Agronomy 212 - Crop Growth, Productivity, and Management

Reading Materials

This page provides a list of readings for Agronomy 212. Links are provided to material that supplements the textbook readings.

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Index

1. Course Introductions
2. Farming Regions

3. Agriculture Systems
4. Corn
5. Small Grains
6. Soybean
7. Grain and Forage Quality

8. Manure Management
9. Cropping Systems

Topic 1

Course Introductions

• Lecture syllabus - handed out in class

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Topic 2

Farming Regions

• Farm Resource Regions
• Farming Regions of the North Central U.S.

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Topic 4

Corn

• Chapter 1 of Text Modern Corn and Soybean Production
• Modern Corn and Soybean Production - p. 1, 25-29
• Origin, History, and Uses of Corn
• Modern Corn and Soybean Production - p. 20-25
• What Are Transgenic Plants? (From Colorado State University)
• How Do You Make A Transgenic Plant? (From Colorado State University)
• Corn Hybrid Maturity Management for the Central and Northern Corn Belt
• Iowa Crop Performance Test - Corn
• Using Corn Hybrid Yield Data to Improve Selection of Rapidly Changing Hybrids (From Univ. of Nebraska)
• Modern Corn and Soybean Production - p. 81-105
• Corn Planting Guide
• Dr. Elmore's Presentation on Corn Production

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Topic 5

Small Grains

• Origin, History, and Uses of Oat and Wheat
• Spring Wheat Production in Iowa
• Intercropping Winter Cereal Grains and Red Clover
• Iowa Crop Performance Test - Oat and Barley
• Iowa Crop Performance Test - Winter Wheat and Triticale

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Topic 6

Soybean

• Modern Corn and Soybean Production - p. 31
• Origin, History, and Uses of Soybean
• Modern Corn and Soybean Production - p. 41
• Iowa Crop Performance Test - Soybean
• Modern Corn and Soybean Production - p. 81-105
• Soybean Replant Decisions
• Soybean Presentation Importance
• Soybean Presentation Development
• Soybean Planting Presentation
• Soybean Stand Density Presentation
• Soybean Row Width Presentation

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Topic 7

Grain and Forage Quality

• Value-Added Grains
• 1% Linolenic soybean oil
• Modern Corn and Soybean Production - p. 301-313
• Corn Silage Harvest Techniques

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Topic 8

Cropping Systems

• Modern Corn and Soybean Production - p. 43-50
• Modern Corn and Soybean Production - p. 235-245
• Double-Cropping Systems and Bioenergy Paper

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Agronomy 212 - Crop Growth, Productivity, and Management
Authored by Dr. Lance R. Gibson; Modified by Dr. Gina M. McAndrews
Copyright © 1998-99, 2000-08. Iowa State University. All rights reserved.
Revised: November 3, 2009 .