Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

A newsletter for faculty, staff and students

January-February 2006 • Vol. 32, No. 1

Table of Contents

WHO, WHAT,
WHEN, WHERE

• Notables
• Grants
• Articles Published
• New Projects
• New Publications
• Coming Events

HEADLINES

• Dean reviews 2005 accomplishments
• 700-plus attend ‘Party of the Century’
• Food Science Building expanded
• Robert Bacon is CSES interim head
• Robertson to coordinate Apparel Studies major
• Food packaging, processing expert joins UA faculty
• AGCS adds digital media specialist
• Donors provide new scholarships and building funds
• Legislature applauds UA fruit breeding program
• Crop Biotechnology minor proposed
• Bumpers welcomes transfer students
• Magazine features U of A spinach breeding program
• Congratulations to fall graduates
• Poultry science students win national awards for research
• CSES students win ASA poster contest

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Notables

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Eligible items include invited presentations, awards, trips abroad, election to leadership positions, new faculty and staff, retirements, etc. Include jpg photos @72 dpi.

Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness

H.L. Goodwin was elected president-elect of the Southern Agricultural Economics Association. He participated in a Farm Foundation steering committee review of the report, “The Future of Animal Agriculture in North America — Food Safety and Animal Health” Oct. 5-7. He participated in meetings in Idaho and Washington about the “Assessment of Multimodal Transport of Baled Poultry Litter and Dewatered Biosolids from Northwest Arkansas” project. He gave a presentation, “High Fertilizer Prices: What Does Chicken Little Have to Say?” to the Intertribal Agriculture Council in Las Vegas, Dec. 7.

Mark Cochran, Diana Danforth and Rajesh Akula attended cotton research meetings and workshops that focused on precision agriculture and on the COTMAN crop monitoring system, Nov 15-17 in Austin. Dr. Cochran served as moderator for the COTMAN research meeting and Ms. Danforth presented a status update on COTMAN software development.

Mark Cochran visited the University of Gent Nov. 8-13 to discuss a partnership between the two programs. He finalized details for the first visiting Trans-Atlantic Agribusiness Program students.

Graduate student Darci Hewett attended the Agriculture Future of America Leaders Conference Nov. 3-6 in Kansas City.

Biological & Agricultural Engineering

Chancellor John A. White (left ) and Charlie Parsons

Charlie Parsons received an award for 35 years of service to the University of Arkansas at the Employee Awards Banquet Oct 4. Mr. Parsons’ career began as a research assistant at the experiment station at Keiser with a major focus in wheat. He relocated to the substation at Bald Knob, again focusing on wheat and, until recently, has split his time between rice and wheat at the Extension Service facility at Lonoke where he is facility manager.

Rachel Lipsey attended the Emerging Energy Technologies Conference in Norman, Okla., Sept. 27. She also presented a poster at the Southern Region Water Quality Extension Conference in Lexington, Ky., Oct. 23-26.

A Poultry Air Quality Working Meeting was held September 28 at the Pauline Whitaker Arena Center in Fayetteville.  Sreekala Bajwa, Gary Huitink, Rachel Lipsey, Karl Vandevender and Lalit Verma from BAEG, and Tom Tabler and Susan Watkins of the Poultry Center of Excellence participated. This is an initial effort to spur a multi-discipline approach to solving air quality issues that are related to poultry confinement.
Gary Huitink was a speaker at the annual Cotton Ginners School at the USDA Laboratory at Stoneville, Miss., June 13-16. They provided comprehensive training on safety, gin management, current technology and cotton gin operation to about 100 ginners from the US cotton production region. He also presented a technical paper during the June 26-30 National Institute of Farm Safety meeting at Wintergreen, Va.

Yanbin Li visited the USDA ERRC (Eastern Regional Research Center) at Wyndmoor, Pa., Nov. 3-4 for future research collaboration in biosensors and gave an invited presentation on nanoparticles-based optical biosensor for detection of multiple pathogens in foods. Dr. Li also visited two universities in China: Zhejiang University in Hangzhou and China Agricultural University in Beijing, Nov. 6-15. He met his coinvestigators in animal science, medical science and biological engineering for their joint research projects on biosensors for rapid detection of foodborne pathogens and avian influenza viruses. These research projects are funded by USDA/FAS, China MOE and Zhejiang Province DOST.

Dennis Gardisser attended the Aviation Association annual convention in Reno.
Dr. Gardisser received the William O. Marsh Safety Award, given for significant achievements in safety, safety education, or an outstanding operational safety program. Dr. Gardisser received both the state and regional FAA Aviation Safety Counselor of the Year awards during 2005.

Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences

Bill Hendrix, a PhD student advised by James McD. Stewart, has been selected as the 2004 Outstanding Graduate Student in Cotton Research in Arkansas. The title of his research project was, "A model of gene expression in cotton roots in response to osmotic stress."

Nilda Burgos gave an invited presentation, "Low Rate Gene Transfer from Clearfield Rice to Red Rice," at the plenary session of the 20th Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society Conference, held in November in Ho Chi Minh City. Co-authors were Bob Scott and Brad Guice of BASF Corporation.

Students who won the M.S. and Ph.D. speaking contests at the annual Arkansas Crop Protection Association research conference held Nov. 28-29 at Fayetteville were: Thomas (Burl) Seversike, 1st place, and Griff Griffith, 2nd place, in the M.S. division; and Jason Alford, 1st place, and Vinod Shivrain and Chad Brewer (tie), 2nd place, in the Ph.D. division.

Entomology

The Department of Entomology celebrated the 90th birthday of former department head and Experiment Station director Lloyd Warren on December 2.

Randy Luttrell gave an invited presentation, “The changing world of insects: Impact of Bt cotton and the landscape on pests,” at the IPM Workshop (Regional Cotton Pest Management), Agricenter International, in Memphis Nov. 1. Dr. Luttrell also gave the invited presentation, “Resistance and resistance management” at the Arkansas Pesticide Recertification Meeting in Fayetteville, Nov. 28.

The majority of Paul McLeod’s sabbatical leave has been spent in Bolivia, where he gave two invited presentations in October: “The Farmer-to-Farmer Program and Its Impact on Bolivian Agriculture” at Technical University of Beni in Trinidad, and “Vegetable Insect IPM in Bolivia” at Universidad Autonoma Gagriel Rene Moreno in Santa Cruz.

Fredrick Stephen and Marita Lih, along with A. Birt, R. Feldman, D. Cairns, C. Lafon, M. Tchakerian, J. Guldin, S. Yamamoto and R. Coulson, coauthored the invited presentation, “Modeling population dynamics of southern pine beetle,” at the East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Robert Wiedenmann gave invited presentations on “Biological control of purple loosestrife in Illinois” at a seminar in the Interdisciplinary Program at Arkansas State University Oct. 5, and “Biological control of purple loosestrife, an invasive wetland weed,” at a seminar in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Central Arkansas Oct. 13. He spoke on “Pest management:  looking ahead requires looking back” at the Arkansas Crop Protection Association Conference Nov. 28. He was chosen as secretary-elect of Section C (Ecology) of the Entomological Society of America. The progression for the term includes serving as secretary (2006), vice-chair (2007) and chair (2008).

Max Meisch, David Dame and Carolyn Lewis gave the voluntary presentation “Comparison of neat vs. dilute formulations of sumethrin applied by cold aerosol generation against adult Anopheles quadrimaculatus” at the Texas Mosquito Control Association in Laredo, Texas, Oct. 10-12.

The following voluntary presentations were given the Arkansas Crop Protection Association Conference in Fayetteville:

• Allen, Clint, and Randy Luttrell.  Using pheromone traps to examine the distribution of tobacco budworms and bollworms in Arkansas. (29 November).

• Capps, Chuck, Jeremy Greene, Chase Milligan, Gus Lorenz, Kyle Colwell and Glenn Studebaker.  Control options for tarnished plant bug in southeast Arkansas. (29 November). 

• Milligan, Chase, Jeremy Greene, Gus Lorenz and Glenn Studebaker. Evaluation of sampling efficiency and treatment thresholds for tarnished plant bug (Lygus lineolaris) in cotton. (29 November).

• Smith, John, Jeremy Greene and Randy Luttrell.  Early-season soybean as a trap crop for stink bugs in Arkansas. (28 November).

• Chappell, Adam, Gus Lorenz, Tim Kring, Jeremy Greene and Glenn Studebaker.  Impact of selected insecticides on the beneficial arthropod complex found in Arkansas cotton. (29 November). 

• Shelton, Craig, Gus Lorenz, Kyle Colwell, Jarrod Hardke, Jenny Stacks and Craig Allen.  Efficacy of Selected Compounds for Two-Spotted Spider Mite (Tetranychus urticae) Control in Arkansas 2005. (28 November). 

