Monday, 6 October 2008: 1:40 PM
George R. Brown Convention Center, 361AB
606: Emissions of Atmospheric Pollutants and Carbon Sequestration: I (includes Graduate Student Competition)
Sponsor:S11 Soils & Environmental Quality
Presidings:Nancy Cavallaro, USDA-CSREES
Jay Gan, University of California-Riverside
1:40 PM Introductory Remarks
1:45 PM606-1Nitrous Oxide Emissions in a Semi-Arid Prairie Pothole Landscape: Event-Based Triggers.
Angela Bedard-Haughn, University of Saskatchewan, Tom Yates, University of Saskatchewan, Rich Farrell, University of Saskatchewan, Dan Pennock, University of Saskatchewan
2:00 PM606-2Greenhouse Gas Fluxes from Intercropped and Sole Cropped Agroecosystems in Argentina.
Karen A. Vachon, University of Waterloo, Maren Oelbermann, University of Waterloo, Laura Echarte, CONICET-INTA Balcarce
2:15 PM606-3Short-term Impacts of Organic Amendments and Polyacrylamide on Soil Physical and Biochemical Properties.
Muhammad Abid, University College of Agriculture, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Rattan Lal, Ohio State University - Columbus
2:30 PM606-4Relative Contribution of Trees and Warm-Season Grasses to Soil Carbon Sequestration in Silvopastoral Systems.
Solomon Haile, University of Florida, Vimala D. Nair, University of Florida, P.K. Ramachandran Nair, School of Forest Resources & Conservation
2:45 PM606-5Coupling Bioenergy Production and Precision Conservation Using a Spatially Distributed Modeling Approach.
Armen R. Kemanian, Texas AgriLife Research, Paul Duckworth, Texas AgriLife Research, Manyowa N. Meki, Texas AgriLife Research, Daren Harmel, USDA-ARS, Jimmy Williams, Texas AgriLife Research
3:00 PM Break
3:30 PM606-6Reducing Atmospheric Emissions of 1,3-dichloropropene (1,3-D) from Large Fields.
Scott Yates, USDA-ARS, James Knuteson, Flux Experts, LLC, Frederick Ernst, University of California, Wei Zheng, University of California, Qiquan Wang, Delaware State University
3:45 PM606-7Performance of Low Permeable Tarps on Reducing 1,3-Dichloropropene and Chloropicrin Emissions in a Strawberry Field Trial.
Ruijun Qin, USDA-ARS, Suduan Gao, USDA-ARS, Husein Ajwa, University of California-Davis
4:00 PM606-8Estimating Soil Carbon Pool Sizes from Texture and Profile Data.
Samuel G.K. Adiku, University of Florida, Osvaldo Garguilo, University of Florida, James W. Jones, University of Florida, Cheryl H. Porter, University of Florida, Jawoo Koo, University of Florida, Jese B. Naab, Savanna Agricultural Research Institute
4:15 PM606-9Management Systems Impact on Soil Quality.
Deborah Stinner, Ohio State University - OARDC, Alan Sundermeier, Ohio State University - OARDC, Y. Raut, The Ohio State University South Centers, Irfan Aziz, University of Arid Agriculture, J. N. Ahmed, Bahauddin Zakaria University, Khandakar Islam, Ohio State University - OARDC
4:30 PM606-10Management-Induced Soil C Sequestration Index.
Irfan Aziz, University of Arid Agriculture, T. Mahmood, University of Arid Agriculture, Y. Raut, The Ohio State University South Centers, Khandakar Islam, Ohio State University - OARDC
4:45 PM Adjourn

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