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PPAC Research and Demonstration Projects 2001 |
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Jon
Leuck
11402 S. County Line Road
Wanatah, IN 46390
(219)733-2379
jleuck@aes.purdue.edu
Don
Huber, Botany & Plant Pathology
Nutrient
Disease Interactions
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 and Nitrogen Rate and Timing
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.
Hybrid
Micronutrient Interaction
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.
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.
Effect
of Planting Date on Soybean Aphid Colonization
Determine effect of planting date on soybean aphid colonization.
Development
of Economic threshold for Soybean Aphid
Factorial experiment evaluating soybean varieties and aphid infestation
levels.
Efficacy
of Selected Insecticides on Soybean Aphid
Determine efficacy of selected insecticides on soybean aphid.
Insect
Resistant soybean Germ Plasm Seed Increase and Resistance Screen
Refresh stored germ plasm and evaluate resistance to CRW and soy aphid.
Terry
West, 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 Tillage in Northern Indiana for Soybeans following Corn
To determine feasibility of a single-pass 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 tillage tool for corn
following soybeans production relative to no-till and conventional systems.
Terry
West, Tony Vyn, and Gary Steinhardt, Agronomy
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.
Tony
Vyn and Terry West, 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.
Wheat
Row Spacing Study
Evaluate the effects of row spacing on various wheat varieties.
Tony
Vyn, Mercedes Murua, and Terry West, Agronomy
Coated
Seed Corn
Evaluate polymer seed coatings on corn emergence, stand, growth and
yield.
Sylvie
Brouder, 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, 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.
Greg
Willoughby and Ben Carter, Agronomy
Sulphur
Application on Crops
Study yield relationships with sulphur additions on soil types in NW
Indiana on corn, soybean, wheat and alfalfa.
Keith
Johnson, Agronomy
Alfalfa
Performance Trials 1998-2001
Compare different alfalfa variety yields at five PAC locations across
the state of Indiana.
Liz
Maynard, Horticulture
Sh2
Sweet Corn Cultivar Evaluation - Bicolor and Yellow
To evaluate bicolor and yellow Sh2 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 early season production
of muskmelons, tomatoes, peppers, and snap beans.
Fresh
Market Tomato Cultivar Evaluation and Comparison of Heirloom Hybrids
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.
Organic
Vegetables
To demonstrate production of specialty vegetables of interest to regional
producers.
Phil
DeVillez and Bill Foster, Agronomy
Corn
Performance Trials
Yield test of hybrids sold in Indiana.
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.
Brian
Miller, Forestry and Natural Resources
Windbreak
and Wetland Demonstration Planting
Demonstration
of windbreak and wetland planting possibilities.
Don
Huber and 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.
Scott
Abney, Botany and Plant Pathology, Wad Crochet, Jerry Powell, and Gary
Nowling, Agronomy
Northern
Region Uniform Soybean Tests; Hybrid Line A Tests
Evaluate
performance of experimental soybean strains based on yields.
Bob
O'Neil, Entomology
Soybean
Aphid - Natural Enemy Ecology
Describe
basic interactions between soybean aphid and its natural enemies.
