ASA Section: Agronomic Production Systems Session: Matching Research with Industry Needs to Meet Bioenergy Targets: I (ASA, CSSA and SSSA Annual Meetings (Cincinnati, OH- Oct. 21

Matching Research with Industry Needs to Meet Bioenergy Targets: I

Oral Session

ASA Section: Agronomic Production Systems

This session will highlight research in bionergy with specific emphasis on the critical information that is needed today to meet bioenergy targets.

Cosponsor(s):

Bioenergy Systems Community

Tuesday, October 23, 2012: 7:55 AM-12:00 PM

Duke Energy Convention Center, Room 208, Level 2

Community Leader:

Emily Heaton

Organizer:

Emily Heaton

7:55 AM

Introductory Remarks

8:00 AM

187-1

Yield Potential of Miscanthus Energy Crops in the Loess Plateau of China.
Wei Liu, Institute of Botany, CAS, China

8:15 AM

187-2

Energy Beets As Year Round Bioenergy Feedstock for Southern Great Plains.
Vijaya Gopal Kakani, Oklahoma State University; Chad Godsey, Oklahoma State University; Pradeep Wagle, Oklahoma State University; Anserd J. Foster Jr., Oklahoma State University; Aparna Kakani, Oklahoma State University; Raghuveer Sripathi, Oklahoma State University; Arjun Pandey, Oklahoma State University

8:30 AM

187-3

Cancelled

8:45 AM

187-4

Agronomic and Soil Management Lessons Learned Planting 13,000 Acres of Miscanthus in the U.S. Midwest.
Eric Allphin, MFA Oil Biomass; Newell Kitchen, USDA-ARS Cropping Systems and Water Quality Unit; Jared Wilmes, MFA Oil Biomass; Brent Myers, USDA-ARS Cropping Systems and Water Quality Unit

9:00 AM

187-5

Biomimetic Cell Wall Model Studies to Identify New Lignin Bioengineering Targets for Improving Biomass Susceptibility to Pretreatment and Enzymatic Saccharification.
John H. Grabber, USDA-ARS; Yuki Tobimatsu, University of Wisconsin; Sasikumar Elumalai, University of Wisconsin; Xuejun Pan, University of Wisconsin; John Ralph, University of Wisconsin

9:15 AM

187-6

Biomass Yield, Bioenergy Trait Characteristics, and Cell-Wall Composition of Dryland Sweet Pearl Millet Grown At Multiple Locations in Colorado.
Courtney E. Jahn, Colorado State University; Marie F. Turner, Colorado State University; Sally Sauer, Colorado State University; Joe E. Brummer, Colorado State University; Gregory McMaster, USDA-ARS; Gerald Buchleiter, USDA-ARS, Water Management Research Unit; Jerry Johnson, Colorado State University

9:30 AM

187-7

The 1000 Gallon Per Acre Protocol.
Charles L. Deichman, Deichman Consulting

9:45 AM

187-8

Wheat-Based Crop Rotations for Camelina Sativa Oilseed Bioenergy Feedstock Production in Central Montana.
Chengci Chen, Montana State University; Anton Bekkerman, Montana State University

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

187-9

Germination and Emergence in Three Switchgrass Cultivars Divergently Selected for Seed Weight.
Laura Cortese, Rutgers University; Stacy A. Bonos, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

10:30 AM

187-10

Effects of Biosolids Application and Harvest Management On Switchgrass Biomass Production and Biofuel Feedstock Quality.
Xiaojun Liu, Virginia Tech; John Fike, Virginia Tech; John Galbraith, Virginia Tech; Gregory Evanylo, Virginia Tech

10:45 AM

187-11

Energetic Analysis of a Diverse Dairy Operation, Producing Fuel, Feed, and Forage As Compared to a Typical Dairy Operation of the Same Size.
Glenna Malcolm, Pennsylvania State University; Gustavo Camargo, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas L. Richard, Pennsylvania State University; Heather Karsten, Pennsylvania State University

11:00 AM

187-12

Changes in Potential Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Mineralization: A Multistate Analysis of Miscanthus x Giganteus Under Nitrogen Fertilizer Treatments.
Morgan Davis, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign; Mark B. David, University of Illinois; Thomas Voigt, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign; Corey Mitchell, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign

11:15 AM

187-13

Production of Bioenergy Crops On Swine Effluent Spray Fields.
Ronald Gehl, North Carolina State University; Matthew Veal, North Carolina State University; Mari Chinn, North Carolina State University; Adam Heitman, North Carolina State University; Jeremy Smith, North Carolina State University

11:30 AM

187-14

Crop Management Impacts Biofuel Quality: Influence of Switchgrass Harvest Time On Yield, Nitrogen and Ash of Fast Pyrolysis Products.
Danielle Wilson, Iowa State University; Emily Heaton, Iowa State University

11:45 AM

187-15

Cellulosic Ethanol Production From Warm-Season Perennial Grasses.
Joseph Knoll, USDA-ARS; R. Dewey Lee, University of Georgia - Tifton; William Anderson, USDA ARS; Jennifer M. Johnson, University of Georgia

12:00 PM

Adjourn

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