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PPAC Research and Demonstration Projects 2002 |
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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, Groups I,II, and III in Conv. Tillage
Provide evaluation data on soybean varieties.
Performance Trials for Spring
Oats
Provide evaluation data on oat varieties.
Roundup
Ready Soybean Performance Test, Groups I, II, and III in Conv. Tillage
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'02 to provide experimental area
in '03.
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.
Coated Seed Corn
Evaluate polymer seed coatings on corn emergence, stand, growth, and yield.
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.
Eileen Kladivko, Tony
Vyn and Terry West, Agronomy
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.
Liz
Maynard, Horticulture
”Three Sisters” Demonstration
To demonstrate native American “Three Sisters” cropping system with corn, beans, and cucurbits.
Pumpkin Planting Date
To evaluate effect of pumpkin seeding date on fruit set and yield.
Specialty Fresh Market Tomato Cultivars
To evaluate customer acceptance of specialty tomato cultivars.
Pepper Cultivars Trial.
To evaluate pepper cultivars for performance in Northern Indiana.
Weed Control for Cucurbits.
To evaluate herbicides for weed control in cucurbits in Northern Indiana.
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.
Bob Nielsen, Agronomy
Dry Weight Losses in Mature Corn Grain During Field Dry-down.
The objective of this proposed research is to document the existence of kernel dry weight loss and, ultimately, grain yields loss when mature corn is allowed to dry down “naturally” in the field prior to harvest./font>
