These are 2016 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
Randy Loper
Web site maintenance and support for the Mississippi Corn Promotion Board
Jason Krutz, Larry Falconer, Lyle Pringle, Darrin Dodds, Trent Irby, Erick Larson
Row-Crop Irrigation Science Extension and Research (RISER) Program
Mark Silva
Application of the forefront technologies for identification of intracellular pathogens of corn
Erick Larson, Brien Henry
Non-Uniform Corn Stand Assessment
Brad Burgess, Erick Larson
Standardization of Mississippi Corn Hybrid Trials
Priority Area 2: Extension – Programming to communicate research results to producers
Angus Catchot, Don Cook
Evaluation of Insecticidal Seed Treatments in Field Corn
Priority Area 1: Research – Water Quality/Irrigation
Jason Krutz, Martin Locke, Erick Larson, Brien Henry, Bobby Golden, Lyle Pringle, Larry Falconer
Irrigation and Soil management Strategies that Improve Irrigation Application Efficiency, Soil Quality, Water Quality, and Corn Yield
Brien Henry, Jason Krutz, Normie Buehring, Erick Larson
Drought tolerant hybrids and short season hybrids to mitigate risk, optimize yield and profit, while reducing supplemental irrigation
Priority Area 2: Research – Precision Agriculture Technology
No reports.
Priority Area 3: 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 4: Research – Harvest Management (reducing harvest losses)
No reports.
Priority Area 5: Research – Planting Systems
No reports.
Priority Area 6: Research – Cover Crops and Soil Health
Brian Baldwin, Brien Henry, Jesse Morrison
Use of Winter Legumes as Late Summer through Spring Cover Crops
Wayne Ebelhar, Larry Falconer
Potential for Rapeseed (Canola) as a Winter Cover Crop in a Corn/Soybean Rotation System
Priority Area 7: Research – Residue Management
Normie Buehring, Wayne Ebelhar, Billy Kingery, Larry Falconer
Corn and Soybean Crop Residue Management Impact on Soil Quality, Yield and Returns
Priority Area 8: Research – Tillage Systems
No reports.
Priority Area 9: Research – Crop Protection
Jeffrey Gore, Angus Catchot, Don Cook, Fred Musser
Trapping Program to Monitor Southwestern Corn Borer Populations in Mississippi
Sead Sabanadzovic, Nina Aboughanem
Application of the forefront technologies for identification of intracellular pathogens of corn
Don Cook, Angus Catchot
Impact of Whorl Feeding Caterpillars on Yield of Field Corn
Priority Area 10: Research – Corn Storage, facilities and equipment
No reports.
Priority Area 11: Research – Corn Marketing Strategies
No reports.
Other
Tom Allen
In-furrow Fungicide Applications for Disease Prevention and Yield Enhancement
Brien Henry, Bronson Strickland, Jessica Tegt, Trent Irby
Estimation of Wild Hog Movements and Damage to Corn Production in the Mississippi Delta