12 Symposium--Undergraduate Research Symposium Contest - Oral

Oral Session
Students of Agronomy, Soils and Environmental Sciences (SASES)
Undergraduate Students present research and compete for cash prizes against other undergraduate students.
Sunday, November 3, 2013: 1:00 PM-3:50 PM
Marriott Tampa Waterside, Grand Ballroom C

Organizer:
Aaron L.M. Daigh
Moderators:
Reed Koop and Amanda Koch
1:00 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:05 PM
Regional Variation In Sus2 In Wheat.
Angela C. Moore, Colorado State University; Judy Harrington, Colorado State University; Scott Reid, Colorado State University; Patrick Byrne, Colorado State University
1:20 PM
Yield Affects Due to Corn Earworm.
Austin Scott, University of Tennessee - Knoxville
1:35 PM
Mechanisms of Soil Carbon Protection in a Tropical Agroecosystem Under Differing Management Practices.
Dorothy Menefee, Texas A&M University; Charles W. Rice, Kansas State University; Ganga M. Hettiarachchi, Kansas State University; Pavithra Sajeewani Pitumpe Arachchige, Kansas State University; Telmo J. C. Amado, Federal University of Santa Maria
1:50 PM
Metabolomic Profiling of Root Exudates for Wheat-Microbial Interactions.
Carissa Maskus, Colorado State University; Mary E. Stromberger, Colorado State University; Tiffany Weir, Colorado State University; Patrick Byrne, Colorado State University
2:05 PM
Investigation of Vacuolar Compounds in Water-Stressed Wheat.
Michelle L. Poe, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff; Joseph Onyilagha, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff; Luther E. Talbert, Montana State University
2:20 PM
Break
2:35 PM
Leaf Rolling and Corn Rootworm Feeding As An Indicator of Drought Yield.
Caleb Andrew Riedeman, University of Wisconsin- River Falls Crops & Soils Club; William A. Anderson, University of Wisconsin-River Falls; Veronica L Justen, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
2:50 PM
Reducing Antagonism Between Glyphosate and Foliar Micronutrients.
Nicolette Hope Broeske, UW-River Falls; William A. Anderson, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
3:05 PM
Systematic Approach To Delineate Management Zones From Nitrate Sampling Using NDVI Maps.
Jordan Daniel Wiersma, UW-River Falls; William A. Anderson, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
3:20 PM
Implications of Land–Use Change On Soil Organic Carbon and Sequestration Opportunities in Western Wisconsin.
Jabez Meulemans, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Holly A.S. Dolliver, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
3:35 PM
Comparing The Efficacy Of Two Acid Digestion Methods For Analysis Of Fe, Ca, Al, Mn, Cd, and Pb In Santa Cruz Mudstone.
Scott Pensky, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Hallie Douglas, Auburn University; Christopher S. Appel, California Polytechnic State University Earth & Soil Sciences; Craig P. Stubler, California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo; Andrew S Byrd, California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo; Jason DeMoss, Cal Poly State University; Mark Gormley, Cal Poly State University; Maria Hassett, Cal Poly State University; Jacob A Hernandez, Cal Poly Earth, Soil, & Water Club; Aaron Keyser, Cal Poly State University; Thomas Leacox, Cal Poly State University; Ariel Namm, California Polytechnic State University; Andrew L Ritenour, Cal Poly Earth, Soil, & Water Club
3:50 PM
Adjourn