CSA NewsPub Date : 2024-04-04DOI: 10.1002/csan.21273
Tess Joosse
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CSA NewsPub Date : 2024-04-04DOI: 10.1002/csan.21272
{"title":"Robotic System Reveals Genetics of Sorghum Canopy Architecture","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/csan.21272","DOIUrl":"10.1002/csan.21272","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100344,"journal":{"name":"CSA News","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140746087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CSA NewsPub Date : 2024-04-04DOI: 10.1002/csan.21275
{"title":"Nitrogen Source Affects In-Season Availability More Than Nitrification Inhibitors","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/csan.21275","DOIUrl":"10.1002/csan.21275","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Nitrogen fertilizer management continues to be challenging due to potential nitrogen losses under variable weather conditions. Selecting the right fertilizer nitrogen source can minimize losses and improve nitrogen use efficiency and crop yield. Researchers have proposed nitrification inhibitors as a solution to stabilize nitrogen and reduce losses, but their effectiveness compared with conventional nitrogen sources needs to be better understood.</p><p>A team at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln conducted a two-year field study in maize to compare conventional nitrogen sources (anhydrous ammonia vs. urea) and nitrification inhibitors in fine-textured soil. Nitrogen source had a more significant effect on ammonium nitrogen retention (300–340% higher in anhydrous ammonia vs. urea) than nitrification inhibitor (14–50% higher with vs. without inhibitor) during the early growing season. Moreover, anhydrous ammonia improved maize grain yield and agronomic indicators, including partial factor productivity, crop nitrogen uptake, and nitrogen recovery efficiency. At the same time, nitrification inhibitors did not affect maize grain yield and agronomic indicators.</p><p>These findings suggest that using the right fertilizer source, followed by nitrification inhibitors, can be an effective strategy for reducing potential nitrogen losses and improving nitrogen use efficiency in maize.</p>","PeriodicalId":100344,"journal":{"name":"CSA News","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/csan.21275","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140743422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CSA NewsPub Date : 2024-03-29DOI: 10.1002/csan.21270
{"title":"Analysis Reveals PFAS in French Rainwaters","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/csan.21270","DOIUrl":"10.1002/csan.21270","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100344,"journal":{"name":"CSA News","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140366568","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CSA NewsPub Date : 2024-03-29DOI: 10.1002/csan.21269
{"title":"Iron- and Boron-Based Products for Ground Ivy Controls","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/csan.21269","DOIUrl":"10.1002/csan.21269","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100344,"journal":{"name":"CSA News","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140365736","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CSA NewsPub Date : 2024-03-29DOI: 10.1002/csan.21271
{"title":"New Mungbean Cultivars With High Yield and Large Seed Size","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/csan.21271","DOIUrl":"10.1002/csan.21271","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100344,"journal":{"name":"CSA News","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140366399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CSA NewsPub Date : 2024-03-26DOI: 10.1002/csan.21278
{"title":"Cover Image, Volume 69, Issue 4","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/csan.21278","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/csan.21278","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Cover</b>: Though lead was phased out of gasoline, paint, and other products decades ago, this toxic heavy metal still lingers as contamination today. City soils, from parks to community gardens to playgrounds, are notable hotspots. Here, featuring research presented at the ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Annual Meeting and published in <i>Urban Agriculture & Regional Food Systems</i>, we look at several facets of the issue. See p. 4. Cover: A handheld X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzer for in-field soil lead testing in a city park. Photo courtesy of Anna Paltseva.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":100344,"journal":{"name":"CSA News","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/csan.21278","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140297314","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CSA NewsPub Date : 2024-03-22DOI: 10.1002/csan.21268
Om Prakash Ghimire, Jaya Nepal, Pratima Poudel, Suraj Powar
{"title":"Unlocking the Secrets of Soil: Exploring the Microbiome and Its Applications—Part 1","authors":"Om Prakash Ghimire, Jaya Nepal, Pratima Poudel, Suraj Powar","doi":"10.1002/csan.21268","DOIUrl":"10.1002/csan.21268","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100344,"journal":{"name":"CSA News","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140216356","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}