710 Conservation Agriculture

Oral Session
A06 International Agronomy
Wednesday, 8 October 2008: 1:25 PM-4:00 PM
George R. Brown Convention Center, 371D

Presiding:
Jagdish Ladha
1:25 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:30 PM
Is Conservation Agriculture Practical for Small-Holder Farmers in Southern Africa?.
Patrick Wall, CIMMYT; Mulugetta Mekuria, CIMMYT; Christian Thierfelder, CIAT
1:45 PM
Nitrogen and Phosphorus Fertilization Effects on Crop Residue and on Soil Carbon,Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Northern Ghana.
Jese B. Naab, Savanna Agricultural Research Institute; James Jones, University of Florida; Kenneth Boote, Univ. of Florida; Koo Jawoo, University of Florida
2:00 PM
Soil Quality Impacts of Oil Development in Southern Chad.
Raymond Weil, University of Maryland
2:30 PM
Assessment of Soil Health throughout an Organic Potato Rotation and Potential use of the Bioindicator, Folsomia candida.
Karen L. Nelson, Nova Scotia Agricultural College; Derek Lynch, Nova Scotia Agricultural College; Gilles Boiteau, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
2:45 PM
Break
3:00 PM
Effects of Composition and Rainfall on the Quality of Manure from Small-Scale Manure Storage Systems in Kenya.
Helen Markewich, Cornell University; Alice N. Pell, Cornell University; David M. Mbugua, Cornell University; Debbie Jeannine Ray Cherney, Cornell University; Harold van Es, Cornell University; Johannes Lehmann, Cornell University
3:15 PM
Optimizing Zinc Fertilizer and Water Management for Increased Rice Grain Zinc.
Sarah Johnson Beebout, Intl. Rice Res. Inst. (IRRI); Eufrocino V. Laureles, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI); Oliver B. Castillo, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI); Jack Deodato Jacob, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI); Roland Buresh, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
3:30 PM
Good Agricultural Practices and EurepGAP Certification for Vietnam's Small Farmer-Based Dragon Fruit Industry.
John Bowman, Development Alternatives Inc. (DAI); Thao Nguyen Phuong, Development Alternatives Inc. (DAI)
4:00 PM
Adjourn