• Hardke, Jarrod, Gus Lorenz, Kyle Colwell, and Craig Shelton.  Efficacy of Selected Insecticides for Control of Heliothines in Conventional Non-Bt Cotton – 2004-2005. (29 November). 

• Hardke, Jarrod, Gus M. Lorenz, Kyle Colwell, and Craig Shelton.  Effects of Tank Mixes of MON 3539 and Selected Compounds in Round Up Ready Flex Cotton – 2005. (29 November). 

• Studebaker, Glenn. Efficacy of Insecticides Against Tarnished Plant Bugs in Northeast Arkansas. (28 November).

Food Science

Justin Morris presented two invited talks: “Commercializing the M-O system,” given to the French Camp and Gallo managers in Santa Margarita, Ca., in November; and “Health values of muscadine grapes,” which was the keynote presentation at the Muscadine Grape Conference at East Carolina State University, in Conway, S.C., in October. Dr. Morris also acted as judge for “Wines of the South” Regional Wine Competition in Knoxville, Tenn., in October.

Cathy Hamilton, a program associate I, received the U of A Employee of the Quarter Award for the second quarter of 2005-2006 in the professional/nonfaculty academic category.

Horticulture

John Clark gave an invited presentation, "New Trends In Blackberry Breeding," at the Ninth International Rubus and Ribes Symposium in Pucon, Chile, in December.  He also presented, “Blackberry Breeding Progress at the University of Arkansas: Progress and Prospects,” at a meeting of small fruit growers in Neuquen, Patagonia, Argentina while on the same trip.  Dr. Clark visited UA fruit cultivar licensees in Chile and Argentina while in South America.  In November, he presented invited talks to the Idaho State Horticultural Society (“Table Grape Cultivar Selection and Marketing”) and the Idaho Table Grape Association (“Idaho Table Grapes, Thoughts Toward Success”).

The Division of Agriculture has released two southernpea varieties and two spinach varieties for home gardens and commercial from the vegetable breeding program of Teddy Morelock.

Human Environmental Sciences

M. Jean Turner was named book review editor for the Journal of Women and Aging. She was also an invited panelist with other nationally recognized family gerontologists for a symposium at the National Council on Family Relations in Phoenix on November 17.  The title of the symposium was, "The multiple Meanings of Families in Later Life."  Dr. Turner discussed her research on the intergenerational dynamics of in-law relationships and their relevance to quality of life in the later years of one's life.

M. Jean Turner and Tim Killian presented a poster at the Gerontological Society of America in Orlando, Nov. 21.  The presentation, entitled, "Predicting Instrumental Assistance and Emotional Support by Children-in-Law," used the National Survey of Households and Families to examine the role of children-in-law in providing different types of care to aging parents-in-law.

Plant Pathology

Yinong Yang gave an invited seminar on "Signal transduction of rice disease resistance and abiotic stress tolerance" at Iwate Biotechnology Institute in Iwate, Japan on Nov. 16. Dr. Yang attended the 5th International Rice Genetic Symposium and the 3rd International Rice Functional Genomics Symposium in Manila, the Philippines, Nov. 19-23 and presented an invited talk on "Role of rice MAP kinases in biotic and abiotic stress tolerance." Dr. Yang also presented an invited seminar on "Signal transduction and functional genomics of rice biotic and abiotic stress tolerance" at the Arkansas Biosciences Institute, Arkansas State University, at Jonesboro on Nov. 30.

Yulin Jia was invited to present a talk at concurrent sessions of the XII International Congress on Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions held in Merida, Mexico, Dec. 14-19.  His topic was “Molecular co-evolution of the rice Pi-ta resistance gene and Magnaporthe grisea avirulence gene AVR-Pita.”

Poultry Science

Frank Jones taught at the National Egg Quality School in Auburn, Ala., Nov. 7-9.

Park Waldroup is hosting Dr. Pinar Saçakli, a faculty member from the Department of Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Diseases at Ankara University in Turkey.

At the National FFA Convention held in Louisville in October, freshman poultry science major Kyle Avey of Springdale took 2nd place individually in the nation for poultry judging. Kyle competed with his alma mater, Springdale High School, which took first place nationally as a team.

The Poultry Science Graduate Association recently elected new officers to lead its organization for the fall 2005 and spring 2006 semesters. They are as follows:  Thilakar Rathinam – President; Savannah Henderson – vice president; Farrah Madison – secretary; and Jack Higgins – treasurer. Advisors for the club are Robert Wideman, Jr., and Young Min Kwon.

