371 Global Agronomy Oral

Oral Session
ASA Section: Global Agronomy
This is a general oral session for the Global Agronomy Section.

Approved for 3.0 CM CEUs

Wednesday, November 9, 2016: 8:00 AM-11:25 AM
Phoenix Convention Center North, Room 226 B

Organizer:
William L. Rooney
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:10 AM
Utilizing Knowledge- Based Inference Mapping to Digitally Map the Soils of the Uasin Gishu Plateau in Western Kenya.
Mercy Ngunjiri, Purdue University; Joshua O. Minai, Purdue University; Phillip R. Owens, Purdue University; Darrell G. Schulze, Purdue University; Cornelius Serrem, University of Eldoret
8:15 AM
Delivery of Spatially Explicit Soils Information in Western Kenya.
Joshua O. Minai, Purdue University; Mercy Ngunjiri, Purdue University; Darrell G. Schulze, Purdue University; Phillip R. Owens, Purdue University; Cornelius Serrem, University of Eldoret; Naman Nyabinda, Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH)
8:20 AM
Panel Discussion
8:40 AM
Going Beyond the Plot: Accelerating Innovation in Agriculture.
Juan Ignacio Rattalino Edreira, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Kenneth G Cassman, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Martin K. van Ittersum, Wageningen University; Zvi Hochman, CSIRO; Lenny G.J. van Bussel, Wageningen University; Lieven Claessens, Wageningen University; Patricio Grassini, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
8:55 AM
Can Sub-Saharan Africa Feed Itself?.
Martin van Ittersum, Wageningen University & Research Centre; Lenny G.J. van Bussel, Wageningen University; Patricio Grassini, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Haishan Yang, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Kenneth G Cassman, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Joost Wolf, Wageningen University; Hugo L.E. de Groot, Wageningen University; Lieven Claessens, ICRISAT; Nicolas Guilpart, University of Nebraska
9:10 AM
Assessing the Benefits of Millet-Cowpea and Millet-Mungbean Intercropping Systems in Senegal.
A. Ozzie Abaye, Virginia Tech; Patrick Trail, Virginia Tech; Wade E. Thomason, Virginia Tech; Thomas L Thompson, Virginia Tech
9:25 AM
Nitrate Contents in Petioles of Standard and Narrow Row Planted Cotton Under the Low Desert Ecosystem.
Oli Bachie, University of California Cooperative Extension; Areli Pacheco Martinez, University of California Cooperative Extension
9:40 AM
Break
9:55 AM
New Mexico State University Partners with the University of La Salle - Bogotá in a Unique Educational Experiment for Community Transformation.
Michael K. O'Neill, New Mexico State University; Cornell H. Menking, New Mexico State University; Blair Stringam, New Mexico State University; Dan Smeal, New Mexico State University; David Dubois, New Mexico State University; Giovanni Anzola-Prodo, University of La Salle; Jorge Triana, University of La Salle; Miguel Sosa, University of La Salle
10:10 AM
10:25 AM
Seed Inoculation with Penicillum Bilaiae Improves Grain Production in the Pampas Region in Argentina.
Martin Diaz-Zorita, Monsanto Company - International; Manuel Bermudez, Monsanto; Rafael M. Balina, Monsanto
10:40 AM
Training Plant Breeders for Africa: Successes and Challenges at Makerere University, Uganda.
Paul T. Gibson, Makerere University; Richard Edema, Makerere University; Rufaro Madakadze, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa; Walter P Suza, Iowa State University
10:55 AM
Furrow-Ridge Mulched with Plastic Film Increases Grain Yield in Maize By Allowing Higher Plant Density.
Feng-Min Li, Lanzhou University; Ibrahim M. Eldoma, Lanzhou University; Ming Li, Lanzhou University; Feng Zhang, Lanzhou University
11:10 AM
Beneficial Effects of Mycorrhizae in the Sustenance of Dry Zone Agriculture in Sri Lanka.
Lakshika Ishani Delgoda Arachchige, Rajarata University; Abhaya Balasuriya, Rajarata University; Manjula V. Nathan, University of Missouri
11:25 AM
Adjourn