369 Symposium--Biofuel Crop Production without Competing for Food Crops

Oral Session
ASA Section: Agronomic Production Systems
The symposium will focus on production of bioenergy crops on land which is not used for food crops, to avoid food and fuel competition.

Approved for 2.5 CM CEUs

Cosponsor(s):

Bioenergy Systems Community

Wednesday, November 9, 2016: 8:00 AM-10:55 AM
Phoenix Convention Center North, Room 227 B

Organizer:
Hardev Singh Sandhu
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:20 AM
Brassica Carinata: A Non-Food Drop-in Biofuel Cover Crop.
Sheeja George, North Florida Research and Education Center; Ramdeo Seepaul, North Florida Research & Education Center; David L. Wright, North Florida Research and Education Center
8:45 AM
Cellulosic Feedstock Vs. Forage.
James P. Muir, Texas A&M AgriLife Research; Jamie L. Foster, Texas A&M AgriLife Research; Twain J. Butler, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation; Russell W. Jessup, Texas A&M University
9:10 AM
Break
9:25 AM
Bioenergy Production and Carbon Sequestration Dynamics Under Conservation Reserve Program Management System.
Yogendra Raut, Ohio State University; Warren Dick, The Ohio State University/OARDC; Vinayak S. Shedekar, The Ohio State University Research Foundation
9:50 AM
Soil Carbon Changes Following Five Years of Corn, Sweet Sorghum, and High Biomass Sorghum Production on Marginal Lands.
Michael J. W. Maw, University of Missouri; Keith W. Goyne, University of Missouri; James H. Houx III, University of Missouri; Felix B. Fritschi, University of Missouri
10:15 AM
Production System on Marginal Land for High Cellulosic Biomass Using Perennial Bioenergy Crops.
Hari P Singh, Fort Valley State University; Anuj Chiluwal, Kansas State University; Badri Khanal, Fort Valley State University; Wayne F Whitehead, Fort Valley State University; Bharat P Singh, Fort Valley State University
10:40 AM
Discussion
10:55 AM
Adjourn