C03 Crop Ecology, Management & Quality Session: Crop Ecology, Management and Quality (ASA, CSSA and SSSA Annual Meetings (Cincinnati, OH- Oct. 21

7:55 AM

Introductory Remarks

8:00 AM

Soil-Water Storage As a Function of Tillage and Crop-Rotation Practices in Dryland Agriculture.
Meghan J. Wessel, University of Idaho; Robert Heinse, University of Idaho; Jodi Johnson-Maynard, University of Idaho

8:15 AM

363-2

Grain and Forage Yield, Yield Components, Water Use, and Rotational Effects of Field Pea Grown in the Central High Plains.
Lucas Haag, Kansas State University; Jeanne Falk, Kansas State University; Alan J. Schlegel, Kansas State University; Johnathon Holman, Kansas State University; R. Louis Baumhardt, USDA-ARS

8:30 AM

363-3

Integrating Crimson Clover (Trifolium incarnatum L.) and Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. [Walp]) Into Grain Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. [Moench]) Cropping Systems to Improve Crop Yield, Soil Nitrogen, and Soil Carbon.
Clark B. Neely, Texas A&M University; Francis Rouquette, Texas AgriLife Research; Gerald Smith, Texas AgriLife Research; Cristine Morgan, Texas A&M University; Frank Hons, Texas A&M University; William Rooney, Texas A&M University

8:45 AM

363-4

Building Multifuntional Agricultural Through the Interplay of Land-Sparing and Land-Sharing Strategies.
John Egan, Pennsylvania State University

9:00 AM

363-5

Improving Winter Wheat Yield in the Southeast by Modeling the Development and Mortality of Fall, Winter, and Spring Tillers Using Different Seed Populations and Nitrogen Management Strategies.
Matthew Tilley, North Carolina State University; Ronnie Heiniger, North Carolina State University; P. Randall Weisz, North Carolina State University; Carl Crozier, North Carolina State University

9:15 AM

363-6

Effect of Nitrogen Rates, Variety, and Fungicides On Sugarbeet Yield and Quality.
Mohamed Khan, North Dakota State University & University of Minnesota

9:30 AM

363-7

A Web-Based Tool for Evaluating the Potential of Sugarcane As a Biofuel Crop Through the Use of a Semi-Mechanistic Model of Plant Growth.
Deepak Jaiswal, University of Illinois; Stephen Long, Energy Biosciences Institute, UIUC; German A. Bollero, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign; Fernando Miguez, Iowa State University

9:45 AM

Break

10:00 AM

363-8

Nitrogen Impacts On the Yield and Cell Wall Composition of Contrasting Sorghum Lines Used for Biomass.
Monique Long, Purdue University; Jeffrey Volenec, Purdue University; Sylvie Brouder, Purdue University

10:15 AM

363-9

Yield and Quality Response to N Fertilizer by Six Durum Wheat Varieties.
Guangyao Wang, University of Arizona; Kelly Thorp, USDA-ARS; Kevin Bronson, USDA-ARS; Zhejun Liang, University of Arizona

10:30 AM

363-10

Recognition of the Interdependence of Genetics and Crop Management Allows Expansion of the North American Great Plains Winter Wheat Production Area.
David Fowler, University of Saskatchewan

10:45 AM

363-11

Genetic Gain x Management Interactions in Soybean: I. Planting Date.
Scott Rowntree, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Justin J. Suhre, University of Illinois; Nicholas Weidenbenner, University of Minnesota; Eric Wilson, Purdue University; Vince Davis, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Seth Naeve, University of Minnesota; Shaun Casteel, Purdue University; Brian Diers, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign; Paul Esker, Universidad de Costa Rica; James Specht, University of Nebraska; Shawn Conley, University of Wisconsin-Madison

11:00 AM

363-12

Genetic Gain X Management Interactions in Soybean: II Plant Density Effects.
Vince Davis, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Justin J. Suhre, University of Illinois; Scott Rowntree, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Nicholas Weidenbenner, University of Minnesota; Eric Wilson, Purdue University; Brian Diers, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign; Shawn Conley, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Paul Esker, Universidad de Costa Rica; Shaun Casteel, Purdue University; Seth Naeve, University of Minnesota

