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2017 Annual Meeting | Oct. 22-25 | Tampa, FL

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SSSA Division: Soil and Water Management and Conservation


Sunday, October 22, 2017

4:30 PM-5:30 PM


SSSA Town Hall Meeting
Organizers: Andrew N. Sharpley , Richard P. Dick , Ronald F. Turco and Susan M. Chapman

Monday, October 23, 2017

8:30 AM-12:00 PM

Recording files available
Oral Session
45 Soil and Water Management and Conservation General Oral I
Organizer: Humberto Blanco
Moderators: Diane E. Stott and Julie Konkel

1:30 PM-3:30 PM

Recording files available
Oral Session
92 Symposium--Technological Advances in Soil Water Conservation and Management
Organizer: Humberto Blanco
Moderator: Alvin J.M. Smucker

1:30 PM-3:45 PM

Recording files available
Oral Session
107 Perennial and Diversified Cropping Systems and Soil Services
Organizer: Humberto Blanco
Moderators: Andrea Diane Basche and Alison J Eagle

3:45 PM-4:30 PM

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Oral Session
128 5 Minute Rapid--Soil and Water Management and Conservation
Organizer: Humberto Blanco
Moderators: Manbir Kaur Rakkar and Sally Flis

4:00 PM-6:00 PM


Poster Session
157 Soil and Water Management and Conservation General Poster
Organizer: Humberto Blanco

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

9:30 AM-2:45 PM

Recording files available
Oral Session
217 Soil and Water Management and Conservation General Oral II (includes student competition)
Organizer: Humberto Blanco

9:30 AM-3:00 PM

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Oral Session
218 Managing Soils and Crops with Cover Crops
Organizer: Humberto Blanco
Moderator: Sabrina Ruis

10:00 AM-11:35 AM

Recording files available
Oral Session
220 Role of Soil Organic Matter in Soil and Water Management
Organizer: Humberto Blanco
Moderator: Bharat Sharma Acharya

2:00 PM-4:00 PM

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Oral Session
275 Symposium--Importance of Soil Health to Food Security: National and Global Security Concerns
Organizer: Humberto Blanco
Moderator: Mahdi M. Al-Kaisi

4:00 PM-6:00 PM


Poster Session
313 Soil and Water Management and Conservation General Poster II (includes student competition)
Organizer: Humberto Blanco

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

8:00 AM-10:45 AM

Recording files available
Oral Session
338 Soil and Water Management and Conservation General Oral III
Organizer: Humberto Blanco
Moderators: Andrea Diane Basche and Maria Mercedes Martinez

10:00 AM-11:35 AM

Recording files available
Oral Session
371 Agroforestry for Soil Health and Water Quality Benefits
Organizer: Ranjith P. Udawatta
Moderator: Ranjith P. Udawatta
Recording files available
Oral Session
372 Soil Health Assessment and Tools
Organizer: Humberto Blanco
Moderator: Rafiq Islam

1:30 PM-2:30 PM


Oral Session
398 SSSA Business Meeting--Soil and Water Management and Conservation
Organizer: Humberto Blanco

2:30 PM-4:30 PM


Poster Session
430 Managing Soils and Crops with Cover Crops Poster
Organizer: Humberto Blanco

Poster Session
431 Soil and Water Management and Conservation General Poster III
Organizer: Humberto Blanco