2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM

Session No. 70
Tuesday, 7 October 2008: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

J22. U.S. Agriculture’s Role in Soil Carbon Sequestration and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation (GRACEnet)

GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division; S03 Soil Biology & Biochemistry; S06 Soil & Water Management & Conservation

 

Stuart Birnbaum, Ronald F. Follett and Ronald F. Turco, Conveners/Advocates
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1:30 PM
Biomass Production of Switchgrass and Corn Grown for Biofuel
MITCHELL, Rob1, VOGEL, K.1, FOLLETT, R.F.2, VARVEL, G.3 and KIMBLE, J.4, (1)USDA-ARS, Grain, Forage and Bioenergy Research Unit, Lincoln, NE 68583, (2)USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Fort Collins, CO 80526, (3)USDA-ARS, Lincoln, NE 68583, (4)Addison, NY 14801, Rob.Mitchell@ars.usda.gov, Rob.Mitchell@ars.usda.gov
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1:45 PM
Soil Carbon Storage Under Corn and Switchgrass Grown for Biofuel
FOLLETT, Ronald F.1, MITCHELL, Rob2, VOGEL, Ken2, VARVEL, Gary2 and KIMBLE, John3, (1)USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Building D, NRRC, 2150 Centre, Fort Collins, CO 80526, (2)USDA-ARS, Lincoln, NE 68583, (3)Addison, NY 14801, ronald.follett@ars.usda.gov, ronald.follett@ars.usda.gov
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2:00 PM
Effect of Tillage and Nutrient Sources on Soil Organic Carbon Fluxes and Storage
DOLLIVER, Holly A.S., Department of Plant and Earth Science, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, 410 S. 3rd St., 307 AGS, River Falls, WI 54022 and GUPTA, Satish C., Dept. of Soil, Water, & Climate, University of Minnesota, 1991 Upper Buford Circle, St. Paul, MN 55108, holly.dolliver@uwrf.edu, holly.dolliver@uwrf.edu
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2:15 PM
Soil Carbon Dioxide Emission and Carbon Content Under Dryland Crops. I. Effects of Tillage and Crops (Gracenet Project)
SAINJU, Upendra M., Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, 1500 North Central Avenue, Sidney, MT 59270, upendra.sainju@ars.usda.gov, upendra.sainju@ars.usda.gov
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2:30 PM
Limited potential to offset CO2 emission through land use change
FISSORE, Cinzia1, ESPELETA, Javier2, NATER, Edward2, HOBBIE, Sarah3 and REICH, Peter4, (1)Environmental Science, Whittier College, Stauffer Science Building, Whittier, CA 90608, (2)Soil, Water, and Climate, University of Minnesota, 439 Borlaug Hall, 1991 Upper Buford Circle, Saint Paul, MN 55108, (3)Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota, 1991 Upper Buford Circle, Saint Paul, MN 55108, (4)Forest Resources, University of Minnesota, 1530 N. Cleveland Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55108, cfissore@whittier.edu, cfissore@whittier.edu
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2:45 PM
Effects of Soil Physical Non-Uniformity on Chamber-Based Gas Flux Estimates
VENTEREA, Rodney T. and BAKER, John A., Soil and Water Mgmt Research Unit, USDA-ARS, 1991 Upper Buford Circle, 439 Borlaug Hall, St. Paul, MN 55108-6028, venterea@umn.edu, venterea@umn.edu
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3:00 PM
Can Trace Gas Emission Be Modified by Management Scenarios in the Northern Corn Belt
JOHNSON, Jane, M.F.1, ARCHER, David2 and BARBOUR, Nancy1, (1)USDA-Agricultural Research Service, 803 Iowa Ave, Morris, MN 56267, (2)NGPRL, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, PO Box 459, 1701 10th Avenue SW, Mandan, ND 58554-0459, jane.johnson@ars.usda.gov, jane.johnson@ars.usda.gov
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3:15 PM
Reducing Nitrous Oxide Emissions from US Row Crop Agriculture through N Fertilizer Management
MILLAR, Neville1, ROBERTSON, G.P.1, GRACE, P.2, GEHL, R.3, KAHMARK, K.1, BOHM, S.1 and HOBEN, J.4, (1)Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State University, 3700 E Gull Lake Drive, Hickory Corners, MI 49060, (2)Institute for Sustainable Resources, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia, (3)Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center, North Carolina State University, Fletcher, NC 28732, (4)Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, millarn@msu.edu, millarn@msu.edu
 