Long-time poultry department supporters and alumni Shannon and Carmen Burasco recently established a scholarship fund for students with an interest in a profession related to poultry science.

Debra Brooks, administrative secretary, received the U of A Employee of the Quarter Award for the second quarter of 2005-2006 in the secretarial/clerical category.

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Grants

Approved October/November 2005

Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness

Popp. USDA FCIC. Risk Management Agency. Womenís Foundation of Arkansas. Risk management education and training for Spanish speaking farmers and ranchers. Meeting the growing needs of Arkansasí women in agriculture. $39,964

K. Young and H. Goodwin. US Department of Transportation. Mack Blackwell Transportation Center. Assessment of multimodal transport of baled poultry litter and dewatered biosolids from northwest Arkansas. $34,299.

Animal Science

C. Maxwell. Alltech, Inc. Zinpro Corporation, Inc. Swine nutrition research. $20,540.

C. Maxwell and Z. Johnson. Agtech Products. Technology development alliance with Agtech Products Inc. $78,117.

Biological & Agricultural Engineering

M. Matlock. City of Fayetteville. Analysis of land use impact on stream ecological services in Fayetteville, AR. $119,477.

B. Haggard. USDA ARS. FY2006 Task order #1 and #2—Research support. $162,011.

College of Agriculture—ASU

J. Widick. Delta and Pine Land Co. Chloride screening $150.

Cooperative Extension Service

T. Windham, T. Reaper, D. Beaty, W. Ross and J. Kelley. Arkansas Wheat Promotion Board. Wheat research verification program. $40,050.

Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences

R. Bacon and J. Kelly. Arkansas Wheat Promotion Board. Breeding for improved wheat varieties. $40,465.

E. Rutledge. USDA NRCS. Arkansas soil characterization database project 2006 (soil survey manuscripts). $40,000.

D. Dombek. Various Sources. Variety testing (corn & grain sorghum). $9,600.

P. Moore. USDA ARS. Research support FY2006. $142,236.

D. Oosterhuis. Various Sources. Cotton research. $37,350.

R. Bacon. Various Sources. Breeding for improved wheat varieties. Variety testing—winter grains. $10,400.

J. Barrentine. Various Sources. Weed science. $11,250.

N. Slaton. Agrium U.S. Inc. Soil physiology research. $3,000.

L. Oliver. Bayer CropScience. Weed science. $2,000.

N. Burgos. Gowan. Weed science. $8,550.

P. Chen. Integrative Nutrition Inc. Soybean genetic research. $2,520.

M. Mozaffari. Foundation for Agronomic Research. Soil testing. $1,000.

Entomology

R. Luttrell. Monsanto Company. Supply of field populations of tobacco budworm. $15,000.

D. Johnson. Gerber Products Company. Fruit research. $15,000.

P. McLeod. Allen Canning Company. Entomology research. $6,000.

M. Meisch. Mr. David Dame. Management methodologies. $3,500.

Food Science

A. Proctor. Riceland Foods, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Harry Snyder. Sequential extraction of commercially important rice hull components. Lipid and oil research. $35,000.

R. Buescher. Pickle Packers International, Inc. Value-added pickled vegetable research. $15,000.

T. Siebenmorgen. Perten Instruments Inc. Rice processing research. $5,000.

Y.-J. Wang. Anheuser-Busch Inc. Carbohydrate research. $5,000.

Horticulture

C. Rom. USDA CSREES—Prime. SARE. Novartis. The effects of different organic apple production systems on seasonal variation of soil properties and foliar nutrient concentration. Orchard research. $20,000.

D. Karcher. Segway LLC. General Shale Brick. Turfgrass. Grass research. $5,730.

M. Richardson. Helena Chemical Company. Grass research. $2,500.

T. Morelock. Allen Canning Company. Cucumbers, spinach and peas research. $6,000.

Northeast Research & Extension Center

F. Bourland. Monsanto Company. Protocol for replicated cotton yield trials. $30,600.

Plant Pathology

E. Milus. Arkansas Wheat Promotion Board. Wheat pathology research. $25,422.

P. Fenn. Delta and Pine Land Co. Soybean research. $2,200.

Poultry Science

Y.M. Kwon. National Institutes of Health. Genome scanning for virulence genes in bacteria. $9,337.

W. Bottje and N. Pumford. National Science Foundation. A biodetector for rapid on-site screening of breeder chickens with high feed efficiency. $30,538.

