2008 WERA 103 Publications

Arizona Publications

Research publications

AL-Ismaily, S.S. and J.L. Walworth. 2008. Effects of Osmotic and Matric Potentials on Nitrogen Mineralization in Unamended and Manure-Amended Soil. Soil Science. (in press).

Kopec, D.M., J.L. Walworth, J.J. Gilbert, G.M. Sower, and M. Pessarakli. 2007. Response of Sea Isle 2000 Paspalum to Mowing Height and Nitrogen Fertility as a Putting Surface Under Semi Arid Conditions Agronomy Journal 99: 133-140.

Norton, E.R. and J.C. Silvertooth. 2008. Evaluation of Added Nitrogen Interaction Effects on Recovery Efficiency in Irrigated Cotton. Soil Science. (in press).

Olsen, M. W. 2007. Labyrinthula terrestris: a new pathogen of cool-season turfgrasses. Molecular Plant Pathology Vol 8 (6) pages 817-820.

Sriboonlue, S., E. C. Martin, B. Basso, J. Subramani and D. C. Slack. 2007. Soil Phosphorous, Nitrogen levels and Yield under Dairy Manure and Compost Application in a three-year Oat-Corn Rotation in Arizona. Agronomy Journal.

Sanchez, C. A., Blount, B. C., L. Valentin-Blasini, L., and Krieger, R. I. 2008. Perchlorate, thiocyanate, and nitrate in edible cole crops (Brassica sp.) produced in the lower Colorado River region. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. (in press).

Walecka-Hutchison, C. and J.L. Walworth. 2006. Evaluating the Effects of Gross Nitrogen Mineralization, Immobilization and Nitrification on Nitrogen Fertilizer Availability during Diesel. Biodegradation 18: 133-144

Walworth, J.L., A.P. Pond, I. Snape, J.L. Rayner, and P.M. Harvey. 2007. Fine Tuning Soil Nitrogen to Maximize Petroleum Bioremediation in Contaminated Soil from Macquarie Island Cold Regions Science and Technology 48(2): 84-91.

Extension publications

Call, R.E., R. Gibson, and M.W. Kilby. 2007. Pecan Production Guidelines for Small Orchards and Home Yards. 12 pages. AZ1400.

Proceedings and Abstracts

Henry, W. H., D.M. Kopec, J.L. Walworth, M. Pessarakli, and S. Nolan. Response of Distichlis A50 Turf to N and Fe Applications. 2007. Agronomy Abstracts. Soil Science Society of America November 4-8, 2007, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Silvertooth, J.C. The Physiological Basis of Nitrogen Demand. Beltwide Cotton Conference. New Orleans, LA January 11, 2007.

Silvertooth, J.C. Nitrogen Fertilizer Recovery Efficiency of Cotton for Different Irrigation Systems. Beltwide Cotton Conference. New Orleans, LA January 11, 2007.

Walworth, J.L., A. Pond, H. Nunez. 2007. Soil Zinc Application for Southwestern Pecans. Western Nutrient Management Conference Proceedings, pp. 194-197. March 8-9, Salt Lake City, UT.

Book Chapters

Liu, H., C.M. Baldwin, H. Luo, and M. Pessarakli. 2007. Enhancing Turfgrass Nitrogen Use under Stresses. In: Handbook of Turfgrass Management and Physiology (M. Pessarakli, Ed.), pp. 555-599, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Publishing Company, Florida.

Pessarakli, M. 2007. Growth Responses of Bermudagrass to Various Levels of Nutrients in Culture Medium. In: Handbook of Turfgrass Management and Physiology (M. Pessarakli, Ed.), pp. 57-63, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Publishing Company, Florida.

Walworth, J.L. and S. Ferguson. 2008. Nutrient Requirements for Bioremediation. In: Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Cold Regions. (D.M. Filler, D.L., Barnes, and I. Snape, Eds.). pp154-169, Cambridge University Press.

