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Landscape Features Impact On Soil Available Water, Corn Biomass, And Gene Expression During The Late Vegetative Stage, Stephanie Hansen, Sharon A. Clay, David E. Clay, C. Gregg Carlson, Graig Reicks, Youssef Jarachi, David Horvath
Landscape Features Impact On Soil Available Water, Corn Biomass, And Gene Expression During The Late Vegetative Stage, Stephanie Hansen, Sharon A. Clay, David E. Clay, C. Gregg Carlson, Graig Reicks, Youssef Jarachi, David Horvath
Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science Faculty Publications
Crop yields at summit positions of rolling landscapes often are lower than backslope yields. The differences in plant response may be the result of many different factors. We examined corn (Zea mays L.) plant productivity, gene expression, soil water, and nutrient availability in two landscape positions located in historically high (backslope) and moderate (summit and shoulder) yielding zones to gain insight into plant response differences. Growth characteristics, gene expression, and soil parameters (water and N and P content) were determined at the V12 growth stage of corn. At tassel, plant biomass, N content, 13C isotope discrimination (Δ), and …
Igrow Soybeans: Best Management Practices For Soybean Production, David E. Clay, Charles Gregg Carlson, Sharon A. Clay, Larry Wagner, Darrell L. Deneke, Christopher H. Hay
Igrow Soybeans: Best Management Practices For Soybean Production, David E. Clay, Charles Gregg Carlson, Sharon A. Clay, Larry Wagner, Darrell L. Deneke, Christopher H. Hay
Agronomy, Horticulture, and Plant Science Books
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Impacts Of Spring-Interseeded Cover Crops On Late-Emerging Weed Suppression And Ground Cover In Corn (Zea Mays L.) Production Systems, Alex D. Bich
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Any alternative crop management strategy will only be adopted by growers if yield is not negatively impacted, fits within a current management practice, is easily implementable with minimal cost, or provides other beneficial features such as weed control or suppression. Corn production that incorporates a cover crop as an alternative weed control strategy and ground cover may support a sustainable system that is less dependent on herbicidal weed control. In addition, the cover crop may be used as a fall forage, act as a slow release fertilizer source the following year, and provide ground cover to reduce soil erosion. In …
Insect Communities In Soybeans Of Eastern South Dakota: The Effects Of Vegetation Management And Pesticides On Soybean Aphids, Bean Leaf Beetles, And Their Natural Enemies, Jonathan G. Lundgren, Louis S. Hesler, Sharon A. Clay, Scott F. Fausti
Insect Communities In Soybeans Of Eastern South Dakota: The Effects Of Vegetation Management And Pesticides On Soybean Aphids, Bean Leaf Beetles, And Their Natural Enemies, Jonathan G. Lundgren, Louis S. Hesler, Sharon A. Clay, Scott F. Fausti
Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science Faculty Publications
Although most pests of soybeans, Gycine max (L.), in the Northern Great Plains are managed using pesticides, farm management practices that encourage biodiversity offer promising long-term, sustainable solutions for controlling insect and weed pests profitably. The recent invasion of the Northern Great Plains by the soybean aphid (Aphis glycinesMatsumura; Hemiptera: Aphididae) has had potentially important implications for insect communities in soybeans of this region, although recent descriptions of this regional community are scarce. We describe how three pest management systems that vary in the intensity with which they rely on herbicides and insecticides (chemically intensive, reduced chemical, and …