Back to The ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meetings (November 12-16, 2006)

Program-at-a-Glance

NOTE: Program subject to change without notice.

Technical Program

FRIDAY
November 10
SATURDAY
November 11
SUNDAY
November 12
MONDAY
November 13
TUESDAY
November 14
WEDNESDAY
November 15
THURSDAY
November 16
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A01 Resident Education

            Symposium--Technology
8:30 AM - 11:35 AM 
Resident Education
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Symposium--Case Studies
9:25 AM - 12:00 PM 
Resident Education: I/Div. A-1 Business Meeting
2:10 PM - 4:30 PM 
Resident Education: II
8:55 AM - 10:30 AM 
Resident Education: III
1:55 PM - 3:00 PM 
Resident Education: IV
8:25 AM - 9:30 AM 
 

A02 Military Land Use & Management

                The Role of Vegetation in Mitigating Military Land Use Impacts
9:25 AM - 12:45 PM 
Impact of Urban Encroachment on Military Installations
1:55 PM - 3:35 PM 
Role of Disturbance in Promoting Ecological Health and Diversity
8:55 AM - 10:35 AM 
Assessing Mission Impacts and Mitigation Practices
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Innovative Approaches to Measure and Control Erosion and Sediment Transport
8:10 AM - 9:35 AM
Twenty Years of Inventorying and Monitoring Military Lands/Div. A-2 Business Meeting
9:55 AM - 12:00 PM 
 

A03 Agroclimatology & Agronomic Modeling

            Crop Water Use--From Remote Sensing to Crop Modeling
8:25 AM - 11:15 AM 
Climate Change and Agriculture
12:40 PM - 2:55 PM
Environmental Crop Physiology
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Symposium--The Effects of Rising CO2 and Ozone: From Gene Expression to Yield Under FACE
8:55 AM - 4:05 PM 
Agronomic and Meteorological Modeling
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Gas Exchange: From the Individual Leaf to Ecosystem Scales/Div. A-3 Business Meeting
8:10 AM - 11:15 AM 
Symposium--Agroclimatology Across Time and Space: In Honor of E. T. Kanemasu
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Evapotranspiration and the Microclimate
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Climate and Weather Data Sources
8:55 AM - 10:25 AM 
 

A04 Extension Education

            Educational Materials Display
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM 
Extension Education in Soil Management, Fertility and Nutrient Uptake
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Educational Materials Display
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Extension Education Programming Methodology
9:25 AM - 12:00 PM 
Extension Methodology in Crop Programs
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Extension Methodology in Soils, Nutrient and Water Management Programs
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Extension Agronomist Breakfast
6:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Educational Materials Display
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Extension Education in Corn, Soybeans and Wheat/Div. A-4 Business Meeting
8:55 AM - 11:15 AM 
Extension Education in Crop Management and Cropping Systems
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
   

A05 Environmental Quality

              Symposium--Air Quality in the Agricultural Landscape: Measurements, Modeling, BMPs, and Emerging Regulations: I
12:55 PM - 4:00 PM
Nitrogen and Phosphorus in the Landscape
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Symposium--Air Quality in the Agricultural Landscape: Measurements, Modeling, BMPs, and Emerging Regulations: II
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Cosponsored by - A03 Agroclimatology & Agronomic Modeling 
Symposium--Air Quality in the Agricultural Landscape: Measurements, Modeling, BMPs, and Emerging Regulations: III
9:25 AM - 12:15 PM 
Div. A-5/Div. S-11 Business Meeting
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM 
Nutrients, Metals, and Contaminants in Soil and Water: I
8:25 AM - 10:45 AM 
Microorganisms and Environmental Quality
1:40 PM - 3:00 PM
Bioremediation and Biomass Production
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Microorganisms and Environmental Quality
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Nutrients, Metals, and Contaminants in Soil and Water: II
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
   

A06 International Agronomy

              International Agronomy
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM 
  Advances in International Agriculture/Div. A-6 Business Meeting
12:55 PM - 5:15 PM 
Symposium--Emerging Rice-Maize Systems in Asia
8:10 AM - 12:30 PM 
     

A07 Agricultural Research Station Management

            Symposium--Overview of the Status of the Agriculture Experiment Stations in the Northeastern United States
8:25 AM - 11:30 AM 
Equipment Modifications for Increased Efficiency of Station Operations
12:55 PM - 2:15 PM 
Issues Involving Enchroachment on Agriculture Experiment Stations/Div. A-7 Business Meeting
9:25 AM - 12:00 PM 
Agriculture Experiment Station Challenges and Partnerships
12:55 PM - 3:45 PM
Agriculture Research Station Innovations, Education, and Research
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Agronomy Tour
7:15 AM - 5:30 PM 
     

