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Phosphorus For Bearing Cranberries In North America, Teryl Roper, Joan Davenport, Carolyn J. Demoranville, Sebastien Marchand, Art Poole, Kim Patten

Cranberry Station Fact Sheets

No abstract provided.

Elemental Uptake In Relation To Root Characteristics Of Tall Fescue, Glenn E. Shewmaker, Douglas A. Johnson, Henry F. Mayland, Scott A. Martin, Susie B. Hansen

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

HiMag, an accession of tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.), was selected for high magnesium (Mg) concentration in leaves to reduce grass tetany risk to ruminants. However, the mechanism for enhanced Mg uptake in HiMag leaves has not been determined. The objective was to investigate if increased Mg uptake in HiMag could be explained by differences in elemental distribution among plant parts, root characteristics, or organic acid concentrations compared to its parental cultivars, ‘‘Kentucky 31’’ (KY31) and ‘‘Missouri 96’’ (MO96). The study was conducted on a surface-irrigated calcareous Portneuf silt loam (coarse-silty, mixed, mesic, Durinodic Xeric Haplocalcid). Vegetation and soil …

Levels And Changes Of Soil Phosphorus In Subtropical Beef Cattle Pastures, Gilbert C. Sigua, Mary J. Williams, Samuel W. Coleman

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Long-term pasture management is believed to change soil chemical properties, but little is known about whether pasture management, such as fertilizer application, grazing, or haying can initiate such change in sandy and well-drained subtropical beef pastures. The objective of this study was to investigate the long term effect of pasture management (grazing+haying, GZ+HY) on soil phosphorus (P) dynamics (levels and changes) in subtropical beef cattle pastures with bahiagrass (BG, Paspalum notatum) and rhizoma peanut (RP, Arachis glabrata) with (WP) or without (WNP) P fertilization in Brooksville, FL from 1988 to 2000. Soil P dynamics in Subtropical Agricultural Research …

Grass Or Trees? Performance Of Riparian Buffers Under Natural Rainfall Conditions, Australia, Lucy Mckergow, I Prosser, R Grayson, David Weaver, D Heiner

Journal articles

Riparian vegetation can trap sediment and nutrients derived from hillslopes. Most research into the effectiveness of riparian buffers has been experimental and little quantitative data exists on performance under natural field conditions. This study reports on grass and tree buffer performance under natural rainfall conditions in two contrasting Australian environments. Buffers receiving runoff from hillslopes cropped with bananas were monitored over a 4-year period in the wet topics of Far North Queensland (FNQ). Runoff, bedload and suspended loads were measured leaving the crop and leaving 15 m wide dense grass and remnant rainforest riparian buffers. The grass buffer was able …

Crop Updates 2003 - -Katanning, Robert F. Park, Robert Loughman, Colin Wellings, Greg Shea, Jocelyn Ball, Natasha Littlewood, Lucy Creagh, Alex Douglas, David Stephens, Ross Brennan, Mike Bolland, Narelle Hill, Phil Michael, Francoise A. Berlandier, Christiaan Valentine, Roy Latta, M. Rodger Beermier, Keith Devenish, Blakely Paynter, Kevin Young, Robin Wilson, Ian Barclay, Robyn Mclean, Jenny Garlinge, Bill Lambe, Neil Venn, Peter Clarke, Frances Hoyle, Leanne Schulz, Judith Devenish

Crop Updates

This session covers sixteen papers from different authors

1. Breeding Cereals for Rust Resistance – are we losing the battle? Robert F. Park, University of Sydney

2. Stripe rust – where to now for the WA wheat industry? Robert Loughman, Department of Agriculture, Colin Wellings, University of Sydney, Greg Shea, Department of Agriculture

3. Oaten hay production, Jocelyn Ball, Natasha Littlewood and Lucy Creagh, Department of Agriculture

4. Don’t rely on ‘Spray and Pray’ Alex Douglas, Department of Agriculture

5. Seasonal outlook: What is in store for 2003, David Stephens, Department of Agriculture

6. No-till copper, phosphorus and zinc …

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Crop Updates - 2003 Pulses, M. Harries, R. French, I. Pritchard, R. Beermier, N. Poulish, S. White, M. Seymour, P. White, T. Pope, M. Blyth, L. Young, N. Abbas, J. Plummer, K. Siddique, D. Harris, T. Khan, K. Regan, G. Riethmuller, B. Macleod, J. Berger, N. Turner, F. Shan, H. Clarke, P. Smith, M. Baker, H. Dhammu, T. Piper, D. Nicholson, M. Materne, J. Howieson, R. Yates, S. Loss, Z. Rengel, B. Bowden, M. Bolland, J. Croser, A. Harrod, J. Galloway, C. Beeck, J. Wroth, W. Cowling, M. Salam, A. Diggle, R. Jones, B. Coutts, L. Smith, O. Byrne, D. Hardie, J. Ridsill-Smith, H. Sharma, K. Mann, S. Kelly, S. Sharma, H. Hunter, V. Vanstone

Crop Updates

This session covers fifty one papers from different authors

2002 PULSE INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHTS

CONTRIBUTORS

BACKGROUND

2002 REGIONAL ROUNDUP

1.Northern Agricultural Region, M. Harries, Department of Agriculture

2.Central agricultural Region, R. French and I. Pritchard, Department of Agriculture

3.Great Southern and Lakes, R. Beermier, N. Poulish and S. White, Department of Agriculture

4.Esperance Mallee, M. Seymour, Department of Agriculture

PULSE PRODUCTION ECONOMY AND GENETIC IMPROVEMENT

5.Faba Bean, P. White, Department of Agriculture

6.Germplasm evaluation, P. White, T. Pope, M. Harries and M. Seymour, Department of Agriculture

7.Row spacing and sowing rate, M. Seymour, Department …

Crop Updates 2003 - Cereals, Graham Crosbie, Robert Loughman, Collin Wellings, Greg Shea, Simon Mckirdy, Neil C. Turner, Brenda Shackley, Wal Anderson, Darshan Sharma, Mohammad Amjad, Steve Penny Jr, Melanie Kupsch, Anne Smith, Veronika Reck, Pam Burgess, Glenda Smith, Elizabeth Tierney, Peter Burges, Moin Salam, Megan Collins, Art Diggle, Blakely Paynter, Roslyn Jetter, Kevin Young, Jocelyn Ball, Natasha Littlewood, Lucy Anderton, Irene Waters, Tim Setter, Jeff Russell, Reg Lance, Chengdao Li, Sue Broughton, Michael Jones, Grace Zawko, Keith Gregg, Stephen Loss, Frank Ripper, Ryan Guthrie, Daniel Bell, Patrick Gethin, Narelle Hill, Laurence Caeslake, Vivien Vanstone, Sean Kelly, Helen Hunter, Christopher R. Newman

Crop Updates

This session covers twenty one papers from different authors:

PLENARY

1. Recognising and responding to new market opportunities in the grains industry, Graham Crosbie, Manager, Grain Products Research, Crop Breeding, Plant Industries, Department of Agriculture

2. Stripe rust – where to now for the WA wheat industry? Robert Loughman¹, Colin Wellings² and Greg Shea¹¹Department of Agriculture, ²University of Sydney Plant Breeding Institute, Cobbitty (on secondment from NSW Agriculture)

3. Benefits of a Grains Biosecurity Plan, Dr Simon McKirdy, Plant Health Australia, Mr Greg Shea, Department of Agriculture

4. Can we improve …

Crop Updates 2002 - Pulse Research And Industry Development In Western Australia, M. Harries, R. French, I. Pritchard, N. Brandon, N. Runciman, S. White, M. Seymour, P. White, J. Howieson, R. Yates, H. Dhammu, T. Piper, T. Khan, K. Regan, N. Suizu, D. Diepeveen, C. Veitch, J. Palta, A. Nandwal, N. Turner, H. Clarke, G. Dwyer, H. Loo, K. Siddique, M. Bellgard, M. Jones, Glen Riethmuller, B. Mcleod, R. Shackles, P. Smith, C. Francis, M. Bolland, M. Materne, J. Clements, C. Hanbury, R. Matic, M. Tate, B. Hughes, B. French, P. Rees, J. Galloway, M. Salam, A. Diggle, N. Burges, D. Wright, J. Hawkes, D. Thackray, R. Jones, O. Edwards, J. Ridsdill-Smith, R. Horbury, F. Berlandier, O. Byrne, D. Hardie, H. Sharma, M. De Sousa Majer, R. Roush, R. Morton, T. Higgins

Crop Updates

This session covers seventy one papers from different authors:

1. 2001 PULSE INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHTS

CONTRIBUTORS

BACKGROUND

2001 REGIONAL ROUNDUP

2. Northern Agricultural Region, M. Harries, Department of Agriculture

3. Central Agricultural Region, R. French and I. Pritchard, Department of Agriculture

4. Great Southern and Lakes, N. Brandon, N. Runciman and S. White, Department of Agriculture

5. Esperance Mallee, M. Seymour, Department of Agriculture

PULSE PRODUCTION AGRONOMY AND GENETIC IMPROVEMENT

6. Faba bean, P. White, Department of Agriculture

7. Germplasm evaluation, P. White, M. Seymour and M. Harries, Department of Agriculture

8. Variety evaluation, P. White, M. Harries, N. Brandon …

Phosphorus Soil Test Change Following The Addition Of Phosphorus Fertilizer To 16 Kentucky Soils, William O. Thom, James E. Dollarhide

Agronomy Notes

When applying phosphorus to soils it is important to know how much the soil test P changes with the addition of various rates. Soils are different in how they respond to varying rates of application, and only limited information is available for Kentucky soils.

Fertigation Of Vegetables In Western Australia, J Burt

Bulletins 4000 -

Fertigation is the technique of using soluble fertilisers to supply essential nutrients to vegetables through sprinkler or trickle irrigation systems, or by means of a boom spray. It is ideally suited to most horticultural areas in Western Australia, especially the sandy soils of the Swan Coastal Plain that have a poor capacity to retain nutrients.

Before and after planting, nutrients are often applied to vegetables on soils of the Swan Coastal Plain by applications of poultry manure* or solid fertilisers. After planting, fertigation is a safe and effective method of applying top-dressings of nutrients to crops, especially after the rows …

Visualizing Rhizosphere Chemistry Of Legumes With Mid-Infrared Synchrotron Radiation, Ted K. Raab, Michael C. Martin

Ted K. Raab

A bright synchrotron light source operated by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory served as an external source for infrared (IR) microscopy of plant root microcosms. Mid-IR light from synchrotrons is 2-3 orders of magnitude brighter than conventional sources, providing contrast based on the chemical information in the reflected signal at a spatial resolution near the diffraction-limit of 3-10 microns. In an experiment using plant root microcosms fitted with zinc selenide IR-transmissive windows (50 mm x 20 mm x 1 mm), we describe chemical differences and similarities within the root zone of mung bean (Vigna radiata L.), grown with or without …

Crop Updates 2001 - Pulses, M. Harries, W. O'Neill, R. French, N. Brandon, N. Runciman, S. White, M. Seymour, P. White, T. White, C. Veitch, J. Berger, N. C. Turner, K. H. M. Siddique, H. Clarke, G. Riethmuller, W. Macleod, J. Millar, T. N. Khan, R. Beermier, N. Brown, H. Dhammu, T. Piper, D. Nicholson, M. D'Antuono, K. Regan, J. Clements, C. Francis, C. Hanbury, C. White, B. Mullan, B. Hughes, R. Bowie, J. Warburton, P. Fisher, M. Braimbridge, F. Hoyle, W. Bowden, S. Lawrence, Z. Rengel, S. P. Loss, M. D. A. Bolland, R. Brennan, P. Tille, N. Schoknecht, J. Galloway, D. Wright, N. Burges, R. Jones, L. Latham, O Edwards, J. Ridsdill-Smith, M. J. De Sousa Majer, N. C. Turner, D. Hardie, P. Smith, R. Emery, E. Kostas

