Session: Soil Quality Assessments (ASA, CSSA and SSSA International Annual Meetings)

150 Soil Quality Assessments

Oral Session

SSSA Division: Soil & Water Management & Conservation

Focus is on evaluations of biological, physical, and chemical changes in soil from management.

Cosponsor(s):

Soil & Water Management & Conservation

Monday, November 4, 2013: 1:10 PM-4:00 PM

Marriott Tampa Waterside, Room 6

Community Leader:

Alan J. Franzluebbers

Moderator:

Maria Lucia A. Silveira

1:10 PM

Introductory Remarks

1:15 PM

150-1

Management Systems Impact On Soil Health.
Celal Yucel, Eastern Mediterranean Agriculture Research Institute; Khandakar R. Islam, Ohio State University

1:30 PM

150-2

Soil C Dynamics in a 26 Year CRP Chronosequence On An Amarillo Fine Sandy Loam.
Lisa M. Fultz, Louisiana State University; Mamatha Kakarla, Texas Tech University; Jennifer Moore-Kucera, Texas Tech University; Veronica Acosta-Martinez, USDA-ARS; John C Zak, Texas Tech University; Juske Horita, Texas Tech University; Francisco J. Calderon, USDA-ARS

1:45 PM

150-3

Microbial Community Composition, Structure and Activity after Long Term (31 years) of Conservation Tillage Under Continuous Cotton Production in West Tennessee.
Lilian Wanjiru Mbuthia, University of Tennessee - Knoxville; Veronica Acosta-Martinez, USDA-ARS; Jennifer M. DeBruyn, University of Tennessee - Knoxville; Sean M. Schaeffer, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Molefi Mpheshea, University of Tennessee; Forbes R. Walker, University of Tennessee - Knoxville; Neal Samuel Eash, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

2:00 PM

150-4

Grass Component Effect On Soil Physical Properties in An Organic Crop Rotation.
Emily Leslie Romano, West Virginia University; Eugenia M. Pena-Yewtukhiw, West Virginia University

2:15 PM

150-5

Pulling Back the Soil Spatial Variability Caused By Long-Term Cultivation.
Sharon K. Papiernik, USDA-ARS; Thomas E. Schumacher, South Dakota State University; David A. Lobb, University of Manitoba

2:30 PM

Break

2:45 PM

150-6

Using Seaweed As a Soil Amendment: Effects On Soil Quality and Yield of Sweet Corn (Zea mays L. var. rugosa).
Angela R. Possinger, Cornell University-Crop & Soil Sciences; Nathan Winkler, University of Rhode Island; Andrew T. Giguere, Oregon State University; Rebecca N. Brown, University of Rhode Island; Jose A Amador, University of Rhode Island

3:00 PM

150-7

Effects of Woody Biomass Retention On Soil Quality in Lower Coastal Plain Soils of North Carolina.
Christian Wells Hoadley, University of Georgia-Athens; Lawrence A. Morris, University of Georgia-Athens; Daniel Markewitz, University of Georgia; Eric D. Vance, National Council-Air & Steam Improvement

3:15 PM

150-8

Use of Organic Amendments In Table Grape Var. Thompson Seedless: Effect On Root System and Soil Quality Indicators.
Maria Mercedes Martinez, Universidad Federico Santa María; Rodrigo A. Ortega, Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria; Marc Janssens, University of Bonn

3:30 PM

150-9

Soil Physical Attributes in Agricultural Systems With Conventional Tillage and No-Till, and Crop Rotation in a Xantic Hapludox in the Savanna of Roraima.
Tarcisio Gomes Rodrigues Sr., Universidade Federal de roraima; Valdinar F. Melo, Universidade Federal de roraima

3:45 PM

150-10

The Environmental Impact of the Woolfolk Chemical Works Superfund Site On the Fort Valley, Georgia Community.
Jacques A. M. Surrency, Fort Valley State University

4:00 PM

Adjourn

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