300 Crop Yield With Conservation Agricultural Management

Oral Session
SSSA Division: Soil & Water Management & Conservation
Focus is on responses of crop yields to various types of conservation agricultural management.
Cosponsor(s):

Soil & Water Management & Conservation

Tuesday, November 5, 2013: 12:55 PM-4:00 PM
Tampa Convention Center, Room 10

Community Leader:
Alan J. Franzluebbers
Moderator:
DeAnn R. Presley
12:55 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:00 PM
Meta-Analysis On Yield and No-Tillage: I. Climate, Water, and No-Till Duration.
Cameron M. Pittelkow, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign; Xinqiang Liang, Zhejiang University and UC Davis; Mark Lundy; Cornelis van Groenigen, Northern Arizona University; Johan Six, ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich); Juhwan Lee, ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich); Rodney T Venterea, University of Minnesota USDA-ARS Soil & Water Management Research Unit; Bruce Linquist, University of California-Davis; Chris van Kessel, University of California-Davis
1:15 PM
Meta-Analysis On Yield and No-Tillage: II. Management of Crops, Residue, and Nitrogen.
Xinqiang Liang, Zhejiang University and UC Davis; Cameron M. Pittelkow, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign; Mark Lundy; Cornelis van Groenigen, Northern Arizona University; Johan Six, ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich); Juhwan Lee, ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich); Rodney T Venterea, University of Minnesota USDA-ARS Soil & Water Management Research Unit; Bruce Linquist, University of California-Davis; Chris van Kessel, University of California-Davis
1:30 PM
Evaluating Conservation Potential On Farms Enrolled in An Eco-Label Certification Program.
Alison Duff, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Paul Zedler, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jeb Barzen, International Crane Foundation
1:45 PM
Profitable and Sustainable Nutrient Management Systems for Sub-Saharan African Smallholder Farming Systems.
Rolf Sommer, CIAT - Intl Center for Tropical Agriculture; John Dimes, Queensland Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF); Christian Thierfelder, CIMMYT; Daniel Rodriguez, The University of Queensland; Nelson Mango, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT); Madeleine Florin, University of Queensland
2:00 PM
The Effect of Conservation Agriculture On Soil Fertility in Northern Syria.
Stephen Loss, ICARDA; David Feindel, ICARDA; Rolf Sommer, CIAT - Intl Center for Tropical Agriculture; Atef Haddad, 1International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas; Yaseen Khalil, 1International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas; Colin Piggin, Australian Center for International Agricultural Research
2:15 PM
Break
2:30 PM
No-Tillage Maize Adaption in North China Plain.
Yunsheng Li, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2:45 PM
3:00 PM
Improving Maize Yield, Total Nutrient Uptake and Soil Properties Through Organic and Clay-Based Soil Amendments in Lao PDR.
Wolde Mekuria, International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Andrew Noble, International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Oloth Sengtaheuanghoung, National Agricultural and Forestry Research Institute; Chu Thai Hoanh, International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Deborah Bossio, The Nature Conservancy; Nivong Sipaseuth, National Agricultural and Forestry Research Institute; Matthew McCartney, International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Simon Langan, International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
3:15 PM
Effect of Ridge and Flat Soil Planting On Growth and Yield of Short Duration Cassava in Sandy Soils With No-Irrigation in Northeast Thailand.
Mallika - Srisutham, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
3:30 PM
4:00 PM
Adjourn