Session: Production and Assessment of Biomass Crops

12:55 PM

Nitrogen Influences Productivity and Resource Partitioning by Perennial, Warm-Season Grasses.
Andrew Heggenstaller, Agricultural Sciences; Kenneth Moore, Dep. of Agronomy; Matt Liebman, Dep. of Agronomy; Robert P. Anex, Iowa State Univ.

1:10 PM

Introductory Remarks

1:15 PM

Agriculture Conservation IN Egypt. Industrial Utilization of Rice Straw.
A.a. El-Hissewy, Rice Res. & Training Center

1:30 PM

Estimation Methodology for Agricultural Crop Residues - National Basis.
Richard G. Nelson, Kansas State Univ.

1:45 PM

NASS Cropland Data Layer Efforts Tracking Bioenergy Crops in Tennessee.
Rick Mueller, Natl. Agricultural Statistics Service; Mary Lindsey, Natl. Agricultural Statistics Service; Claire Boryan, Natl. Agricultural Statistics Service

2:00 PM

Predicting Miscanthus (M. x giganteus) and Switchgrass (P. virgatum) Productivity for the US Using a Semi-Mechanistic Crop Model.
Fernando Miguez, Univ. of Illinois

2:15 PM

Switchgrass for Forage and Bioenergy: Effects of Nitrogen Rate and Harvest System.
Maru Kering, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation; Jon T. Biermacher, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation; Billy J. Cook, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation; John A. Guretzky, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation

2:30 PM

Meta-Analysis of Switchgrass: Management and Environmental Factors That Affect Its Growth and Biomass Production.
Matt W. Maughan, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Fernando E. Miguez, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Germán A. Bollero, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; DoKyoung Lee, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Tom B. Voigt, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

2:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

Winter Biomass Yield and Elemental Composition of ‘Kanlow' Switchgrass in a Zero Input Environment.
Shiva Makaju, Oklahoma State Univ.; Yanqi Wu, Oklahoma State Univ.; Hailin Zhang, Oklahoma State Univ.; Michael Anderson, Oklahoma State Univ.; Gopal Kakani, Oklahoma State Univ.; Charles Taliaferro, Oklahoma State Univ.

3:15 PM

Sweet Sorghum Yield and Quality in Current and Future Climates of Oklahoma.
Vijaya Gopal Kakani, Oklahoma State Univ.; Chad Godsey, Oklahoma State Univ.; David Porter, Oklahoma State Univ.; Danielle Bellmer, Oklahoma State Univ.; Ray Huhnke, Oklahoma State Univ.

3:30 PM

Nitrogen Cycling in Biofuel Feedstock Crops of Central Illinois During Establishment.
Candice M. Smith, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Corey A. Mitchell, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Krishna Woli, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Mark B. David, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

3:45 PM

Evaluation of Bioenergy Traits in Ten Populations of Switchgrass Grown in New Jersey.
Laura Cortese, Rutgers State Univ.; Stacy Bonos, Rutgers State Univ.

4:00 PM

Effect of Planting Date On Sweet Sorghum in Oklahoma.
Chad B. Godsey, Oklahoma State Univ.; Danielle Bellmer, Oklahoma State Univ.; Ray Huhnke, Oklahoma State Univ.

4:15 PM

Management of Biomass and Sweet Sorghum in the Southwestern US.
Juerg M. Blumenthal, Teaxs A&M Univ.; Wayne Thompson, Teaxs A&M Univ.; William Rooney, Teaxs A&M Univ.; Brent Bean, Teaxs A&M Univ.

4:30 PM

Adjourn