W. Kuenzel. Cobb-Vantress, Inc. Corticosterone assay. $1,911.

J. Emmert and C. Owens. CAN Technologies, Inc. Evaluation of nutritive products in broiler diets. $17,867.

G. Huff. USDA ARS. Research support. $27,248.

C. Coon. Cobb-Vantress, Inc. The effect of pullet feed restrictions programs on performance, health, stress, and well-being of broiler breeder hens. Optimum breeder calcium and phosphorus intake for eggshell quality, bone strength, livability and skeletal development of hatched chicks. $183,736.

P. Waldroup and S. Watkins. Rigby-Segal, Partners. Evaluation of hops as an herbal antimicrobial in poultry diets. $10,000.

C. Owens. Praxair, Inc. Delayed bleedout of turkeys irreversibly stunned with carbon monoxide. $5,363.

H. Chapman. Elano Animal Health, A Division of Eli Lilly and Co. Pilot laboratory study: efficacy testing of experimental compounds against eimeria infections (Coccidiosis) of poultry in battery. $12,000.
           

Rice Research & Extension Center

J. Bernhardt. FMC Corporation. Landis International. Rice insect research. $2,500.

J. Gibbons. Horizon Ag. Bayer CropScience. Rice genetics research. $1,800.

K. Moldenhauer. Horizon Ag. Bayer CropScience. Rice evaluation. $1,800.

J. Bernhardt. Valent U.S.A. Corporation. Landis International. Rice insect research. $5,500.

M. Anders. Horizon Ag. Crop systems research. $1,000.

School of Forest Resources

H. Liechty. Plum Creek. Weyerhaueser Company. Loblolly pine stands 2006. Analysis of water quality and quantification of the effects of forest management in the Litle Glazypeau watershed. $60,124.

J. Schuler. Mr. William Denyer. Silviculture research. $500.

Southeast Research & Extension Center

K. Smith. Monsanto Company. Weed management in Roundup Ready flex cotton. $5,000.

P. Francis. Becker Underwood. Soils research. $500.

Southwest Research & Extension Center

T. Kirkpatrick. Dow AgroSciences, LLC. Plant diseases. $3,500.

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Articles Published

Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness

Popp, M., P. Manning, P. Counce and T. Keisling. 2005. Rice-Soybean Rotations: Opportunities for Enhancing Whole Farm Profits or Water Savings. Agri. Systems 86:223-238.

Watson, S., O.J. Nwoha, G. Kennedy and K. Rea. 2005. Willingness to Pay for Information Programs about E-Commerce: Results from a Convenience Sample of Rural Louisiana Businesses. Southern Agri. Econ. Assoc. 37(3):673-683.

Animal Science

Scarbrough, D.A., W.K. Coblentz, R.K. Ogden, J.E. Turner, J.B. Humphry, K.P. Coffey, T.C. Daniel, T.J. Sauer, J.A. Jennings and D.W. Kellogg. 2006. Nitrogen Partitioning and Estimates of Degradable Intake Protein in Wilting Orchardgrass and Bermudagrass Hays Damaged by Simulated Rainfall. Agron. J. 98:85-93.

Biological & Agricultural Engineering

Kim, J.-W., D.P. Carpenter and R. Deaton. 2005. Estimating the Sequence Complexity of a Random Oligonucleotide Population by Using in vitro Thermal Melting and Cot Analyses. Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine 1:220-230.

Mao, X., L. Yang, X.-L. Su and Y. Li. 2006. A Nanoparticle Amplification Based Quartz Crystal Microbalance DNA Sensor for Detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7. Biosensors and Bioelectronics 21:1178-1185.

Pradhan, A., Y. Li., B. Swem and A. Mauromoustakos. 2005. Predictive Model for the Survival, Growth, and Death of Salmonella Typhimurium in Broiler Hatchery. Poult. Sci. 84:1959-1966.

Su, X.L., and Y. Li. 2005. A QCM Immunosensor for Salmonella Detection with Simultaneous Measurement of Resonant Frequency and Motional Resistance. Biosensors & Bioelectronics 21(6):840-848.

Yang, L., and Y. Li. 2005. AFM and Impedance Spectroscopy Characterization of the Immobilization of Antibodies on Indium-Tin Oxide Electrodes and their Capture of E. coli O157:H7. Biosensors & Bioelectronics 20(7):1407-1416.

Yang, L., and Y. Li. 2006. Detection of Viable Salmonella Using Microelectrode-Based Capacitance Measurement Coupled with Immunomagnetic Separation. J. Microbio. Methods 64:9-16.

