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RandD Conference 2004

"Managing soil and roots for profitable production"
 Focusing on the agronomic, environmental and economic impact of cultivation systems and establishment methods.
These papers can be downloaded in pdf format.
Copies of the LINK posters are too large to put on the website but may be obtained from research@hgca.com

Contents

Paper 1  - 1.1-1.12
Soil problems worldwide and their solution: lessons for UK agriculture
Chris Mullins -   University of  Aberdeen  

Paper 2  - 2.1-2.12
Maximising production potential through understanding crop root systems           
Ian Bingham - SAC

Paper 3 - 3.1-3.14
Practicalities of managing cereal root systems                                             
Steve Hoad - SAC

Paper 4 - 4.1-4.6
The promise, pitfalls and practicalities of precision farming
Andrew Cragg - HGCA R&D Advisory Committee Member

Paper 5 - 5.1-5.14
Strategies for cost-effective soil sampling
  Murray  Lark - SRI

Paper 6 - 6.1-6.8
Non-intrusive sensors for measuring soil physical properties
Peter Dampney - ADAS

Paper 7  - 7.1-7.12
Sampling to resolve soil spatial variation for prediction in precision agriculture
Margaret Oliver -   University of  Reading  

Paper 8 - 8.1-8.6
Benefits, challenges and pitfalls of alternative cultivation systems
Jim Bullock - Grower

Paper 9  - 9.1-9.10
Contributions and interactions of cultivations and rotations to soil quality, protection and profitable production
Vic Jordan - SMI

Paper 10  - 10.1-10.14
Can seed rate decisions be improved by improved prediction of establishment?
John Spink - ADAS

Paper 11  - 11.1-11.12
Successful establishment of oilseed rape
Jonathan Blake - ADAS

Paper 12 - 12.1-12.10
Plough, minimal till or direct drill - establishment method and production efficiency
Stuart Knight - TAG

Paper 13  - 13.1-13.10
Improving crop profitability by using minimum cultivation and exploiting grass weed ecology
James Clarke - ADAS

Paper 14 - 14.1-14.14
Opportunities for integrated slug control
David Glen - Styloma

Paper 15 - 15.1-15.12
Effects of cultivation method and crop debris on wheat stem-base disease and 
take-all
John Jenkyn - Rothamsted Research

Section 16  - 16.1 - 16.6
Abstracts of HGCA-funded LINK projects
  
Section 17  - 17.1 - 17.12
Organisations represented in the Poster Session
  
Section 18 - LINK (co-sponsors of the Conference)

Section 18a - 18.1 - 18.2
Portfolio of LINK projects
  
Section 18b  - 18.36 - 8.52
Abstracts of newly commissioned LINK Projects

Breakout Summary
Summary bullet points from breakout sessions
  

Copies of the LINK posters are too large to put on the website but may be obtained from research@hgca.com


 

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