The
following partial listing of past and present scientific investigations
at the Dryland Research Station illustrates the diverse needs of
growers in low-rainfall dryland areas:
Develop
and test winter wheat and spring wheat varieties
Develop
winter club and soft white winter wheat varieties adapted to the dryland
areas which have the ability to emerge from deep planting.
Select
and test early generation and advanced breeding lines of barley varieties.
Evaluate
end-use quality of wheat and barley varieties and experimental breeding
lines to meet the rigorous demands of domestic and overseas customers.
Evaluate
no-till management systems for annual spring cropping.
Evaluate
soil ripping and surface pitting after winter wheat seeding to reduce
erosion on frozen soil and improve over-winter water storage.
Investigate
long-term cropping systems for profitable and sustainable production
in dryland areas.
Evaluate
tillage, residue and crop management systems for returning CRP to
crop production.
Adaptation
of alternative crops for low-rainfall dryland areas.
Suppression
of downy brome and jointed goatgrass with rhizobacteria.
Russian
thistle competition with winter wheat and spring wheat.
Postharvest
water use by Russian thistle.
Chemical
control of downy brome in winter wheat.
Chemical
control of Russian thistle in winter wheat and spring wheat.
Identify
wheat varieties and plant traits that enhance competition with jointed
goatgrass.
Screen
for root disease reaction as part of no-till spring cereal root disease
evaluation and control experiments.
Wind
and dust measurements, supplemented by a portable wind tunnel, to
provide predictions for wind erosion and associated fugitive dust
emissions associated with varying roughness and residue conditions.
Dryland
adaptation of several perennial grasses for forage and erosion control.
Experimental
tree plantings to determine varieties useful for erosion control,
shade, and wind abatement on farmsteads and fields.
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