Session: Graduate Student Oral Competiton - Ph.D. Students (2020 ASA Southern Regional Branch)

7:55 AM

Introductory Remarks

8:00 AM

Temperature Effects on Aqueous Selenium Removal By Cattail and Duckweed.
Michael P. Nattrass, Mississippi State University

8:15 AM

Nitrogen Contribution from Peanut Residues to Brassica Carinata.
Mahesh Bashyal, University of Florida; Michael J. Mulvaney, University of Florida West Florida Research & Education Center; Ramon G Leon, North Carolina State University; Gabriel Maltais-Landry, University of Florida; Chris Wilson, University of Florida; John Erickson, University of Florida

8:30 AM

Carinata Yield Is Optimized at 6 Kg Seed per Hectare Rate Regardless of Tillage Regime Used.
Joseph Enye Iboyi, University of Florida West Florida Research & Education Center; Michael J. Mulvaney, University of Florida West Florida Research & Education Center; Kipling S. Balkcom, USDA-ARS; Ramdeo Seepaul, North Florida Research & Education Center; Ramon G Leon, North Carolina State University; Pratap Devkota, West Florida Research and Education Center; Ian M Small, University of Florida North Florida Research & Extension Center; Sheeja George, University of Florida - Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences; David L. Wright, University of Florida

8:45 AM

Optimum Nitrogen Fertilizer Rate and Timing Management of Corn Following a Rye Cover Crop.
Daniel Quinn, University of Kentucky; Hanna Poffenbarger, University of Kentucky; Chad D Lee, University of Kentucky

9:00 AM

Effect of Winter Cover Crop on Canopy Coverage and Subsequent Effect on a Peanut Cotton Rotation.
Ana Julia Azevedo, University of Georgia-Tifton; R. Scott Tubbs, University of Georgia-Tifton; William F. Anderson, USDA-ARS; Alisa Coffin, USDA-ARS Southeast Watershed

9:15 AM

Effect of Prohexadione Calcium, a Plant Growth Regulator, on Peanut Growth and Yield in Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina and North Carolina.
Sara E. Pelham, University of Georgia-Tifton; Walter Scott Monfort, University of Georgia-Tifton; R. Scott Tubbs, University of Georgia-Tifton; David L. Jordan, North Carolina State University; Travis Faske, University of Arkansas; Dan Anco, Clemson University; Jason M. Sarver, Indigo Ag; Connor Ferguson, Mississippi State University

9:30 AM

Are Cover Crops Worth It? Assessing Soil Benefits and Production Costs in a Corn and Soybean Rotation in Northwestern Mississippi.
Alayna Jacobs, The University of Kentucky

9:45 AM

Quantifying Inhibitory Impacts of Soil Nitrogen on Biological Nitrogen Fixation Potential in Guar.
Philip Osei Hinson, Texas A&M University; Curtis Adams, Texas A&M AgriLife Research; Rajan Shrestha, Texas A&M University; Jennifer MacMillan, Texas A&M University

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

Environmental Implications of Conservation Management in Mid-Southern, Irrigated Corn.
Gene Spencer, Mississippi State University; Jason Krutz, Mississippi State University; Drew M. Gholson, Mississippi State Delta Research Center; Martin A. Locke, USDA-ARS

10:30 AM

Growth and Nodulation Response in Guar at Different Soil Moisture Levels and Post-Deficit Recovery Potential upon Moisture Restoration.
Rajan Shrestha, Texas A&M University; Curtis Adams, Texas A&M AgriLife Research; Philip Osei Hinson, Texas A&M University; Jennifer McMillan, Texas A&M University

10:45 AM

Integrated Use of Organic and Inorganic N Fertilizers to Improve Crop N Use Efficiency and to Reduce the N Leaching Losses.
Bhupinder Jatana, Clemson University; Christopher Kitchens, Clemson University; Christopher L. Ray, Clemson University; Nishanth Tharayil, Clemson University

11:00 AM

Using UAV and Multispectral Images to Assess Late-Season Physiological Responses of Peanuts to Different Planting Dates.
Chiara Rossi, University of Georgia-Tifton; Adao F. dos Santos, University of Georgia; Lorena Lacerda, University of Georgia; George Vellidis, University of Georgia-Tifton; Cristiane Pilon, University of Georgia-Tifton

11:15 AM

Acquisition Pattern of Physiological Quality in Peanut Seeds Under Irrigated and Drought Conditions.
Leticia de Aguila Moreno, University of Georgia-Tifton; Cristiane Pilon, University of Georgia-Tifton; Adao F. dos Santos, University of Georgia; Marshall C. Lamb, USDA-ARS; R. Scott Tubbs, University of Georgia-Tifton; Timothy L. Grey, University of Georgia

11:30 AM

Root Phenotyping of Winter Wheat for Phosphorus Acquisition.
Rebecca K. McGrail, University of Kentucky; David Van Sanford, University of Kentucky; David H. McNear Jr., University of Kentucky

11:45 AM

Evaluation of Narrow-Row Corn (Zea mays L.) Production in the Mid-South.
John J. Williams, Mississippi State University; W. Brien Henry, Mississippi State University; Normie W. Buehring, Mississippi State University; Christopher A. Daves, Bayer CropScience

12:00 PM

Adjourn

2020 ASA Southern Regional Branch

February 01 - 03, 2020

Graduate Student Oral Competiton - Ph.D. Students

Oral Session