Submissions Session: Graduate Student Oral Competiton – Crops (ASA Southern Regional Branch (February 7-9, 2016))

7:50 AM

Introductory Remarks

8:00 AM

Evaluation of Agronomic and Seed Quality Traits in Conventional High Oleic Soybeans.
Lauren Richardson, University of Tennessee; Hem Bhandari, University of Tennessee; Feng Chen, University of Tennessee - Knoxville; Tarek Hewezi, University of Tennessee; Vincent Pantalone, University of Tennessee

8:15 AM

Soybean Yield and Biomass Response to Nitrogen Additions.
Justin McCoy, Mississippi State Delta Research Center; Bobby R. Golden, Mississippi State University; Jason Bond, Delta Research and Experiment Station; Don Cook, Delta Research and Experiment Station; Michael S Cox, Mississippi State University

8:30 AM

Soybean Reproductive Growth, Development, and Yield Responses of Two Contrasting Soybean Cultivars to Temperature.
K. Raja Reddy, Mississippi State University; Firas Alsajri, Mississippi State University

8:45 AM

Rice Yield and Aboveground Biomass Response to Nitrogen Additions.
Richard Turner, Mississippi State Extension and Research Center; Bobby R. Golden, Mississippi State University; Jason Bond, Delta Research and Experiment Station; Jeff Gore, Mississippi State University; Trent Irby, Mississippi State University

9:00 AM

Effect of Early-Season Soil Moisture Stress on Growth and Development of Different Rice Cultivars.
Bhupinder Singh, Mississippi State University; Timothy W. Walker, Horizon Ag LLC; K. Raja Reddy, Mississippi State University; Edilberto D. Redoña, Mississippi State University

9:15 AM

Conservation Tillage and Rye (Secale cereale) Cover Crop Impacts on Runoff and Transport of Sediment and Nutrients in Irrigated Soybeans of the Mid-South.
Corey Bryant, Mississippi State University; L. Jason Krutz, Mississippi State University; Martin A. Locke, USDA-ARS National Sediment Laboratory; Wade Steinriede Jr., USDA-ARS

9:30 AM

Corn N Supply from Annual and Living Mulch Cover Crops.
A L Hintz, University of Georgia-Athens; Zachary P. Sanders, University of Georgia-Athens; Josh Andrews, University of Georgia; Nicholas Hill, University of Georgia-Athens; Uttam K. Saha, University of Georgia-Athens

9:45 AM

Evaluation of Cowpea Germplasm for Texas Double Cropping Systems.
Melanie L. Aiosa, Texas A&M University; Gerald R. Smith, Texas A&M Agrilife Research; Vanessa A. Corriher-Olsen, Texas A&M University; Clark B Neely, Texas Agrilife Extension Service; William B. Smith, Texas A&M University; Francis M. Rouquette Jr., Texas A&M AgriLife Research

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

Herbicide Effects on Industrial Hemp (Cannabis sativa) Biomass and Weed Suppression.
Brett Maxwell, Western Kentucky University; Paul Woosley, Western Kentucky University; Todd Willian, Western Kentucky University; David W. Williams, University of Kentucky

10:30 AM

A Systems Approach to Extending the Grazing Season: Grazing Evaluation of Cool-Season Grasses with and without Legumes.
Robert McKee, Auburn University; Jennifer Johnson Tucker, Auburn University; Edzard van Santen, Auburn University; Mary Kimberly Mullenix, Auburn University

10:45 AM

Development and Validation of Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) Water Management for Rice Grown on Clay Soils in Mississippi.
Richard Lee Atwill II, Mississippi State University; L. Jason Krutz, Mississippi State University

11:00 AM

Semi-Arid Cropping Rotation System Under No-till Management.
Matthew Bean, Texas A&M University; Jamie L. Foster, Texas Agrilife Research-Beeville; Cristine L. S. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Gaylon D. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Rabi Mohtar, Texas A&M University

11:15 AM

Effect of Centibar Thresholds at Soybean Growth Stages on Yield and Water Use Efficiency.
Clinton Wood, Mississippi State University; L. Jason Krutz, Mississippi State University; Trent Irby, Mississippi State University

11:30 AM

Assessing Seedling Vigor to Quantify Cotton Cultivar Response to Early Season Water Deficit.
Calvin Meeks, University of Georgia - Tifton; John Snider, University of Georgia - Tifton; Megan Babb-Hartman, University of Georgia; Tony Barnes, University of Georgia

11:45 AM

Soil Moisture Stress Effects on Yield Component Distribution in Soybean.
Chathurika Wijewardana, Mississippi State University; K. Raja Reddy, Mississippi State University

12:00 PM

Discussion

12:15 PM

Lunch Break

1:20 PM

Introductory Remarks

1:30 PM

Land Preparation and Irrigation Method Impacts on Peanut Pod Yield.
Stephen Leininger, Delta Research and Extension Center; L. Jason Krutz, Mississippi State University; Jason Sarver, Mississippi State University; Jeff Gore, Mississippi State University; Chad Abbott, Mississippi State University

1:45 PM

Effect of Potential Land Use Change from Cotton to Bioenergy Crops on Carbon Dynamics in the Southern Great Plains Region.
Sumit Sharma, Texas Tech University; Nithya Rajan, Texas A&M University; Stephan Maas, Texas Tech University

2:00 PM

Autumn and Winter Dynamics of White-Tailed Deer Browse Nutritive Values in the Southern Cross Timbers and Prairies.
Aaron Norris, Texas A&M

2:15 PM

Association Mapping and Genetic Diversity of a Soft Winter Wheat Germplasm Collection.
Dennis Nicuh Lozada, University of Arkansas; Richard Esten Mason, University of Arkansas; Andrea Acuna, University of Arkansas; Gina Brown-Guedira, USDA-ARS, North Carolina State University; Susanne Dreisigacker, CIMMYT

2:30 PM

Effects of Poultry Litter Placement on Seedling and Early-Stage Growth of Corn and Cotton.
Yaru Lin, Auburn University; Dexter Watts, USDA-ARS; Thomas R. Way, USDA-ARS

2:45 PM

Evaluation of Southern Soft Red Winter Wheat Lines for Resistance to Fusarium Head Blight.
Amanda Holder, University of Arkansas

3:00 PM

Determination of Optimal Fall and Spring Nitrogen Rates for Maximizing Soft Red Winter Wheat Yield Sown at Variable Planting Dates.
Lucas Vieira, University of Arkansas; Richard Esten Mason, University of Arkansas; Trenton L. Roberts, University of Arkansas; David Moon, University of Arkansas; Randall Galen Miller, University of Arkansas

3:15 PM

Irrigation Scheduling on Corn to Increase Profitability and Environmental Stewardship in Alabama.
Jose Da Cunha Leme Filho, Auburn University

3:30 PM

Break

ASA Southern Regional Branch (February 7-9, 2016)

February 07 - 09, 2016

Graduate Student Oral Competiton – Crops

Oral Session