Session: Symposium--Crops and Their Response to Water Management: I

Wednesday, November 4, 2009: 9:55 AM-12:00 PM

Convention Center, Spirit of Pittsburgh Ballroom BC,Third Floor

Presiding:

Philip Bauer

Organizers:

Emerson Nafziger , Kurt D. Thelen and Sangu Angadi

9:55 AM

Introductory Remarks

10:00 AM

1. Crop Management Strategies for Low Water Availability.
Drew Lyon, Univ. of Nebraska; David Nielsen, Central Great Plains Res. Stn.; Alan Schlegel, Kansas State Univ.

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10:20 AM

Agronomic Practices for Improving Water Use in Rainfed Production.
William Cox, Cornell Univ.

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10:40 AM

Managing Crops with Improved Irrigation Strategies: Cotton, Alfalfa Microirrigation and Furrow Studies.
Robert Hutmacher, Univ. of California; Mark P. Keeley, Univ. of California

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11:00 AM

Remote Sensing for Crop Water Use Management: Present Status and Challenges.
Prasanna H. Gowda, USDA-ARS, Conservation and Production Res. Lab.; Jose L. Chavez, Colorado State Univ.; Paul D. Colaizzi, USDA-ARS, Conservation and Production Res. Lab.; Terry A. Howell, USDA-ARS, Conservation and Production Res. Lab.

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11:20 AM

2. Rainfall/Irrigation Infiltration and Crop Water Availability as Influenced by Tillage Systems.
Clinton Truman, USDA-ARS

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11:40 AM

Counter-Intuitive Increase in Yield From Film Antitranspirant Applied to Droughted Wheat.
Peter S. Kettlewell, Harper Adams Univ. College; William L. Heath, Harper Adams Univ. College; Ian M. Haigh, Harper Adams Univ. College

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12:00 PM

Adjourn

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