A08 Integrated Agricultural Systems

            Site Specific Management, Fertility, and Tillage
7:40 AM - 9:50 AM
Alternative Crops and Cropping Systems: From Sugarcane to Edamame
9:50 AM - 11:55 AM 
Cover Crops in Agricultural Systems
1:20 PM - 4:00 PM
Cosponsored by - S06 Soil & Water Management & Conservation
Potatoes and Forages in Agricultural Systems
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Symposium--Agricultural Automation/Div. A-8 Business Meeting
9:20 AM - 11:45 AM 
Symposium--Land Use
12:50 PM - 4:40 PM
Cosponsored by - S11 Soils & Environmental Quality
Agricultural Systems from Precision Farming and Remote Sensing to Elevated CO2 and Microbial Diversity
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Tillage, Residue Management, Fertility and Plant Arrangement in Agricultural Systems
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Symposium--Systems Research: I
7:50 AM - 11:45 AM 
Symposium--Systems Research: II
12:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Symposium--Systems Research: III
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Agricultural Systems and Weed Management
7:50 AM - 10:45 AM 
 

A09 Professional Practitioners

                Div. A-9 Business Meeting
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM 
Symposium--Impact of Innovative Technologies in Precision Agriculture Nutrient Management
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Cosponsored by - S04 Soil Fertility & Plant Nutrition - S08 Nutrient Management & Soil & Plant Analysis 
       

C01 Crop Breeding & Genetics

            Cultivar Development: I
8:10 AM - 11:30 AM 
Cultivar Development: II
1:25 PM - 3:45 PM
Environmental Effects in Plant Breeding
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Resistance to Biotic Stresses in Maize and Legumes
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Symposium--Advances in Phenotyping
8:10 AM - 2:30 PM
Cosponsored by - C07 Genomics, Molecular Genetics & Biotechnology 
End-use Quality in Soybean and Peanut
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Genes and Genetic Variation in Plant Breeding
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Resistance to Biotic Stresses in Small Grains
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Resistance to Biotic Stresses/Div. C-1 Business Meeting
8:10 AM - 11:30 AM 
Abiotic Stress Tolerance
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
End-use Quality in Cereals
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Forage Breeding and Genetics
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Gene Introgression and MarkerAssisted Breeding
8:10 AM - 10:45 AM 
 

C02 Crop Physiology and Metabolism

            Symposium--Crop Stress Physiology: The Linkage Between Genes and Functions
8:25 AM - 12:15 PM
Cosponsored by - C07 Genomics, Molecular Genetics & Biotechnology 
Crop Physiology: Response to Environmental Factors
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Crop Physiology: Stress and General Physiology
8:55 AM - 11:15 AM 
Div. C-2 Business Meeting
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Crop Physiology: Growth and Development, and Yield
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Crop Physiology: Nutrient Physiology
8:25 AM - 10:30 AM 
Crop Physiology: Nutrient Response and General Physiology
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
   

C03 Crop Ecology, Management & Quality

            Symposium--What Have Transgenic Crops Meant For US Farmers? The First 10 Years of Transgenic Corn, Cotton, and Soybean
7:55 AM - 11:40 AM
Cosponsored by - A04 Extension Education 
Graduate Student Competition--Poster Contest
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Forage and Biomass Crops
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Wheat and Misc . Cereals
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Corn and Soybean Management: I/Div. C-3 Business Meeting
7:55 AM - 12:00 PM 
Corn and Soybean Management: II
1:10 PM - 2:45 PM 
Symposium--Reassessing Corn And Soybean Response To Defoliation Injury: I
8:25 AM - 11:20 AM 
Corn, Soybean and Sorghum
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Managment and Quality of Misc. Crops
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Symposium--Reassessing Corn and Soybean Response to Defoliation Injury: II
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Cereal Management
8:25 AM - 9:45 AM 
 

C04 Seed Physiology, Production & Technology

              Environmental Influences on Seed Development, Seed Quality and Seedling Establishment (includes Graduate Student Competition)/Div. C-4 Business Meeting
1:10 PM - 3:25 PM
Seed Physiology and Production Systems (includes Graduate Student Competition)
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
    Symposium--Seed Storage for Temperate and Tropical Regions
7:55 AM - 11:00 AM 
Seed Production and Quality Assessments
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
   

C05 Turfgrass Science

        National Turfgrass Evaluation Program (NTEP)Turfgrass Tour
7:45 AM - 5:00 PM 
Div. C-5 Evening Extension Program
5:55 PM - 8:10 PM 
Graduate Student Oral Competition
7:25 AM - 4:40 PM
Genetic and Disease Evaluation of Turfgrasses
7:55 AM - 11:15 AM 
Genetics, Chemical Management, and Turf Selection/Includes Graduate Student Poster Competition: I
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Fertility, Disease and Physiological Responses in Turf/Includes Graduate Student Poster Competition: II
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Symposium--Turfgrass Improvement via Comparative Genomics of Cereals
9:00 AM - 11:35 AM 
Div. C-5 Business Meeting
12:35 PM - 2:35 PM
Disease and Weed Management
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Irrigation Water and Water Management
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Symposium--Improving Student Learning
7:55 AM - 10:20 AM
Weed Control in Turfgrasses
8:25 AM - 10:15 AM
What's New in the Turfgrass Industry
10:25 AM - 12:00 PM 
Cold Tolerance, Winter Management and Salinity Issues
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Physical and Cultural Management of Turfgrass and Turf Soils
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Soil Fertility and Chemistry of Turf Soils
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Symposium--Advances in Soil Water Repellency - Causes and Alleviation in Turf
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM 
Cultural Techniques for Turfgrass Management
7:25 AM - 10:05 AM
Turfgrass Salinity, Wetness, and Drought Issues
7:55 AM - 10:40 AM 
 

C06 Forage and Grazinglands

            Symposium--Beyond the Cow: 101 Uses for Forages and Grasslands
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
Barnes Graduate Student Paper Competition
12:40 PM - 3:30 PM
Grassland Uses and Forage Management
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Forage and Grazing Lands Breakfast
6:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Symposium--Modeling the Grassland Agroecosystem
8:25 AM - 10:30 AM 
Whats New in Forage Legumes/Div. C-6 Business Meeting
12:25 PM - 2:45 PM 
Pastures and Grazing Systems
8:10 AM - 11:00 AM 
Pastures and Grazing
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Forage Tour
1:45 PM - 7:00 PM 
   

C07 Genomics, Molecular Genetics & Biotechnology

              Biotic and Abiotic Resistance
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Molecular Markers and Genetic Mapping/Div. C-7 Business Meeting
8:25 AM - 11:30 AM 
  Symposium--Genomic Technology and its Use in Crop Improvement
8:25 AM - 12:15 PM 
Symposium--Marker-Assisted Selection Strategies in Crop Improvement
1:25 PM - 5:15 PM
Genetic Mapping and Molecular Analysis
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Transformation and Genetic Analysis
8:25 AM - 10:45 AM 
 

C08 Plant Genetic Resources

            Frank N. Meyer Medal Breakfast
6:30 AM - 7:45 AM
Symposium--Closing the Circle on Plant Genetic Resources Conservation and Utilization: I
7:55 AM - 12:30 PM
Cosponsored by - C01 Crop Breeding & Genetics - C07 Genomics, Molecular Genetics & Biotechnology 
Symposium--Closing the Circle on Plant Genetic Resources Conservation and Utilization: II
1:25 PM - 3:45 PM
Cosponsored by - C01 Crop Breeding & Genetics - C07 Genomics, Molecular Genetics & Biotechnology
Calvin Sperling Biodiversity Memorial Lectureship
4:15 PM - 5:05 PM 
    Genetic Diversity: Historical Relevance, Measurement, Conservation, and Use/Div. C-8 Business Meeting
7:55 AM - 11:30 AM 
Symposium--New Crops and Applications
12:45 PM - 3:10 PM
Classification, Phyologeny, Ancestry, and Barriers to Hybridization
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Conservation and Evaluation of Crop Germplasm
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Germplasm Utilization to Solve Disease and Pest Problems
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
   

S01 Soil Physics

            Symposium--Understanding Plant Water Uptake
9:10 AM - 12:10 PM
Cosponsored by - A03 Agroclimatology & Agronomic Modeling - C02 Crop Physiology and Metabolism 
Measurements and Sensors: I
1:10 PM - 4:00 PM
Measurements and Sensors: II
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Soil Hydraulic Properties: I
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Soil Physical Properties/Processes: I
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Symposium--Soil Bio-Physical and Environmental Controls on Greenhouse Gas Emissions: I. In Honor of Dennis E. Rolston
8:00 AM - 11:55 AM
Cosponsored by - A03 Agroclimatology & Agronomic Modeling - S03 Soil Biology & Biochemistry 
Symposium--Soil Bio-Physical and Environmental Controls on Greenhouse Gas Emissions: II. In Honor of Dennis E. Rolston
1:10 PM - 3:55 PM
Cosponsored by - A03 Agroclimatology & Agronomic Modeling - S03 Soil Biology & Biochemistry
Flow and Transport Processes: I
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Flow and Transport Processes: II
8:10 AM - 11:30 AM 
Soil Hydraulic Properties: II and Div. S-1 Business Meeting
1:10 PM - 3:45 PM 
Soil Physical Properties/Processes: II
8:25 AM - 11:20 AM 
 