Reports

Ottman, M.J. 2007. Fluctuation in lower stem nitrate concentration in small grains, 2004. p. 29-31. Forage and Grain Report. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The University of Arizona, Tucson.

Ottman, M.J. 2007. Fluctuation in lower stem nitrate concentration in small grains, 2005. p. 32-34. Forage and Grain Report. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The University of Arizona, Tucson.

Ottman, M.J. 2007. Fluctuation in lower stem nitrate concentration in small grains, 2006. p. 35-37. Forage and Grain Report. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The University of Arizona, Tucson.

Silvertooth, J. 2007. Better Nitrogen Management in Irrigated Cotton. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The University of Arizona, Tucson.

Silvertooth, J.C., R. Soto-Ortiz, E.R. Norton. 2007. Residual Soil Nitrogen Evaluations in Irrigated Cotton, 2006. Arizona Cotton Report. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The University of Arizona, Tucson.

Soto-Ortiz, R. and J.C. Silvertooth. 2007. Crop Phenology for Irrigated Spring Cantaloupes (Cucumis melo L.). 2007 Vegetable Report. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The University of Arizona, Tucson.

Soto-Oritz, R. and J.C. Silvertooth. 2007 A Crop Phenology Model for Irrigated New Mexico Chile (Capsicum annuum L.) Type Varieties. 2007 Vegetable Report. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The University of Arizona, Tucson.

Websites

Arizona Crop Information Site.

Controlled Environment Agriculture Center.

Forage and Grain Crops.

Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management.

Southwest Arizona Agriculture.

Turfgrass Research, Education, and Extension.

California Publications

(Available through UC Agriculture & Natural Resources. Oakland, CA.

Harter, T. and L. Rollins (ed.). 2008. Watersheds, groundwater and drinking water. A practical guide. Publication 3497. 274 p.

Committee of Experts. 2006. Managing dairy manure in the Central Valley of California. Publication 9004. 178 p.

Hanson, B.R. et al. 2006. Fertigation with microirrigation. Publication 21620. 49 p.

Hanson, B., S. Orloff, and B.L. Sanden. 2007. Monitoring soil moisture for irrigation water management. Publication 21635. 48 p.

Schwankl, L.J., T.L. Prichard, and B.R. Hanson 2007. Soil intake rates and application rates in sprinkler-irrigated orchards. Publication 8216. 5 p.

Fertilizer Research & Education Program Current & Recent Project Titles

(from Proceedings, Fifteenth Annual FREP Conference, Nov. 27-28, 2007, Tulare, CA. For copies, contact California Department of Food & Agriculture, 916-445-0444,

Johnson, R. Scott et al. Exploring agrotechnical and genetic approaches to increase the efficiency of Zn recovery in peach and pistachio orchards.

Brown, Patrick. Development of a model system for testing foliar fertilizers, adjuvants and growth stimulants.

Chang, A.C. and W. Chen. Is California’s non-nutritive standard for fertilizers protective?

Lovatt, C.J. et al. Can a better tool for assessing ‘Hass’ avocado tree nutrient status be developed? – A feasibility study.

Hartz, T.K. and M. LeStrange. Development of practical fertility monitoring tools for drip-irrigated vegetable production.

Delwiche, M.J. Wireless valve control network for fertigation control and monitoring.

Horwath, W.R. et al. Effects of cover cropping and conservation tillage on sediment and nutrient losses to runoff in conventional and alternative farming systems.

Brown, P. and C. Trexler. Updating knowledge and planning for future research, education, and outreach activities to optimize the management of nutrition in almond and pistachio production.

Pettygrove, S. et al. Improving water-run nitrogen fertilizer practices in furrow and border-check irrigated crops.

Conference Proceedings. 2008 California Plant and Soil Conference. February 5-6, 2008, Visalia, CA. California Chapter American Society of Agronomy.

Johnson, Scott. Zinc movement and distribution within a peach tree.

Burow, K. Spatial and temporal trends in nitrate concentration in the eastern San Joaquin Valley regional aquifer and implications for nitrogen fertilizer management.

