Session: Global Agronomy Oral (ASA, CSSA and SSSA International Annual Meetings (2016))

371 Global Agronomy Oral

Oral Session

ASA Section: Global Agronomy

This is a general oral session for the Global Agronomy Section.

Approved for 3.0 CM CEUs

Wednesday, November 9, 2016: 8:00 AM-11:25 AM

Phoenix Convention Center North, Room 226 B

Organizer:

William L. Rooney

8:00 AM

Introductory Remarks

8:10 AM

371-1

Utilizing Knowledge- Based Inference Mapping to Digitally Map the Soils of the Uasin Gishu Plateau in Western Kenya.
Mercy Ngunjiri, Purdue University; Joshua O. Minai, Purdue University; Phillip R. Owens, Purdue University; Darrell G. Schulze, Purdue University; Cornelius Serrem, University of Eldoret

Audio File Recorded Presentation

8:15 AM

371-2

Delivery of Spatially Explicit Soils Information in Western Kenya.
Joshua O. Minai, Purdue University; Mercy Ngunjiri, Purdue University; Darrell G. Schulze, Purdue University; Phillip R. Owens, Purdue University; Cornelius Serrem, University of Eldoret; Naman Nyabinda, Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH)

Audio File Recorded Presentation

8:20 AM

Panel Discussion

8:25 AM

371-3

Progress with Custom Haymaking As a Business for Destitute Youth in Kenya.
Sjoerd Willem Duiker, Pennsylvania State University

Audio File Recorded Presentation

8:40 AM

371-4

Going Beyond the Plot: Accelerating Innovation in Agriculture.
Juan Ignacio Rattalino Edreira, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Kenneth G Cassman, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Martin K. van Ittersum, Wageningen University; Zvi Hochman, CSIRO; Lenny G.J. van Bussel, Wageningen University; Lieven Claessens, Wageningen University; Patricio Grassini, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Audio File Recorded Presentation

8:55 AM

371-5

Can Sub-Saharan Africa Feed Itself?.
Martin van Ittersum, Wageningen University & Research Centre; Lenny G.J. van Bussel, Wageningen University; Patricio Grassini, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Haishan Yang, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Kenneth G Cassman, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Joost Wolf, Wageningen University; Hugo L.E. de Groot, Wageningen University; Lieven Claessens, ICRISAT; Nicolas Guilpart, University of Nebraska

9:10 AM

371-6

Assessing the Benefits of Millet-Cowpea and Millet-Mungbean Intercropping Systems in Senegal.
A. Ozzie Abaye, Virginia Tech; Patrick Trail, Virginia Tech; Wade E. Thomason, Virginia Tech; Thomas L Thompson, Virginia Tech

9:25 AM

371-7

Nitrate Contents in Petioles of Standard and Narrow Row Planted Cotton Under the Low Desert Ecosystem.
Oli Bachie, University of California Cooperative Extension; Areli Pacheco Martinez, University of California Cooperative Extension

9:40 AM

Break

9:55 AM

371-8

New Mexico State University Partners with the University of La Salle - Bogotá in a Unique Educational Experiment for Community Transformation.
Michael K. O'Neill, New Mexico State University; Cornell H. Menking, New Mexico State University; Blair Stringam, New Mexico State University; Dan Smeal, New Mexico State University; David Dubois, New Mexico State University; Giovanni Anzola-Prodo, University of La Salle; Jorge Triana, University of La Salle; Miguel Sosa, University of La Salle

Audio File Recorded Presentation

10:10 AM

371-9

Cinderella Agroforestry Systems.
Ramachandran PK Nair, University of Florida

Audio File Recorded Presentation

10:25 AM

371-10

Seed Inoculation with Penicillum Bilaiae Improves Grain Production in the Pampas Region in Argentina.
Martin Diaz-Zorita, Monsanto Company - International; Manuel Bermudez, Monsanto; Rafael M. Balina, Monsanto

Audio File Recorded Presentation

10:40 AM

371-11

Training Plant Breeders for Africa: Successes and Challenges at Makerere University, Uganda.
Paul T. Gibson, Makerere University; Richard Edema, Makerere University; Rufaro Madakadze, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa; Walter P Suza, Iowa State University

10:55 AM

371-12

Furrow-Ridge Mulched with Plastic Film Increases Grain Yield in Maize By Allowing Higher Plant Density.
Feng-Min Li, Lanzhou University; Ibrahim M. Eldoma, Lanzhou University; Ming Li, Lanzhou University; Feng Zhang, Lanzhou University

Audio File Recorded Presentation

11:10 AM

371-13

Beneficial Effects of Mycorrhizae in the Sustenance of Dry Zone Agriculture in Sri Lanka.
Lakshika Ishani Delgoda Arachchige, Rajarata University; Abhaya Balasuriya, Rajarata University; Manjula V. Nathan, University of Missouri

11:25 AM

Adjourn

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