S02 Soil Chemistry

            Div. S-2 Business Meeting
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 
Sorption and Reactivity of Toxic Compounds in Soils
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM 
Symposium--Biogeochemical and Biophysico-Chemical Characterizations of Soil Microsite Processes
7:55 AM - 2:55 PM 
Phosphorus and Organic Matter Reactions in Soils
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 
Metals in the Soil Environment: Transformation and Speciation
9:10 AM - 11:30 AM 
Sorption and Speciation of Nutrients and Trace Metals in Soils
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM 
Chemistry of Soil Organic Matter and Phosphorus
8:55 AM - 10:35 AM 
 

S03 Soil Biology & Biochemistry

            Symposium--Consequences of Manure and Biosolid Application: Antibiotics, Pharmaceuticals and Potential Pathogen: I
9:10 AM - 12:30 PM
Trace Gases
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
Symposium--Consequences of Manure and Biosolid Application: Antibiotics, Pharmaceuticals and Potential Pathogen: II
1:25 PM - 2:45 PM
Measurement, Dynamics and Biology of Trace Gases
1:25 PM - 3:45 PM
Graduate Student Competition
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Soil Enzyme Activities
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Symposium--Consequences of Manure and Biosolid Application: Antibiotics, Pharmaceuticals and Potential Pathogen: III
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Characterizing Pool Sizes, Chemistry and Kinetics of Soil Organic Matter
8:25 AM - 11:00 AM
Composition, Function and Activity of Soil Microbial Communities
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Soil Aggregates and Physical Fractions
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Symposium--Characterization of Soil Biotransformations and Implications for Ecosystem Function: A Tribute to the Work of Dean A. Martens: I
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Symposium--Molecular Characterization of Soil Organic Matter: Implications For Soil Function: I
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
Francis E. Clark Distinguished Lectureship--Characterization of Soil Biotransformations and Implications for Ecosystem Function: A Tribute to the Work of Dean A. Martens: II/Div. S-3 Business Meeting
1:45 PM - 6:25 PM 
Symposium--Molecular Characterization of Soil Organic Matter: Implications For Soil Function: II
7:55 AM - 3:30 PM
Nitrogen Transformations and Soil Biology
8:55 AM - 11:15 AM
Land Use and Management Effects on Soil Biology and Biochemistry
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Soil Biology and Plant Roots
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
  Soil Biology and the Rhizosphere
7:55 AM - 10:00 AM 
 

S04 Soil Fertility & Plant Nutrition

            Div. S-4/Div. S-8 Joint Business Meeting
9:10 AM - 10:10 AM
Soil Fertility in Conservation Cropping Systems
10:25 AM - 12:00 PM 
Symposium--Use of Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers for Improved Agricultural Nutrient Management
1:00 PM - 4:50 PM
Cosponsored by - S08 Nutrient Management & Soil & Plant Analysis - A09 Professional Practitioners
N Index Discussion
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM 
New Technologies for Soil Fertility Management
7:55 AM - 10:45 AM 
Management of Soil Nitrogen Fertility
12:55 PM - 5:10 PM 
Nitrogen and Micro Nutrient Fertility Management
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
Fertilizer Technology
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Manure Management, P fertility, and Soil Amendments
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM 
Impact of Organic and Inorganic Amendments on Soil
8:25 AM - 11:25 AM 
 

S05 Pedology

            Pedologic Progress, Philosophy, and Perspectives
9:25 AM - 11:30 AM 
Quantifying Pedogenesis/Div. S-5 Business Meeting
12:55 PM - 3:45 PM
Soil Genesis, Morphology, and Landscape Relationships
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Symposium--High Intensity Soil Surveys: I
8:25 AM - 2:45 PM 
Symposium--High Intensity Soil Surveys: II
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Land Use and Soils Tour
7:15 AM - 4:30 PM 
Pedologic Processes: Measurement and Interpretation
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM 
   

