"... In PAGE 10: ... Foremost is knowing that reduced tillage in- creases the potential for slug damage, while incorporating some of the crop residues will limit slugs apos; ability to cause economic damage. Obviously, this presents a problem for Table1 . Average number of slugs per trap for interac tion between tillage and previous crop in 1984 and 1985.... In PAGE 21: ... nigrifrons. Table1 . Adult survival of and oviposilion by G.... In PAGE 24: ...9 X and 1.9 X higher, respectively, under vetch-corn double cropping than under the vetch-grain sor ghum double cropping system ( Table1 ). Meloidogyne in cognita or P.... In PAGE 24: ... Paratrichodorus minor did not re spond to any of the systems tested. A significant response in the population densities of two Table1 . Soil or root population densities of four nematode species averaged over 4 years following a vetch-corn or vetch-sorghum cropping system each grown in no-tillage or conventional tillage with or without subsoiling.... In PAGE 27: ... and grasshoppers were mostly Melanoplus spp. Very few Table1 . Effect of insect control at planting with carbofuran in insect populations in ladino clover interseeded into tall fescue sod.... In PAGE 28: ... = 0.02) and aphid (F = 96.71. P lt; 0.01) densities with leafhoppers being most abundant in the 9 October planting and aphids being most abundant during the 1 November planting ( Table1 ). Grasshoppers were collected in low num ber only during the first fall planting.... In PAGE 29: ...ent: a break through in technology. Crops Soil Mag. (Nov.):13-15. Successes With No-Till Cotton John F. Bradley1 Introduction Table1 . No-tillage vs conventional tillage cotton lint Eight years of research with no-till cotton at the University yields across variety trials planted into standing wheat or of Tennessee Milan Experiment Station have proven that rye.... In PAGE 31: ... Yield responses among tillage systems varied with locations Brewton. In-row subsoiling regardless of previous tillage 24 Table1 . Rye forage yields as affected by tillage prior to planting rye and in-row subsoiling for the previous sum mer cotton crop.... In PAGE 33: ... The crop rotation plan is show in Table 1. Table1 . A four-year rotation plan for determining quantitative effects of tillage and cropping system on yield of irrigated and unirrigated corn and soybean.... In PAGE 35: ... However, data from the past several years indicate responses to various N-P combinations when applied to early planted corn regardless of soil test levels (Wright, 1987). Table1 . Starter placement influence on plant height of no-tilled corn (Quincy).... In PAGE 35: ...5 The efficiency of starter fertilizer on early plant growth may be determined as much by the location of the placement as any other factor. Table1 data shows that any close place ment, even after a broadcast fertilizer application, is better than no starter fertilizer for early season vigor. This early growth may help the plant grow through insect damage, shade weeds and allow for earlier cultivation and sidedres sing of N.... In PAGE 37: ...Table1 . The Timing of Machinery Operations for Six Tillage/Cover Crop Treatments in Louisiana.... In PAGE 41: ...ighest rate of CF 2.0. The CF 1.0, TF 2.0, and C did not Table1 . Corn graln yield response to tillage and pesticides (three year average).... In PAGE 44: ... Results and Discussion Grain and whole plant yields at both locations were signi ficantly affected by the single effects of cultivar and N rate. The three way interaction of cultivar x N rate x K-Mg level Table1 . Grain and whole plant yields of corn cultivars as affected by sidedressed N rate and K-Mg for location 1.... In PAGE 46: ... For the August crop, FLOPUP and Pioneer X304C each had maximum grain yields of 78 bu A-1 approximately 22% greater than the yield for Pioneer 3320. Table1 . Maximum whole plant dry matter and grain yield by three corn cultivars affected by planting date.... In PAGE 48: ...034X for grain, and y dry matter yield (lb A-1) 2315 0.144X for plant dry Table1 . Yield variable of August plantedcornaffectedby plant population (Two location average in 1987 at Gainesville, FL.... In PAGE 51: ... The Stare Yield Performance Trial was also a randomized complete block with 4 replications, and its inclusion was for the purpose of economic analysis of an intensive manage ment system compared to a dryland single- and doublecrop system. Results and Discussion Comparisons of grain yields of Pioneer X-304C for all four years are shown in Table1 and days of planting. tassel ing and harvest can be related to air temperature and rainfall data in Figures I.... In PAGE 52: ...Table1 . No-till tropical corn yields with moderate ener gy inputs at Quincy, FL for Pioneer X-304C in 1985, 1986, 1987, and 1988.... In PAGE 54: ...Table1 . Schematic of field surface-residue/tillageopera tions for FIELD #1 for 1983, 84, and 85.... In PAGE 56: ... These data suggest that Classic could be used alone to achieve excellent preplant burndown of pitted morningglory, and would be more effective than Bladex alone. Table1 . Preplant burndown control of pitted morninggloryby Bladex and Classic.... In PAGE 59: ... Results and Discussion No interactions occurred in this experiment. Highest yields of rye WPDM were obtained when 105 lb NA-1were applied ( Table1 ) during the 85-86, 86-87, and CC avg. Response to N increased linearly up to the 105 lb A fertilizer rate and then decreased at the highest N rate (I40 lb A -1).... In PAGE 59: ... A response