Tuesday, 7 October 2008: 8:10 AM
George R. Brown Convention Center, 370C
669: Soil Microbial Diversity and Function
Sponsor:S03 Soil Biology & Biochemistry
Organizer:Ronald Turco, Purdue University-Agronomy Dept.
Presiding:Krishnaswamy Jayachandran, Florida International University
8:10 AM Introductory Remarks
8:15 AM669-1Measuring Changes in Soil Microbial Communities during 30 Years of Winter Wheat Management using High-Throughput Sequencing.
David D. Myrold, Oregon State University, Ari Jumpponen, Kansas State University, Kenneth L. Jones, University of Georgia, Karl Rhinhart, Oregon State University, Stephen Machado, Oregon State University
8:30 AM669-2Soil Microbial Communities under Different Tillage, Cropping, and Residue Managements in a Semi-arid Highland.
Autumn Wang, Kansas State University, Charles W. Rice, Kansas State University
8:45 AM669-3Temporal Dynamics of Fungal and Bacterial Communities Associated with Ectomycorrhizal Piloderma Mat and Non-Mat Soils.
Laurel A. Kluber, Oregon State University, David D. Myrold, Oregon State University
9:00 AM669-4The Importance of DNA Quality and Primers in Comparative Soil Faunal Community Structure Analyses.
Tiehang Wu, University of South Florida, James R. Garey, University of South Florida
9:15 AM669-5Structural and Functional Diversity of Microbial Communities in Pristine Wetlands of the Everglades.
Krish Jayachandran, Florida International University, Michael Ross, Florida International University, Steve Oberbauer, Florida International University
9:30 AM669-6Glomalin Is a Chemical and Biological Blind Alley.
Laurence Greenfield, University of Canterbury
9:45 AM Break
10:00 AM669-7Impact of Fertilizers on Ornamental Nursery Plant Growth and Mycorrhizal Colonization.
Gladis Zinati, Rutgers University, John Dighton, Rutgers University
10:15 AM669-8Structure of Community of (Dizotrophs) Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria.
Bo Sun, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qihui Teng, Nanjing Agricultural University, Zhongli Cui, Nanjing Agricultural University, Hui Cao, Nanjing Agricultural University
10:30 AM669-9Simulated Urban Soils Can Alter the Diversity of Crenarchaeal Genes for Ammonia Monooxygenase.
Maina Martir-Torres, Penn State University, Mary Ann Bruns, Penn State University
10:45 AM669-10Testing Monitoring Methods for Soil Organic Matter and Soil Biodiversity on European and National Scales.
Barbara Simon, Szent Istvan University, Balazs Szeder, Szent Istvan University, Marta Fuchs, Szent Istvan University, Antonio Bispo, ADEME (Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Energie), Erika Micheli, Szent Istvan University, Tamas Szegi, Szent Istvan University
11:00 AM669-11Earthworm Population Density Beneath Prairie Vegetation and Turfgrass in Madison WI.
Marie Johnston, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Nick Balster, University of Wisconsin-Madison
11:15 AM669-12A Novel Bioplastic Formulation (Mater-Bi®) for Carrying Conidia of a Non-Aflatoxigenic Strain of Aspergillus Flavus.
Cesare Accinelli, University of Bologna, M. Ludovica Sacca', University of Bologna, Hamed K. Abbas, USDA-ARS, Robert Zablotowicz, USDA-ARS
11:30 AM Adjourn

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