S06 Soil & Water Management & Conservation

            Soil Management Effects on Soil C and GHG Emissions
9:10 AM - 11:35 AM
Symposium--Management and Use of Waters of Altered or Impaired Quality: I
9:15 AM - 3:30 PM 
Soil Erosion and P Transport
1:15 PM - 3:55 PM
Cover Crops
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Cosponsored by - A08 Integrated Agricultural Systems
Symposium--Management and Use of Waters of Altered or Impaired Quality: II
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Tillage and Soil Management: Effects on Yield and Soil Properties
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Howard M. Taylor Memorial Lecture on Root Soil Relationships/Div. S-6 Business Meeting
8:25 AM - 11:30 AM 
Tillage and Soil Management Effects on Soil Properties
12:55 PM - 3:50 PM
Drainage Water Management in the Midwest: I
12:55 PM - 4:15 PM
Drainage Water Management in the Midwest: II
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Phosphorus Transport with Sediment
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Symposium--Sediment Pollution from River Bank Erosion: Characterization and Budget: I
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Tillage and Soil Management: Effects on Soil C and GHG Emmissions
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Symposium--Sediment Pollution from River Bank Erosion: Characterization and Budget: II
7:55 AM - 4:00 PM
Water Quality, Irrigation and Plant Water Use
8:25 AM - 10:55 AM 
Soil Erosion
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Water Conservation, Soil Water Availability, and Groundwater Recharge
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Water Quality and Hydrology
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM 
Symposium--Sediment Pollution from River Bank Erosion: Characterization and Budget: III
7:55 AM - 10:10 AM 
 

S07 Forest, Range & Wildland Soils

            Soil & Plant Interactions: Aboveground Inputs and Belowground Productivity
9:10 AM - 11:30 AM 
Long-Term Soil Changes and Development
1:10 PM - 3:15 PM
Soil Experimentation Examining Long-term Changes
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Soil and Plant Interactions: Carbon and Root Dynamics
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Soil and Plant Interactions: Nutrient Cycling
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Poster Discussion--Soil Experimentation; Examining Long-Term Changes/ Soil and Plant Interactions: Carbon and Root Dynamics & Nutrient Cycling/Div. S-7 Business Meeting
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Symposium--Towards a Predictive Understanding of Belowground Ecosystem Responses to Global Change
7:50 AM - 3:15 PM 
Towards a Predictive Understanding to Belowground Ecosystem Responses to Global Change
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Poster Discussion--Towards a Predictive Understanding of Belowground Responses to Global Change
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM 
Environmental Impacts on Soil Processes
7:55 AM - 9:00 AM
Soil Carbon: Content, Processes, and Management Impacts
9:55 AM - 12:30 PM 
Fire Effects on Carbon and Nitrogen in Forest and Range Soils
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Soil Nutrient Availability and Fertilization Effects
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Poster Discussion--Soil Nutrient Availability and Fertilization Effects/Fire Effects on Carbon and Nitrogen in Forest and Range Soils
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM 
Forest Management and Disturbance Effects on Soils
7:55 AM - 10:00 AM
Soil Nutrient Availability and Additions
10:10 AM - 12:00 PM 
 

S08 Nutrient Management & Soil & Plant Analysis

            Div. S-8/Div. S-4 Business Meeting
9:10 AM - 10:10 AM
Soil Analysis
10:25 AM - 11:30 AM 
Crop Nutrient Uptake and Removal
1:55 PM - 3:30 PM
Nutrient Management: I
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Symposium--New Advances in Understanding and Quantification of Plant N Uptake
8:00 AM - 4:55 PM 
Nutrient Management: II
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Symposium--Integrating Weather Variability into Nitrogen Recommendations
7:55 AM - 3:45 PM
Cosponsored by - S04 Soil Fertility & Plant Nutrition 
  Nutrient Management BMPs
7:55 AM - 10:45 AM 
 

S09 Soil Mineralogy

            Div. S-9 Business Meeting
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Symposium--Mineralogical Regulation of Soil Carbon Storage
10:25 AM - 5:00 PM
Cosponsored by - S02 Soil Chemistry - S03 Soil Biology & Biochemistry - S06 Soil & Water Management & Conservation 
    Minerals in the Environment
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Symposium in Honor of Richard Drees: From Field to Lab and Back Again: I
8:00 AM - 11:50 AM 
Poster Symposium in Honor of Richard Drees: From Field to Lab and Back Again: II
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Cosponsored by - S05 Pedology 
   

S10 Wetland Soils

            Symposium--Subaqueous Soils: A New Frontier in Wetlands: I
9:10 AM - 12:00 PM 
Symposium--Subaqueous Soils: A New Frontier in Wetlands: II
12:55 PM - 1:45 PM
Subaqueous Soils: A New Frontier in Wetlands: III
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Wetlands, Biochemistry, and Wastewater Treatment
7:55 AM - 9:30 AM
William Patrick Wetland Biochemistry Memorial Lectureship/Div. S-10 Business Meeting
9:30 AM - 11:20 AM 
Symposium--Soil and Water Quality Functions of Wetlands
1:10 PM - 4:40 PM
Mapping, Classification, and Process-Level Studies of Wetland Soils
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Wetland Soil Processes, Hydrology, and Classification
8:55 AM - 10:15 AM 
Wetland Functions and Biochemistry: Riparian and Agriculture Settings
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM 
   

