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2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

Horticulture Research Station


NTEP Perennial Ryegrass Study

Nick Christians, Adam Thoms, Ben Pease and Isaac Mertz

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: Horticulture Research Station

Collection: Turfgrass Reports

Improving Row Cover Systems for Organic Management of Bacterial Wilt in Muskmelon and Squash – Year 2

Hayley Nelson and Mark Gleason

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: Horticulture Research Station

Monarch Oviposition and Larval Survival on Nine Native Milkweed Species

Victoria Pocius, Richard Hellmich and Diane Debinski

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: Horticulture Research Station

Ornamental Grass Demonstration Planting

Tim Dalsgaard, Cynthia Haynes, Nick Christians, Adam Thoms and Ben Pease

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: Horticulture Research Station

Collection: Turfgrass Reports

Bermudagrass Cultivar Trial Subjected to Simulated Athletic Field Traffic

Adam Thoms, Ben Pease and Nick Christians

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: Horticulture Research Station

Collection: Turfgrass Reports

NE-1020 Cold-Hardy Wine Grape Cultivar Trial

Mark Rippke, Diana Cochran, Gail Nonnecke, Annie Butler and Kenneth McCabe

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: Horticulture Research Station

Eighth Year Performance of Honeycrisp Grafted on Dwarfing Rootstocks of the NC-140 Regional Apple Rootstock Trial

Mark Rippke, Diana Cochran and Lynn Schroeder

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: Horticulture Research Station

Establishing the ISU Horticulture Research Station

Mark S. Honeyman

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: Horticulture Research Station

Tall Fescue Mowing Height Performance under Simulated Traffic

Tim Dalsgaard, Adam Thoms, Nick Christians and Ben Pease

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: Horticulture Research Station

Collection: Turfgrass Reports

Integrating Vegetable and Poultry Production for Sustainable Cropping Systems

Moriah Bilenky and Ajay Nair

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: Horticulture Research Station

Studies of Soybean Root System Architecture

Kevin Falk and Asheesh K. Singh

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: Horticulture Research Station

Effects of Wetting Agent Timing on Native Soil Athletic Fields

Ben Pease, Adam Thoms and Nick Christians

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: Horticulture Research Station

Collection: Turfgrass Reports

NTEP Turf-Type Tall Fescue Study

Nick Christians, Adam Thoms, Ben Pease and Isaac Mertz

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: Horticulture Research Station

Collection: Turfgrass Reports

Green Height Bentgrass Cultivar Trial

Nick Christians, Adam Thoms, Ben Pease and Isaac Mertz

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: Horticulture Research Station

Collection: Turfgrass Reports

Amended Topdressing for Aerification Recovery

Ben Pease, Adam Thoms and Nick Christians

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: Horticulture Research Station

Collection: Turfgrass Reports

Shockwave Aerification Performance Study

Tim Dalsgaard, Adam Thoms, Nick Christians and Ben Pease

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: Horticulture Research Station

Collection: Turfgrass Reports

Golf Course Putting Green Organic Matter Recycling Study

Adam Thoms, Ben Pease, Isaac Mertz and Nick Christians

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: Horticulture Research Station

Collection: Turfgrass Reports

2017 Home Demonstration Garden

Cynthia Haynes and Laura Irish

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: Horticulture Research Station

Creeping Bentgrass Responses to a Tryptophan-Containing Organic Byproduct

Isaac Mertz, Nick Christians, Adam Thoms, Benjamin Pease, Erik Ervin and Xunzhong Zhang

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: Horticulture Research Station

Collection: Turfgrass Reports

Relocating the ISU Horticulture Farm in the 1960s

Mark S. Honeyman

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: Horticulture Research Station

Horticulture Research Station Summary

Horticulture Research Station and Nick Howell

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: Horticulture Research Station

Fairway Height Bentgrass Cultivar Trial

Nick Christians, Adam Thoms, Ben Pease and Isaac Mertz

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: Horticulture Research Station

Collection: Turfgrass Reports

McNay Memorial Research and Demonstration Farm


Evaluation of Foliar Fungicides on Soybeans in South Central Iowa

Daren S. Mueller, Yuba Kandel and Stith N. Wiggs

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: McNay Memorial Research and Demonstration Farm

Monarch Oviposition and Larval Survival on Nine Native Milkweed Species

Victoria Pocius, Richard L Hellmich and Diane Debinski

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: McNay Memorial Research and Demonstration Farm

Effects of Method of Initiating Stockpiling on the Nutritive Value of Forage for Winter Grazing

Jim Russell, Ben Stokes, Patrick Gunn and Hugo Ramirez-Ramirez

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: McNay Memorial Research and Demonstration Farm

Use of Parentage Testing in the ISU McNay Angus Beef Cattle Herd

Jamie Williams, James Reecy and Mark S. Honeyman

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: McNay Memorial Research and Demonstration Farm

McNay Memorial Research and Demonstration Farm Summary

McNay Memorial Research and Demonstration Farm, Logan Wallace and Brad Evans

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: McNay Memorial Research and Demonstration Farm

Long-Term Tillage and Crop Rotation Effects on Soil Carbon and Soil Productivity in South Central Iowa

Mahdi Al-Kaisi and David Kwaw-Mensah

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: McNay Memorial Research and Demonstration Farm

Demonstrating Cover Crop Mixtures on Iowa Farmland: Management, Soil Health, and Water Quality Benefits

Mark A. Licht, Liz Juchems, Jacqueline Comito, Matthew Helmers and Sarah Carlson

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: McNay Memorial Research and Demonstration Farm

Enhancing the Value of Cover Crops through Utilization by Beef Stocker Cattle: Progress Report (Year 2)

Erika Lundy, Rebecca Vittetoe, Joel L. DeJong, Beth Doran, Paul Kassel, Dan Loy, Joe Sellers and Mike Witt

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: McNay Memorial Research and Demonstration Farm

Southern Iowa Grazing and Forage Budgets for Beef Cows

Logan Wallace

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: McNay Memorial Research and Demonstration Farm

Muscatine Island Research and Demonstration Farm


On-Farm Corn and Soybean Fertilizer Demonstration Trials

Jim Fawcett, Andrew Weaver, Jim Rogers, Cody Schneider, Tyler Mitchell, Chris Beedle, Lyle T. Rossiter and Josh Michel

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: Muscatine Island Research and Demonstration Farm

Impact of Biochar and Fertility Management on Potato Production

Ajay Nair, Kristine Lang and Dominic Snyder

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: Muscatine Island Research and Demonstration Farm

Monarch Oviposition and Larval Survival on Nine Native Milkweed Species

Victoria Pocius, Richard Hellmich and Diane Debinski

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: Muscatine Island Research and Demonstration Farm

In-Season Forecasting of Plant Growth, Soil Water-Nitrogen, and Grain Yield

Sotirios Archontoulis, Mark A. Licht, Raziel Antonio Ordonez and Emily Wright

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: Muscatine Island Research and Demonstration Farm

ISU On-Farm Cooperator Demonstration Trials: Relationships and Partnerships–2017

Zack A, Koopman, Jim Rogers, Lyle T. Rossiter, Joel L. DeJong, Josh Michel, Brandon Zwiefel, Tyler Mitchell, Andrew Weaver, Cody Schneider, Chris Beedle and Mike Witt

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

Also a part of:

Collection: Muscatine Island Research and Demonstration Farm

2017 Home Demonstration Garden

Cynthia Haynes and Laura Irish

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: Muscatine Island Research and Demonstration Farm

Breeding Charcoal Rot Resistance into Soybeans

Brian Scott and A. K. Singh

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: Muscatine Island Research and Demonstration Farm

Muscatine Island Research Farm Summary

Muscatine Island Research Farm Association and Josh Michel

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: Muscatine Island Research and Demonstration Farm

Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm


Evaluation of Various Management Techniques for Corn Rootworm Larvae

Aaron J. Gassmann and Patrick J. Weber

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm

Northeast Research Farm Summary

Northeast Iowa Agricultural Experimental Association and Ken Pecinovsky

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm

On-Farm Corn and Soybean Planter Demonstration Trials

Jim Fawcett, Andrew Weaver, Lyle T. Rossiter, Chris Beedle, Matthew L. Schnabel, Zack A, Koopman, Cody Schneider and Tyler Mitchell

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm

Oat Variety Trial in Northeast Iowa

Sarah Carlson, Stefan Gailans, Ken Pecinovsky and Brian J. Lang

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm

2017 Home Demonstration Garden

Cynthia Haynes and Laura Irish

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm

Soybean Aphid Efficacy Evaluation in Northeast Iowa

Erin Hodgson, Greg VanNostrand and Ken Pecinovsky

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm

ISU On-Farm Cooperator Demonstration Trials: Relationships and Partnerships–2017

Zack A, Koopman, Jim Rogers, Lyle T. Rossiter, Joel L. DeJong, Josh Michel, Brandon Zwiefel, Tyler Mitchell, Andrew Weaver, Cody Schneider, Chris Beedle and Mike Witt

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

Also a part of:

Collection: Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm

Foliar Fungicides for Oat Production

Brian J. Lang and Ken Pecinovsky

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm

On-Farm Corn and SoybeanFertilizer Demonstration Trials

Jim Fawcett, Andrew Weaver, Jim Rogers, Cody Schneider, Tyler Mitchell, Chris Beedle, Lyle T. Rossiter and Josh Michel

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm

Monitoring Bioreactors Using Improved Techniques

Bryan Maxwell, Francois Birgand, Caleb Ray and Matt Helmers

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

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Collection: Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm

Long-Term Tillage and Crop Rotation Effects on Soil Carbon and Soil Productivity in Northeast Iowa

Mahdi Al-Kaisi and David Kwaw-Mensah

2018-01-01 2017 Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports

Also a part of:

Collection: Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm