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PPAC Research and Demonstration Projects 2000 |
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Don
Huber, Botany & Plant Pathology
Genetic
Herbicide — Soybean, Wheat
To develop more effective cultural and biological control of soilborne
diseases through nutrient management that impact plant resistance
and pathogen virulence for increased nutrient efficiency and sustainable
crop production.
Corn Hybrid
Response — Stalk Rot
To develop more effective cultural and biological control of soilborne
diseases through nutrient management that impact plant resistance
and pathogen virulence for increased nutrient efficiency and sustainable
crop production.
Wheat,
Take-all Biological Control
To develop more effective cultural and biological control of soilborne
diseases through nutrient management that impact plant resistance
and pathogen virulence for increased nutrient efficiency and sustainable
crop production.
Rex
Bernardo and Bill Foster, Agronomy
Corn Yield
Trials
Experimental corn trials ? top yielders.
Kelly
Day and W. Paul Lorton, Agronomy
Winter
Wheat Performance Test
Provide evaluation data on wheat varieties.
Conventional
Soybean Performance Test
Provide evaluation data on soybean varieties.
Spring
Oats Test
Provide evaluation data on oat varieties.
Roundup
Ready Soybean Performance Test
Provide evaluation data on Roundup Ready soybeans.
Larry
Bledsoe and Rich Edwards, Entomology
Efficacy
of Commercial and Experimental Insecticides Used to Control Corn
Insects
Evaluate new products and generate data for extension recommendations.
Efficacy
and Yield Correlation of Commercial Insecticides Used to Control
Corn Rootworm
Generate data for extension recommendations for corn rootworm.
Corn Trap
Crop
A trap crop for corn rootworm eggs in’00 to provide experimental
area in ’01.
Terry
West, Gary Steinardt, and Tony Vyn, Agronomy
Feasibility
of Single-Pass Tillage in Northern Indiana for Continuous Corn
To determine the feasibility of a single-pass mulch tillage tool
for continuous corn production relative to no-till and conventional
systems.
Feasibility
of Single—Pass Mulch Tillage in Northern Indiana for Soybeans
following Corn
To determine feasibility of a single-pass mulch tillage tool for
soybeans following corn production relative to no-till conventional
systems.
Feasibility
of Single-Pass Tillage in Northern Indiana for Corn Following
Soybeans
To determine the feasibility of a single-pass mulch tillage tool
for corn following soybeans production relative to no-till and
conventional systems.
Long Term
Tillage Study for Corn and Soybeans
To evaluate the affect of tillage on crop residue cover, soil
temperature, plant emergence, growth and maturity of corn and
soybeans.
Sylvie
Brouder and Brenda Hofmann, and Dave Sorrells,
Agronomy
Indigenous
Soil K Supply, Fertilizer-K Use-Efficiency and K Budgets in Indiana
Corn and Soybean Production
Evaluate the agronomic efficiency of currently recommend K fertilizer
rates; evaluate theoretically improved soil K tests for ability
to predict soil K supply.
Eileen
Kladivko, John Graveel, and Cindy Nakatsu, Agronomy and
Mike Hickman, Botany and Plant Pathology
Cover Crop
Mixtures for Soil Quality Improvement
Evaluate the potential for cover crop mixtures to improve soil
structure, microbial biomass and diversity, and nutrient conservation
and availability under no-till and conventional tillage systems
and a corn/soybean rotation.
Keith
Johnson and Ben Carter, Agronomy
Alfalfa
Performance Trials 1997-2000
Compare different alfalfa variety yields at five PAC locations
across the state of Indiana.
Liz
Maynard, Horticulture
Sugar
Enhanced (se) Sweet Corn Cultivar Evaluation — Bicolor and Yellow
To evaluate bicolor and yellow sugar-enhanced (se) sweet corn
cultivars for performance in Northern Indiana.
Squash
Cultivar Response to Weeds
To evaluate winter squash cultivars for competitiveness against
weeds.
Weed Thresholds
in Winter Squash
To develop weed thresholds in winter squash.
Muskmelon
Mulches and Row Covers
To demonstrate effects of mulch type and row cover on muskmelon
earliness.
Managing
Potassium in Muskmelons
To evaluate effect of source and rate of potassium on muskmelon
yield and quality.
Fresh
Market Tomato Cultivar Evaluation
To evaluate fresh market tomato cultivars for performance in Northern
Indiana.
Muskmelon
Leaf Scorch
To evaluate effect of potassium rate and irrigation of leaf scorch
of muskmelon.
Specialty
Vegetable for Chefs
To demonstrate production of specialty vegetables of interest
to regional chefs.
Phil
DeVillez and Bill Foster, Agronomy
Corn Performance
Trials
Yield test of hybrids sold in Indiana.
Tony
Vyn, Terry West, and Scott McCoy, Agronomy
Interseeding
Soybeans into Wheat
Evaluation of seed coatings on soybeans to improve feasibility
of interseeding soybeans into wheat relative to double-crop or
full season soybean alternatives.
Brian
McGowan, Forestry and Natural Resources
Animal
Damage to Crops: Are Vegetative Filter Strips Part of the Problem
or Part of the Solution?
Determine the extent to which filter strips affect crop production
in adjacent fields via alterations in the community dynamics of
arthropods, small mammals and birds.
Windbreak
and Wetland Demonstration Planting
Demonstration of windbreak and wetland planting possibilities.
Herb
Ohm, Agronomy
Wheat
Take-All Biological Control
To develop more effective cultural and biological controls of
soilborne diseases through nutrient management that impact plant
resistance and pathogen virulence for increased nutrient efficiency
and sustainable crop production.
Tom
Bauman and Mike White, Botany and Plant Pathology
Weed Control
in Corn and Soybeans
Study weed pressure and herbicide intervention of selected hybrids.
