Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
RS 9/9/5
Iowa State University
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department of Agronomy
Creative Components, 1971-2009
Descriptive summary
| creator: | Iowa State University. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Department of Agronomy |
| title: | Creative Components |
| dates: | 1971-2009 |
| extent: | 1.72 linear feet (1 records center carton and 1 document box) |
| collection number: | RS 9/9/5 |
| repository: | Uniersity Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
| access: | Open for research |
| publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
| preferred citation: | Iowa State University Department of Agronomy Creative Components, RS 9/9/5, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Abstract
The Department of Agronomy at Iowa State University was formed in 1902 with an emphasis of study in farm management, farm crops, soils, and farm mechanics. The department is housed in the Agronomy Building and collaborates with a number of related organizations including the National Laboratory for Agriculture and Environment, the Iowa Crop Improvement Association, the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, and the Raymond F. Baker Center for Plant Breeding. As of 2011, the department offers undergraduate degrees in agroecology, agronomy management and business, plant breeding and biotechnology, research and development, and soil and environmental science. This collection contains reports from creative component projects for the Master of Science in Agronomy. The reports cover topics from the field of agronomy, including soil analysis, pest control, crop science, and irrigation methods. |
Historical note
Agricultural courses have been taught at Iowa State since the first students arrived on campus. During the 1800s the Department of Practical Agriculture offered courses in basic farming techniques. In 1902 the Department of Agronomy was established with the main emphasis of study being farm management, farm crops, soils, and farm mechanics. The establishment of the Department of Agronomy greatly expanded the number of courses offered, especially those concerned with the study of soils. The composition of the Department of Agronomy changed often during the early years of the department. By 1905, farm mechanics courses were expanded and consolidated into the newly formed Department of Agricultural Engineering. A separate Department of Farm Management was created in 1915, leaving farm crops and soils the primary courses taught by Agronomy faculty members. In 1916, the department's name was officially changed to the Department of Farm Crops and Soils only to be changed back to the Department of Agronomy in 1934. Over the years the Department of Agronomy has continued to expand and thrive. Research farms were established across the state that allowed faculty and staff to study soil and growing conditions in Iowa. The department moved into the Agronomy Building in 1952, which was greatly expanded in 1986. The National Soil Tilth Laboratory (National Laboratory for Agriculture and Environment), a USDA Agriculture Research Service facility, was constructed on campus in 1989. In 1998, the department initiated a distance education program for Master of Science in Agronomy. As of 2011, the department offers undergraduate degrees in agroecology, agronomy management and business, plant breeding and biotechnology, research and development, and soil and environmental science along with M.S. and Ph.D. degree programs. Heads
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Collection description
The collection (1971-2009) contains reports from creative component projects for the Master of Science in Agronomy. These reports were completed by students in the Agronomy Department under the guidance of agronomy faculty. The reports cover topics from the field of agronomy, including soil analysis, pest control, crop science, and irrigation methods. |
Organization
The collection is organized alphabetically by author. |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Abrahamson, Aaron H.: "Effects of Foliar Applied Fungicides and Fungicide-Insecticide Combinations in Early Maturing Soybeans" |
2009 |
1 |
2 |
Andrews, Wells Frederick: "Soils in and Around the City of Boone, Iowa" |
1975 |
1 |
3 |
Basnyat, Madan Bahadur: "Prediction of Rice Yield in Terai of Nepal on the Basis of Monsoon Climate" |
1982 |
1 |
4 |
Begosh, Angela: "A Survey of Intentions, Attitudes, and Perceptions of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Participants in Muscatine, Louisa, and Des Moines Counties, Iowa" |
2008 |
1 |
5 |
Braster, Martin L.: "Assessment and Management Strategies for the Rathbun Lake Watershed" |
2003 |
1 |
6 |
Bumann, Eric Lee: "Application of Plant Growth Regulators to Manipulate Flowering Time in Maize" |
2008 |
1 |
7 |
Castro, Irenia: "Critical Analysis of a Split Plot Design" |
1979 |
1 |
8 |
Chandler, Jason H.: "Validation of a Variable Nitrogen Fertigation Schedule for Grape Tomato" |
2008 |
1 |
9 |
Charlton, Brian A.: "Effects of Oxamyl on Suppression of the Tobacco Rattle Virus Vector Paratrichodorous allius and Corky Ringspot Disease of Potato in the Klamath Basin of South-Central Oregon" |
2006 |
1 |
10 |
Coffelt, Todd A.: "Management Practice Impact on Soil Organic Matter Content of Reclaimed Abandoned Mine Lands in Southeastern Iowa" |
2007 |
1 |
11 |
DeJong, Diane C.: "A 'Runoff and Nonpoint Source Pollution Self-Assessment' for Greenhouse and Container Nurseries" |
2006 |
1 |
12 |
Deutmeyer, Troy: "Erosion Evaluation in No-Till Corn Production" |
2003 |
1 |
13 |
Dixon, Bradley S.: "Evaluation of Soybean Seed Treatments" |
2009 |
1 |
14 |
Dostal, Mark J.: "Seed Treatment Efficacy Trial Focusing on Inbred Seed Corn" |
2008 |
1 |
15 |
Doty, Douglas Allen: "The Effect of Land Application of Process Water from Acidulated Soybean Soapstock on Corn Production and Soil Test Levels" |
2008 |
1 |
16 |
Doud, Chris: "Evaluating the Performance of Herculex I Technology Against Yieldguard Technology in Hybrids from the Same Genetic Backgrounds for Western Bean Cutworm Control" |
2004 |
1 |
17 |
Dummermuth, Chad: "Evaluation of Bean Leaf Beetle Control Options to Enhance Soybean Quality and Increase Yield in Soybean Seed Production" |
2005 |
1 |
18 |
Engstrom, Fred Amar: "Midwestern Field Photoperiod Study of Tropical Adapted Maize Germplasm" |
2008 |
1 |
19 |
Eveland, John L.: "A Comparison of Soil Testing Laboratories' Analysis and Recommendations" |
2001 |
1 |
20 |
Frederick, Christopher: "A Farmer's Friend: A Growing Guide to West Africa" |
2008 |
1 |
21 |
Frederick, Jim: "Evaluating the Effect of Planting Dates and Control Treatments on Root Damage and Yield of Corn (Zea Mays) by Corn Rootworm (Diabrotica spp.)" |
2006 |
1 |
22 |
Gatchell, Dorian H.: "Using Routinely Collected Soil Test Data to Estimate the Spatial Distribution of Soybean Cyst Nematode in Minnesota" |
2005 |
1 |
23 |
Green, Glen: "Soil-Applied Saline Industrial Wastewater Disposal Management" |
2005 |
1 |
24 |
Grove, Tyler A.: "Narrow Row Sugarbeet Production" |
2007 |
1 |
25 |
Hoak, Jeffrey K.: "Fall-Applied Herbicides for No-Till Corn" |
2003 |
1 |
26 |
Holland, Dennis Joseph: "Evaluating the Effect of Varying Guess-Row Widths on Small Plot Yield Trials" |
2007 |
1 |
27 |
How, Laura J.: "Micronutrients in Agriculture" |
2008 |
1 |
28 |
Hunter, Michael Edward: "Evaluation of teff Eragrostis tef (zucc.) Trotter, as a Forage Crop in New York" |
2008 |
1 |
29 |
Isaranurug, Somporn: "Comparison of Rice Production Practices S.E. Asia and U.S.A." |
1971 |
1 |
30 |
Isaranurug, Somporn: "Interaction of Tiba and 2, 4-D on Growth and Yield of Corns" |
1971 |
1 |
31 |
Janssen, Michael R.: "Optimizing Plant Populations of CRW and Non-CRW Corn in Iowa" |
2006 |
1 |
32 |
Johnson, Douglas W.: "Field Applications of Growth Regulators to Soybeans" |
1971 |
1 |
33 |
Kasprick, Shawn James: "Correlation of Satellite Imagery to Petiole Nitrate-Nitrogen in Sugarbeets" |
2003 |
1 |
34 |
Keith, Ray A.: "The Effects of Corn Plant Population Density on Stalk Diameter and Anthracnose Stalk Rot Rating" |
2003 |
1 |
35 |
Keller, G. Michael: "Foliar Absorption of Micronutrients: Soluble or Micronized" |
2009 |
1 |
36 |
Kerby, Rhett Kane: "Infiltration Rate Comparison of No-Tillage and Conventional-Tillage Soils" |
2007 |
1 |
37 |
Kolln, Jason L.: "Iowa Waterhemp Tolerance to Glyphosate" |
2004 |
1 |
38 |
Marac, Lual Dau: "The Promise of Bio-Char" |
2009 |
1 |
39 |
McKenzie, Matt: "Water Stress Timing Effects in Hybrid Maize" |
2006 |
1 |
40 |
Nelson, David J.: "Evaluation of Various Furrow Irrigation Methods for Corn Production in Nebraska" |
2007 |
1 |
41 |
O'Brien, Kenneth F.: "Calculating the Value of Precision Agriculture" |
2008 |
1 |
42 |
Ott, Brad: "Starter Fertilizer Effects on Corn Grain Yield, Early Growth, and Early Nutrient Uptake in High-Testing Soils" |
2009 |
1 |
43 |
Pageler, Steven P.: "A Study and Discussion of Viability and Vigor Testing of Corn (Zea Mays L.)" |
2007 |
1 |
44 |
Parsons, Michael: "Corn Rootworm Root-Feeding Injury and Anthracnose Stalk Rot of Maize" |
2001 |
1 |
45 |
Pesek, Robert L." "Effects of Experimental Seed Corn Inoculants on Plant Growth, Health, and Grain Yield" |
2007 |
1 |
46 |
Rectenbaugh, David S.: "Effect of Various Plot Sizes in Soybean Yield Tests" |
2009 |
1 |
47 |
Reeg, Patrick Robert: "Characterizing Variability in Soil Test Values in Northeast Iowa" |
2008 |
1 |
48 |
Rees, Christopher James: "Water Savings with Drip Irrigation" |
2008 |
1 |
49 |
Ritland, Brian: "No-Till vs. Min-Till in Corn Production" |
2001 |
1 |
50 |
Rovita, Dwi: "Dehydrogenase Activity of Soils" |
1996 |
2 |
1 |
Sanson, Ronald Carroll: "No Till Drilled Soybeans Planting Rates and Stand Evaluation" |
1992 |
2 |
2 |
Sayers, Adda C.: "Manipulation of Leaf Area Removal to Simulate Disease Progression on Inbred Maize Lines" |
2002 |
2 |
3 |
Siefken, Ryan L.: "Flex-Ear Versus Fixed-Ear Corn Hybrids" |
2008 |
2 |
4 |
Sernett, Jeff M.: "Soybean Product Range and Marketing Survey 2000" |
2001 |
2 |
5 |
Syslo, Stephanie: "Effects of Nitrapyrin Addition on Yield, Grain Nitrogen Content, and Nutrient Level in Tissue in Corn Fertilized with NH3-N" |
1982 |
2 |
6 |
Tolbert, Amanda Christine: "Thickness and Cultivar Effects on Rice Fissuring Due to Moisture Adsorption" |
2007 |
2 |
7 |
Vigna, Michelle: "Comparison of the Effect of Corn Rootworm Technology and Seed Applied Insecticide (Clothianidin) to Nitrogen Status in Corn" |
2008 |
2 |
8 |
Wallace, David Branan: "Improving Nitrogen Use Efficiency in South Carolina Corn" |
2009 |
2 |
9 |
Weis, Tony: "Inter-Cropping Soybean into Corn (Maize) to Reduce Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN) Egg Density in a C-S Rotation" |
2003 |
2 |
10 |
Wilson, Brent N.: "Variety Selection to Manage Soybean Cyst Nematode in Iowa" |
2001 |
2 |
11 |
Wooley, Christopher Dale Michael: "Effect of Tillage and Herbicides on Woolly Cupgrass (Eriochloa villosa (Thunb.) Kunth) Populations" |
1995 |
2 |
12 |
Wubben, Neil M.: "Agronomic Analysis of Utilizing Saved Seed for Corn Production in Iowa" |
2006 |
2 |
13 |
Wysocki, Ken: "Constructed Wetlands for Remediation of Hydroponic Waste Water" |
2004 |
2 |
14 |
Zuccolo, Richard: "Assessing Soil Microbial Diversity" |
2003 |