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Assessing nitrogen mineralization and other diagnostic criteria to refine nitrogen rates for crops and minimize losses
Dr. David Clay
 
Biological control of fusarium head blight and other wheat diseases
Dr. Bruce Bleakley
 
Bison culture
Dr. Diane Rickerl
 
Breeding and genetics of forage crops to improve productivity, quality, and industrial uses
Dr. Avid Boe
 
Breeding perennial grasses and legumes for forage, biomass, wildlife habitat, conservation, and tolerance to stresses
Dr. Arvid Boe
 
Characterizing weed population variability for improved week management decision support systems to reduce herbicide use
Dr. Sharon Clay
 
Conservation, management, enhancement and utilization of plant genetic resources
Dr. Arvid Boe
 
Corn breeding and sustainability
Dr. Zeno Wicks
 
Corn genetics, physiology and breeding
Dr. Zeno Wicks
 
Crop rotations
Dr. Dwayne Beck
 
Development of oat varieties for South Dakota
Mr. Lon Hall
 
Drought and freeze survival of winter wheat: a genomics approach
Dr. Fedora Sutton
 
Estimating phosphorus release from South Dakota soils
Dr. Ron Gelderman, Mr. David German, Dr. Frank Schindler
 
Etiology and epidemiology of plant viruses in South Dakota
Dr. Marie Langham
 
Fungal pathogens of row crops
Dr. Tom Chase
 
Identifying grain production practices which increase soil organic carbon
Dr. Howard Woodard
 
Improving site specific management using weed interference data across landscapes
Dr. Sharon Clay
 
Influence of potassium (K) rate, placement, and in-season treatment and hybrid, and tillage on K deficiency in corn
Dr. Ron Gelderman
 
Linking ecological and soil property information to improve site specific management
Dr. David Clay, Dr. Sharon Clay, Dr. A, Batchelor, Dr. Michael Ellsbury, Dr. Gregg Carlson, Dr. Matthew Dierson, Dr. Doug Malo
 
Linking soil characteristics, remote sensing, simulations models, and enterprise analysis through GIS to improve site specific management
Dr. David Clay
 
Management and persistence of forages used for animal feed and as renewable resources
Dr. Vance Owens, Dr. Arvid Boe, Dr. Michael Catangui, Dr. Jim Doolittle, Dr. K. Albrecht, Dr. C. Sheaffer, Dr. G. Cuomo, Dr. J. Berdahl, Dr. J. Hanson
 
Pedology information transfer for South Dakota
Dr. D. Malo, Dr. J. Doolittle, Dr. T. Schumacher, Dr. D. Clay, Dr. S. Clay, Dr. G. Carlson, Dr. R. Gelderman, Dr. M. Ellsbury, Dr. J. Lee, Lindstrom
 
Persistence of heterodera glycines and other regional important nematodes
Dr. James Smolik
 
Plant biotechnology methods and applications in agriculture
Dr. Catherine Carter
 
Plant Science farm
Dr. Robert Kohl
 
Plant Science greenhouse and seedhouse maintenance
Dr. Dale Gallenberg
 
Reducing the potential for environmental contamination by pesticides and other organic chemicals
Dr. Sharon Clay
 
Rootworm management and ecological consideration
Dr. Billy Fuller, Mr. Bradley McManus
 
Seed certification
Mr. Robert Pollmann
 
Seed Stock
Mr. Jack Ingemansen
 
Seed testing
Dr. Brent Turnipseed
 
Soil mnagement for improved soil quality and reduced biostress
Dr. Tom Schumacher
 
Soil quality and bioavailability of excess constituents in ecosystems of South Dakota
Dr. James Doolittle
 
South Dakota plant physiology/plant biochemistry symposium: from plants to genes and back again
Dr. Fedora Sutton, Dr. Tom Schumacher
 
Soybean breeding, genetics, and production
Dr. Roy Scott
 
Spring wheat breeding and genetics
Dr. Karl Glover
 
Studies of host-parasite interactions between small grains and its fungal pathogens
Dr. Jin
 
Sunflower breeding and testing alternative oilseed crops
Ms. Kathleen Grady
 
Supplemental information support for pesticide use in minor crops
Dr. Sharon Clay
 
Survey entomologist
Dr. Billy Fuller
 
Systematics of click beetles and wireworm in North America
Dr. Paul Johnson
 
Tillage and crop rotations for eastern South Dakota
Dr. Robert Berg
 
Using emerging technology to increase agronomic productivity and producer profitability
Dr. Gregg Carlson
 
Variety testing
Dr. Robert Hall
 
Water and soil management for maximizing returns to agriculture
Dr. Robert Kohl, Dr. J Jin, Dr. Bruce Bleakley, Dr. Paul Johnson, Dr. Tom Schumacher, Dr. Gregg Carlson
 
Winter wheat breeding and genetics
Dr. Amir Ibrahim, Dr. J. Jin, Dr. Marie Langham
 
 
         
             


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