Numbered Publications: Plant and Soil Sciences
PR-624: 2011 Kentucky Hybrid Corn Performance Test
Ron Curd, Chad Lee, Bill Pearce | Nov. 4, 2011 (New)
The objective of the Kentucky Hybrid Corn Performance Test is to provide performance estimates of hybrid seed corn sold in Kentucky. The test has been conducted in an unbiased manner according to accepted agronomic practices.
ID-193: Profitability of Nitrogen Applications for Stockpiling Tall Fescue Pastures: 2011 Guide
Kenny Burdine, Greg Halich, John Johns, Lloyd Murdock, Ray Smith | Oct. 5, 2011 (New)
The concept of stockpiling is pretty straightforward, but the challenge each year is to determine the likelihood that this practice will be profitable given the economic and agronomic conditions present at mid-summer. This practice can yield significant benefits, but it also carries significant costs. These benefits and costs must be quantified and compared to assess the overall profitability of the practice.
ID-191: Climate Change: A Brief Summary for Kentucky Extension Agents
Tom Barnes, Ric Bessin, Jeffrey Bewley, Roy Burris, Tim Coolong, Lee Meyer, Joe Taraba, Paul Vincelli, George Wagner | Sep. 20, 2011 (New)
Nearly all climate science experts agree that global warming is occurring and that it is caused primarily by human activity. Regardless of what you may read on blogs or in the media, there is no meaningful scientific controversy on these points. The future impacts of global warming are difficult to predict, but the changes caused by greenhouse gases are expected to increasingly affect Kentucky agriculture.
AGR-202: Corn Growth Stages and Growing Degree Days: A Quick Reference Guide
Chad Lee | Sep. 13, 2011 (New)
Corn growth stages are based on the leaf collar method, where fully emerged leaves (leaf collar visible) are used to stage vegetative development. Growing degree days (GDDs) are used to relate temperature to corn growth and development.
AGR-203: Improving the Productivity of Landscapes with Little or No Topsoil
Edwin Ritchey | Aug. 16, 2011 (New)
Landscapes with little or no topsoil can make it difficult to produce a garden, lawn, or other plants. Topsoil, dark in color compared to the underlying soil, is the part of a soil that is most biologically active, nutrient rich, and easily managed. It also is usually more easily worked than underlying soil, supplies most of the plant's water and nutrients, and is generally best for plant growth.
PR-623: 2011 Kentucky Small Grains Variety Performance Test
Bill Bruening, John Connelly, Gene Olson, Sandy Swanson, Charles Tutt, Dave Sanford | Jul. 7, 2011 (New)
The objective of the Kentucky small grain variety performance test is to evaluate varieties of wheat, oat and barley that are commercially available or may soon be available to Kentucky farmers. New varieties are continually being developed by agricultural experiment stations and commercial firms. Annual evaluation of small grain varieties and selections provides farmers, seed producers, and other agricultural workers with current information to help them select the varieties best adapted to their locality and individual requirements.
PR-622: Soybean Management Verification Program, 2010
Jim Herbek, Chad Lee, Lloyd Murdock, Jason Sarver, Greg Schwab | Apr. 6, 2011 (New)
The 2010 Soybean Management Verification Program (SoyMVP) consisted of 16 fields across western Kentucky which were split to give seven direct comparisons between University of Kentucky recommendations and producer practices for soybean production.
PR-605: Soybean Management Verification Program, 2009
Jim Herbek, Chad Lee, Lloyd Murdock, Jason Sarver, Greg Schwab | Mar. 14, 2011 (New)
The 2009 Soybean Management Verification Program (SoyMVP) consisted of 16 fields across Western Kentucky, which were split to give eight direct comparisons between University of Kentucky recommendations and producer practices for soybean production.
AGR-201: Switchgrass for Biomass Production in Kentucky
Laura Schwer, Kenton Sena, Ray Smith | Mar. 14, 2011 (New)
Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is a warm-season, perennial bunch-type grass native to the North American Tallgrass Prairie that has been investigated as a bioenergy crop due to its adaptation to a wide range of environmental conditions and soil types as well as its high stable yields. Switchgrass is recommended for soil conservation and wildlife habitat in both monoculture and in mixed stands of native warm-season grasses and forbs as well as for summer grazing in pasture systems and as a hay crop for cattle.
SR-104: 2010 Research and Extension Beef Report
Les Anderson, Darrh Bullock, Roy Burris, Lowell Bush, Blair Knight, Kevin Laurent, Jeff Lehmkuhler, Jim Matthews, Kyle McLeod, Lori Porter, Jim Randolph, Gregg Rentfrow, Keith Schillo, Meg Steinman, Jim Strickland, Laurentia Rensburg, Eric Vanzant | Mar. 11, 2011 (New)
The 2010 Research and Extension Beef Report highlights advances in understanding of basic scientific principles of livestock production as well as applied research from which producers and the industry can benefit. Extension educational programs, on-farm demonstrations, and other activities help transfer this knowledge to producers so they can adopt of management changes as appropriate.
