These are 2015 funded research projects benefitting corn producers.
Priority Area 1: Extension – Continuation of Program: Information and Applied Technology
Erick Larson, Jason Krutz, Angus Catchot, Tom Allen
Corn Verification Program
Brad Burgess
Standardization of Mississippi Corn Hybrid Trials
Erick Larson, Brien Henry
Non-Uniform Stand Assessment
Mark Silva
Delta Agricultural Weather Project
Priority Area 2: Extension – Programming to communicate research results to producers
Angus Catchot, Don Cook
Evaluation of In-Furrow Sprays in Combination with Either Granular Insecticides or Insecticidal Seed Treatments in Field Corn
Priority Area 1: Research – Harvest Management
No reports.
Priority Area 2: Research – Residue Management
Normie Buehring, Billy Kingery, Wayne Ebelhar, Larry Falconer
Corn and Soybean Crop Residue Management Impact on Soil Quality, Yield and Returns
Priority Area 3: Research – Tillage
No reports.
Priority Area 4: Research – Nutrient Management
Bobby Golden
Correlation of Soil Test Potassium and Phosphorus Indices with Plant Tissue concentrations and Corn Yield
Brien Henry, Jac Varco, Erick Larson, Normie Buehring, Bobby Golden
Fertility, Hybrid Selection, and Input Strategies to Optimize Yield and Early Harvest
Priority Area 5: Research – Precision Agriculture Technology
No reports.
Priority Area 6: Research – Regionalized Planting Date Studies
Brien Henry, Raja Reddy, Erick Larson, Normie Buehring, Jason Ward, Brian Williams
Corn Hybrid Evaluation to Optimize Early-season Planting
Brien Henry, Erick Larson, Normie Buehring
Planting Density and the Effect on Dryland Yield Stability
Priority Area 7: Research – Irrigation/Water Management
Jason Krutz, Larry Falconer, Lyle Pringle, Darrin Dodds, Trent Irby, Erick Larson
Row-crop Irrigation Science Extension and Research (RISER) Program
Jason Krutz, Larry Falconer, Lyle Pringle, Bobby Golden, Brien Henry, Normie Buehring, Erick Larson
Developing Sustainable and Profitable Deficit Irrigation Programs
Priority Area 8: Research – Weed Management
Reynolds
Evaluation and Integration of New Corn Weed Control… (no report)
Priority Area 9: Research – Aflatoxin Management
No reports.
Priority Area 10: Research – Entomology
Jeffrey Gore, A. Catchot, D. Cook, F. Musser
Trapping Program to Monitor Southwestern Corn Borer Populations in Mississippi
Priority Area 11: Research – Corn Storage, Facilities and Equipment
No reports.
Priority Area 12: Research – Corn Marketing Strategies
No reports.
Other
Tom Allen
In-furrow fungicide applications for disease prevention and yield enhancement
Henry
Estimation of Wild Hog Movements and Damage to Corn Production in MS (no report)