S11 Soils & Environmental Quality

            Organic Chemical Fate and Mitigation
10:40 AM - 12:00 PM 
Speciation, Availability, and Mobility of Metals
12:55 PM - 4:00 PM
Organic Soils and Changing Environments
1:55 PM - 4:20 PM
Cosponsored by - S10 Wetland Soils
Organic Chemical Fate and Mitigation
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speciation, Mobility, and Mitigation of Metals
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Emerging contaminants and Land-applied Manures and Biosolids: I
7:55 AM - 11:10 AM
Cosponsored by - A05 Environmental Quality - S03 Soil Biology & Biochemistry
Phosphorus Assessment and Mitigation Tools
8:25 AM - 11:15 AM 
Emerging contaminants and Land-applied Manures and Biosolids: II
12:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Cosponsored by - A05 Environmental Quality - S03 Soil Biology & Biochemistry
Div. S-11/Div. A-5 Business Meetings
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Emerging contaminants and Land-applied Manures and Biosolids: III
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Cosponsored by - A05 Environmental Quality - S03 Soil Biology & Biochemistry
P, N, and C: Fate, Transport, and Assessment
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Emerging contaminants and Land-applied Manures and Biosolids: IV
7:55 AM - 11:25 AM
Cosponsored by - A05 Environmental Quality - S03 Soil Biology & Biochemistry 
Carbon Sequestration and Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases: I
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Phosphorus Availability and Mobility in Land- Applied Wastes
12:55 PM - 3:30 PM 
Nutrient Mass Balance and Mitigation
8:25 AM - 9:30 AM
Carbon Sequestration and Mitigation of Green House Gases: II
8:25 AM - 9:45 AM 
 

Z00 Students of Agronomy, Soils and Environmental Sciences (SASES)

  Executive Planning: I
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM 
Registration
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
SASES Tour
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM 
Meeting Overview/Year in Review
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Business Meeting: I/Officer and Committee Reports/Executive Planning: II
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Social
9:30 PM - 11:55 PM 
Registration/Student Brunch/Business Meeting: II
8:00 AM - 11:30 AM 
National Club Poster Contest
12:00 PM - 2:30 PM
46th National Speech Contest--Prelims
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
National Student Research Symposium Contest Oral Session: I
3:10 PM - 5:45 PM
National Student Research Symposium Contest Oral Session: II
3:10 PM - 5:45 PM
46th National Speech Contest--Finals
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Opening Reception
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Quiz Bowl
9:30 PM - 11:00 PM 
Graduate School Workshop
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
National Student Research Symposium Contest Poster Session
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Graduate School Interviews
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
CCA Workshop
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
Student Mentor Program
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Mock Interview Workshop
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Internship Interviews
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
ASA-CSSA-SSSA Job Opportunities Outside Academia
3:00 PM - 5:35 PM
Cosponsored by - Z11 Early Career Members
Dinner/Awards/Business Meeting: III/Officer Elections/Officer Meeting
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Social
9:15 PM - 11:55 PM 
           

Z01 SWCS-SSSA

          Workshop: Advances of Nitrogen Management Practices for Water Quality
12:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Workshop: Advances of Nitrogen Management Practices for Water Quality with Facilitated Poster Session
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM 
               

Z02 US Canola Association

              Canola : I. From Breeding to Production
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Canola: II. Planting Date, Harvest, and Economics
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Canola: III. Disease and Insects
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Canola: IV. Weed Control, Water Use, Seed Technology, and Biofuel Economics
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
U.S. Canola Research Conference
8:00 AM - 8:10 AM
Biofuel and Industrial Applications
8:10 AM - 11:25 AM 
Nutrition/Industry Production
1:00 PM - 4:45 PM 
U.S. Canola Research Conference--Canola Agronomy: I
7:50 AM - 12:10 PM 
U.S. Canola Research Conference--Canola Agronomy: II
1:05 PM - 4:35 PM 
   

Z03 Frontiers in Soil Science Research

              Frontiers in Soil Science Research
1:25 PM - 3:30 PM 
           

Z04 Minority Student Poster Contest

              Minorities Poster Contest and Reception
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM 
           

Z05 Soils and Human Health

                    Symposium--Soils and Human Health
8:25 AM - 3:15 PM
Cosponsored by - A05 Environmental Quality - C06 Forage and Grazinglands - S03 Soil Biology & Biochemistry - S04 Soil Fertility & Plant Nutrition - S08 Nutrient Management & Soil & Plant Analysis - S11 Soils & Environmental Quality 
     

Z06 USDA-NRI

                  Projects of the Soil Processes Program of the National Research Initiative
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
NRI's Soil Processes Program: Reports, Assessments and Future Directions
4:00 PM - 8:30 PM 
       

Z07 Managed Ecosystems: Results from Research, Education, and Extension USDA CSREES National Research Initiative projects

