Monday, 7 November 2005: 8:25 AM
Convention Center,, Room 251B, Upper Level
56: Symposium--Pulse Crop Ecology in North America: Impacts on Environment, N Cycle, Soil Biology, Pulse Adaptation and Human Nutrition
Sponsor:C03 Crop Ecology, Management & Quality
Presiding:George Clayton, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
8:25 AM Introductory Remarks
8:30 AM56-1Health-Promotive and Nutritional Attributes of Pulse Crops: Benefits to Humans and Other Animals.
Michael A. Grusak, USDA-ARS-SPA-CNRC
9:00 AM56-2Can Pulse Crops Play a Role in Mitigating Greenhouse Gases from North American Agriculture?.
Reynald Lemke, Semiarid Prairie Agricultural Research Centre, Robert Zentner, Semiarid Prairie Agricultural Research Centre, Constantine Campbell, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Zhaozhan Zhong, Department of Soil Science
9:30 AM56-3Grain Legumes in the Northern Great Plains: Impact on Soil Biology. 
Newton Z. Lupwayi, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Ann C. Kennedy, USDA - ARS, Marcia A. Monreal, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
10:00 AM Break
10:30 AM56-4Nitrogen Economy of Pulse Crop Production in the Northern Great Plains.
Fran L. Walley, Dept. of Soil Science, University of Saskatchewan, George Clayton, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Perry Miller, Montana State University, Patrick M. Carr, North Dakota State University, Guy LaFond, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
11:00 AM56-5Adaptation of Pulse Crops to a Changing Climate in the Northern Great Plains.
Herb W. Cutforth, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Sean M. McGinn, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Kevin E. McPhee, Washington State University
11:30 AM56-6Pulse Crop Ecology: Summary.
Adrian Johnston, Potash & Phosphate Institute
12:00 PM Adjourn

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