SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report
Sections
Status: Approved
Basic Information
- Project No. and Title: NCERA_old103 : Specialized Soil Amendments and Products, Growth Stimulants and Soil Fertility Management Programs
- Period Covered: 10/01/2017 to 09/30/2018
- Date of Report: 01/08/2018
- Annual Meeting Dates: 11/16/2017 to 11/16/2017
Participants
Kurt Steinke - Michigan State University Edwin Ritchey - University of Kentucky Dorivar Ruiz Diaz - Kansas State University John Sawyer - Iowa State University Bijesh Maharjan - University of Nebraska-Lincoln Dan Kaiser - University of Minnesota David Franzen - North Dakota State University Jim Camberato - Purdue University Emerson Nafziger - University of Illinois Matt Ruark (chair, operating secretary) - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Minutes
Administrator Report
- A written report from Carl Rosen was provided and read by Matt Ruark
Rotation update
- Matt Ruark (UW) will be chair and Ed Lentz (OSU) will be secretary in 2017 and 2018
- Ed Lentz (OSU) will be chair and Maharjan (UNL) will be secretary in 2019 and 2020
State reports
- Given by each member. Detailed written reports are included as an attachment. The state reports constitute the majority of the meeting time which involve recaps of current product trials, identification of new products on the market and their potential effectiveness, and extension publications and programming in the area of non-conventional additives.
Old business
- Compendium website: Iowa State will update the template of the website, will add link to committee website. We are unable to track hits, this will be added after the update.
- Regional publications are still a priority for this group. Dan Kaiser is still interested in leading a regional publication on P extenders.
New business
- Discussion of NutrientStar and potential interaction. A few NCERA-103 members have interacted with this group in the past year. Still learning more about potential interaction.
- We will tentatively plan on November 15th as the meeting time for 2018
Adjorn
Accomplishments
Accomplishments for each participating Univeristy are provided in the attachment.
Impacts
- In the past year, we have used two techniques, literature review and field testing of products, to bring information on the efficacy and value of alternative crop products to farmers, crop consultants, and fertilizer dealers. By reporting and presenting on the most up-to-date information, we have provided value to the fertilizer supply chain by giving decision makers knowledge about enhanced efficiency fertilizers, microbial inoculants, and organic soil amendments. These groups can then decide for themselves if the product is economical and worthy of investment.
- The compendium web site (Compendium of Research Reports on Use of Non-Traditional Materials for Crop Production, http://extension.agron.iastate.edu/compendium/index.aspx) has 235 research reports, with five new reports added in 2016-2017.
- Farmers are guided through our publications and the website away from products with little value to those that have shown consistent benefit and a supported mode of action.
- Our findings on "inhibitor" effects on both yield and soil N provide support to decisions regarding their use, and in evaluating their possible effects on N loss.
- Results from multi-location, replicated large-plot corn trials have been used to caution farmers about the limited potential for grain yield response to 'biologicals'.
Publications
Nitrogen Additives and Amendments for Field Crops, NDSU Circ. SF1581 published, https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/soils/pdfs/Nitrogen_Extenders_and_Additive_for_Field_Crops_2017.pdf
Siemering, G., M. Ruark, F. Arriaga, E. Silva, and H. Johnson. 2016. The value of arbuscular mycorrihizal fungi for field crops. UWEX A4114-01, part of the Soil Biology Fact Sheet Series. https://learningstore.uwex.edu/Assets/pdfs/A4114-01.pdf
Siemering, G., M. Ruark, and A. Gevens. 2016. The value of Trichoderma for crop production. UWEX A4114-02, part of the Soil Biology Fact Sheet Series. https://learningstore.uwex.edu/Assets/pdfs/A4114-02.pdf
Siemering, G., M. Ruark, and A. Gevens. 2016. The value of bacillus amyloliquefaciens. UWEX 4114-03, part of the Soil Biology Fact Sheet Series. https://learningstore.uwex.edu/Assets/pdfs/A4114-03.pdf
Lee, J., J.J. Camberato, and R.L. Nielsen. 2017. Plant growth and yield response of maize to in-furrow biological and plant growth regulator products. In Agronomy Abstracts 215-9.
Steinke, K. and C. Bauer. 2017. Enhanced efficiency fertilizer effects in Michigan sugarbeet production. Journal of Sugarbeet Research 54:2-19.
Swoish, M. and K. Steinke. 2017. Plant growth regular and nitrogen applications for improving wheat production in Michigan. Crop, Forage, and Turfgrass Management, Vol. 3, doi:10.2134/cftm2016.06.0049.