1988 Projects
Project: 82-87
Title: Economics and Yield of Grains as Influenced by Crop Rotation Systems
Principle Investigator: E.S. Oplinger / UW–Madison, Agronomy
Objective: To determine the optimum crop rotation sequence for maximizing yield of soybean, corn, and wheat.
Funding Level: $5,500, $5,600, $5,800
Duration: 3 years
Project: 83-87
Title: Effect of Foliar Applied Nitrogen Amendments on Potato Early Blight Progress and Control
Principle Investigator: W.R. Stevenson / UW–Madison, Plant Pathology
Objective: To determine whether foliar applications of nitrogen amendments affect the time of appearance of early blight symptoms, disease progress over the course of the growing season, or control in plots sprayed or left untreated with mancozeb fungicide.
Funding Level: $2,066, $2,000
Duration: 2 years
Project: 85-87
Title: Nitrification Inhibitor/lStabilizer Research
Principle Investigator: R.H. Beck / UW-River Falls, Soil Science
Objective: To determine if sidedressed applications of stabilized N provide increased late-season ammonium-N levels and whether this will affect crop yields.
Funding Level: $5,000, $6,633, $7,467
Duration: 3 years
Project: 87-87
Title: The Influence of Potassium Nutrition on Alfalfa Canopy Development, Solar Radiation Interception, and Efficiency of Energy Conversion to Biomass
Principle Investigator: K.A. Albrecht / UW–Madison, Agronomy
Objective: To relate available soil K levels (and tissue K levels) to the efficiency of solar energy conversion to biomass in alfalfa.
Funding Level: $7,000, $7,000
Duration: 2 years
Project: 89-87
Title: Use of Non-Conventional Herbicide-Fertilizer Combinations for Improved Weed Control, Fertilizer Management, and Profitability
Principle Investigator: R.G. Harvey / UW–Madison, Agronomy
Objective: To determine how use of 28% fertilizer as a herbicide carrier affects efficacy of post-emergence-directed herbicide applications.
Funding Level: $5,000, $5,000, $5,000, $1,500
Duration: 4 years
Project: 90-87
Title: Development of an Alternative Test for Soil Organic Matter
Principle Investigator: E.E. Schulte / UW–Madison, Soil Science
Objective: To develop a test for soil organic matter that is adapted to rapid, routine analysis but without the use of chromic acid or other potentially toxic chemicals.
Funding Level: $6,000
Duration: 1 year
Project: 91-87
Title: Corn Hybrid Response and Fertilizer Nitrogen Recovery with Several Rates, Times and Methods of Nitrogen Application
Principle Investigator: L.G. Bundy / UW–Madison, Soil Science
Objective: To determine if major differences in yield response to preplant or delayed N applications exist among several corn hybrids widely grown in Wisconsin.