SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report
Sections
Status: Approved
Basic Information
- Project No. and Title: S1048 : Assessment of the Carbon Sequestration Potential of Common Agricultural Systems on Benchmark Soils Across the Southern Region Climate Gradie
- Period Covered: 10/01/2014 to 09/30/2016
- Date of Report: 06/08/2016
- Annual Meeting Dates: 06/02/2016 to 06/03/2016
Participants
Taylor Adams, Univ. of Arkansas Rebecca Anderson, Univ. of Arkansas Robson Armindo, Univ. of Kentucky Kris Brye, Univ. of Arkansas Jason Burgess-Conforti, Univ. of Arkansas Johan Desrochers, Univ. of Arkansas Gary Feng, USDA-ARS Fernando Gimenos, Univ. of Kentucky Yuguo Han, Beijing Forestry Univ., China George Hopper, Miss. State Univ. Matt Moran, USDA-FS Tyson Ochsner, Oklahoma State Univ. Ying Ouyang, USDA-FS Chao Qin, Northwest A&F Univ., China Javier Reyes, Univ. of Kentucky Oiuxiang Tang, Xinjiang Agric. Univ., China Ole Wendroth, Univ. of Kentucky Glenn Wilson, USDA-ARS Michelle Wynter, US Army Corp of Eng. Ximeng Xu, Northwest A&F Univ., China Xi Zhang, Univ. of Kentucky Benhiang Zhao, South China Agric. Univ., China
Meeting held at USDA National Sedimentation Laboratory, Oxford MS 2-3 June, 2016
Meeting began at 8:30 a.m with welcome by Dr. Martin Locke, NSL Lab Director, Followed by introduction of participants and review of history of this southern regional project by Glenn Wilson.
Research Presentations:
- Martin Locke “Tillage and cover crop effects on C dynamics in MS Delta” Martin Locke “Tillage and cover crop effects on C dynamics in MS Delta”
- JR Rigby “Toward national and regional assessment of carbon exchange on agricultural lands through the USDA-ARS Long-term Agroecosystem Research Network”
- Ying Ouyang “A STELLA Model to Predict Total Organic Carbon Load in Watersheds”
- Jason Burgess-Conforti “Land-application Effects of a High-calcium Dry Flue Gas Desulfurization By-product on Plant Uptake of Trace Elements and Runoff Quality”
- Tyson Ochsner “Development of open educational resources for soil physics”
- Ximeng Xu “Active stage gully morphological characteristics in the Loess Hilly-gully Region based on 3D laser scanning technique”
- Javier Reyes “Exploring spatio-temporal soil and crop processes to improve irrigation management”
- Xi Zhang “The behavior of soil hydraulic properties cross soil profile”
- Robson Armindo “Spatial variability of soil permeability for water and fuels in a Cambisol of southern Brazil”
- George Hopper “Options for next regional project”
- Gary Feng “Carbon Sequestration and Greenhouse Gas Emission on a Leeper Silty Clay Loam Soil in a Manured Maize Production System in a Humid Region”
- Qiuxiang Tang “Crop water requirement, rainfall deficit and irrigation demand of major three crops in Mississippi Delta”
- Taylor Adams “Soil Property Differences among High-yield Soybean Areas in Arkansas”
- Chao Qin “A laboratory study on rill network development and morphological Characteristics”
- Michelle Wynter “Passive Reactive Berm (PRBerm) to provide low maintenance lead containment at active small arms firing ranges”
- Glenn Wilson “Soil Pipe Flow and Internal Erosion: Prelude to the field tour”
- Benliang Zhao “Influence of soil vibration on methane emission associated with rice growth trait and microbial activity in rhizosphere”
Next day a business meeting was held. Following the Business meeting attendees participated in a tour of the NSL laboratory facilities and field site with extensive soil pipe collapse features and erosion by preferential flow through the subsurface was explored.