                  2006 USDA/CSREES NRI Managed Ecosystem Project Investigators Reports
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM 
       

Z09 Writing Manuscripts for Publication

                Writing Manuscripts for Publication
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Cosponsored by - Z11 Early Career Members 
         

Z10 Grant Writing Navigation

                      Grant Writing Navigation
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Cosponsored by - Z11 Early Career Members 
   

Z11 Early Career Members

                      Early Career Member Social
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM 
   

Z13 COSA Roundtable

              Committee on Organic and Sustainable Agriculture Reception/Roundtable
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM 
           

Z14 Industry/Academia Symposium

                Industry/Academia
9:15 AM - 11:45 AM 
         

Z15 Biosecurity

                    Symposium--Agronomic Biosecurity
7:55 AM - 11:05 AM 
     

Z16 African Green Revolution

            Symposium--The African Green Revolution
9:25 AM - 12:25 PM 
             

Z17 Public Plant and Animal Breeding

          Public Plant and Animal Breeding
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM 
               

Z18 Science for a Sustainable Bioeconomy

                Symposium--Feedstock Production for the New Bioeconomy: Opportunities and Roadblocks
9:10 AM - 12:00 PM 
         

Z19 WIACSES Luncheon

            Women in Agronomy, Crops, Soils, and Environmental Sciences Luncheon
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM 
             

Z20 ASA-CSSA-SSSA Special Programs

          E.T. and Vam York Distinguished ASA Lectureship
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM 
Soil Science Society of America All Divisions Business Meeting
7:45 AM - 9:00 AM 
  Soil Test and Plant Analysis Breakfast
6:30 AM - 8:00 AM
American Society of Agronomy All Divisions Business Meeting
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM 
Betty Klepper Endowed Lectureship/CSSA Awards/Reception
3:40 PM - 5:30 PM 
ASA Awards Luncheon
11:30 AM - 1:15 PM 
Nyle C. Brady Frontiers of Soil Science Lectureship/SSSA Awards/Reception
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM 
   

Business Meetings

    SASES Business Meeting: I
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM 
  SASES Business Meeting: II
10:30 AM - 10:30 AM 
  Soil Science Society of America All Divisions Business Meeting
7:45 AM - 9:00 AM
Div. S-4/Div. S-8 Joint Business Meeting
9:10 AM - 10:10 AM
Div. S-8/Div. S-4 Business Meeting
9:10 AM - 10:10 AM
Div. S-9 Business Meeting
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Div. S-2 Business Meeting
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 
Div. C-4 Business Meeting
2:45 PM - 3:25 PM
Div. S-5 Business Meeting
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Div. S-7 Business Meeting
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
SASES Business Meeting: III
6:55 PM - 8:00 PM 
American Society of Agronomy All Divisions Business Meeting
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Div. A-9 Business Meeting
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Div. S-6 Business Meeting
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Div. S-10 Business Meeting
10:20 AM - 11:20 AM
Div. C-7 Business Meeting
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Div. A-8 Business Meeting
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Div. C-3 Business Meeting
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Div. A-7 Business Meeting
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
Div. C-5 Business Meeting
12:35 PM - 2:35 PM
Div. C-2 Business Meeting
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Div. C-6 Business Meeting
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Div. A-1 Business Meeting
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Div. A-6 Business Meeting
3:45 PM - 5:15 PM
Div. A-5/Div. S-11 Business Meeting
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Div. S-11/Div. A-5 Business Meeting
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Div. S-3 Business Meeting
4:25 PM - 5:25 PM 
Div. A-3 Business Meeting
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Div. A-4 Business Meeting
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Div. C-1 Business Meeting
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Div. C-8 Business Meeting
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM 
Div. S-1 Business Meeting
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM 
Div. A-2 Business Meeting
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
 

