Entomology
led by Mike Koch,
CSU |
What's "bugging" your
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Nutrient Management
led by Merle F. Vigil,
USDA-ARS |
Nutrient management research at
the Central Great Plains Research Station is comprised of studies to determine: |
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- Nutrient Cycling relationships in traditional and alternative crop
rotations with emphasis on C (carbon) and N (nitrogen)
- Nitrogen fertilizer use efficency in sunflowers, corn, proso-millet and
winter wheat
- Fertilizer recovery as affected by fertilizer placement
- N mineralization and N immobilization from animal manuers, soil organic
matter and crop residues
- Loss of standing crop residues as affected by wind run, management and
chemical application
- Legumes as a source of organically derived N
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Soil Matrix
led by Joseph Benjamin,
USDA-ARS |
Soil matrix research at the
Central Great Plains Research Station is comprised of studies to determine: |
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- Effects of soil compaction on plant growth and productivity
- Effectiveness and longevity of compaction alleviation methods
- Changes in soil porosity, water holding capacity and hydraulic
conductivity caused by crop rotation and soil management
- Crop rotation and soil management effects on surface crusting,
infiltration, and potential erosion
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Soil Quality
led by Maysoon Mikha
USDA-ARS |
Soil Quality research at
the Central Great Plains Research Station is comprised of studies to
determine: |
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- Nutrient cycling, specifically nitrogen and carbon
- Organic matter dynamics
- Soil quality
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Water Management
led by David Nielsen
USDA-ARS |
Water management research at the
Central Great Plains Research Station is comprised of studies to determine: |
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- Crop water use/yield relationships and soil water extraction patterns of
traditional and alternative crops
- Non-crop period precipitation storage in the soil profile
- Interactions between weather and crop sequencing on soil water
availability and subsequent crop yield
- Crop residue effects on snow catch and soil water evaporation
- Effect of time of water stress on crop development and yield
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Weed Science
led by Brien Henry
USDA-ARS |
Weed Management research at
the Central Great Plains Research Station is comprised of studies to
determine: |
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- Weed species shifts in response to tilling practices
- Herbicide resistance issues
- Gene flow from transgenic crops to conventional crops and/or weed species
- Remote sensing; site specific weed management
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Soil
Scientist/Plant Pathologist/Ecologist
FranciscoCaulderon
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