- Project No. and Title: NCAC1 : Crop and Soil Research
- Period
Covered: 10/01/2011
to 09/01/2012
- Date of
Report: 02/19/2013
- Annual Meeting
Dates: 01/15/2013
to 01/16/2013
Joe Anderson, Head, Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, janderson@purdue.edu, 765-494-4774;
Steve Anderson, Program Leader, Department of Soil, Environmental, and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Missouri, andersons@missouri.edu, 573-882-6303;
German Bollero, Head, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, gbollero@illinois.edu, 217-333-9480;
Frank Casey, Director, School of Natural Resource Sciences, North Dakota State University, Francis.Casey@ndsu.edu, 701-231-8577;
Mike Collins, Director, Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, collinsmic@missouri.edu, 573-882-3001;
Nancy Ehlke, Head, Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, nancy@umn.edu, 612-625-1791;
Roch Gaussoin, Head, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska, rgaussoin1@unl.edu, 402-472-1555;
Rich Horsley, Head, Department of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University, Richard.Horsley@ndsu.edu, 701-231-8142;
Jim Kells, Interim Chair, Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, kells@msu.edu, 517-355-0271;
Kendall Lamkey, Chair, Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, krlamkey@iastate.edu, 515-294-7826;
Carl Rosen, Head, Department of Soil, Water, and Climate, University of Minnesota, crosen@umn.edu, 612-625-8114;
The committee reviewed new projects NC213 (NC_temp213)Marketing and Delivery of Quality Grains and BioProcess Coproducts and NCCC207 (NC_temp207) Biochemistry and Genetics of Plant-Fungal Interactions and reviewed midterm reports for projects NC205 Ecology and Management of European Corn Borer and Other Lepidopteran Pests of Corn, NC1186 Water Management and Quality for Ornamental Crop Production and Health, NC1187, The Chemical and Physical Nature of Particulate Matter Affecting Air, Water and Soil Quality, NCCC31, Ecophysiological Aspects of Forage Management, and NCCC211, Cover crops to improve environmental quality in crop and biofuel production systems in the Great Lakes and Upper Mississippi basins. Overall, the committee felt that the quality of project reports and impacts has improved significantly.
State reports were presented for Purdue University, the University of Missouri, the University of Illinois, North Dakota State University, the University of Minnesota, the University of Nebraska, Michigan State University, and Iowa State University. Ray Knighton, NIFA Administrative Advisor for the group, connected by conference call to provide an update to the group.
The group visited the Danforth Plant Science Center and Monsanto's research facilities in St. Louis as part of the activities.
The committee reviewed new projects NC213 (NC_temp213)Marketing and Delivery of Quality Grains and BioProcess Coproducts and NCCC207 (NC_temp207) Biochemistry and Genetics of Plant-Fungal Interactions and reviewed midterm reports for projects NC205 Ecology and Management of European Corn Borer and Other Lepidopteran Pests of Corn, NC1186 Water Management and Quality for Ornamental Crop Production and Health, NC1187, The Chemical and Physical Nature of Particulate Matter Affecting Air, Water and Soil Quality, NCCC31, Ecophysiological Aspects of Forage Management, and NCCC211, Cover crops to improve environmental quality in crop and biofuel production systems in the Great Lakes and Upper Mississippi basins. Overall, the committee felt that the quality of project reports and impacts has improved significantly.
State reports were presented for Purdue University, the University of Missouri, the University of Illinois, North Dakota State University, the University of Minnesota, the University of Nebraska, Michigan State University, and Iowa State University. Ray Knighton, NIFA Administrative Advisor for the group, connected by conference call to provide an update to the group.
The group visited the Danforth Plant Science Center and Monsanto's research facilities in St. Louis as part of the activities.
- The committee reviewed assigned projects and provided state reports. The discussion of common issues impacting the various institutions is considered to be one of the most productive part of this meeting.