Proper planter adjustment and operation play an important role in uniform stand establishment for corn. A two−year study was conducted to assess the impact of planter speed and a seed−firming device on corn stand establishment ...

Three advanced technologies to measure soil carbon (C) density (g C mˉ²) are deployed in the field and the results compared against those obtained by the dry combustion (DC) method. The advanced methods are: a) Laser Induced ...

Grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is often grown where water stress is expected. But, improved drought tolerance in corn (Zea mays (L.)) hybrids has resulted in increased dryland corn production in preference to ...

Genomic selection, a breeding method that promises to accelerate rates of genetic gain, requires dense, genome-wide marker data. Genotyping-by-sequencing can generate a large number of de novo markers. However, without a ...

The influence of submergence (anaerobic conditions) and subsequent drainage (aerobic conditions) in rice soils on the partitioning and lability of Se fertilizers was studied. We used an isotope dilution method to examine ...

Iron chlorosis in soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] can be difficult to predict and often depends on various soil factors. The objective of this study was to determine the underlying soil factors that are conducive to Fe ...

The Chinese wheat landrace Huangfangzhu (HFZ) has a high level of resistance to Fusarium head blight (FHB). To identify chromosomal regions that are responsible for FHB resistance in HFZ, F8 recombinant inbred lines (RIL) ...

Soybean (Glycine max) yield is responsive to changes in plant population and row spacing under dryland conditions. Soybean seeding rate recommendations in many states were developed prior to the release of herbicide tolerant ...

Increasing bio-energy production will result in increased by-products which will need proper disposal methods to prevent economic and/or ecological problems. Land application has potential for disposal and/or nutrient ...