Session: Graduate Student Competition

9:55 AM

10:00 AM

Studies on the Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) of Spring Applied Liquid Pig Manure to an Irish Winter Wheat crop.
Gráinne Meade, Univ. College Dublin; Tom Mc Cabe, Univ. College Dublin

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10:15 AM

Can a Fall Nitrate Test Improve Wheat Nitrogen Management in the Mid-Atlantic, USA?.
Patrick Forrestal, Univ. of Maryland; Robert Kratochvil, Univ. of Maryland; John J. Meisinger, USDA-ARS

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10:30 AM

Sensor Based Nitrogen Management for Irrigated Corn.
Andrew N. Tucker, Kansas State Univ.; David Mengel, Kansas State Univ.

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10:45 AM

A Comparison of High Speed Low Disturbance and Knife Style Ammonia Applicators for Irrigated Corn.
Joshua D. Stamper, Kansas State Univ.; David B. Mengel, Kansas State Univ.

11:00 AM

Effect of Avail and JumpStart On Phosphorus Response in Corn and Wheat.
Nicholas C. Ward, Kansas State Univ.; David B. Mengel, Kansas State Univ.

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11:15 AM

Phosphorus Critical Value and Requirement Factor Determination for Tef (Eragrostis tef) Production in Ethiopia.
Yesuf Assen Mohammed, Oklahoma State Univ.; Kefyalew Desta, Oklahoma State Univ.; Taye Bekele, Natl. Soil Testing Center

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11:30 AM

Break

12:55 PM

Introductory Remarks

1:00 PM

Does Handling Physically Alter the Efficiency of Polymer-Coated Urea Fertilizer?.
Brian Beres, Univ. of Alberta; Ross McKenzie, Alberta Agriculture and Food; Ray Dowbenko, Agrium Inc.; Dean Spaner, Univ. of Alberta

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1:15 PM

Corn Root Development in Conservation Tillage Systems with Varying P&K Rates.
Catherine Byers, Univ. of Illinois; F. G. Fernandez, Univ. of Illinois; Bhupinder Farmaha, Univ. of Illinois; Kristin Greer, Univ. of Illinois

1:30 PM

Wheat Nitrogen Requirements Following Sunn Hemp in Alabama.
Jessica M. Massey, Auburn Univ.; Kipling S. Balkcom, USDA-ARS; Jorge A. Mosjidis, Auburn Univ.; Andrew J. Price, USDA-ARS; Stephen F. Enloe, Auburn Univ.

1:45 PM

Optimizing Cellulose Content and Yield of Switchgrass Grown as a Bioenergy Crop On a Fine-Loamy Michigan Alfisol.
Katherine Withers, Michigan State Univ.; Kurt Thelen, Michigan State Univ.

2:00 PM

Maize (Zea-maize L.) Grain Yield Response to Nitrogen Applied at Different Distances Away From the Row.
Jacob Vossenkemper, Oklahoma State Univ.; Yumiko Kanke, Oklahoma State Univ.; D.E. Edmonds, Oklahoma State Univ.; R.K. Taylor, Oklahoma State Univ.; John Solie, Oklahoma State Univ.; William R. Raun, Oklahoma State Univ.

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2:15 PM

Maize (Zea mays L.) Grain Yield Response to by-Plant Nitrogen Fertilization.
D.E. Edmonds, Oklahoma State Univ.; J.P. Kelly, Oklahoma State Univ.; M.D. Edmonds, Oklahoma State Univ.; Jared Crain, Oklahoma State Univ.; Yumiko Kanke, Oklahoma State Univ.; R.K. Taylor, Oklahoma State Univ.; J.B. Solie, Oklahoma State Univ.; William R. Raun, Oklahoma State Univ.

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2:30 PM

Break

2:45 PM

Agroecosystem Management and Nitrogen Balance On Grain Farms in the Midwestern United States.
Jennifer B. Gardner, Cornell Univ.; Laurie E. Drinkwater, Cornell Univ.

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3:00 PM

Alkaline Hydrolyzable-Nitrogen Changes with Soil Depth: Implications for Fertilizer Correlation and Calibration.
Trenton L. Roberts, Univ. of Arkansas; Richard J. Norman, Univ. of Arkansas; Nathan A. Slaton, Univ. of Arkansas; Charles E. Wilson Jr., Univ. of Arkansas

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3:15 PM

Leaching of Contaminants in a Soil Amended with Tomato Packinghouse Wastewater.
Maninder Chahal, Univ. of Florida; Gurpal Toor, Univ. of Florida

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3:30 PM

Nutrient Management as a Way to Sustain Biofuel Production From Switchgrass.
Roland Holou, Univ. of Missouri; Gene Stevens, Univ. of Missouri Delta Res. Center

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3:45 PM

Conservation Tillage Effects On Carbon, Nitrogen and Mass Loss From Organic Residues.
Michael J. Mulvaney, Auburn Univ.; C. Wesley Wood, Auburn Univ.; Brenda H. Wood, Auburn Univ.

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4:00 PM

Shallow Incorporation of Manure in Reduced Tillage Systems.
Anne Place, Cornell Univ.; Quirine Ketterings, Cornell Univ.; Shawn Bossard, Cornell Coop. Ext., Seneca County; Lawrence Joseph, Cornell Coop. Ext., Lewis County; Karl Czymmek, Cornell Univ.; Brent Gloy, Cornell Univ.

4:15 PM

Characterization of Nitrogen Release Properties of Slow-Release Fertilizers.
L. Carolina Medina, Univ. of Florida; Jerry Sartain, Univ. of Florida; Thomas Obreza, Univ. of Florida

4:30 PM

Adjourn