324 Soil and Water Conservation: Management Practices to Increase Sustainability: I

Oral Session
S06 Soil & Water Management & Conservation

Soil and water conservation are critical to maintaining agricultural sustainability in the coming decades. Adaptation of practices to enhance crop productivity and protect the environment are both local and global issues. This session will explore new applications of management practices to protect soil and water resources.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010: 8:05 AM-11:50 AM
Long Beach Convention Center, Room 302, Seaside Level

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Organizers:
Harry Schomberg and Dinku M. Endale
Presider:
Dinku Endale
8:05 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:10 AM
Bioengineering Meets Geotechnical Engineering: An Approach to Sustainable Soil Stabilization.
Wendi Goldsmith, Bioengineering Group, Inc., The; Jay Kramer, Bioengineering Group, Inc., The; Jason Lederer, Bioengineering Group, Inc., The; Erin Bennett, Bioengineering Group, Inc., The
8:25 AM
Effectiveness of Vegetative Buffers On Sediment Trapping in Cultivated Areas.
Carlos Bonilla, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; John Norman, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Christine Molling, University of Wisconsin-Madison
8:40 AM
Variable Width Filter Strips Designed with Terrain Analysis.
Thomas Mueller, University of Kentucky; Michael Dosskey, USDA Forest Service
8:55 AM
Sediment Pollution Assessment of Abandoned Developments Using Remote Sensing and GIS.
Joshua Werts, Clemson University; Elena Mikhailova, Clemson University; Christopher Post, Clemson University; Julia Sharp, Clemson University
9:10 AM
Field Verification of Land Use/Land Cover Change for Soil Erosion Analysis through ArcPad, GPS, Integrated High Resolution Digital Photos, and Public Web Interface.
Joshua Werts, Clemson University; Elena Mikhailova, Clemson University; Christopher Post, Clemson University; Julia Sharp, Clemson University
9:25 AM
Predicting RUSLE's Erosivity Factor with Limited Rainfall Data.
Carlos Bonilla, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Karim Vidal, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Carolina Huincache, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
9:40 AM
Aggregate Stability, Surface-Water Runoff, and Soil Loss in Wheat-Sunflower and Corn-Soybean Rotations.
Sharon Papiernik, USDA-Agricultural Research Service; Robert Young, (Retired) USDA-Agricultural Research Service; Thomas Schumacher, South Dakota State University; Mark Westgate, Iowa State University; Alan Wilts, USDA-Agricultural Research Service
9:55 AM
Nitrogen Loss From a Mixed Land Use Watershed as Influenced by Hydrology and Growing Seasons.
Qiny Zhu, USDA-ARS-PSWMRU; John Schmidt, USDA-ARS-PSWMRU; Anthony Buda, USDA-ARS-PSWMRU; Ray B. Bryant, USDA-ARS-PSWMRU; Gordon Folmar, USDA-ARS-PSWMRU
10:10 AM
Break
10:50 AM
Strawberry Establishment with Drip or Sprinkler Irrigation.
Oleg Daugovish, University of California; Ben Faber, University of California; Maren Mochizuki, University of California; Styles Styles, CalPoly San Luis Obispo
11:05 AM
Influence of Surfactants in Deficit Irrigation Regimes of Field Corn.
Mohammad Chaichi, University of Tehran; Sowmya Mitra, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Paul T. Nurre, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Jeff Slaven, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
11:20 AM
Prediction and Control of Salt Accumulation in the Upper Root Zone Under Sub-Surface Drip Irrigation.
Fujimaki Haruyuki, Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University; Takahisa Amano, Nippon Eoei Co. LTD; Chiaki Kanatsuka, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba; Mitsuhiro Inoue, Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University
11:35 AM
Effects of Carboxymethylcelluloses On Some Hydraulic Properties of Sandy Soil.
Henintsoa Andry, Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University; Mitsuhiro INOUE, Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University; Shigeoki MORITANI, Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University; Kingsley Chinyere UZOMA, Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University
11:50 AM
Adjourn