Association of 1890 Research Directors (ARD) 19th Biennial Research Symposium

8:30                        81           Effects of Logging Slash and Soil Disturbance on the Establishment of Big Bluestem Grass in the Southern Cumberland Plateau. L. Walton, Alabama A&M University

8:45                        82           Engineering and Ecologically Friendly Approach for Mitigation of Soil Loss on 
Scott’s Bluff in Baton Rouge. J. Namwamba, Southern University

9:00                        83           Quality Characteristics of Biochar Derived from Different Feedstocks. J. Bol, Delaware State University

9:15                        84           Modeling of the Impact of Biochar on Nutrient Removal from Water by Plants. J. Namwamba, Southern University

9:30                        85           Organic Acid-Assisted Hydrothermal Carbonization of Anaerobic Digestate for Manufacturing High-Value N/P/K/Biochar Fertilizer. S. Ghimire, North Carolina A&T State University

9:45                        86           Soil Carbon Dioxide Emission in a Sorghum Field during Growing Season, R. Xiao, Alabama A&M University

10:00                     87           Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Chicken Litter with Mixed Cover Crop or Jatropha curcas L. Biomass D. Curtis, Tuskegee University

10:15                     88           Characterizing and Predicting Site Productivity Using Geocentric Approach. M. Purucker, Tennessee State University

10:30                     89           Identifying Adaptation Strategies for Mitigating Climate Change Impacts on Crop Yields. D. Elum, Tuskegee University

10:45                     90           Effects of Vegetation Types on Carbon Composition, Microbial Communities, Methanogenesis Pathways and Greenhouse Gases Production in Apalachicola National Forest Wetlands. G. Akinbi, Florida A&M University

11:00                     91           Returns On Investment in Wetland Reserve Program-Agricultural Conservation Easement Program in the United States. A. Kiser, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

11:15                     92           Impact of Spacing on the Growth, Yield and Seed Quality Components of Brassica carinata. J. Hinton, Florida A&M University

11:30                     93           Insect Pollinator Visits in Carinata (Brassica carinata): A Comparative Study of Carinta in Alley Cropping Versus Non-Alley Cropping System. F. Adetoyese, Florida A&M University

11:45                     94           Phytoremediation Modeling of Heavy Metals Uptakes in Soil Using Nerium Oleander Plant. N. Ibrahim, Tuskegee University