218 Crop Ecology, Management and Quality Oral

Oral Session
C03 Crop Ecology, Management and Quality
This is a general oral session for the Crop Ecology, Management & Quality Division.

Approved for 3.0 CM CEUs

Tuesday, November 8, 2016: 9:25 AM-2:15 PM
Phoenix Convention Center North, Room 121 C

Organizer:
Jeffrey A. Coulter
Moderator:
Jeffrey A. Coulter
9:25 AM
Introductory Remarks
9:30 AM
Optimizing Corn Plant Density.
Emerson D. Nafziger, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
9:45 AM
Investigating the Relationship Between Corn Silage Fiber Digestibility and Rainfall, Growing Degree Days, Soil Type, and Nutrient Application.
Sally A. Flis, The Fertilizer Institute; Thomas P Tyluki, Agricultural Modeling and Training Systems; Paul Sirois, Dairy One
10:00 AM
Root Morphological Plasticity in Maize and Its Influence on N Uptake from Patchy Resources.
Carolyn Lowry, University of New Hampshire; Matthew Ryan, Cornell University; Richard G. Smith, University of New Hampshire
10:15 AM
Nitrogen Management to Increase Cereal Resilience to Heat.
Gustavo A. Slafer, University of Lleida; Mónica Elía, University of Lleida; Roxana Savin, University of Lleida; Raziel A. Ordoñez, University of Lleida
10:30 AM
Break
10:45 AM
The Response of Spring Barley Varieties Contrasting in Lodging Resistance Scores to N Application and Plant Growth Regulator Program.
Joseph Lynch, Teagasc; Sharon Spratt, AFBI; Deirdre Doyle, Teagasc; Lisa Black, AFBI; Ethel White, AFBI; John Spink, Teagasc
11:00 AM
Soybean Uptake, Partitioning, and Removal of Various Nutrients Across a Wide Yield Range.
Adam P. Gaspar, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Seth Naeve, University of Minnesota; Carrie A.M. Laboski, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Shawn P. Conley, University of Wisconsin-Madison
11:15 AM
Elephantgrass Exhibits Higher Biomass Production and Water Use Efficiency and Less Nitrate Leaching Than Bahiagrass.
Joel Reyes-Cabrera, University of Florida; Ramon G Leon, University of Florida West Florida Research and Education Center; John Erickson, University of Florida
11:30 AM
Topographical and Hydrological Determinants of Crop Yield in Farm Fields Across Alberta, Canada.
Chen Ding, University of Alberta; Sheri Strydhorst, Alberta Agriculture; Rong-Cai Yang, University of Alberta
11:45 AM
In-Field Variability of Terrain and Soils in Southeast Kansas: Challenges for Crop Production.
Gretchen F. Sassenrath, Kansas State University; Xiaomao Lin, Kansas State University; Thomas G. Mueller, John Deere Company; Vladimir J Alarcon, Universidad Diego Portales; Stacey E. Kulesza, Kansas State University
12:00 PM
Lunch Break
1:30 PM
Comparing Methods of Establishing Corn in a Kura Clover Perennial Living Mulch.
Michelle Dobbratz, University of Minnesota; John M. Baker, Research Leader USDA-ARS; Julie Grossman, University of Minnesota; M. Scott Wells, University of Minnesota
1:45 PM
Cowpea As a Cover Crop and Nitrogen Source in a Double Cropping System with Forage Rye.
Melanie L. Aiosa, Texas A&M University; Gerald R. Smith, Texas Agrilife Research; Clark B. Neely, Texas Agrilife Extension Service; Russell W. Jessup, Texas A&M University; Cristine L.S. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Vanessa A. Corriher-Olsen, Texas A&M University; Anil Somenahally, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension; Francis M. Rouquette Jr., Texas A&M AgriLife Research
2:00 PM
Growth and Performance of Guar Genotypes Under Various Planting Dates in Desert Southwest.
Kulbhushan K. Grover, New Mexico State University; Sudhir Singla, New Mexico State University; Sangamesh V. Angadi, New Mexico State University; Brian J. Schutte, New Mexico State University; Dawn VanLeeuwen, NMSU
2:15 PM
Adjourn