151 Management of Soil Water

Oral Session
SSSA Division: Soil & Water Management & Conservation
Focus is on soil water dynamics and management to improve water use efficiency.
Cosponsor(s):

Soil & Water Management & Conservation

Monday, November 4, 2013: 1:25 PM-4:00 PM
Marriott Tampa Waterside, Room 5

Community Leader:
Alan J. Franzluebbers
Moderator:
Dinku Endale
1:25 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:30 PM
A New Soil Water Retention Technology That Doubled Corn Production During the 2012 Drought.
Alvin J.M. Smucker, Michigan State University; Kurt D. Thelen, Michigan State University; Mathieu Ngouajio, Michigan State University
1:45 PM
Improving Soil Water Holding Capacity By Subsurface Water Retaining Membranes.
Andrey Guber, Michigan State University; Alvin J.M. Smucker, Michigan State University
2:00 PM
Development of a Drought-Stress Quantifying Index in Cotton Variety Trials.
Tyson Brant Raper, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Derrick M. Oosterhuis, University of Arkansas; Edward M. Barnes, Cotton Incorporated; Philip J. Bauer, USDA-ARS; Pedro A. Sanchez, University of Arizona; John L. Snider, University of Georgia; Glen Lorin Ritchie, Texas Tech University
2:15 PM
Evaluation of Leaching Strategies for Salinity Control On Drip Irrigated Table and Wine Grapes.
Donald L. Suarez, USDA-ARS Salinity Laboratory; Patrick Taber Jr., USDA-ARS Salinity Laboratory
2:30 PM
Central Florida Blueberries: Management Of Water In Pine-Bark Amended Soil.
Wije Bandaranayake, University of Florida; Arnold Schumann, University of Florida; Jim P. Syvertsen, University of Florida
2:45 PM
Break
3:00 PM
Effects of Seepage and Center-Pivot Irrigation Systems On Potato Production in Southwest Florida.
Teresa Salame-Donoso, University of Florida; Guodong Liu, University of Florida; Bielinski Santos, University of Florida; Lincoln Zotarelli, University of Florida
3:15 PM
A Pervaporative Irrigation System That Inherently Responds to Soil Moisture Conditions.
Lindsay C Todman, Imperial College London; Adrian P. Butler, Imperial College London; Andrew M Ireson, University of Saskatchewan; Michael R Templeton, Imperial College London
3:30 PM
Historic Water Retention Capacity of Wetlands in a Tile Drained Agricultural Landscape.
Andrew C Kessler, University of Minnesota; Satish C. Gupta, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
3:45 PM
Poor Drainage of a Cultivated Peat Soil, Some Hydrodynamic Mechanisms and a Soil-Texture Issue.
Jonathan A Lafond, Laval University; Silvio José Gumiere, Laval University; Jean Caron, Laval University; Yann Périard, Université Laval
4:00 PM
Adjourn