3:30 PM
Break
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3:45 PM
Soil Carbon Sequestration and Nitrous Oxide Fluxes in Organic, NO-till and Chisel-till Cropping Systems in the Mid-Atlantic Region
DJURICKOVIC, Milutin1, CAVIGELLI, Michel A.1 and MCCARTY, Greg2, (1)Sustainable Agricultural Systems Lab, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, 10300 Baltimore Ave, Bldg 001, Rm 140, Beltsville, MD 20705, (2)Beltsville, 20705, milutin.djurickovic@ars.usda.gov, milutin.djurickovic@ars.usda.gov
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4:00 PM
Nitrous Oxide Emissions across a Nitrogen Fertilizer Gradient in Production Scale Corn Fields
HOBEN, John P.1, GEHL, R.J.2, ROBERTSON, G.P.3, MILLAR, N.3 and GRACE, P.R.4, (1)Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, (2)Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center, North Carolina State University, Fletcher, NC 28732, (3)Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State University, 3700 E Gull Lake Drive, Hickory Corners, MI 49060, (4)Institute for Sustainable Resources, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia, jhoben@msu.edu, jhoben@msu.edu
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4:15 PM
Economic Opportunities for Reducing Net Global Warming Potential in Irrigated Cropping Systems in Northeastern Colorado
ARCHER, David W., USDA-ARS-Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory, 1701 10th Avenue SW, PO Box 459, Mandan, ND 58554-0459 and HALVORSON, Ardell D., USDA-Agricultural Research Service, 2150 Centre Avenue, Building D, Suite 100, Ft. Collins, CO 80526, david.archer@ars.usda.gov, david.archer@ars.usda.gov
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4:30 PM
Soil Aggregate Heterogeneity Improves Soil C Sequestration and Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions
SMUCKER, Alvin J.M.1, WANG, Wei1, KRAVCHENKO, Sasha1, RIVERS, Mark L.2 and SUL, Woo Jen1, (1)Crop and Soil Sciences, Michigan State University, Bogue Street, Plant and Soil Sciences Building, East Lansing, MI 48824, (2)CARS, University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Ave, Argonne, IL 60439, smucker@msu.edu, smucker@msu.edu
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4:45 PM
Predicting Long-Term Soil Organic Matter Dynamics as Affected by Agricultural Management Using the CQESTR Model
GOLLANY, Hero T.1, LIANG, Yi2, RICKMAN, Ron W.3, ALBRECHT, Stephan L.1, FOLLETT, Ronald F.4, WILHELM, Wally W.5, NOVAK, Jeff M.6 and DOUGLAS Jr, Clyde L.3, (1)USDA, ARS, Columbia Plateau Conservation Research Center, P.O. Box. 370, Pendlteon, OR 97801, (2)Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas, Cooperative Extension Service, Fayetteville, AR 72701-1201, (3)Retired, ARS, Pendleton, OR 97801, (4)USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Building D, NRRC, 2150 Centre, Fort Collins, CO 80526, (5)USDA, ARS, Agroecosystem Management Research Unit, Lincoln, NE 68583, (6)USDA, ARS, Coastal Plains Soil, Water and Plant Research Center, Florence, SC 29501, hero.gollany@ars.usda.gov, hero.gollany@ars.usda.gov
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5:00 PM
Daycent Model Estimates of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Potential of Cropped Soils in the USA
DEL GROSSO, Stephen, Soil Plant Nutrient Research, USDA-ARS, 2150 Centre Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80526, OGLE, Stephen, Natural Resource Ecology Lab, Colorado State University, 1231 East Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80526 and PARTON, William, Natural Resource ecology Lab, Colorado State University, 1231 East Drive, Fort Collins, CO 90526, delgro@nrel.colostate.edu, delgro@nrel.colostate.edu
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5:15 PM
Field-level Estimation of Full GHG Impacts for Cropland, Grassland and Agroforestry
PAUSTIAN, Keith1, OGLE, Stephen2, EASTER, Mark2, KILLIAN, Kendrick2, SWAN, Amy2, ALVERO-FUENTES, Jorge2, SCHULER, Jill3, VINING, Roel4 and MERWIN, Miles4, (1)Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, (2)Natural Resource Ecology Lab, Colorado State University, 1231 East Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80526, (3)ITC, USDA NRCS, Fort Collins, CO 80526, (4)National Air Quality Team, USDA NRCS, Portland, OR 97232, keithp@nrel.colostate.edu, keithp@nrel.colostate.edu
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