Events: Committee Meetings

    ASA-CSSA-SSSA Management Council
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 
  CSSA Executive Committee
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Editorial Policy Committee Brunch
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
*Seed and Breed Group
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CSSA Board of Directors (First Session)
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
S591 K-12 Committee
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM 
SSSA Executive Committee
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Golden Opportunity Mentor Orientation Program
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
*Clover and Special Purpose Legumes Crop Germplasm Committee
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Golden Opportunity Scholar and Mentor Meeting
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Division S02 Planning Meeting
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
SSSA Board of Directors (First Session)
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
*Forage Teaching Module Development Group
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
*U.S. Canola Association Executive Committee
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Forage and Grazinglands Editorial Board
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education Editorial Board
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
SSSA Technical Editors
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Membership/International Sub-Committee
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
First Time Attendee Orientation
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM
*11th North American Forest Soils Conference
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
*Forage and Turf Grass Crop Germplasm Committee
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM 
S587 Training and Continuing Education for Soil Scientists
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
*U.S. Canola Board of Directors
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
e-Editors
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
A532 Agronomy Certification Board
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
C852 Crop Registration Committee
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Soil Science Society of America Journal New Editor Training
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Soil Science Society of America Journal Editorial Board
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
S584 Soils Certification Board
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Journal of Environmental Quality Technical Editors
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM 
Manuscript Central
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
S889 Coordination of Official Methods of Soil Analysis Committee
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Crop Science Technical Editors
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Golden Opportunity Mentor and Scholar Discussion
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Soil Survey Horizons Editorial Board
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
ACS526 Women in Agronomy, Crops, Soils, and Environmental Sciences Committee
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
S890 North American Proficiency Testing Program Oversight Committee
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Golden Opportunity Scholar Reports
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
ASA Board of Directors (First Session)
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Crop Science Editorial Board
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
A731 Location of Meetings Committee
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Soil and Plant Analysis Council Board
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
*National Cooperative Soil Survey Conference Steering Team 2007
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
*Crucifer Crop Germplasm Committee
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Manuscript Central
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
*Association of Chinese Soil and Plant Scientists of North America Annual Meeting
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
*Association of Agricultural Scientists of Indian Origin
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
*S1014 Mineral Controls on P Retention and Release in Soils
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
ACS836 Biosecurity Committee
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
AS425 Soil Judging Contest Committee
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
S884 Soil Micromorphology Committee
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
*ICASA Open Forum
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM 
S582 Council of Soil Science Examiners (CSSE)
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
ASF Board of Directors
8:00 AM - 11:45 AM
*PPI Staff Training
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
ACS321 Editorial Affairs Committee
8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
S890 North American Proficiency Testing Program Oversight Committee
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Crop Science Biometry Working Group
10:00 AM - 11:45 AM 
C953 International Crop Science Committee
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
CAST Meeting
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
ACS320 Book and Multimedia Publishing Committee
1:15 PM - 3:15 PM
S101 Nominations for President-Elect Committee
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
One-on-One with the Editor of Agronomy Journal
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Vadose Zone Journal Editorial Board
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Cool Season Legume Crop Germplasm Committee
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Golden Opportunity Committee and Mentor Review Meeting
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
ACS237 Membership and Society Identity Committee
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
S-3 Soil Quality Working Group
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Association of Women Soil Scientists
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
S880 Soils Geomorphology Committee
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
S205.1 Council on History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Soil Science
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM 
Agronomy Journal Technical Editors
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
*GRASS 48 Re-Issuance
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Applied Turfgrass Management
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
*PPI Staff Training
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Journal of Environmental Quality Editorial Board
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
A711.15 Centennial Planning Committee
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Crop Management Editorial Board
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM 
New Agronomy Journal Associate Editor Training
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Agronomy Journal Editorial Board
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
A101 Nominations for President-Elect Committee
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
C101 Nominations for President-Elect Committee
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
*USDA-ARS Scientists
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
*NRCS
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Gerald O. Mott Scholarship Committee
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
ACS837 Hydropedology Working Group
6:15 PM - 7:15 PM
2007 Program Planning
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM 
SSSA Board of Directors (Second Session)
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
CSSA Budget & Finance Committee Meeting
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
CSSA Board of Directors (Second Session)
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
ASA Board of Directors (Second Session)
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM 

Events: Food Functions/Socials

          Smithsonian Soils Exhibit Reception
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
*U.S. Canola Association Welcoming Reception
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Opening Reception
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM 
Companion Breakfast
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM 
Golden Opportunity Scholar Luncheon
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
*Red Raider Reunion
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
*Minnesota Mixer
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
*Arkansas Razorback Pig Out
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
*Colorado State University Reception
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
*Iowa State University Mixer
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
*Missouri Reception
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
*North Dakota Blizzard Party
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
*Purdue Boilermaker Reception
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
*Penn State Mixer
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
*Michigan State University Spartan Reception
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
*All Illinois Mixer
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
*U.S. Canola Association Dinner
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM 
*Fellowship Breakfast
6:30 AM - 8:00 AM 
CSSA Awards Reception
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
*University of Florida Gator Gathering
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
*Cornell Thirsty Bear Reception
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
*Friends of Brigham Young University
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
*Kansas State University Reception
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
*Davey Reception
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
*Ohio State University Buckeye Bash
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
*Badger Huddle
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
*Univ. of Idaho/Oregon State Univ./Washington State Univ. Reception
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM 
ASA Luncheon and Awards Program
11:30 AM - 1:15 PM 
Early Career Social
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
SSSA Awards Reception
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Nebraska Cornhusker Mixer
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM