COS 116 - Agriculture 6

Presentations:

• 3:30 PM – 3:45 PM PDT

  Anolis lizards reveal conservation benefits of transforming oil palm monocultures into diversified polycultures
  

  Presenting Author: Edgar Francisco – Stanford University

  Coauthor: Rodolfo Dirzo – Stanford University
• 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM PDT

  Predicting Populus productivity and water use efficiency using leaf functional traits
  

  Presenting Author: Jiaxin Wang – Jiaxin

  Coauthor: Heidi Renninger – Department of Forestry, College of Forest Resources, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, 39762, MS
• 4:00 PM – 4:15 PM PDT

  CANCELLED - Improving the nitrogen sustainability of energy sorghum production for a sustainable bioeconomy
  

  Presenting Author: Wendy H. Yang – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Coauthor: Allison Cook – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Coauthor: Chunhwa Jang – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Coauthor: Mark Burnham – Emory and Henry College

  Coauthor: DK Lee – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Coauthor: Evan H. DeLucia – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• 4:15 PM – 4:30 PM PDT

  The effects of annual compost additions to an agricultural green roof on growing media organic matter and nutrient content over time.
  

  Presenting Author: Leigh Whittinghill, PhD – Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
• 4:30 PM – 4:45 PM PDT

  Proliferation of large annual thistles increases productivity but decreases the carrying capacity of dry Mediterranean rangelands
  

  Presenting Author: Guy Dovrat – Agricultural Research Organization – Volcani Institute

  Coauthor: Carly Golodets – Agricultural Research Organization – Volcani Institute

  Coauthor: Haim Gorelik – Agricultural Research Organization – Volcani Institute

  Coauthor: Ori Segev – Agricult
• 4:45 PM – 5:00 PM PDT

  100 Years of Disturbance: Long-term Impacts of Agriculture Practices on the Soil Microbiome
  

  Presenting Author: Alonso Favela – University of California Irvine

  Coauthor: Samantha Contreras – University of Illinois

  Coauthor: Shawn Arregiun – University of Illinois Urbana-Champagin

  Coauthor: Yuhei Nakayama – University of Illinois Urbana-Champagin

  Coauthor: Andrew Margenot – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Coauthor: Angela D. Kent, PhD – University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign