64 General Organic Management Systems: I

Oral Session
ASA Section: Agronomic Production Systems
This is a general oral session for papers related to organic management systems.
Cosponsor(s):

Organic Management Systems Community

Monday, November 16, 2015: 10:00 AM-12:15 PM
Minneapolis Convention Center, 101 C

Organizer:
Erin Silva
10:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
10:05 AM
Agroecology and Healthy Soils: How Much Are We Investing?.
Marcia DeLonge, Union of Concerned Scientists; Albie Miles, University of Hawai'i, West O'ahu; Liz Carlisle, University of California, Berkeley
10:35 AM
Cover Crop Mixture Proportion and Starter Fertilizer Effects on Weed Competition and Yield in Organic Rotational No-till Maize Production.
Rachel A. Atwell, North Carolina State University; Steven B Mirsky, USDA-ARS; Hanna Poffenbarger, Iowa State University; S. Chris Reberg-Horton, NC State University
10:50 AM
11:05 AM
Use of Laboratory Incubation Techniques to Estimate GHG Footprints from Clean and No-Tillage Organic Agroecosystems.
Arnab Bhowmik, Pennsylvania State University; Ann-Marie Fortuna*, North Dakota State University; Larry J. Cihacek, North Dakota State University; Patrick M. Carr, Montana State University
11:20 AM
Effects of Organic No-till and Winter Cover Crops on Soil Health and Yield on a Claypan Soil.
Kerry M. Clark, University of Missouri; Dara L. Boardman, University of Missouri; Timothy M. Reinbott, University of Missouri; Robert J. Kremer, University of Missouri; Jill Staples, University of Missouri
11:35 AM
Continuous Zero-till Organic Wheat Production: Defining the Limits.
Patrick M. Carr, Montana State University; Greta G. Gramig, North Dakota State University; Samantha Hogstad, North Dakota State University
11:50 AM
Effects of Reduced Tillage on Growth, Yield and Fruit Quality of Organic Eggplant.
Guihua Chen, University of Maryland; Amanda L. Buchanan, Michigan State University; Lauren Kolb, City of Boulder; Cerruti R.R. Hooks, University of Maryland; Ray R Weil, University of Maryland
12:05 PM
Discussion
12:15 PM
Adjourn