1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, February, 8, 2006.
USDA-CSREES National Water Conference, San Antonio, TX
Co-Chairs: Art Gold, URI: Lisa Duriancik, CSREES
Speakers:
Dr. Bob Howarth, Cornell University
Overview of Nitrogen and Coastal Waters
Dr. Michelle Wander, University of Illinois
Soil and Plant Testing For Reducing Nitrogen Losses from Croplands
Dr. Jane Frankenberger, Purdue University
Managing Nitrogen Losses From Agricultural Drainage:
Dr. Peter Groffman, University of Georgia
Edge of field Sinks
Dr. Mark David, University of Illinois
In-Stream Losses
This symposium will highlight recent advances in understanding and managing
nitrogen losses from rural and agricultural lands – and will offer suggestions
to meet the research and extension challenges that must be addressed to reduce
the risk of watershed nitrogen export.
Speakers will discuss issues related to source controls, specifically: improvements
in soil and plant testing to match applications to crop needs; and advances
in technologies to improve application timing and precision. The potential for
nitrogen removal at the field and watershed scale will also be examined. New
research on the applicability and
constraints of edge-of-field practices such as bioreactors and artificial wetlands
will be highlighted. At the watershed scale,
speakers will address how to assess and possibly enhance the potential of “sinks”
such as riparian zones and in-stream processes that may remove nitrogen as it
travels towards receiving waters.
| Arthur J. Gold, PhD, Professor Dept. Natural Resource Sciences 110 Coastal Institute University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI 02881 phone: 401-874-2903 Fax: 401-874-4561 Email: agold@uri.edu |
Lisa F. Duriancik, M.S., Program Specialist USDA-CSREES Mail Stop 2210 1400 Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC 20250-2210 Phone:202-401-4141 Fax: 202-401-1706 Email: lduriancik@csrees.usda.gov |