Conference Agenda

1:00pm - 1:15pm
ID: 241 / Tech 3A: 1
Regular submission (ORAL)
Topics: Water and Soil Management
Keywords: nitrous oxide, nitrogen, inhibitors, freeze-thaw

Effects of freezing and thawing on nitrous oxide emissions from a stabilized urea-based fertilizer

Roger Kpankpari, Afua Mante, Francis Zvomuya

University of Manitoba, Canada

1:15pm - 1:30pm
ID: 169 / Tech 3A: 2
Regular submission (ORAL)
Topics: Water and Soil Management
Keywords: Soybean, subirrigation, tile drainage, seasonal ETa.

Soybean yield and phenological response to subirrigation through tile drains in a heavy clay soil in the Canadian Prairies

Komlan Koudahe¹, Ramanathan Sri Ranjan¹, Nirmal Hari²

¹Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Canada; ²Prairie East Sustainable Agriculture Initiative and Manitoba Agriculture, Manitoba, Canada

1:30pm - 1:45pm
ID: 102 / Tech 3A: 3
Regular submission (ORAL)
Topics: Water and Soil Management
Keywords: Threshold events, precipitation, surface runoff, water quality

Comparative analysis of spatio-temporal threshold event patterns in Southern Ontario, Canada

Manpreet Kaur¹, Ramesh Rudra¹, Prasad Daggupati¹, Pradeep Goel², Pranesh Paul¹

¹University of Guelph, Canada; ²Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, Etobicoke, ON, Canada

1:45pm - 2:00pm
ID: 279 / Tech 3A: 4
Regular submission (ORAL)
Topics: Water and Soil Management
Keywords: Subsurface drainage, water table depth, long-term average

Impact of water table depth on soybean yield in heavy clay soils in Manitoba

Thushyanthy Akileshan¹, Ramanathan Sri Ranjan¹, Nirmal Hari²

¹University of Manitoba, Canada; ²Prairie East Sustainable Agriculture Initiative and Manitoba Agriculture, Manitoba, Canada

2:00pm - 2:15pm
ID: 181 / Tech 3A: 5
Regular submission (ORAL)
Topics: Water and Soil Management
Keywords: Nanoparticles, Agriculture, Soil Organic Matter, Nutrient retetion, Sustainabiltiy, Iron oxide nanoparticles, Soil mamagement

Development and application of iron oxide nanoparticles as soil amendments to improve soil quality and agricultural productivity: A sustainable approach for the agri-food sector.

Charles Wroblewski, Rahul Islam Barbhuiya, Sivaranjani Palanisamy Ravikumar, Abdallah Elsayed, Ashutosh Singh

University of Guelph, Canada

2:15pm - 2:30pm
ID: 133 / Tech 3A: 6
Regular submission (ORAL)
Topics: Water and Soil Management
Keywords: CMIP5, Soil and Water Assessment Tool, General Circulation Models, Agricultural Sustainability, Newfoundland & Labrador

Assessing Climate Change Effects on Agricultural Sustainability in the Upper Humber River Watershed: A SWAT Modeling Approach

Kamal Islam, Lakshman Galagedara, Joseph Daraio, Mumtaz Cheema, Gabriela Sabau

Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada

2:30pm - 2:45pm
ID: 159 / Tech 3A: 7
Regular submission (ORAL)
Topics: Water and Soil Management
Keywords: remote sensing, subirrigation, drain tile, clay soil, wheat yield, soil moisture, water management, groundwater table

Soil moisture dynamics impact on wheat yield under subirrigation/tile draiange in a heavy clay soil.

Dasinija Karikalan, Ramanathan Sri Ranjan

University of Manitoba, Canada

2:45pm - 3:00pm
ID: 174 / Tech 3A: 8
Regular submission (ORAL)
Topics: Water and Soil Management
Keywords: Synthetic hydrogel, Natural hydrogel, Nutrient leaching, Biodegradability, Environment-friendly

Natural Hydrogel Increases Green Pepper Yield and Reduces Nutrient Losses

Joba Purkaysta¹, Shiv Prasher¹, Muhammad T. Afzal², Yixiang Wang¹, Ramesh Rudra³, Jaskaran Dhiman^1,3, Christopher Nzediegwu^1,4

¹McGill Univ, Ste Anne de Bellevue, Canada; ²University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada; ³University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada; ⁴University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada