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Proceedings of the 28th Southern Conservation Tillage Systems Conference

26–28 June, 2006, Amarillo, Texas

 

Suggested reference: Authors. 2006. Title of article. Pages _-_. In R.C. Schwartz, R.L. Baumhardt, and J.M. Bell (eds.) Proc. 28th Southern Conservation Tillage Systems Conf., Amarillo, Texas. June 26-28, 2006, USDA–ARS Conservation and Production Research Laboratory, Report No. 06-1, Bushland, TX. Available at: http://www.ag.auburn.edu/auxiliary/nsdl/scasc/.

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Oral Proceedings

Integrated Crop-Livestock Systems to Conserve Soil and Water Resources in the Southeastern USA (A.J. Franzluebbers and G.B. Triplett, Jr.)
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Complementary Grazing Systems for Cow-Calf Production (D.G. Lust, W. A. Colette, and B.A. Stewart)
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Crop Emergence with Alternative SDI Designs in a Pullman Clay Loam Soil (P.D. Colaizzi, S.R. Evett, and T.A. Howell)
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Estimating Daily and Seasonal Crop Water Use of High Plains Cropping Systems Using Remote Sensing and Crop Modeling (N. Rajan and S.J. Maas)
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Economic Analysis of Conservation Tillage Winter Small Grains Forage Production in Arkansas (K.B. Watkins, P.A. Beck, D.S. Hubbell, M.A. Anders, S.A. Gunter, J.L. Hill, S. Gadberry, and K.S. Lusby)
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Conservation Systems for Tomatoes and Cotton in Californa (J. Mitchell, K. Klonsky, and D. Munk)
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Growing Dryland Crops in Clumps: What Are the Benefits (B.A. Stewart)
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Controlling Water Use Efficiency with Irrigation Automation: Cases from Drip and Center Pivot Irrigation of Corn and Soybean (S.R. Evett, R. T. Peters, and T.A. Howell)
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Conservation Tillage and Water Management I: Quantifying Crop Water Use in Conservation Tillage Systems (D.L. Rowland, W.H. Faircloth, and K. Gray)
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Conservation Tillage and Water Management II: The Effect of Decreased Irrigation on Crop Yield and Profitability in Conservation Tillage Systems (W.H. Faircloth and D.L. Rowland)
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The Economics of Cover Crop Biomass for Corn and Cotton (T.A. Morton, J.S. Bergtold, and A.J. Price)
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Three Alternative Nitrogen Management Strategies for Cereal Grain Production (D.B. Arnall, W.R. Raun, B. Tubana, and O. Walsh)
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Perennial Grasses – A Key to Improving Conservation Tillage (D. Wright, J. Marois, T. Katsvairo, P. Wiatrak, and D. Hartzog)
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In–Row Subsoiling Southeastern Soils to Reduce Compaction and Improve Crop Yields (R.L. Raper)
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Integrating Grazing Beef Cattle and Crop Production in the Southern High Plains (V.G. Allen and C.P. Brown)
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Corn, Cotton and Soybean Response to Reduced Tillage Stale Seedbed Systems (N. Buehring, M. Harrison, and R. Dobbs)
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Hybrid, Row Pattern, and Plant Population Comparisons for Conservation Tillage Corn Production (J.L. Satterwhite, K.S. Balkcom, A.J. Price, F.J. Arriaga, and E. van Santen)
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Forage Sorghum Silage vs Corn Silage (B.W. Bean and F. T. McCollum, III)
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Biomass Production and Nutrient Uptake of Rye Following Peanut Residue (K.S. Balkcom, C.W. Wood, J.F. Adams, and B. Meso)
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Crop Response in a Six–Year Split–Field Comparison of Conventional and Conservation Technologies (P. Bauer, J. Frederick, J. Novak, W. Busscher, and S. Robinson)
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Poster Proceedings

Profitability of Production Systems with Cotton and Peanuts Incorporating Winter Annual Grazing (M. Anand, J. Bergtold, G. Siri-Prieto, D.W. Reeves, R.L. Raper, and T. Morton)
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A Conservation Tillage Profitability Learning Tool (J. Bergtold and T. Morton)
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Water Balance in a Cecil Soil under Controlled Irrigation in Large No–Tillage and Conventional Tillage Plots (D.M. Endale, H.H. Schomberg, M.B. Jenkins)
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Soil Management and Landscape Effects on Methane, Nitrous Oxide and Carbon Dioxide Fluxes (C.N. Gacengo, C.W. Wood, J.N. Shaw, K.S. Balkcom, and R.L. Raper)
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Twin–Row Spacing does not Affect Weed Free Critical Period in Conservation–Tillage Corn (J.R. Jones, A.J. Price, J.S. Bergtold, K.S. Balkcom, and M.E. Stoll)
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Reduced Tillage Research with Peanut in North Carolina (1997–2005) (D.L. Jordan and P.D. Johnson)
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Soil Amendments to Decrease High Strength in SE Coastal Plan Hardpans (W.J. Busscher, J.M. Novak, T.C. Caesar-Tonthat, and R.E. Sojka)
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Preplant Horseweed and Russian Thistle Control in Conservation Tillage Cotton (J.W. Keeling and J.D. Everitt)
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Effectiveness of Different Roller Designs on Managing Rye as a Cover Crop in No–Till Cotton (T.S. Kornecki, A.J. Price, R.L. Raper, and Q.M. Stoll)
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Tillering in Dryland Grain Sorghum Clumps as Influenced by Light, Planting Density and Geometry (S.R. Krishnareddy, B.A. Stewart, W.A. Payne, C.A. Robinson, and R.C. Thomason)
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Contributions of Tillage, Rye Cover Crop and Herbicide Programs to Weed Control in Glyphosate–Tolerant Cotton (W.T. Molin)
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Nitrogen Release from Peanut Residue (M.J. Mulvaney, C.W. Wood, K.S. Balkcom, and B. Meso)
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Cover Crop Residue Effects on Early–Season Weed Establishment in a Conservation–Tillage Corn–Cotton Rotation (M. Saini, A. Price, and E. van Santen)
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Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) Crop Water Needs Under Conventional and Conservation Production Systems (G.F. Sassenrath)
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Cover Crop Extract Effects on Radish Radicle Elongation (M.E. Stoll, A.J. Price, and J.R. Jones)
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Analysis of the Texas High Plains Evapotranspiration Network Data to Determine the Optimum Planting Date for Dryland Grain Sorghum (R. Vittal and B.A. Stewart)
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Tillage Effects on N Mineralization and Losses of Winter Applied Manure (D.B. Watts, H.A. Torbert, S.A. Prior, and K.S. Balkcom)
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Impact of Crop Rotations and Tillage Frequencies at Varying Nitrogen Fertility on Corn Yields (J.E. Matocha)
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Winter Cover Biomass Production and Soil Penetrability (F.J. Arriaga, A. Price, and R.L. Raper)
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Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration Simulated by EPIC in Cotton Rotations from Three Major Land Resource Areas in the Southeastern USA (D.A. Abrahamson, M.L. Norfleet, J.J. Causarano, J.R. Williams, J.N. Shaw, D.W. Reeves, and A.J. Franzluebbers)
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Remediation of Salt Affected Soils with Gypsum in the Southern High Plains (Q. Chemnitz and W. Hudnall)
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Use of Geographical Information Systems to Influence Selection of Sampling Site Locations for the Evaluation of Microbial Diversity (W. Rice and P. Gowda)
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Soil Quality in a Cotton Field in Southern New Mexico (Y. Ikemura and M.K. Shulkla)
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Manure Application Impact on Irrigated and Dryland Cropland (P.V. Konda, C.A. Robinson, and B.A. Stewart)
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Water Use Efficiencies of Grain Sorghum Grown in Three USA Southern Great Plains Soils (J. Tolk)
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Nutrient Management in Dual–Use Wheat Production (J. Sij and K. Lemon)
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Comparison of Nutrient Spatial Variability in Cropland and Rangeland (B.K. Chung, Y. Miao, C.A. Robinson, and B.A. Stewart)
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If It Was Easy, Everybody Would Be Doing It: Why Conservation Tillage Has Not Been Adopted By Southern High Plains Producers (R.S. Van Pelt)
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Supporting Efficient Irrigation Management through the Texas High Plains Evapotranspiration Network (D. Porter, T. Marek, T. Howell, J. Michels, and D. Dusek)
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Water Savings and Impacts of Irrigated Conservation Strategies (T. Marek, S. Amosson, D. Gaskins, D. Jones, B. Guerrero, and F. Bretz)
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Soil Carbon Content after a Half Century of Management (K.N. Potter)
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Energy Balance Comparison Among Tillage Practices in Corn and Corn–Soybean Systems (B.J. Wienhold, G–W Rathke, and W.W. Wilhelm)
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Physiological and Morphological Traits for Selection of Dual–Use Wheat with Improved Forage Production (D.P. Malinowski, B.A. Kramp, B.R. Min, J. Baker, W.E. Pinchak, and J.C. Rudd)
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Challenges in Integrating CAFO Nutrient Management with Environmental Stewardship (N. A. Cole)
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Conservation vs Conventional Tillage, Fall Double Cropping and Cover Crop Effects on Crop Water Use in Subtropical South Texas (B. Wiedenfeld)
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Southern High Plains Conservation Systems Effects on the Soil Conditioning Index and Other Soil Quality Indexes (T.M. Zobeck, J. Crownover, M. Dollar, R.S. Van Pelt, V. Acosta–Martinez, K.F. Bronson, and D.R. Upchurch)
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Characterization of Precipitation Trends in the Ogallala Aquifer Region (K.K. Chebrolu, C.A. Robinson, P.H. Gowda, and B.A. Stewart)
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Nitrogen Fertilization and Tillage Influence on Selected Soil Microbiological Properties (J.E. Matocha and X. Liu)
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Quantifying Incidence of WSMV and It's Impact on Water Use and Yield (J.A. Price, D.C. Jones, C.M. Rush)
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Forage Production for the High Plains Beef and Dairy Industries (T. McCollum, III)
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Development of a Ground Driven Rotary Subsoiler for Conservation Tillage Systems (A. Celik and R.L. Raper)
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Tillage and Grazing Effects on Soil Physical Properties and Crop Yield (R.L. Baumhardt, R.C. Schwartz, and L.W. Greene)
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Monitoring Tillage Effects on Soil Water Dynamics Using Automated Time–Domain Reflectometry (R.C. Schwartz, R.L. Baumhardt, and S.R. Evett)
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Soil Compaction Impacts from Conservation–Tillage in a Stocker/Winter Wheat Production System (J.A. Daniel)
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Cover, Foreword

Cover
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Foreword (2006 Organizing Committee)
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