USDA-ARS-NWISRL Go to USDA homepage Go to ARS homepage PWANET - Pacific West Area homepage NWISRL Official Page Local homepage Shoshone Falls, Snake River, Idaho

NWISRL Research Page

Last update:  December 07, 2006

For more information, click on the [Scientist/Engineer name]


Soil Management CRIS:
- Evaluation of dairy manure compost in a crop rotation. [Westermann]
- Evaluation of PAM (polyacrylamide) to control soil erosion under surface irrigation. [Sojka] [Lentz]
- Evaluation of PAM to control soil erosion under sprinkler irrigation. [Bjorneberg]
- Defining soil erosion processes under irrigation. [Bjorneberg]
- Evaluation of tillage/crop residue management cropping system under surface irrigation. [Bjorneberg]
- Evaluation of N placement/irrigation management on crop yields and N utilization. [Lehrsch]
- Development of nutritional management practices for potato production. [Westermann]
- Development and evaluation of forages for prevention of grass tetany. [Mayland]
- Evaluation of factors affecting animal preference and forage quality. [Mayland]
- Evaluation of soil-plant-animal interactions on selenium bioavailability to plants and animals. [Mayland]



Water Quality and Environment CRIS:
- Evaluation of soil hydraulic properties affecting water and solute movement in root and vadose zone. [Lehrsch]
- Evaluation of the movement of nitrate and other soluble salts in the vadose zone of silt loam soil. [Wright]
- Evaluating the effect of PAM on water and solute movement below the root zone under furrow irrigation. [Lentz]
- Evaluate the effect of PAM on the movement of weed seeds and microorganisms off of surface irrigated fields. [Sojka][Entry]
- Evaluate the effect of different filter strips to trap microorganisms and nutrients in surface runoff. [Entry]
- Determine the relationship between selected soil P availability indices and the potential for P losses in irrigation and rainfall runoff. [Westermann]



Water Management CRIS:
- Determine crop water use for irrigation management. [Wright]
- Determine water losses from bare soil and grass surface during non-cropping portion of calendar year. [Wright]
- Evaluate the factors affecting water losses from different sprinkler head designs. [Kincaid]
- Evaluate different tillage systems to control/prevent surface runoff under sprinkler irrigation. [Kincaid]
- Compare a precision (drip) with a sprinkler irrigation system on crop yields. [Kincaid]



More Research Projects:


Return to NWISRL Home Page

Page Opened 00021
Times.