Wu, Laosheng. Assessing nitrate leaching potential by Hazard Index.

May, Don. N&P – high or low in drip irrigated vegetables.

Peacock, W.L. Boron nutrition of grapevines.

Horwath, W.R. Evaluation of the amino sugar soil test for available N.

Pettygrove, S. and A. Heinrich. Mineralization of nitrogen in liquid and solid dairy manures applied to soil.

2007 UC Cooperative Extension publications (non-peer reviewed) available through the University of California Vegetable Research and Information Center (VRIC). (

Hartz, T.K. Efficient nitrogen management for cool-season vegetables. 11 p.

Hartz, T.K. and G.J. Hochmuth. Fertility management of drip-irrigated vegetables. 10 p.

Hartz, T.K. Soil testing for nutrient availability: Procedures and interpretation for California vegetable crop production. 7 p.

Colorado Publications

Borch, T., Fendorf, S. Phosphate Interactions with Iron (Hydr)oxides: Mineralization Pathways and Phosphorus Retention Upon Bioreduction. Chapter 12 in Adsorption of Metals by Geomedia II: Variables, Mechanisms, and Model Applications; edited by Barnett, M. O., Kent, D. B., Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2008, p. 321-348.

Borch. T., Camper, A.K., Biederman, J.A., Butterfield, P.W., Gerlach, G., Amonette, J.E. Evaluation of Characterization Techniques for Iron Pipe Corrosion Products and Iron Oxide Thin Films. Journal of Environmental Engineering – ASCE. In Press 2008.

Borch, T., Masue, Y., Kukkadapu, R.K., Fendorf, S. Phosphate Imposed Limitations in Biological Reduction and Alteration of Ferrihydrite. Environmental Science & Technology. 2007, 41, 166-172.

Stoorteboom, H.N., S.C. Kim, K.C. Doesken, K.H. Carlson, J.G. Davis, and A. Pruden. 2007. Response of antibiotics and resistance genes to high-intensity and low-intensity manure management. J. Environ. Qual. 36:1695-1703.

Ziganshin, A.M., Gerlach, R., Borch, T., Naumov, A.V., Naumova, R.P. Production of Eight Different Hydride Complexes and Nitrite Release from 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene by Yarrowia lipolytica. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2007, 73, 7898-7905.

Jones, J.M., Borch, T., Young, R.B., Davis, J.G., Simpson, C.R. Photolysis of testosterone, progesterone, and 17-estradiol by UVA light In Emerging Contaminants of Concern in the Environment: Issues, Investigations, and Solutions; Drewes, J. E., Battaglin, W. A., Kolpin, D. W., Eds.; American Water Resources Association, Middleburg, Virginia,: Vail, Colorado, 2007; Vol. Proceedings of the AWRA 2007 summer specialty conference, TPS-07-2, CD-ROM (5 pages).

Archibeque, S.L., Borch, T., Davis, J.G. Impact of Growth Hormones on Nutrient Excretion. The Great Plains Soil Fertility Conference March 4-5, 2008, Denver, CO (6 pages).

Davis, J.G., Borch, T., Marcillac, N.M. Agriculture’s Contribution to Nitrogen Deposition in Rocky Mountain National Park. The Great Plains Soil Fertility Conference March 4-5, 2008, Denver, CO (8 pages).

Archibeque, S.L., Borch, T., Engle, T.E., Wagner, J.J., Han, H. Potential endocrine disruptors from dairies and feedlots, and environmental implications. 2008 Intermountain Nutrition Conference January 29-30, 2008, Salt Lake City, UT (14 pages).

Archibeque, S.L., Borch, T., Engle, T.E., Wagner, J.J., Han, H. Endocrine Disruptor Residues in Feedlot and Dairy Waste Streams. 68th Minnesota Nutrition Conference and University of Minnesota Research and Update Session: Modern Concepts in Livestock Production for 2007 (15 pages).

Young, R.B., Borch, T., Yang, Y.Y., Davis, J.G. Occurrence and Fate of Steroid Hormones in Sewage Treatment Plant Effluent, Animal Feeding Operation Wastewater and the Cache la Poudre River of Colorado.Colorado Water. 2008, (In Press).

Davis, J.G., N.M. Marcillac, A.L. Elliott, J.G. Pritchett, and C.E. Stewart. 2007. Best management practices (BMPs) for ammonia emissions reduction from animal feeding operations: Update on a Colorado case study. In Proc. International Symposium on Air Quality and Waste Management for Agriculture. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Pub. No. 701P0907cd.. Broomfield, CO; Sept. 15-19, 2007.

Elliott, A.L., N.M. Marcillac, J.G. Davis, J.G. Pritchett, C.E. Stewart, and A.L. Mink. 2007. Best management practices (BMPs) for ammonia emissions reduction from animal feeding operations: A Colorado case study. pp. 124-129 In Proc. of the Western Nutrient Management Conference. Salt Lake City, UT; March 8-9, 2007.

Publications:

Massey, M.S., J.G. Davis, R.E. Sheffield, and J.A. Ippolito. 2007. Reducing dairy effluent phosphorus content through struvite precipitation. pp. 204-209 In Proc. of the Western Nutrient Management Conference. Salt Lake City, UT; March 8-9, 2007.

Massey, M.S., J.G. Davis, R.E. Sheffield, and J.A. Ippolito. 2007. Struvite production from dairy wastewater and its potential as a fertilizer for organic production in calcareous soils. In Proc. International Symposium on Air Quality and Waste Management for Agriculture. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Pub. No. 701P0907cd. Broomfield, CO; Sept. 15-19, 2007.

Inman, D., R. Khosla, R. Reich, and D. Westfall. 2007. Active Remote Sensing and Grain Yield in Irrigated Agriculture. J. of Preci. Agri. 8 (4-5): 241-252.

Hansen, N., S. Ward, R. Khosla, J. Fenwick and W. Moore. 2007. What does undergraduate enrollment in soil and crop sciences mean for the future of agronomy? Agron. J. 99: 1169-1174.

Davidson, S., F. Peairs, and R. Khosla. 2007. Insect Pest Densities Across Site-Specific Management Zones of Irrigated Corn in Northeastern Colorado. J. Econ. Entomol. 100: 781-789.

Khosla, R. and B. Flynn. 2007. Book Chapter. Understanding and Cleaning Yield Monitor Data. In. Soil Science: A Step-by-step Analysis. S. Logsdon (ed) Amer. Soc. Agron. Madison. WI. USA.

Khosla, R., D. Inman, and D. Westfall. 2007. Book Chapter: Site-Specific Management Zones: Seven Years of Research in the irrigated Western Great Plains of the US. In Precision Agriculture. J. Stafford (ed) Wageningen Academic Publishers. 607-613 pp.The Netherlands.

Inman, D., R. Khosla, W.M. Frasier, D.G. Westfall, and B. Koch. 2007. Book Chapter: Evaluation of Profitability Across Site-Specific Management Zones in Irrigated Maize Production Fields. In Precision Agriculture. J. Stafford (ed) Wageningen Academic Publishers. 835-841 pp.The Netherlands.

Shaver, T., D. Westfall, and R. Khosla. 2007. Book Chapter: Comparison of Three Active Hand-held NDVI Remote Sensors for Nitrogen Management in Maize. In Precision Agriculture. J. Stafford (ed) Wageningen Academic Publishers. 373-379 pp.The Netherlands.

Halvorson, A.D., M. E. Bartolo, C. A. Reule, and A. Berrada.2008. Nitrogen effects on onion yield under drip and furrow irrigation. Agron. J. (Accepted)

Berrada, A., A.D. Halvorson, M.E. Bartolo, and J.Valliant. 2008. Residual effects of manure and N fertilizer on corn yield and soil n and p under drip and furrow irrigation. p 245-250 In A.J. Schlegel (ed.) Great Plains Soil Fertility Conference Proceedings, vol. 12, March 4-5, 2008, Denver, CO. Kansas State University, Manhattan.

