Malheur Experiment Station
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Information for Sustainable Agriculture

2005 Annual Report Table of Contents††

Weather

2005 Weather Report

Alfalfa

Alfalfa Seed Quality Favored by Water Stress

Corn

Weed Control and Crop Response with Option® and Impact® Herbicides in Furrow-irrigated Field Corn

Mint

Evaluations of Spring and Fall Herbicides for Peppermint

Native Plant Seed Production

Identification of Herbicides for Use in Native Forb Seed Production
Subsurface Drip Irrigation for Native Forb Seed Production

Onion

2005 Onion Variety Trials
Evaluation of Over-wintering Onion Production in the Treasure Valley - 2004/2005 Trial
Onion Production From Sets
Onion Production From Field-grown Transplants
Automatic Collection, Radio Transmission, and Use of Soil Water Data
Short-duration Water Stress Decreases Onion Single Centers Without Causing Translucent Scale
Insecticide Trials for Onion Thrips (Thrips tabaci) Control - 2005
A Three-year Study on Varietal Response to an Alternative Approach for Collecting Onion Thrips (Thrips tabaci) in Spanish Onions
A One-year Study on the Effectiveness of Vydate L® (Oxamyl) to Control Thrips in Onions When Injected into a Drip-irrigation System
Preemergence and Postemergence Combinations for Weed Control in Onion
Soil-active Herbicide Applications for Weed Control in Onion
Comparison of Goal 2XL® and Goal Tender® for Crop Injury and Weed Control in Onion
The Effectiveness of Root Feed II and STO-5 for Onion Production When Injected into a Drip-irrigation System

Poplars

Performance of Hybrid Poplar Clones on an Alkaline Soil
Micro-irrigation Alternatives for Hybrid Poplar Production, 2005 Trial
Effect of Pruning Severity on the Annual Growth of Hybrid Poplar

Potatoes

Potato Variety Trials 2005
Effect of Irrigation Systems and Cultural Practices on Potato Performance
Evalustion of Alternative Carriers for Potato Seed Treatment Fungicides
Development of New Herbicide Options for Weed Control in Potato Production

Rangeland Weed Management

Control of Perennial Pepperweed and Russian Knapweed with Habitat® and Plateau® Herbicides

Soybean

Soybean Performance in Ontario in 2005
Organic Soybean Production in Ontario in 2005

Sugar Beets

Sugar Beet Variety Trials 2005
Kochia Control with Preemergence Nortron® in Standard and Micro-rate Herbicide Programs in Sugar Beet
Comparison of Calendar Days and Growing Degree Days for Scheduling Herbicide Applications in Sugar Beet

Teff

Teff (Eragrostis tef), an Irrigated Warm Season Annual Forage Crop
Overseeding Teff (Eragrostis tef) into Alfalfa

Wheat and Small Grains

2005 Winter Elite Wheat Trial
Water Management for Drip-irrigated Spring Wheat

Yellow Nutsedge Biology and Control

Eptam® for Yellow Nutsedge Supression on Idle Land
Preliminary Investigations of Royal MH-30® Effects on Yellow Nutsedge Dormancy

Appendices

Appendix A. Herbicides and Adjuvants
Appendix B. Insecticides, Fungicides, and Nematicides
Appendix C. Common and Scientific Names of Crops, Forages, and Forbs
Appendix D. Common and Scientific Names of Weeds
Appendix E. Common and Scientific Names of Diseases and Insects

††The information in this report is for the purpose of informing cooperators in industry, colleagues at other universities, and others of the results of research in field crops. Reference to products and companies in this publication is for the specific information only and does not endorse or recommend that product or company to the exclusion of others that may be suitable. Nor should any information and interpretation thereof be considered as recommendations for the application of any pesticide. Pesticide labels should always be consulted before any pesticide use.


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