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Proceeding IBS Conference April 14-16, 2003 (pdf)

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   Day One — April 14
   Day Two — April 15
   Day Three — April 16

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On-Site Registration Sunday, April 13, 2003
3:00-5:00 PM	On-Site Registration Holiday Inn Downtown/Market Square, 318 W. Durango Boulevard, San Antonio, TX 78204 (Telephone: 1-800-445-8475, Fax 210- 225-1125)


Day One Monday, April 14, 2003
8:00-9:30 AM	On-Site Registration Holiday Inn Downtown/Market Square, 318 W. Durango Boulevard, San Antonio, TX 78204 (Telephone: 1-800-445-8475, Fax 210- 225-1125)
10:00-10:10 AM	Welcome by Ted Wilson, Professor and Center Director Texas A&M University System, Agricultural Research & Extension Center, Beaumont, Texas
10:10-10:30 AM	Opening Remarks - Developing And Delivering A Concept For Integrated Cropping Systems. Frank Gilstrap. Associate Director, Texas A&M University System, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, College Station, TX
Session I	Program Chair: Robert Lascano Soil/Weather Data Acquisition, Synthesis, and Delivery
10:30-11:00 AM	(Keynote Speaker) Soil and Weather Data Acquisition, Synthesis, and Delivery. Joyce Fox Strand. Statewide IPM Program, University of California, Davis, CA
11:00-11:30 AM	Mapping It Out: A New Approach in Collecting, Managing, and Analyzing Site-Specific Data. David Waits. SST, Inc., Stillwater, OK
11:30-11:50 AM.	Historical Weather Patterns and Aeration Management in Stored Corn. Frank H. Arthur¹, James E. Throne¹, and Dirk. E. Maier². ¹Biological Research Unit, USDA-ARS-GMPRC, Manhattan, KS; ²Agricultural Engineering Department, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
11:50-12:10 AM	Architecture of an Internet-Based System to Provide Access to Weather Data and Crop-Weather Simulation Tools. Carlos J. Fernandez and Neal T. Trolinger. Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Texas A&M University System, Corpus Christi, TX
12:10-1:30 PM	Catered Lunch
Session II	Program Chair: Jeff Baker Plant/Crop Systems: Biological Processes
1:30-2:00 PM	(Keynote Speaker) Plant/Crop Systems: Biological Processes. Thomas R. Sinclair. USDA- ARS, Agronomy Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
2:00-2:30 PM	Impacts of Drought, High Temperature and Carbon Dioxide on Rice Physiological Processes. J.T. Baker¹, L.H. Allen, Jr². and K.J. Boote³. ¹USDA-ARS, Big Spring, TX; ²USDA-ARS, Gainesville, FL; ³University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
2:30-2:50 PM	Assessing the Impact of Management Practices on the Production of Pest Populations of the Mexican Rice Borer. F.P.F. Reay-Jones¹, T.E. Reagan¹, and M.O. Way². ¹ Department of Entomology, Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA; ² Texas A&M University, Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Beaumont, TX
2:50-3:10 PM	Optimal Sampling Design: Catching the Tail of Dispersal Kernels. A. Pielaat, M.A. Lewis,S.R. Lele, and T. de-Camino-Beck. Centre for Mathematical Biology, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
3:10-3:25 PM	Break
Session III	Program Chair: L.T. Wilson Plant/Crop Systems: Integration
3:25-3:55 PM	(Keynote Speaker) Integrating Biological and Environmental Factors in Crop Systems Models. Andrew Paul Gutierrez. Department of Environmental Science, Policy & Management, Division of Ecosystem Science, University of California, Berkeley, CA
3:55-4:25 PM	Integrated Systems Research in the Texas High Plains: corn, grain sorghum and cotton. R.J. Lascano, L.T. Wilson, T.A. Archer, and B.A. Onken. Cropping Systems Research Lab, Texas A&M University System/USDA-ARS, Lubbock, TX
4:25-4:45 PM	Evaluating the CROPGRO-Soybean Model for Predicting Photosynthesis, Growth, and Yield Response to Carbon Dioxide Levels. G. Alagarswamy¹, K.J. Boote¹, J.W. Jones², and L.H. Allen, Jr.³ ¹ Dept. of Agronomy, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL; ²Dept. of Agric. and Biol. Engineering, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL; ³USDA-ARS, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL
4:45-5:05 PM	Comparison and Hybridization of Two Approaches for Maize Simulation. H.S. Yang, K.G. Cassman, A. Dobermann, D. Walters, J. Lindquist, and T. Arkebauer. Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
5:05-6:00 PM	Software Demonstration
	The Crop-Weather Program for South Texas: an Internet-Based System to Provide Access to Weather data and Crop-Weather Simulation Tools. Carlos J. Fernandez and Neal T. Trolinger. Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, The Texas A&M University System, Corpus Christi, TX
	Comparison and Hybridization of Two Approaches for Maize Simulation. H.S. Yang, K.G. Cassman, A. Dobermann, D. Walters, J. Lindquist, and T. Arkebauer. Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
	A User Friendly Finite Element Grid Generator for 2DSPUD and Other 2DSOIL Based Models. D.J. Timlin¹, Geetha Reddy¹, and Yakov Pachepsky². ¹USDA-ARS Alternate Crops and Systems Laboratory, Beltsville, MD; ²USDA-ARS Animal Waste Pathogen Laboratory, Beltsville, MD
6:00 PM	END OF THE DAY

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Day Two Tuesday, April 15, 2003
Session I	Program Chair: Michael Bange Management and Decision Support Systems
8:00-8:30 AM	(Keynote Speaker) Building and Maintaining the Bridge: From Research to Technology Transfer. Michael P. Bange. CSIRO Plant Industry, Australian Cotton Cooperative Research Center, Narrabri, Australia
8:30-9:00 AM	(Keynote Speaker) Decision Support Systems Based on Crop Models and Crop Sensors. Leo Marcelis. Cluster Cropping Systems, Plant Research International, Wageningen, The Netherlands
9:00-9:20 AM	Site-Specific Approaches For Cotton Integrated Pest Management. Jeffrey Willers¹, Johnie Jenkins¹, James McKinion¹, Kenneth Hood², John Freeman², Doug Cauthen², and John Bassie, Sr.², Andy Zusmanis³, Phillip McKibben⁴, Paul Good⁵, and Dale Weaver⁵. ¹USDA, ARS, Genetics and Precision Agriculture Research Unit, Mississippi State, MS; ²Perthshire Farms, Gunnison, MS; ³Leica Geosystems (ERDAS Support Services), Atlanta, GA; ⁴McKibben Ag Services, LLC, Mathiston, MS; ⁵Good’s Longview Farm, Macon, MS
9:20-9:40 AM	Web-Based Yield Prediction Information Delivery System. Steve Maas. Department of Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
9:40-10:00 AM	A Decision Support Tool Based on Reference Conditions and Empirical Distributions. David E. Legg and Scott W. Miller. Department of Renewable Resources, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
10:00-10:15 AM	Break
Session II	Program Chair: Jeff Willers Landscape and Watershed Level Systems
10:15-10:45 AM	(Keynote Speaker) Impacts of Environmental Change on Aphids throughout Europe. Richard Harrington, et al. Division of Plant and Invertebrate Ecology, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK
10:45-11:15 AM	(Keynote Speaker) Knowledge Engineering in a Landscape Ecological Context: An Approach to Integration. Robert N. Coulson . Knowledge Engineering Laboratory, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
11:15-11:35 AM	PL-566 Riparian Zone Water Dynamics from Hydrometric and Isotope Measurements. Ranjan S. Muttiah¹, Joseph D. White², Jacquelyn Duke². ¹Texas Ag. Exp. Station (TAES), Temple, TX; ²Dept. Biology, Baylor University, TX
11:35-11:55 AM	The d¹³C_R Respiration Signature and Carbon Exchange Dynamics in Central Texas Rangelands from Tall Tower Measurement. Ranjan S. Muttiah¹, Peter S. Bakwin², and Steve R. Potter¹. ¹Texas Ag. Exp. Station (TAES), Temple, TX; ²NOAA/CMDL, Boulder, CO
11:55-1:30 PM	Catered Lunch
Session III	Discussion Leaders: Andy Gutierrez, Tom Sinclair, Leo Marcelis
1:30-3:15 PM	Informal Discussion on Biological Systems Models
3:15-3:30 PM	Break
3:30-5:00 PM	Poster Presentation
P.1	Enzyme Activities in Semiarid Agricultural Soils. V. Acosta-Martínez ¹, T.M. Zobeck ¹, T.E. Gill, and A.C. Kennedy . ¹USDA-ARS, Plant Stress and Water Conservation Laboratory, Lubbock, TX
P.2	Soil Enzyme Activities in Semiarid Systems: Conservation Reserve Program, Native Rangeland and Cropland. V. Acosta-Martínez1 ¹, Susanne Klose , and Ted M. Zobeck . ¹USDA-ARS, Plant Stress and Water Conservation Laboratory, Lubbock, TX
P.3	Estimating Carbon Dioxide Leakage Rates in Controlled Environment Chambers Using Nitrous Oxide. J.T. Baker ¹, S.H. Kim ², D.C. Gitz ², D.J. Timlin ², and V.R. Reddy ². ¹USDA-ARS, Cropping Systems Research Lab, Big Spring, TX; ²USDA-ARS, Alternate Crops and Systems Laboratory, Beltsville, MD
P.4	Simulating water use of irrigated corn on the Texas High Plains. T.J. Gerik, T.A. Howell, J.R. Williams, W.L. Harman, and E. M. Steglich. Blackland Research Center, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Texas A&M University System, Temple, TX
P.5	Simulation of Brush Removal Within an Urban Watershed in Texas. W. Rosenthal ¹,W.Dugas¹, R.Muttiah¹, S.Bednarz², T.Dybala², and C. Amonett². ¹Blackland Research Center, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Temple, TX. ²Natural Resource Conservation Service, Temple, TX
P.6	A Simulation Model of Competitive Interactions among Polygyne Fire Ant Colonies for Foraging Space and Resources. Ronald D. Weeks¹, Jr. , L.T. Wilson , S.B. Vinson, and M.J. Yoder. Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
P.7	Stability of Radiation Use Efficiency of Peanuts for a Diverse Set of Sites. J.R. Kiniry ¹, C.E. Simpson ², A.M. Schubert ³, and J.D. Reed ³. ¹USDA-ARS, Temple, TX; ²Texas Agric. Exp. Sta., Stephenville, TX; ³Texas Agric. Exp. Sta., Lubbock, TX
P.8	Soil Water Dynamics, Surface Energy Balance, and Canopy Microclimate in Dryland Cropping Systems: The USDA-ARS Facility in Big Spring, Texas. R. Scott Van Pelt . USDA-ARS Cropping System Research Laboratory, 302 W. I-20, Big Spring, TX
6:30 p.m.	Conference Dinner

