276 General International Agronomy: I - Cropping Systems

Oral Session
A06 International Agronomy
General submission to the division of interest
Cosponsor(s):

A07 Agricultural Research Station Management

Wednesday, November 4, 2009: 10:10 AM-11:45 AM
Convention Center, Room 327, Third Floor

Presiding:
Sarah Johnson Beebout
Organizer:
Patrick Wall
10:10 AM
Introductory Remarks
10:15 AM
A Ten-Year Retrospective On the Integrated Agroecology Management Project in Niger: A Path to the Future.
Andrew Manu, Iowa State Univ.; Thomas L. Thurow, Univ. of Wyoming; Ibrahim Zanguina, Inst. National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger
10:45 AM
Atlas of Sorghum Production in Eastern and Southern Africa.
Charles Wortmann, Univ. of Nebraska; Martha Mamo, Univ. of Nebraska; Christopher Mburu, Kenya Agric. Res. Inst. (KARI); Elias Letayo, Dep. of Agricultural Res. and Development; Girma Abebe, Melkassa Agricultural Res. Center; Kaizzi kayuki, Natl. Agricultural Res. Organization; Medson chisi, Golden Valley Res. Stn.; Munyaradzi Mativavarira, Zimbabwe Agricultural Res. & Ext. Services; Theophile Ndacyayisenga, Inst. des Sciences Agronomiques du Rwanda
11:00 AM
Empowering Rural People through Participatory Maize and Wheat Technologies and Seed Systems: Examples From South Asia.
Guillermo Ortiz-Ferrara, CIMMYT; T.P. Tiwari, CIMMYT; Kevin Pixley, CIMMYT; Arun K. Joshi, CIMMYT
11:15 AM
Enhanced Zn Biofortification of Rice through Zn Fertilizer and Water Management.
Sarah Johnson Beebout, Intl. Rice Res. Inst. (IRRI); Oliver B. Castillo, Intl. Rice Res. Inst. (IRRI); Eufrocino V. Laureles, Intl. Rice Res. Inst. (IRRI); Francis H.C. Rubianes, Intl. Rice Res. Inst. (IRRI); Roland Buresh, Intl. Rice Res. Inst. (IRRI)
11:30 AM
Planting Date and Cultivar Effects On Grain Yield in Dry Land Corn Production.
Alpha Kamara, Intl. Inst. of Tropical Agriculture (IITA); Friday Ekeleme, Intl. Inst. of Tropical Agriculture (IITA); David Chikoye, Intl. Inst. of Tropical Agriculture (IITA); Lucky Omoigui, Intl. Inst. of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
11:45 AM
Adjourn