Crop Updates

This session covers sixty six papers from different authors:

1. Pulse Industry Highlights

2. CONTRIBUTORS

3. BACKGROUND

4. SUMMARY OF PREVIOUS RESULTS

2000 REGIONAL ROUNDUP

5. Northern agricultural Region, M. Harries, W. O’Neill, Agriculture Western Australia

6. Central Agricultural Region, R. French, Agriculture Western Australia

7. Great Southern and Lakes,N. Brandon, N. Runciman and S. White,Agriculture Western Australia

8. Esperance, M. Seymour, Agriculture Western Australia

PULSE PRODUCTION AGRONOMY AND GENETIC IMPROVEMENT

Faba bean:

9. germplasm evaluation,

10. Variety evaluation,

11. Sowing rate and time of sowing, Variation in root morphology, P. White and T. Pope, Agriculture Western …

Crop Updates 2001 - Oilseeds, Mervyn Mcdougall, Debbie Thackray, Kevin Walden, G. Walton, Kevin Morthorne, Stephen Addenbrooke, Paul Carmody, Rafiul Alam, Glen Riethmuller, Greg Hamilton, Paul Blackwell, M. D. A. Bolland, M. J. Baker, A. J. Diggle, Chris Gazey, Imma Farre, Michael J. Robertson, Senthold Asseng, Ping Si, David Turner, David Harris, Françoise Berlandier, Christiaan Valentine, David Cook, Peter Mangano, David Cousins, Darryl Hardie, Ravjit Khangura, Martin Barbetti, Jenny Hawkes, Roger Jones, Cameron Weeks, Erin Hasson, David Eksteen, John Moore, Paul Matson, Carla Thomas, Lionel Martin

Crop Updates

ABSTRACT

This session covers twenty five papers from different authors:

FORWARD, Mervyn McDougall, CHAIRMAN, PULSES AND OILSEEDS PARTNERSHIP GROUP

PLENARY

1. Implications of the ‘green-bridge’ for viral and fungal disease carry-over between seasons, Debbie Thackray, Agriculture Western Australia and Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture

2. Insect pest development in WA via the ‘green-bridge’, Kevin Walden, Agriculture Western Australia

VARIETIES

3. Performance of new canola varieties in AGWEST variety trials, G. Walton, Crop Improvement Institute, Agriculture Western Australia

4. New herbicide tolerant varieties in WA, Kevin Morthorpe, Stephen Addenbrooke, Pioneer Hi-Bred Australia P/L

5. IT v’s TT – …

Seed Phosphorus : Its Effect On Plant Production, Mike Bolland, Mike Riley, Brett Thomson, Blakely Paynter, Mike Baker

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

The amount of phosphorus in the seed of annual crop and pasture species influences production of plants grown from that seed. It appears the more phosphorus there is in the seed, the better the potential yield irrespective of whether fertilizer phosphorus is applied to the soil or not. This article discusses the influence of phosphorus concentration in the seed of annual crop and pasture species on subsequent production. It also explains the difference between phosphorus concentration and phosphorus content in the seed

Atrazine And Fertilizer Effects On Sandhills Sub- Irrigated Meadow, John J. Brejda, Lowell E. Moser, Steven S. Waller, Stephen R. Lowry, Patrick E. Reece, James T. Nichols

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Many Nebraska Sandhills sub irrigated meadows have shifted to predominantly cool-season grasses. Meadows are often cut in July when forage quality of cool-season is lower than that of warm season species. The objective of this research was to evaluate a one-time application of atrazine [6-chloro-N-ethyl-N’-(l-methylethyl)- 1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine] in restoring dominance of warm-season grasses and to determine lf nitrogen (N) with and without phosphorus (P) would enhance or prolong the atrazine effect on specks composition, yield, crude protein, and in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD). Atrazine WM applied once at 0,2.2, and 3.3 kg/ha In spring or fall 1983 and 1984 to …

Intensive Animal Industries In The Peel-Harvey Catchment, R W. Payne

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

The Swan coastal plain to the north and south of Perth is attractive for the intensive production of pigs and poultry for several reasons. It is close to markets, feed manufacturers and labour; has a less extreme climate than inland areas; and is underlain by a large reserve of high quality groundwater.

Because these are all intensive operations, large quantaties of nutrient-rich waste are produced over a very small area. They can severely damage ground and surface waters unless steps are taken to control the wastes which they produce.

This article oulines both the nature of intensive aniamal industries in …

Effects Of Phosphorus On No-Till, Minimum-Till, And Conventional Till Irrigated Field Corn, John A. Mckay

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This investigation involved three tillage treatments, fall plowed (conventional) (moldboard IS-centimeter depth), fall chiseled (ripped) (25-centimeter depth), and no-tillage (zero tillage) replicated four times on an established alfalfa field. Rye was planted in the fall and harvested prior to planting the corn. Soil samples contained an average of 5.9 ppm phosphorus in the 0-30 centimeter soil layer, indicating the need for additional phosphorus. Within each tillage treatment, six rows received 11 kilograms/hectare phosphorus with the seed and 34 kilograms/hectare phosphorus side-dressed. Six rows received 45 kilograms/hectare phosphorus side-dressed, and four rows received 0 phosphorus. All 16 rows received 64 kilograms/hectare …

Influence Of Phosphorus And Water Management On Mycorrhiza And Rhizobia In Symbiosis With Legumes, David C. Ianson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Mycorrhizal associations are very important to plant growth. This is mainly due to the hyphal stands that are able to utilize concentrations of nutrients that would normally be considered unavailable for plant growth, especially phosphorus. These associations are of great importance in soils that have been disturbed by mineral extraction and are consequently low in available nutrients. The ability of mycorrhizal fungi to form associations on disturbed sites may be dictated by a number of factors: moisture, soil pH, soil fertility (including heavy metal ions), salinity, and plant response.

Two factorial experiments were conducted with the legume Hedysarum boreale cv …

Alfalfa Response To Varying Rates Of Phosphorus And Potassium Fertilization On Deep, Red, Limestone - Derived Soils Of The Pennyroyal Area In Kentucky, H. C. Vaught, Kenneth L. Wells, K. L. Driskill

Agronomy Notes

The Western Pennyroyal area of Kentucky consists largely of deep, well-drained limestone-derived soils occurring on an undulating to rolling landscape. A thin loess mantle overlies the limestone residuum in many areas. Soils on these landscapes are capable of good crop production, providing the basis of the rather intensive grain-hay- tobacco-livestock farming systems common to the Pennyroyal area. Because of the well-suited physical characteristics of these soils, alfalfa is a very important hay crop to this area.

Influence Of Phosphorus And Lime On The Yield Of Alfalfa Grown On A Charlton Fine Sandy Loam Soil, D.W. Allinson

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.

Strongly Acid Soil Must Be Limed For Corn, Harold Miller

Agronomy Notes

The necessity of liming strongly acid soils that will be planted in corn is well illustrated in a demonstration conducted by Harold Vaught, Area Extension Agent in Adair County.

A field that was well fertilized with nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium produced low corn yields in 1966. Analysis of a soil sample from the field showed that it was strongly acid soil. (Similar conditions have been reported by many farmers throughout the state in recent years.) Since this field was to be planted in corn again in 1967, a liming demonstration was planned .

Distribution Of Foliar Applied P-32 From The Leaves Of Soybean At Various Ages, George E. Ahlgren, Theodore W. Sudia

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

Transport patterns of phosphorus-32 from the cotyledons, primary leaves and the first five trifoliate leaves of soybean were determined at various ages of these organs. The transport patterns studied indicate the same general pattern for each leaf. There is initially a bidirectional movement from the leaf that increases in its upward component as the leaf becomes older, followed by a sharp drop in the upward component and P'" transport becoming essentially unidirectional downward in the stem. At fruit development, phosphorus-32 transport becomes quite specific for fruit at the axil of a particular leaf. Contiguity to sites of high metabolic activity …

Preserve And Use Tobacco Stalks, George D. Corder

Agronomy Notes

When Kentucky's 1964 tobacco crop is stripped , there will be about 176,000 tons of stalks in and around stripping barns. There will be more than $2 million worth of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in them.

If these stalks are left outside the barn and exposed to winter rains, 61 percent of the nitrogen, 38 percent of the phosphorus, 83 percent of the potassium and 41 percent of the organic matter may be lost.

Sulfur Fertilizers For Alfalfa Production In Nebraska, R. L. Fox, A. D. Flowerday, F. W. Hosterman, H. F. Rhoades, R. A. Olson

Historical Research Bulletins of the Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station

In order to elaborate all aspects of the sulfur problem in alfalfa production, a series of field, greenhouse and laboratory experiments was initiated to determine: 1. The influence of sulfur fertilization on the yield of alfalfa in Nebraska. 2. The influence of sulfur fertilization on the protein, vitamin A, and sulfur contents of alfalfa. 3. The sulfur supplying capacities of various soils under field and greenhouse conditions. 4. The sulfur content of precipitation at widely scattered points in Nebraska. 5. Soil properties associated with sulfur deficiency. 6. Optimum methods for estimating the sulfur status of soils by soil testing. The …

Phosphorus And Potassium Elemental Or Oxide, Harold F. Miller, George D. Corder

Agronomy Notes

Soil tests for phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) are reported on the elemental basis by all soil testing laboratories (state and county) in Kentucky.

Tobacco Stalk Production, Value And Use, George D. Corder, Harold F. Miller

Agronomy Notes

When Kentucky farmers finish stripping the 1963 tobacco crop they will have 176,000 tons of tobacco stalks worth $2 million on their farms.

These stalks will contain 9.8 million pounds of nitrogen, 932,000 pounds of phosphorus (2 million pounds of P₂O₅) and 13 million pounds of potassium (15.6 million pounds of K₂O). Equal amounts of these plant nutrients bought in commercial fertilizers in 1963 would have cost more than $2 million.

Translocation Of Phosphorus-32 In Pisum Sativum, A. J. Linck, Theodore W. Sudia

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Fertilization And Improvement Of Native Subirrigated Meadows In Nebraska, P. Ehlers, G. Viehmeyer, R. Ramig, E. M. Brouse

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Circulars

It is the purpose of this circular to summarize the 1948-51 results of fertilizer applications upon subirrigated native meadows. It is upon these lands that the cattleman depends to a large extent for winter feed.

Bulletin No. 310 - The Influence Of Cropping On The Nitrogen, Phosphorus And Organic Matter Of The Soil Under Irrigation Farming, J. E. Greaves, C. T. Hirst

UAES Bulletins

Most soils contain sufficient nutrients for normal plant growth, with the exception of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. These elements are used by plants in the largest quantities and the amounts of these in the soil govern its productivity. Soil organic matter is of prime importance for it is the matrix which holds the nitrogen and modifies the structure, temperature, and water-holding capacity of the soil. The organic matter is the very life of the soil, for it is in and on it that bacteria work and by so doing determine the kind and speed of reactions which occur. It is …

Bulletin No. 274 - Influence Of Rotation And Manure On The Nitrogen, Phosphorus, And Carbon Of The Soil, J. E. Greaves, C. T. Hirst

UAES Bulletins

All agricultural plants require carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, calcium, potassium, magnesium, sulfur, phosphorus, iron, and probably traces of other elements for their normal growth and fruition. The growth of farm crops is dependent upon an available supply of these elements, and the extent of growth is governed by the one present and available in least quantity in proportion to the plant's needs. Of the essential elements, all plants secure two (carbon and oxygen) from the air, one (hydrogen) from the water, and the others from the soil. Most soils contain sufficient plant nutrients for normal plant production, with the exception …