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Day Three Wednesday, April 16, 2003
Session I	Program Chair: Jeff Baker Plant/Crop Systems: Biological Processes
8:00-8:20 AM	Simulation of Leaf and Canopy Photosynthesis of Maize under Elevated CO₂ and Various Temperatures. S.-H. Kim, D.C. Gitz III, R.C. Sicher, D.J. Timlin, J.T. Baker, and V.R. Reddy. Alternate Crops and Systems Lab., USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD
8:20-8:40 AM	Delayed Senescence and Reduced Disease Severity in Cover Crop Mulch-Cultivated Tomato Plants is Linked to Accumulation of Specific Gene Products. Vinod Kumar, Douglas J. Mills, James D. Anderson and Autar K. Mattoo. USDA-ARS, Plant Sciences Institute, Beltsville, MD
8:40-9:00 AM	Soil Physical Properties, Crop Water Availability, Canopy Temperature, and Incidence of Green Bugs and Maize Dwarf Mosaic Virus in a Heterogeneous Dryland Sorghum Field. W. Payne, A. Fernando, J. Michels and C.Rush. Texas Agriculture Experiment Station, Bushland, TX
Session II	Program Chair: Ken Boote Plant/Crop Systems: Integration
9:00-9:30 AM	Rice Systems Research: From Cultivar Development to Integrated Systems Management. L.T. Wilson and Yubin Yang . Texas A&M University System, Agricultural Research & Extension Center, Beaumont, TX
9:30-9:50 AM	An Individiual-Based Rice Cropping System Model. Yubin Yang and L.T. Wilson . Texas A&M University System, Agricultural Research & Extension Center, Beaumont, TX
9:50-10:10 AM	2DSPUD, a Two-dimensional Model of Potato Growth and Development. D. J. Timlin¹, S. H. Kim¹, Ya. Pachepsky², V. R. Reddy¹, C. Fraisse³, A. Alva⁴, and J. T. Baker¹. ¹USDA-ARS Alternate Crops and Systems Laboratory, Beltsville, MD; ²USDA-ARS Animal Waste Pathogen Laboratory, Beltsville, MD; ³Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA, ⁴USDA-ARS Vegetable and Forage Crop Research Unit, Prosser, WA
10:10-10:25 AM	Break
Session III	Discussion Leaders: Jeff Willers, Robert Lascano, Bob Coulson, Ted Wilson
10:25 – 12:00 PM	Informal Discussion on Spatial and Landscape Analysis
12:00-1:30 PM	Catered Lunch
Session IV	Program Chair: Ted Wilson Synthesis and Recommendations
1:30-1:35 PM	Joyce Fox Strand (Soil/Weather Data Acquisition, Synthesis, and Delievery)
1:35-1:40 PM	Thomas R. Sinclair (Plant/Crop Systems: Biological Processes)
1:40-1:45 PM	Andrew Paul Gutierrez (Plant/Crop Systems: Integration)
1:45-1:50 PM	Michael Bange (Management and Decision Support Systems)
1:50-1:55 PM	Leo Marcelis (Management and Decision Support Systems)
1:55-2:00 PM	Richard Harrington (Landscape and Watershed Level Systems)
2:00-2:05 PM	Bob Coulson (Landscape and Watershed Level Systems)
2:05-2:15 PM	Ted Wilson (Concluding Remarks)
Session V	Business Meeting
2:15-3:30 PM	Biological Systems Simulation Group (BSSG)
3:30 PM	END OF THE CONFERENCE

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Conference Highlights

Dates:
April 13 (on-site registration)
April 14-16 (conference)

Location:
San Antonio, Texas, USA

Registration
By Dec. 31 2002
US $225 (full registration)
US $125 (student registration)

After Dec. 31 2002
US $275 (full registration)
US $175 (student registration)

Hosted by
Biological Systems Simulation Group

, Agroecosystems Research Group, Beaumont, Texas

USDA-ARS, Alternate Crops and Systems Lab, Beltsville, Maryland

Texas A&M University System/USDA-ARS, Cropping Systems Research Lab, Lubbock, Texas

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