Berrada, A., A.D. Halvorson, M.E. Bartolo, and J. Valliant. 2007. The effects of drip irrigation and fertilizer rate on corn yield and soil salinity in the Arkansas River Valley. p. 6-12 In M.E. Bartolo and A. Berrada (eds) Arkansas Valley Research Center: 2004-04 Reports, Agric. Exp. Sta. Tech. Rep. TR07-14, Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO.

Halvorson, A.D., M.E. Bartolo, C.A. Reule, and A. Berrada. 2007. Onion response to nitrogen fertilization under drip and furrow irrigation. p. 49-53 In M.E. Bartolo and A. Berrada (eds) Arkansas Valley Research Center: 2004-04 Reports, Agric. Exp. Sta. Tech. Rep. TR07-14, Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO.

Halvorson, A.D., M.E. Bartolo, C.A. Reule, and A. Berrada. 2006. Onion Response to nitrogen fertilization under drip and furrow irrigation. p. 73-78 Proceedings National Allium Research Conference, 7-8 December 2006, College Station, TX.

Berrada, A., A.D. Halvorson, M.E. Bartolo, and J.Valliant. 2006. The effects of subsurface drip and furrow irrigation on the movement of salts and nitrate in the root zone. p. 1-13 In Proceedings of the 27th International Irrigation Show, 5-7 Nov. 2006, San Antonio, TX. The Irrigation Association.

Berrada, A., A.D. Halvorson, M.E. Bartolo, and J. Valliant. 2006. The effect of manure and N rates on corn yield and salt and nitrate movement in the soil under furrow and drip irrigation in the Arkansas River Valley. p 264-269 In A.J. Schlegel (ed.) Great Plains Soil Fertility Conference Proceedings, vol. 11, March 7-8, 2006, Denver, CO. Kansas State University, Manhattan.

Hawaii Publications

Attanandana, T., Prateep Verapattananirund and Russell Yost. 2007. Dissemination of site-specific nutrient management technology. (Accepted by Agronomy for Development.)

Nilawonk, W., T. Attanandana,R. Yost, and X. Shuai. 2007. Potassium Release in Representative Maize-producing Soils of Thailand. Accepted by Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J.

Pattnaik R. , R. S. Yost, G. Porter, T. Masunaga, and T. Attanandana. 2007. Improving Multi-Soil-Layer (MSL) System Remediation of Dairy Effluent. Ecological Engineering 32. 1–10.

Attanandana, T., Russell Yost, and Prateep Verapattananirund. 2007. Empowering Farmer Leaders to Acquire and Practice Site-Specific Nutrient Management Technology. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture 30:87-104.

Sipaseuth, N., Tasnee Attanandana, Vichan Vichukit and Russell Yost. 2007. Subsoil Nitrate and Maize Root Distribution in Two Important Maize Growing Soils in Thailand. Soil Science 172:861-875.

Yost, R.S., and Adrian Ares. 2007. Nutrient Management Decision Support Systems for Tree Crops. J. Hawaiian and Pacific Agriculture 14:5-16.

Yost, R.S., and Adrian Ares. 2007. Phosphorus and lime requirements of tree crops in Tropical Acid Soils: A review. J. of Tropical Forest Science 19:176

Ortiz Escobar, M.E. and N. V. Hue. 2007. Current developments in organic farming. Recent Res. Devel. Soil Sci. 2:29-62.

Extension publications

Deenik, J., and A.T. McClellan. 2007. Soils of Hawaii. Cooperative Extension Service Publication, CTAHR, SCM–20 , pp. 12

Deenik, J., R. Hamasaki, R. Shimabuku, and R. Uchida. 2007. Phosphorus fertilizer management for romaine lettuce grown in fertile volcanic ash soils of Hawaii. Cooperative Extension Service Publication, CTAHR, SCM–19, pp. 3.

