ASA Section: Agronomic Production Systems Session: Precision Cover Crop (ASA, CSSA and SSSA Annual Meetings (Cincinnati, OH- Oct. 21

Precision Cover Crop

Oral Session

ASA Section: Agronomic Production Systems

The purpose of this session is to provide a forum for discussing the state-of-the art in precision cover crops. Cover crops can help improve long-term sustainability. To improve their success precision management techniques can be used.

Cosponsor(s):

Precision Agriculture Systems Community

Monday, October 22, 2012: 10:10 AM-12:15 PM

Duke Energy Convention Center, Room 233, Level 2

Community Leader:

David Clay

Presider:

Cheryl Reese

10:10 AM

Introductory Remarks

10:15 AM

52-1

Cancelled

10:30 AM

52-2

Impacts of Summer Interseeded Cover Crops On Corn Yield, Late Season Soil Cover, and Late-Emerging Weed Pressure in No-till Systems.
Alex Bich, South Dakota State University; Cheryl Reese, South Dakota State University; Sharon Clay, South Dakota State University; David Clay, South Dakota State University; Stephanie Hansen, South Dakota State University

10:45 AM

52-3

Weed Suppression and Organic Soybean Performance As Influenced by Rye Cultivars in the "Roll-Killed" Cover-Crop System.
M. Wells, North Carolina State University; Samuel Christopher Reberg-Horton, North Carolina State University; Carrie Brinton, North Carolina State University

11:00 AM

52-4

Summer and Winter Cover Crops Are Effective Tools for Weed Management in Organic Production Systems.
Rao Mentreddy, Alabama A&M University; Gurudev Mayalagu, Alabama A&M University; Udai Bishnoi, Alabama A&M University; Suresh Kumar, Alabama A&M University; Joseph Kloepper, Auburn University; Jan Garrett, Auburn University; Arnold Caylor, Auburn University

11:15 AM

52-5

Optimal Scale Derivation for Relating Topographical Attributes and Cover Crop Plant Biomass.
Juan D. Munoz, Michigan State University; Alexandra Kravchenko, Michigan State University

11:30 AM

52-6

Evaluation of Three Cover Crops and Their Termination with a Roller-Crimper to Produce Residual Surface Sheet Mulch On Cover Crop Re-Growth and Weed Development Under Tropical Environmental Conditions.
Stuart A. Weiss, University of the Virgin Islands

11:45 AM

52-7

Effects of No-Tillage and Diverse Cropping Systems On Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration.
Sandeep Kumar, Ohio State University; Toru Nakajima, Ohio State University; Rattan Lal, Carbon Management and Sequestration Center

12:00 PM

52-8

Can Residual Effects of Green Manure Cover Crops (GMCC) Solve N Fertilizer Challenges in Conservation Agriculture (CA) Systems of Southern Africa?.
Stephanie Cheesman, CIMMYT; Christian Thierfelder, CIMMYT; Neal Eash, University of Tennessee

12:15 PM

Concluding Remarks

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