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TPAC Research and Demonstration Projects 2001 |
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Larry Bledsoe
and Rich Edwards, Entomology
Efficacy
of Commerical and Experimental Insecticides Used to Control
Corn Rootworm
Evaluate new products and generate data for extension recommendations.
Efficacy
Evaluation of Commercial and Experimental Insecticides Used to control
European Corn Borer
Evaluate new products and generate data for extension recommendations.
Corn
Trap Crop
A trap crop for corn rootworm eggs in ’00 to provide experimental
area in ’01.
Efficacy
and Yield Correlation of Commercial Insecticides Used to Corn
Rootworn
Generate data for extension recommendations for control of
corn rootworm.
Efficacy
Evaluation of Rootworm Resistant Corn-Monsanto/Pioneer/Dow
Evaluate new products and generate data for extension recommendations.
Long
Term Alfalfa Test Area
Provide experimental alfalfa.
Sylvie
Brouder, Brenda Hofmann, and Dave Sorrells, Agronomy
Indegenous
Soil K Supply, Fertilizer K Use-Efficiency, and K Budgets
in Indiana Corn and Soybean Production
Evaluate the agronomic efficiency of currently recommended
K fertilizer rates; evaluate theoretically improved soil K
tests for ability to predict soil K supply.
Eileen
Kladivko, Sylvie Brouder, Cindy Nakatsu, John Graveel, Agronomy, & Mike
Hickman, Botany & Plant Pathology.
Cover
Crop Mixtures for Soil Quality Improvement.
Evaluate the potential for cover crop mixtures to improve soil structure
and nutrient conservation and availability under no-till and conventional
tillage systems and a corn/soybean rotation
Rick Foster
and Randy Hamilton, Entomolgy
Cucurbit
Trap Corn
To provide area for collection of striped cucumber beetles for other
study.
Cabbage
Insecticide Trial
To compare insecticides for caterpillar control on cabbage.
Development
of an Economic Injury Level for Striped Cucumber Beetles on
Pickling Cucumbers
To develop an economic injury level for striped cucumber beetles
on pickling cucumbers.
Management
of European Corn Borers on Peppers
To investigate the effects of time of infestation and time of insecticide
application on control of European corn borer on snap beans.
Management
of European Corn Borers on Peppers
To investigate the effects of time of infestation and time of insecticide
application on control of European corn borer on bell peppers.
Squash
Insecticide Trial
To compare various insecticides for control of insects on squash.
Sweet
Corn Insecticide Trial
To compare insecticides for caterpillar control on sweet corn.
Tomato
Insecticide Trial
To compare various insecticides for control of caterpillars on fresh
market tomatoes.
Steve Weller,
Horticulture
Vegetable
Herbicide Study
Time of planting relationship to herbicide injury on processing
tomatoes.
Tomato
Herbicide
Data generation study for developmental herbicides.
Cucurbit
Herbicide
Cucurbit — Command safety data trial.
Vegetable
Herbicide Study
Snap Bean — Fomesafen (Reflex) safety data trial.
Avtar Handa,
Horticulture
Processing
Tomato Study
Variety segregation for better juice production.
Bruno Moser,
Horticulture
Cut
Branches for the Florist Trade
To evaluate woody ornamental plants for use as cut branches
in floral arrangements.
Alan C.
York, Entomology
Thiamethoxam
Residues on Succulent Pea
Determine magnitude of insecticide residue of thiamethoxam
(Adage 5FS) on succulent pea.
Buprofezin
Residues on Snap Bean
Determine magnitude of insecticide residue of buprofezin (Applaud
70W) on snap bean.
Bifenazate
Residues on summer Squash
Determine magnitude of insecticide residue of Bifenazate on
summer squash.
Mario Morales,
Horticulture
Evaluation
of Latino Vegetables in Indiana
Introduction of Latino specialty crops to Indiana growers.
Evaluation
of an Arugula Population for Selection of Late-Bolting Phenotypes
Development of a late-bolting arugula cultivar.
Pumpkin
Cultivar Evaluation for Indiana 2000
Evaluate commercial pumpkin cultivars to determine which one
perform better under Central Indiana conditions.
Rex Bernardo
and Bill Foster, Agronomy
Yield
Trials (3 different experiments)
Experimental corn trials — top yielders.
Jeff Phillips,
Tippecanoe County Extension
Soybean
Variety Performance
Evaluate locally grown soybean varieties for yield and grain quality.
Soybean
Yield Booster Trial
Evaluate soybean yield factors/inputs to push the soybean yield plateau.
Corn
Hybrid Performance
Evaluate locally grown corn hybrids for yield and grain qaulity.
Scott Abney,
Botany and Plant Pathology and USDA
White
Mold (Sclerotinia)
Evaluate commercial soybean varieties and germplasm for resistance
to white mold.
Sudden
Death Syndrome Resistance in Soybeans
Evaluate soybeans varieties and germplasm for SDS resistance.
Phytophthord
Resistance in soybeans
Evaluate soybean varieties and germplasm for phytophthord.
Brian
McGowan, Forestry and Natural Resources
Vegetative
Filter Strips
Effect of filter strips in regulation crop damage caused by
mammals.
Jeff Volenec,
Agronomy
Alfalfa
P & K Nutrition Study
Evaluate impacts of P & K on growth and survival of alfalfa.
Bruce Bordelon,
Horticulture
Grape
Grape cultivar study.
Pawpaw
Planting
Cultivar study
L. Darrell
Norton and Forrest Owens, Agronomy, USDA, ARS, NSERL
Long
Term Effects of Cropping Cultural Practices on Soil Characteristics
and Erosion
In the long term learning the effects that different crop
rotations in both tilled and no-tilled plots have on soil
characteristics and erosion on the kind of soils and slope
of soils at the Throckmorton plot location.
Herb Ohm,
Agronomy
Wheat
Breeding/Genetics
F1, nursery, wheat hybrids, initial seed increase
for possible variety release.
Ellsworth
P. Christmas, Agronomy
Canola
Cultural Practices - Planting Date, Seeding Rate Variety
To evaluate cultural practices related to the production of canola under
Indiana climatic and soil conditions.
Canola
Variety Performance
To evaluate the performance of commercially available canola varieties
and advanced breeding lines under Indiana climatic and soil condition.
Michael
Dana and Jerry Willits, Horticulture
Seed
Priming of Prairie Grasses for Rapid Establishment
Make prairie grasses more feasible for erosion prevention
and general landscape use.
Peter Hirst,
Horticulture
Apple
Cultivar Testing
Testing the performance and pest and disease susceptibilities
of 20 new apple varieties.
Apple
Rootstock Plantings
Evaluate the performance of a range of new dwarf and semi
dwarf rootstocks.
Evaluation
of Organic and Inorganic Mulches
Testing the effects of various mulches on weed control and
growth of young trees.
James
Morre and Stephen Jordan, Pharmacy
Effect
of a Growth Regulator on Root Crop Growth
Study the effect of a growth regulator on various root crops.
Jerry Powell
and Allen Leroy, Agronomy
Soybean
Breeding Research
Cross-pollinate soybean varieties.
Brian
Miller and Brian MacGowan, Forestry and Natural Resources
Income
Producing Filterstrips
To find windbreak and filterstrip planting designs with income potential.
Bob
O'Neil, Entomology
Soybean Aphid - Natural Enemy Ecology
Describe basic interactions between soybean aphid and its natural enemies.