11:15 AM

363-13

Genetic Gain x Management Interactions in Soybean: III. Nitrogen Utilization.
Eric Wilson, Purdue University; Scott Rowntree, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Justin J. Suhre, University of Illinois; Nicholas Weidenbenner, University of Minnesota; Vince Davis, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Seth Naeve, University of Minnesota; Shawn Conley, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Brian Diers, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign; Paul Esker, Universidad de Costa Rica; James Specht, University of Nebraska; Shaun Casteel, Purdue University

11:30 AM

363-14

Genetic Gain x Management Interactions in Soybean: IV. Disease Effects.
Nicholas Weidenbenner, University of Minnesota; Seth Naeve, University of Minnesota; Scott Rowntree, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Shawn Conley, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Eric Wilson, Purdue University; Shaun Casteel, Purdue University; Justin J. Suhre, University of Illinois; Vince Davis, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Brian Diers, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign

11:45 AM

Lunch Break

12:45 PM

363-15

Planting Soybean with a Grain Drill Inconsistently Increases Yield and Profit.
John Orlowski, Cornell University; William Cox, Cornell University; Antonio DiTommaso, Cornell University; Wayne Knoblauch, Cornell University

1:00 PM

363-16

Evaluation of Soybean Inoculant Products and Techniques to Address Soybean Nodulation Problems In Kansas.
Kim Larson, Kansas State University; Charles Rice, Kansas State University; Kraig Roozeboom, Kansas State University; Douglas Shoup, Kansas State University

1:15 PM

363-17

U.S. Soybean Response to High Input Management Systems: Yeild and Quality.
Wade Kent, University of Minnesota; Seth Naeve, University of Minnesota; Landon Ries, University of Minnesota; Chad Lee, University of Kentucky; Kurt Thelen, Michigan State University; Timothy Boring, Michigan State University; William J. Ross, University of Arkansas; James Board, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center; James Lee, Iowa State University

1:30 PM

363-18

The Effect of Shading, Defoliation, and Seeding Rate On Source and Sink Reactions in Determinate and Indeterminate Soybean Cultivars.
Joseph Oakes, North Carolina State University; Ronnie Heiniger, North Carolina State University; E. James Dunphy, North Carolina State University; Thomas Carter, USDA-ARS

1:45 PM

363-19

Relative Maturity Dates for Edamame Soybeans in Missouri.
Todd R. Higgins, Lincoln University

2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

363-20

Lack of Hybrid, Seeding, and N Rate Interactions for Corn Growth and Yield.
William Cox, Cornell University; Jerome H. Cherney, Cornell University

2:30 PM

363-21

Influence of Early Planting On Irrigated Mid-South Corn Production.
M. Wayne Ebelhar, Mississippi State University; Davis R. Clark, Mississippi State University

2:45 PM

363-22

Corn Stover Ethanol Yield of Bt and Non-Bt Isolines.
Kurt Thelen, Michigan State University; Pavani Tumbalam, Michigan State University; Andrew Adkins, Michigan State University

3:00 PM

363-23

Impacts of Varied Nitrogen Rates and Plant Densities On Phenotype Responses and Yield Optimization in Recent Drought-Tolerant Maize Hybrids.
Jason A. Roth, Purdue University; Tony Vyn, Purdue University

3:15 PM

363-24

The Continuous Corn Yield Penalty: Understanding the Agents and Mechanisms.
Laura F. Gentry, University of Illinois; Matias Ruffo, Mosaic Company; Frederick E. Below Jr., University of Illinois

3:30 PM

363-25

A Systems Approach to Increasing Maize Grain Yield and Its Dependence On Proper Hybrid Selection.
Jason Haegele, University of Illinois Department of Crop Sciences; Frederick E. Below Jr., University of Illinois

3:45 PM

Adjourn