100th ESA Annual Meeting (August 9 -- 14, 2015)

PS 43-22

Late season xylem production in an herbaceous legume is associated with enhanced shoot growth and fruit yield
Anne B. Alerding, Virginia Military Institute; Matthew R. Waalkes, Virginia Military Institute; Emily S. Hill, Virginia Military Institute; Richard A. Rowe, Virginia Military Institute

PS 43-23

CSI egg mass damage: Tracking down unexplained predation of brown marmorated stink bug egg masses by native natural enemies
Clarissa Mathews, Shepherd University; William R. Morrison III, USDA-ARS; Tracy Leskey, USDA-ARS

PS 43-24

Effects of nitrogen addition on growth and nutrients status of the Chinese traditional medicinal plant-Liriope Muscaria (Decne.) Bailey
Hailan Fan, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University; Robert Teskey, University of Georgia; Wei Hong, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University; Chengzhen Wu, Wuyi University

PS 43-25

Microbial communities play multiple weed control roles in green manured agroecosystems
Yi Lou, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Anthony C. Yannarell, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

PS 43-26

Evidence of indirect effects of pesticide seed treatments on weed seed banks in corn and soybean agroecosystems
Richard G. Smith, University of New Hampshire; Matthew Morris, University of New Hampshire; Lesley W. Atwood, University of New Hampshire; David A. Mortensen, The Pennsylvania State University; Roger T. Koide, Brigham Young University

PS 43-27

The effects of varying nitrogen fertilizer rates and urease inhibitor on soil nutrients, yields, and profits in southeastern Minnesota cornfields
Kate E. Seybold, St. Olaf College; Karly A. Boll, St. Olaf College; Nora E. Flynn, St. Olaf College; Jack J. Inglis, St. Olaf College; Kathleen L. Shea, St. Olaf College

PS 43-28

Towards functional trait-based indices of climate change vulnerability in agricultural systems
Christine E. Hale, University of Toronto, Scarborough; Marney E. Isaac, University of Toronto-Scarborough; Adam R. Martin, University of Toronto Scarborough

PS 43-29

Density and diversity of bees in the Midwestern agricultural landscape: Comparing vegetable and biofuel production to native remnant prairies
Andrew J. Ridgway, University of Northern Iowa; Kenneth J. Elgersma, University of Northern Iowa; Stephen Hendrix, University of Iowa; Mark Myers, University of Northern Iowa; Ben Hoksch, University of Northern Iowa; Ai Wen, University of Northern Iowa

PS 43-30

Investigating the short term impact of organic amendments on sweetpotato rhizosphere bacterial communities in south central alabama organic farms
Ramble O. Ankumah, Tuskegee University; Lauren A. Lindsey, Auburn University; Raymon Shange, Tuskegee University; Desmond Mortley, Tuskegee University

PS 43-31

Biomass production and CO₂uptake in a functionally diverse cover crop mixture
George N. Furey, University of British Columbia; Andrew Riseman, University of British Columbia

PS 43-32

Diversifying the arthropod community with partridge pea: Increasing natural enemies and controlling pests in organic field corn
Lauren G. Hunt, University of Maryland; Cerruti R.R. Hooks, University of Maryland

PS 43-33

Bradyrhizobium japonicum inoculant persistance and effectiveness in soybeans (Glycine max L.)
Heather L. Dose, North Dakota State University; Ann-Marie Fortuna, North Dakota State University; Ezra Eberle, North Dakota State University; R. Jay Goos, North Dakota State University; Jasper Teboh, North Dakota State University; Blaine Schatz, North Dakota State University

PS 43-34

Nesting habitat enhancement for wild bees within soy bean agricultural fields increases crop production
Michael Minnick, Miami University; Valerie E. Peters, Miami University; Thomas O. Crist, Miami University

PS 43-35

Relating smallholder management of agroecosystem biodiversity to maize (Zea mays) nutritional quality in Sarstún, Guatemala
Anne Elise Stratton, Tufts University; Laura Kuhl, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy; Colin M. Orians, Tufts University

PS 43-36

Trees with extrafloral nectaries (EFNs) and their association with arboreal ants and their parasitoids in a coffee plantation
Esteli Jimenez-Soto, U. of California, Santa Cruz; Iris S. Rivera-Salinas, Universidad Autonoma Chapingo; Armando Aguirre, INECOL, A.C; Stacy M. Philpott, University of California, Santa Cruz

PS 43-37

Responses of corn physiology and yield to agricultural practices: A 3-yr study in middle Tennessee
Chih-Li Yu, Tennessee State University; Dafeng Hui, Tennessee State University; Junming Wang, University of Illinois; Qi Deng, Tennessee State University; Chandra Reddy, Tennessee State University; Sam Dennis, Tennessee State University

PS 43-38

Effects of precipitation change on switchgrass gas exchanges and biomass
Dafeng Hui, Tennessee State University; Chih-Li Yu, Tennessee State University; Qi Deng, Tennessee State University; Suping Zhou, Tennessee State University; E. Kudjo Dzantor, Tennessee State University

PS 43-39

A generalized scaling approach to improve variety selection in orchard fruit
Zachary T. Brym, Utah State University

PS 43-40

Weed community assembly in cover crops: What is the relative importance of niche processes?
Nicholas D. Warren, University of New Hampshire; Richard G. Smith, University of New Hampshire; Elisabeth A. Hodgdon, University of Vermont; Samantha L. Werner, University of New Hampshire

PS 43-41

Crop management legacies in organic systems affect environmental conditions, but not ground beetle communities
Ebony G. Murrell, The Pennsylvania State University; Christina A. Mullen, The Pennsylvania State University; Tara Pisani-Gareau, Boston College; Mary E. Barbercheck, The Pennsylvania State University

PS 43-42

Increased greenhouse gas fluxes from no-till soils explained with an integrative surface and soil air gas flux estimation approach
Paul E. Brewer, Colorado State University; Joe C. von Fischer, Colorado State University; Gregory Butters, Colorado State University

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Agriculture