Zharov, V.P., J.-W. Kim, D.T. Curiel and M. Everts. 2005. Self-Assembling Nanoclusters in Living Systems: Application for Integrated Photothermal Nanodiagnostics and Nanotherapy. Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine 1:326-345.

Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences

Bajaj, S.K., D.E. Longer and P. Chen. 2004. Variations in Seed Yield and Seed Quality from Soybeans in Ultra-Low Populations. Current Topics in Plant Bio. 5:103-115.

Choi, B.K., J.M. Koo, H.J. Ahn, H.J. Yum, C.W. Choi, K.H. Ryu, P. Chen and S.A. Tolin. 2005. Emergence of Rsv-Resistance Breaking Soybean mosaic virus Isolates from Korean Soybean Cultivars. J. Gen. Virol. 112:42-51.

Cornelious, B.K., P. Chen, Y. Chen, N. de Leon, J.G. Shannon and D. Wang. 2005. Identification of QTLs Underlying Waterlogging Tolerance in Soybean. Molecular Breeding 16:103-112.

Jackson, E.W., P. Fenn and P. Chen. 2005. Inheritance of Resistance to Phomopsis Seed Decay in Soybean PI 80837 and MO/PSD-0259 (PI 56264). Crop Sci. 45:2400-2404.

Oosterhuis, D.M., and R.S. Brown. 2005. Increased Nitrogen and Protein Content with the Growth Regulator ChaperoneTM. In: Plant Nutrition for Food Security, Human Health and Environmental Protection. C.J. Li et al. (eds.). Tsinghua University Press. Beijing. Pp. 1158-59.

Savin, M.C., D. Longer and D.M. Miller. 2005. Matrices to Revise Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences Undergraduate Curricula. J. Nat. Resour. Life Sci. Educ. 34:77-82.

Zheng, C., P. Chen and R. Gergerich. 2005. Characterization of Resistance to Soybean mosaic virus in Diverse Soybean Germplasm. Crop Sci. 45:2503-2509.

Zheng, C., P. Chen and R. Gergerich. 2005. Effect of Temperature on the Expression of Necrosis in Soybean Infected with Soybean mosaic virus. Crop Sci. 45:916-922.

Zheng, C., P. Chen, T. Hymowitz, S.L. Wickizer and R.C. Gergerich. 2005. Evaluation of Glycine Species for Resistance to Bean pod mottle virus. Crop Protection 24:49-56.

Entomology

Austin, J.W., A.L. Szalanski, R.H. Scheffrahn and M.T. Messenger. 2005. Genetic Variation of Reticulitermes flavipes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in North America Using the Mitochondrial rRNA 16S Gene. Annals Entomol. Soc. Amer. 98:980-988.

Lundgren, J.G., and R.N. Wiedenmann. 2005. Tritrophic Interactions Among Bt (Cry3Bb1) Corn, Aphid Prey, and the Predator Coleomegilla maculata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Environ. Entomol. 34(6):1621-1625.

Maddox, J.D., and R.N. Wiedenmann. 2005. Nesting of Birds in Wetlands Containing Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) and Cattail (Typha spp.). Natural Areas J. 25(4):369-373.

McLeod, P., M. Pontaroli, J. Carroll, F. Copa, H. Serrate and R. Unterladstaetter. 2005. Identificación y Manejo de Insectos en Hortalizas en Bolivia.  Santa Cruz, Bolivia.

Szalanski, A.L., C.B. Owens, J.A. Lewter and A.B. Broce. 2006. Genetic Structures of Aedes vexans (Diptera: Culcidae) Populations from Central United States Based on Mitochondrial ND5 Sequences. Annals Entomol. Soc. Amer. 99(1):157-163.

Vejar-Cota, G., A. Caro, L.A. Rodríguez-del-Bosque, J.W. Smith Jr., C. Hernández, D. Sahagún and R.N. Wiedenmann. 2005. Release and Establishment of Macrocentrus prolificus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a Parasitoid of Sugarcane Stalkborers (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), in Northwestern Mexico. Southwestern Entomologist 30(3):175-180.

Food Science

Noguera, E., J. Morris, K. Striegler and M. Thomsen. 2005. Update on Vineyard Economics in Arkansas. In: Wine East Buyer’s Guide 2005. Pp. 13-31.

Plant Pathology

Gomez, S.K., D.M. Oosterhuis, D.L. Hendrix, D.R. Johnson and D.C. Steinkraus. 2006. Diurnal Pattern of Aphid Feeding and Its Effect on Cotton Leaf Physiology. Environ. and Experimental Botany 55:77-86.

