Managing Global Resources for a Secure Future

2017 Annual Meeting | Oct. 22-25 | Tampa, FL

60-1 Overview of a Public-Industry Partnership for Enhancing Corn Nitrogen Research and Datasets.

See more from this Division: ASA Section: Agronomic Production Systems
See more from this Session: Outcomes of an Innovative Public-Industry Corn Nitrogen Research Partnership

Monday, October 23, 2017: 10:02 AM
Marriott Tampa Waterside, Room 2

John Shanahan, Fortigen (Tetrad Corp.), Lincoln, NE, Newell R. Kitchen, USDA-ARS, Columbia, MO, Curtis Ransom, Plant, Insect, and Microbial Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, Chris Bandura, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wausau, WI, Gregory Mac Bean, Plant, Insect and Microbial Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, James Camberato, Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, Paul R. Carter, DuPont Pioneer, Johnston, IA, Jason Clark, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, Richard B. Ferguson, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, Fabian G. Fernandez, 1991 Upper Buford Circle, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN, David W. Franzen, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, Carrie A.M. Laboski, Soil Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, Emerson D. Nafziger, W301 Turner Hall, 1102 S. Goodwin, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, John E. Sawyer, Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA and Matthew Shafer, Purdue University, Wabash, IN
Abstract:
Due to economic and environmental consequences of nitrogen (N) lost from fertilizer applications in corn (Zea mays L.), considerable public and industry attention has been devoted to development of N decision tools. Now a wide variety of tools are available to farmers for managing N inputs. However, research is needed over a wide geographic range of soil and weather scenarios for evaluating tool performance. The objectives of this research were to conduct standardized corn N rate response field studies to evaluate the performance of multiple public-domain N decision tools across diverse soils and environmental conditions, develop and publish new agronomic science for improved crop N management, and train new scientists. The project was initiated in a partnership among eight US Midwest land-grant universities, USDA-ARS, and DuPont Pioneer. Research using a standardized protocol was conducted over the 2014 through 2016 growing seasons, yielding a total of 49 sites. The geographic scope, scale, and unique collaborative arrangement warrant documenting details of this work. The purpose of this talk is to provide an overview of the project, describe how the research was undertaken, and reasons for the research methods used. The following papers in this session will present preliminary results from the project and highlight the potential value of these types of collaborative research efforts.

See more from this Division: ASA Section: Agronomic Production Systems
See more from this Session: Outcomes of an Innovative Public-Industry Corn Nitrogen Research Partnership

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