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

Oral Session
C03 Crop Ecology, Management & Quality
Water is often identified as the primary yield limiting factor in crop production. This session will evaluate new technologies to improve plant water relations including "drought" genes and enhanced plant root protection.
Cosponsor(s):

A08 Integrated Agricultural Systems

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 Thelen and Sangamesh Angadi
9:55 AM
Introductory Remarks
10:00 AM
291-1
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.
Audio File
10:20 AM
291-2
Agronomic Practices for Improving Water Use in Rainfed Production.
William Cox, Cornell Univ.
Audio File
10:40 AM
291-3
Managing Crops with Improved Irrigation Strategies: Cotton, Alfalfa Microirrigation and Furrow Studies.
Robert Hutmacher, Univ. of California; Mark P. Keeley, Univ. of California
Audio File
11:00 AM
291-4
Remote Sensing for Crop Water Use Management: Present Status and Challenges.
Prasanna Gowda, USDA-ARS, Conservation and Production Res. Lab.; Jose Chavez, Colorado State Univ.; Paul Colaizzi, USDA-ARS, Conservation and Production Res. Lab.; Terry Howell, USDA-ARS, Conservation and Production Res. Lab.
Audio File
11:20 AM
291-5
2. Rainfall/Irrigation Infiltration and Crop Water Availability as Influenced by Tillage Systems.
Clinton Truman, USDA-ARS
Audio File
11:40 AM
291-6
Counter-Intuitive Increase in Yield From Film Antitranspirant Applied to Droughted Wheat.
Peter Kettlewell, Harper Adams Univ. College; William L. Heath, Harper Adams Univ. College; Ian M. Haigh, Harper Adams Univ. College
Audio File
12:00 PM
Adjourn
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