NWISRL Research Page

Soil Management CRIS

• Evaluation of dairy manure compost in a crop rotation. Westermann
• Evaluation of PAM (polyacrylamide) to control soil erosion under surface irrigation. Sojka Lentz
• Evaluation of PAM to control soil erosion under sprinkler irrigation. Bjorneberg
• Defining soil erosion processes under irrigation. Bjorneberg
• Evaluation of tillage/crop residue management cropping system under surface irrigation. Bjorneberg
• Evaluation of N placement/irrigation management on crop yields and N utilization. Lehrsch
• Development of nutritional management practices for potato production. Westermann
• Development and evaluation of forages for prevention of grass tetany. Mayland
• Evaluation of factors affecting animal preference and forage quality. Mayland
• Evaluation of soil-plant-animal interactions on selenium bioavailability to plants and animals. Mayland

Water Quality and Environment CRIS

• Evaluation of soil hydraulic properties affecting water and solute movement in root and vadose zone. Lehrsch
• Evaluation of the movement of nitrate and other soluble salts in the vadose zone of silt loam soil. Wright
• Evaluating the effect of PAM on water and solute movement below the root zone under furrow irrigation. Lentz
• Evaluate the effect of PAM on the movement of weed seeds and microorganisms off of surface irrigated fields. Sojka Entry
• Evaluate the effect of different filter strips to trap microorganisms and nutrients in surface runoff. Entry
• Determine the relationship between selected soil P availability indices and the potential for P losses in irrigation and rainfall runoff. Westermann

Water Management CRIS:

• Determine crop water use for irrigation management. Wright
• Determine water losses from bare soil and grass surface during non-cropping portion of calendar year. Wright
• Evaluate the factors affecting water losses from different sprinkler head designs. Kincaid
• Evaluate different tillage systems to control/prevent surface runoff under sprinkler irrigation. Kincaid
• Compare a precision (drip) with a sprinkler irrigation system on crop yields. Kincaid

More Research Projects:

• PivNoz and PipeLoss Programs and Documentation
• Irrigation-Induced Erosion Control
• Forage Quality Page
• PAM Research Page
• Water or Nitrogen Placement and Leaching from Furrow Irrigation.
• Wetland Seminar
• WHAT-IF: Soil Salinity Education Model
• Conservation Effects Assessment Project
• Trash/Bubbler Screen information poster

Last update: December 07, 2006