Tuesday, 7 October 2008: 8:55 AM
George R. Brown Convention Center, 360AB
680: Soil Quality and Cover Crops (includes Graduate Student Competition)
Sponsor:S06 Soil & Water Management & Conservation
Presiding:Dana Dinnes, USDA-ARS
8:55 AM Introductory Remarks
9:00 AM680-1Fine-tuning Interpretations of the Cornell Soil Health Test in New York through Multivariate Analyses.
Omololu Idowu, Cornell University, Harold van Es, Cornell University, Robert Schindelbeck, Cornell University, George Abawi, Cornell University, David Wolfe, Cornell University, Beth Gugino, Cornell University, Bianca Moebius-Clune, Cornell University
9:15 AM680-2PCA Analysis of Soil Quality Indicators in Relation to Soil Erodibility.
M. J. Singh, Punjab Agricultural University, Khera K L, Punjab Agricultural University, Hadda M S, Punjab Agricultural University
9:30 AM680-3Soil Changes After Sixty Years of Land Use in Iowa.
Jessica Veenstra, Iowa State University, Lee Burras, Iowa State University
9:45 AM680-4Implementing Sustainable Management Practices at Two Central Coast Vineyards.
Dawn Stimson, California Polytechnic State University
10:00 AM680-5Grazing Winter Cover Crops in a Cotton-Cover Crop Conservation Tillage System.
Harry Schomberg, USDA-ARS, Wayne Reeves, USDA-ARS, Dwight Fisher, USDA-ARS, Randy L. Raper, USDA-ARS, Dinku Endale, USDA-ARS, Michael Jenkins, USDA-ARS
10:15 AM Break
10:30 AM680-6Double Cropping Effects on Forage Yields and The Water Balance in Southeastern Pennsylvania.
Ymène Fouli, University of Maryland, Daniel Fritton, Pennsylvania State University, Sjoerd Duiker, Pennsylvania State University, Marvin H. Hall, Pennsylvania State University, Jack Watson, Pennsylvania State University
10:45 AM680-7High Biomass Cover Crops and Organic Mulch Effects on Soil Moisture and Weed Distribution during Collard Production.
Michael J. Mulvaney, Auburn University, C. Wesley Wood, Auburn University, Brenda H. Wood, Auburn University, Kipling S. Balkcom, USDA-ARS, Joseph Kemble, Auburn University, Dennis Shannon, Auburn University
11:00 AM680-8Cover Crop Nitrogen: Where are you?.
Bill Deen, University of Guelph, Ken Janovicek, University of Guelph, Greg Stewart, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture & Food
11:15 AM680-9Reducing Nitrate Loss in Tile Drainage Water with Cover Crops and Watertable Management.
Craig Drury, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Chin Tan, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Dan Reynolds, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Tom Oloya, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Tiequan Zhang, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Tom Welacky, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, John Gaynor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
11:30 AM680-10Growing Cover Crops to Improve Carbon Sequestration.
Qingren Wang, Tropical Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Yuncong Li, Tropical Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Ashok Alva, USDA-ARS
11:45 AM Adjourn

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