Hooks, C.R., K. Chandara, D. Fallon, K.H. Wang and R. Manandhar. 2007. The impact of sunn hemp cover cropping on belowground organisms and nutrient status associated with a cucumber planting. Cooperative Extension Service Publication, CTAHR, SCM–21, pp. 7.

Proceedings and Abstracts

Deenik, J.L., M. S. Thorne, L.J. Cox, H.H. Keyser, and M.H. Stevenson. 2007. Best management practices for the remediation of former sugarcane lands for sustainable livestock production in Hawaii. In L.J. Cox and M.S. Thorne (eds.)Proceedings of the Mealani Field Day held at the Mealani Research Station, Mealani, HI Sept. 29, 2007. (In Press)

Deenik, J., S. Fukuda, R. Hamasaki, R. Shimabuko, and R. Uchida. 2007. Soil testing to improve phosphorus management on intensive vegetable farms in Hawaii. pp. 71–77. In J. Hart (ed.) Proceedings of the Western Region Nutrient Management Conference, Vol. 7, Salt Lake City, UT, March 8–9 , 2007.

Deenik, J.L., G. L. Bruland, P. Filer and A. McClellan. 2007. Hot-water extractable carbon: an integrative and sensitive measure of soil quality. Soil Science Society of America International Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 11/4-11/8, 2007.

McClellan, A.T., J.L. Deenik,, G. Uehara, and M.A. Antal. 2007. Effects of Flash Carbonized macadamia nutshell charcoal on plant growth and soil chemical properties. Soil Science Society of America International Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 11/4-11/8, 2007.

Querido, A., R. Yost, S. Traore, M.D. Doumbia, R. Kablan, H. Konare, and A. Bello. 2007. Quantifying and mapping soil carbon in sub-Saharan Africa using the Bayesian maximum entropy approach. Soil Science Society of America International Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 11/4-11/8, 2007.

Diarra, A., R.S. Yost, M. Sene, R. Kablan. 2007. Predicting amounts od rock phosphates needed for crop production in West African soils. Soil Science Society of America International Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 11/4-11/8, 2007.

Konare, H., R.S. Yost, and M. Doumbia. 2007. Using visible near-infrared (VNIR) to assess selected nutrients in soils of the sahel. Soil Science Society of America International Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 11/4-11/8, 2007.

Kawamoto, I. and M. Habte. 2007. Impacts of previous mycorrhizal and nonmycorrhizal crops on the post-transplant response of mycorrhizal and nonmycorrhizal green onion seedlings in the field. Soil Science Society of America International Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 11/4-11/8, 2007.

Websites

Jody Smith and Louisa Castro have developed a website entitled "Conservation System Guides for Pacific Basin Beginning and Limited Resource Farmers and Ranchers" and it is available at:

Under Dr. Deenik’s guidance, Amanda McClellan developed a website entitled “Soil Nutrient Management for Maui County” available at:

Idaho Publications

Research Publications

Moore, A., R. McLaughlin, H. Mitasova, and D. Line. 2007. Calibrating WEPP model parameters for erosion prediction on construction sites. Transactions of the ASAE. 50:507-516.

Mahler, R. L., and B. Shafii. 2007. Relationship between Soil-Test Boron and Lentil Yields in the Inland Pacific Northwest. Communication in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 38:1193-1202.

Clay, D.E., C. Ren, C. Reese, R. Waskom, J. Bauder, N. Mesner, G. Paige, K. Reddy, M. Neibauer, and R. L. Mahler. 2007. Linking public attitudes with perceptions of factors impacting water quality and attending learning activities. Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education 36:36-44.

Strawn, D.G. and L. Baker. 2007. Speciation of Cu in a contaminated agricultural soil measured by XAFS, µ-XAFS and µ-XRF. Environmental Science and Technology. Published online as ASAP article.

Wawrzynek, Julie, Robert L. Mahler, Arthur J. Gold, and Alyson McCann. 2007. Citizen Involvement in Water Resource Issues in New England. Journal of Extension [On-line], 45(5) Article 5RIB3. Available at: