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Announcements and
reports

Agronomy picnic

GLBRC funding

ESA Portland (5-10 August)

Agronomy Field Day (29 August)

 

Lab schedule

Lab meeting schedule Thursdays 3:30p (need to schedule for fall)

 

Business

Attic
biomass & Freezer/Ref biomass/soil

Lab
Space & Equipment

Personnel

Research Specialists:
Gregg Sanford (GLBRC 4.1), David Williams (GLBRC 4.2)

Research Interns: Andrew
Dean (WBI), Kraig Weber (WBI), James Tesmer (GLBRC 4.1), Sue
Chamberlain (GLBRC-Amasino)

Jimmy Sustachek LTE (4.3)

Student hourlies:
Michaela Miller (4.1: DD), Zoe Andersen (4.1: LS), Joesph Lechelt (4.1: BL),
Nicole Tautges (4.1)

Vehicles

Be sure to check calendar
for sign-up: Carl (lot 40); Tony & Jack (Lot 39)

Driver authorizations:

Andy Jakubowski – 8/22/12

Jimmy Sustachek – 8/29/12

 

Research activities

GLBRC 

agronomy (Gregg/Gary)

C balance/spp comp (Gary/Gregg)

N leaching (Kraig)

effect of cutting or
folding on chamber flux (Andrew)

effect of chamber type on
flux (Gary)

soil microbes (David D.)

N dynamics (Laura)

GEFNR (Laura & Sue)

DOE-SunGrant
(Erica D)

Prairie
grass genetic complementarity [PANDA] (AJ)

Iceland
(Maddy)

WPA

social infrastructure and
engagement (Carol)

physical infrastructure and measurement (DWilliams)

Paine
farm grazing (Sue/James)

Elephant
grass tiller dynamics (Adenilson)

 

Publications (planned
and in prep)

  1. Oates
    et al. – GHG site (MI, WI) x year (2009,2010,2011) x trt (all) comparison 
    re-analyze data to include 2011
  2. Kummel
    & Jackson – C3/C4 NEP 
    – RJ
  3. Williams
    et al. – Seedbank dynamics of 
    Abutilon theophrasti and Setaria
    faberi
     in conventional and rotational cropping systems in central
    Iowa, U.S.A. 
    – ML editing
  4. Duncan
    et al. – Impacts of environment and management on meadow fescue competitive
    success 
    DD editing
  5. Jackson
    et al – Effects of pasture management on N2O fluxes
     RJ
    editing
  6. Raudenbush/Jackson
    et al. – Iceland plant communities
     MR editing
  7. Sanford
    et al. – Soil organic carbon pools and kinetics of nine Midwestern
    agroecosystems 
  8. Maier
    – Dominance of grazing tolerant species limits plant community change in
    rotationally grazed reconstructed tallgrass prairie 
    CM editing
  9. Smith
    – 
  10. N
    resorption is affected by applied N-fertilizer in switchgrass, but not in other
    prairie species
  11. Alber
    et al. – Extent of defoliation and ontogenic stage effects on productivity of
    cool season pasture grasses under managed grazing
  12. Jakubowski
    et al. – Andropogon taxonomy  DP editing
  13. Miesel
    et al. – 2nd-year weed management effects on switchgrass yield
  14. Maier
    – Forage availability reduced as biodiversity increases in reconstructed native
    grassland
  15. Laube,
    Kucharik et al.- Comparison of LI-6400 and non-steady-state, non-through-flow
    chamber-based soil trace-gas flux measurement systems in bioenergy cropping
    systems
  16. Jakubowski
    – Nitrogen dynamics and heritability during switchgrass establishment
    (SABRE)  AJ—>MC
  17. Sanford
    et al. – Using acid hydrolysis and long term soil incubations to study soil
    carbon mineralization: methodological considerations 
  18. WICST
    GHG/yield/inputs (persistence v. establishment phase, prairie v switchgrass)
  19. Miesel,
    Raudenbush et al. – belowground ecosystem processes in switchgrass monoculture
    & diverse prairie
  20. Miesel
    et al. – biochar effects on belowground ecosystem processes
  21. Williams
    – landscape scenarios
  22. Chamberlain
    et al. – Predicting root biomass from aboveground production (root:shoot)
  23. Duncan
    et al. – Designing a soil-specific functional gene array
  24. Oates
    et al. – GWP of establishment phase (BCST) vs. established (WICST) potential
    biofuels cropping systems
  25. Oates
    et al. – Variability of N2O emissions from potential biofuels cropping systems
  26. Smith
    – NUE response to management and plant community composition
  27. Smith
    – litter decomp affected by fertilizer addition and harvest management
  28. Smith
    and Miesel – seasonal changes in biomass allocation in switchgrass
  29. Laube
    et al.- Plant community impacts on nitrogen losses in perennial grasslands
  30. Chao,
    Duncan et al. – Rhizosphere effects on soil microbial community metrics in
    model biofuel cropping systems in American Upper Midwest 
    DD prospecting for nuggets