Wang, K., R.D. Riggs and D. Crippen. 2004. Competition Between Two Phenotypes of the Nematophagous Fungus ARF in Infecting Eggs of Heterodera glycines and Effect of Soil Depth on Parasitism by ARF. Nematology 6(3):329-334.

Wang, K., R.D. Riggs and D. Crippen. 2004. Decomposition of Plant Debris by the Nematophagous Fungus ARF. J. Nematology 36(3):263-266.

Wang, K., R.D. Riggs and D. Crippen. 2005. Isolation, Selection, and Efficacy of Pochonia chlamydosporia of Control of Rotylenchulus reniformis on Cotton. Phytopathology 95(8):890-893.

Poultry Science

Waldroup, P.W., C.A. Fritts, C.A. Keen and F. Yan. 2005. The Effect of Alpha-Galactosidase Enzyme with and Without Avizyme 1502 on Performance of Broilers Fed Diets Based on Corn and Soybean Meal. International J. Poult. Sci. 4(12):920-937.

Southwest Research & Extension Center

Beck, P.A., S.A. Gunter, J.M. Phillips, D.L. Galloway and A.S. Freeman. 2005. Effects of Diet Fed During Backgrounding in Drylot on Ruminal Function of Cattle During Adaptation to Pasture. Prof. Anim. Scientist 21:474-479.

Beck, P.A., D.S. Hubbell, K.B. Watkins, S.A. Gunter and L.B. Daniels. 2005. Performance of Stocker Cattle Grazing Cool-Season Annual Grass Mixtures in Northern Arkansas. Prof. Anim. Scientist 21:465-473.


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New Projects

D.C. Steinkraus and T.G. Teague. Trap Crops and Biopesticides for Tarnished Plant Bug Control to Reduce Organophosphate Insecticides in Midsouth Cotton.

W.J. Kuenzel. A Neurobehavioral Approach to Address Fertility in Male Broiler Breeders.

J.D. Kirby and D. Rhoads. S1020: Enhancing Reproductive Efficiency of S-1020 Poultry (S285).

R.T. Robbins. Phytoparasitic Nematodes: Their Taxonomy, Morphology, Distribution, Identification and Damage Thresholds on Crops Important to Arkansas.

T.S. Killian. Assistance that Older Persons Receive from Adult Children: Longitudinal Differences Across the Rural Continuum.

E.A. Milus. Phenotypic and Molecular Diversity of the Fungus Causing Stripe Rust of Wheat.

B.M. Hargis, D.J. Donoghue and A. Donoghue. (ABI) Development of a Lactobacillus Probiotic for Reducing Cancer-Associated Immunosuppressive and Antibiotic-Induced Diarrhea.

I. Chaubey and J. Popp. Effectiveness and Optimization of BMP’s in Improving Water Quality from an Agricultural Watershed.

Y.-J. Yang. Structure, Functionality, and Applications of Starch and Starch Derivatives.

G.W. Wardlow, D.M. Johnson and F.L. Scott. Developing Human Capital in the Agricultural Sciences and Technologies—II.

K.L. Korth. Plant Molecular Responses to Insect Feeding.

G. Sheng. Evaluating the Physical and Biological Availability of Pesticides and Pharmaceuticals in Agricultural Contexts.

F.L. Goggin. Comparative Analysis of R-Gene Mediated Aphid Resistance in Tomato.

M. Savin. Basic and Applied Aspects of Bacterial Source Tracking.

M. Matlock. Impact of Rural and Urban Land Use Change Processes on Ecological Services.

N.R. Burgos. Diversity and Ecophysiology of Weedy Rice (Red Rice, Oryza sativa L.).

R.C. Weih. Developing Geospatial Technologies and Methodologies for Precision Natural Resource Management.

P.G. Crandall and C.L. Griffis. Validation of Acceptable Log Reductions of Pathogenic Bacteria Using Thermal and Nonthermal Processes.

D.C. Steinkraus. Discovery of Entomopathogens and their Integration and Safety in Pest Management Systems.

D. Graham. Multicultural Scholars.

D.O. Stephenson. Development of Systems Level Management Programs for Arkansas Crops.

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New Publications

Animal Science Department Report 2005, edited by Z.B. Johnson and D.W. Kellogg—Research Series 535.

Arkansas Soybean Performance Tests 2005, by D.G. Dombek, R.D. Bond, M.L. Coffee and I.L. Eldridge—Research Series 536.

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Coming Soon

OFPA Convention and Exposition March 29-30

The 99th annual convention of the Ozark Food Processors Association is set for March 29-30 at the Northwest Arkansas Convention Center in Springdale. Call 479-575-4607 or visit the Website <www.uark.edu/depts/ifse/ofpa> for more information.

First day activities will include a moring golf tournament and a wine reception and dinner in the evening with entertainment by comedian/magician Bo Gerard.

The second day will include presentations on the theme of “Protecting Our Customers/Protecting Our Business,” and an Industry Exposition.

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SCHEDULED FIELD DAYS 2006

Tuesday, February 14
Fruit Substation
Clarksville, AR
(Fruit Pruning Workshop)

Tuesday, March 21
Southwest Research & Extension
Hope, AR
(Cow-Calf Conference)

Tuesday, April 18
Livestock and Forestry Branch
Batesville, AR
(LIvestock and Forage)

Thursday, April 27
Southeast Research & Extension
Monticello, AR
(Beef and Forage)

Saturday, May 6
Livestock and Forestry Branch
Batesville, AR
(Forestry and Wildlife)

Thursday, June 29
Vegetable Substation
Alma, AR
(Field Day for Home Gardeners)

Thursday, August 3
Southeast Branch Station
Rohwer, AR
(Crops Field Day)

Tuesday, August 8
Southwest Research & Extension
Arkadelphia, AR
(Arkansas Cattle Grower’s Conference)

Wednesday, August 9
Rice Research and Extension
Stuttgart, AR
(Field Day)

Thursday, August 24
Lon Mann Cotton Research Station
Marianna, AR
(Field Day)

Saturday, August 26
Pine Tree Branch Station
Colt, AR
(Forestry and Wildlife)

Thursday, September 7
Judd Hill Field Day*
Trumann, AR

Thursday, September 28
Southwest Research & Extension
Hope, AR
(Forestry and Wildlife)

* This function is not part of the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station.

No Field Day for Keiser (NEREC) in 2006. Yearly rotation with Marianna.

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Gamma Sigma Delta spring events

Beth Kegley, president of Gamma Sigma Delta — The Honor Society of Agriculture, has announced the schedule for spring activities. See the GSD Website at http://www.uark.edu/misc/gsdhonor/ for details.

Student Research Competition for paper and poster presentation: Abstracts due Feb. 14. Contest will be Feb. 28.

Membership Dues Drive: Dues provide student scholarships, due March 1 to unit representatives.

Membership Drive: Submit new member nominations to Randy Luttrell by March 7.

Spring Banquet: Date to be announced.

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Horticulture Spring Seminar Series
                                                                       
The Horticulture Department is sponsoring a Spring Semester Seminar Series. All will be presented in the Plant Sciences Building lecture hall, room 009.  Seminars are presented each Wednesday of the semester, beginning at 3:30pm.

February 1: Dr. Tim Kral, Department of Biological Sciences
Methanogens: A model for life on Mars

February 8: Dr. Paolo Sambo, Department of Environmental Agronomy and crop Production, University of Padova, Italy
Organic Agriculture in Italy: the two sides of  the coin

February 15: Mr. Tom Dillard, Head of Special Collections, Mullins Library
Arkansas Garden History

February 22: Dr. Bill Reid, Director of the Pecan Experiment Field Research Station, Department of Horticulture, Forestry and Recreation Resources
Kansas State University
Pecans: More than a crop... it is a cropping system

March 1: Dr. Fred Stephen, Department of Entomology
Red Oak Borer in Ozarks

March 8: Mr. Scott Starr, Director, Botanical Garden of the Ozarks
Progress on the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks

March 15: To be announced

March 29: Dr. Teddy Morelock, Department of Horticulture
Progress in Spinach

April 5: Dr. Derrick Oosterhuis, Department of Crops, Soils, and Environmental Sciences
Characterization of the Leaf Cuticle and absorption of foliar applied chemicals

April 12: Dr. Ted Carey, Department of Horticulture, Forestry and Recreation Resources
Kansas State University
Off-Season High Tunnel Protected Production of Horticulture Crops

Graduate Student Presentations

April 19: Andrew Wycislo -  HORT-MS student
Chris Stiegler - PTSC-PHD student

April 26: Hallie Dodson - HORT-MS student
Narendipal Singh - ENTO-MS student
Chase Milligan - ENTO-MS student

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