogen and Crop Production: II

Presidings: Trenton Roberts and Charles Wilson Jr.

12:55 PM-4:55 PM

Oral Session

309 Soil Water Determination for Field Applications: Current Problems, Advances in Technology, and Scale Issues: I

Presidings: Steven Evett and Timothy Green

Organizers: Steven Evett and Timothy Green

12:55 PM-5:00 PM

Oral Session

292 General Crop Ecology, Management & Quality

Presiding: Jason De Bruin

Organizer: Kurt Thelen

Oral Session

327 Symposium--Gypsum Use for Enhancing Agricultural Production and for Environmental Improvement

Presiding: Warren Dick

1:00 PM-3:00 PM

Poster Session

328 Phosphorus and Potassium Management: II

Poster Session

350 Soil Testing Methods, Correlation, and Calibration: II

1:10 PM-2:45 PM

Oral Session

344 Acid Deposition Effects on Soils

Presiding: Ivan Fernandez

1:10 PM-4:00 PM

Oral Session

259 Military Land Management Techniques/Div. A02 Business Meeting

Presiding: Ryan Busby

1:10 PM-4:50 PM

Oral Session

281 General Integrated Agricultural Systems/Div. A08 Business Meeting

Presiding: Sharon Clay

1:25 PM-2:50 PM

Oral Session

256 How to Become An Entrepreneur in Agronomy, Crop, and Soil Science

Organizer: Indi Braden

Oral Session

353 Symposium--Communicating Science to the Public: Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

Presiding: Paula Gale

Organizer: Paula Gale

1:25 PM-4:25 PM

Oral Session

314 Symposium--Biogeochemical Processes in Ecosystems: The Tannin Effect: I

Organizers: Javier Gonzalez , Ann Hagerman and Jonathan Halvorson

1:25 PM-5:00 PM

Oral Session

266 Symposium--Developing Extension Programs for Emerging Issues

Presiding: Shawn Conley

Organizer: Curtis Thompson

Oral Session

284 Symposium--Design and Analysis of Complex Cropping System Experiments/Div. A11 (Provisional) Business Meeting

Organizer: D. G. Bullock

1:30 PM-2:30 PM

S304 Soil Survey Horizons Editorial Board

Organizer: Michael Wilson

1:40 PM-4:15 PM

Oral Session

287 Breeding Strategies in Response to Rapidly Evolving Pests/Joint Div. C01/C07 Business Meeting

Presiding: Rima Thapa

Organizer: Brett Carver

2:00 PM-4:30 PM

Poster Session

345 Fire Dynamics Across a Changing Landscape

Presiding: Charles Rhoades

Poster Session

346 Interactions Between Soil Nutrients and Forest Management Practices: II

2:25 PM-3:45 PM

Oral Session

278 General International Agronomy: III - Soil Fertility and Soil Quality

Presiding: Bruce Linquist

Organizer: Patrick Wall

2:25 PM-4:00 PM

Oral Session

320 Bacterial and Soil Microbial Community Diversity

Presiding: Jennifer Moore-Kucera

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

Oral Session

347 Sergei A. Wilde Distinguished Lectureship On Forest Soils

Presiding: Daniel Markewitz

3:00 PM-5:00 PM

Poster Session

321 Symposium--Linking Soil Enzyme Activities to Ecosystem Function: II

Organizer: Shiping Deng

Poster Session

329 Soil Fertility and Plant Nutriton: II

Poster Session

330 Fertilizer Performance Evaluation: II

3:10 PM-4:45 PM

Oral Session

310 Physical Aspects of Quantifying and Predicting Greenhouse Gases Emissions From Soils

Presiding: Teferi Tsegaye

Organizer: Teferi Tsegaye

3:15 PM-6:15 PM

Oral Session

294 Symposium--Urban Agriculture: Understanding and Communicating the Role of Turfgrass

Presiding: Kurt Steinke

3:30 PM-4:30 PM

Oral Session

301 Div. C07/Div. C01 Joint Business Meeting

Presiding: James Anderson

4:00 PM-6:00 PM

Poster Session

257 Human Ecology and Organic Farming Systems: II

Organizer: Joseph Heckman

Poster Session

263 Quantification and Modeling of Physical and Environmental Effects On Plants and Plant Processes

Organizer: Dennis Timlin

Poster Session

271 General Environmental Quality: I

Presiding: James Ippolito

Poster Session

272 Biochar Use for Improving Environmental Quality: II

Presiding: James Ippolito

Poster Session

273 Novel Manure Management Technologies in No-till and Forage Systems: III

Presidings: Peter Kleinman , Rory Maguire and Douglas Beegle

Poster Session

274 Conservation Practices That Improve Environmental Quality: II

Presiding: James Ippolito

Poster Session

275 General Environmental Quality: II (Graduate Student Poster Competition)

Presiding: James Ippolito

Poster Session

279 General International Agronomy: IV (Includes Graduate Student Competition).

Organizer: Patrick Wall

Poster Session

285 General Biometry: II

Organizer: Don Bullock

Poster Session

289 Physiological Indicators of Efficient Use of Water and Nutrients

Organizer: Bjorn Martin

Poster Session

290 General Crop Physiology and Metabolism: II

Organizer: Bjorn Martin

Poster Session

293 Crops and Their Response to Water Management: II

Organizer: Kurt Thelen

Poster Session

295 Turfgrass Culture: II

Poster Session

297 Forage Nutrient and Irrigation Management

Organizer: Geoffrey Brink

Poster Session

298 Evaluating Forages for Bioenergy

Organizer: Geoffrey Brink

Poster Session

299 Nutritional Value of Forages: II

Organizer: Geoffrey Brink

Poster Session

306 Plants for Improved Health-Benefit and Nutrition

Organizers: Mark Brick and Michael Grusak

Poster Session

311 Soil Water Determination for Field Applications: Current Problems, Advances in Technology, and Scale Issues: II

Presiding: Robert Schwartz

Organizer: Steven Evett

Poster Session

312 General Soil Physics

Presiding: Markus Tuller

Organizer: Yakov Pachepsky

Poster Session

315 Chemical and Biological Controls On Metal Bioavailability: II

Poster Session

316 Transport of Heavy Metals From Land to Water: Chemical Processes and Modeling

Organizers: Zhenli He and Nicholas Basta

Poster Session

317 Symposium--Biogeochemical Processes in Ecosystems: The Tannin Effect: II

Organizers: Javier Gonzalez , Ann Hagerman and Jonathan Halvorson

Poster Session

322 General Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Presiding: Mary Ann Bruns

Organizer: Mary Ann Bruns

Poster Session

334 Terroir: Winegrapes and the Environment: II

Presiding: Thomas Rice

Organizer: James Fisher

Poster Session

335 Soil Characterization, Modeling, and Prediction Using Novel Instrumentation and Techniques

Presiding: D.R. Hirmas

Poster Session

336 Geospatial Soil Inference Systems to Meet Future Needs: II

Organizer: A. Moore

Poster Session

337 Pedology and Soil Development: II

Poster Session

340 Irrigated Cropping Systems

Organizer: Neil Hansen

Poster Session

341 Conservation Tillage Systems

Organizer: Neil Hansen

Poster Session

342 Hydrology and Land Use

Organizer: Neil Hansen

Poster Session

351 Nutrient Management: II

Poster Session

352 Nutrient Availability From Organic Fertilizers and by-Products: II

Poster Session

358 Land Application of Waste Residuals and Recycled Products: II

Organizer: Satish Gupta

4:30 PM-5:15 PM

Oral Session

303 Calvin Sperling Biodiversity Memorial Lectureship

4:30 PM-5:30 PM

Oral Session

348 Poster and Day's Topical Discussions/Social Hour

Presidings: Brittany A. Johnson and Charles Rhoades

5:15 PM-7:00 PM

Oral Session

304 Div. C08 Town Meeting

Presiding: Ann Marie Thro

Organizer: Ann Marie Thro

5:30 PM-7:00 PM

Oral Session

253 SSSA Awards Reception

SSSA Awards Recep

Organizer: Stacey Phelps