of rye GY2 to the application of 80 lb K A -1was observed for the 85-86 and the CC avg (FPLSD 0.05) ( Table1 ).A trend of an analogous behaviour was observed during the 86-87 CC.... In PAGE 60: ...Table1 . Rye and soybean yield variables as affected by N and K fertilization.... In PAGE 62: ...urfactant at 0.5 lb ai/acre + 0.25% v/v was applied in early July and August for summer annual broadleaf weed control. Table1 . Wheat cultivars and planting dates at the Pon totoc Branch Experiment Station, 1985-87.... In PAGE 62: ... Year Planting Dates Cultivar 1985 Oct. 18 Nov 6 Nov 20 Florida302 1986 Oct 17 Nov 1 Nov 17 Pioneer 2551 1987 Oct 25 Nov 3 Nov 16 Florida302 Each year three wheat plantings ( Table1 ) were made on about 15 October, 1 November, and 15 November. All 8-in.... In PAGE 64: ... were also measured. Results and Discussion Crimson clover dry matter production and N concentration just prior to corn planting in 1988 are shown in Table1 . Dry matter yields and N concentration were unaffected by N rate, however, cover crop management did have a significant effect on both parameters (p gt;.... In PAGE 64: ... In contrast, the direct-seeded treatment averaged only 26% of the biomass produced in the reseeding treatments. The fall of 1987 was very dry after planting the direct-seeded treat- Table1 . Dry matter production and N concentration of crimson clover as affected by N rate and clover management in 1988.... In PAGE 69: ...ble to be harvested in Dec. and Feb. while ryegrass seeded into bermudagrass sod could not be harvested until March (2). Table1 . Soil fertility levels of no-till and clean till experiments.... In PAGE 72: ...Table1 . Initial chemical propertiesof the Dothan fine san dy loam and Benndale fine sandy loam soils receiving annual rates of phosphogypsum.... In PAGE 74: ...5% moisture for grain yield determination. Results Dry matter and N content of cover crops at burndown are listed in Table1 . Nitrogen content of clove and rye ranged from 99 to 156, and from 28 to 52 lb/acre, respectively.... In PAGE 74: ...nd from 9.7 to 15.6% in rye. Table1 . Dry matter production and N content of cover corps at burndown, 7-10 days prior to planting corn.... In PAGE 80: ...eason. The corn was not imgated. As with any data col lected during the single growing season, extreme care should be exercised when these date are used to make major man agement decisions. Results As a result of the extremely dry growing season, corn grain yields ( Table1 ) were 30 to 40 bu/acre lower that normally expected for the Sand Mountain region. There was, however, a strong relationship between yield and treatments.... In PAGE 80: ... Yields with the other treatments ranged between 69 and 73 bu/acre. Lower yield with than without tillage is not uncommon in the Table1 . Tillage effects on yield of corn following grazed and nongrazed rye.... In PAGE 83: ... Results and Discussion Clay content influenced the total nitrogen and C/N ratio of plant biomass inputs. A higher total nitrogen wasobserved in the lower clay content with an inverse relationship seen in the C/N ratio ( Table1 ). The total carbon remained constant across varying clay content (Table 1 ).... In PAGE 83: ... A higher total nitrogen wasobserved in the lower clay content with an inverse relationship seen in the C/N ratio (Table 1). The total carbon remained constant across varying clay content ( Table1 ). Table 1.... In PAGE 86: ... Table1 . Effect of tillage, soil depth, cropping system Table 2.... In PAGE 91: ... Relat ing strength to hulk density and water content also depends on texture and organic matter. Making field strength com- Table1 . Mean profile soil strengths for disked and mini- mum tillage plots subsoiled with the Superseeder (SS), Paratill (PT),and Kelly (KE).... ..."

"... In PAGE 9: ...istribution (proportion gt; 2.4 m). Models for estimating biodiversity indicators using LiDAR Random Forest model results using a suite of LiDAR predictor variables to estimate biodiversity indicators are shown in Table 1, Appendix 2. The LiDAR metrics were primarily statistical variables derived from the distributions of LiDAR canopy height returns extracted from the 10-m buffered tree plots ( Table2 , Appendix 2). Additional metrics were derived from the LiDAR intensity values.... In PAGE 26: ... Random Forest models results with high percent variance explained ( gt; 50%) shown in bold (N = 75). Variable descriptions are provided in Table2 . Biodiversity Indicator Important LiDAR derived Predictor Variables1 Percent Variance Explained Live Forest Tree Structure Density HTSKEW, CSICV, HTCV 86.... In PAGE 29: ...29 Table2 . Description of important LiDAR predictor variables used for models presented in Appendix 2, Table 1.... ..."

"... In PAGE 12: ... In a series of Maryland tests conducted from 1976 to 1979 at three locations, ammonium nitrate resulted in the highest and urea the lowest average no- tillage corn yields (2). Yields from UAN solution were intermediate betweenammonium nitrate and urea ( Table4 ). Calculated response curves fitted to a summation of this data covering 12 location- years estimated that at the 160 lb N/A rate, urea utilization by no- tillage corn was 61% as efficient as amrmnium nitrate and 80% as efficient as UAN.... In PAGE 53: ...86 121 2430 3.76 91 Corn yield ( Table4 ) at both locations was good. Judging from the 0 N rate at both locations, soybeans preceedinc corn will provide as much N to the corn as a winter legume.... In PAGE 54: ...----- -46- Table4 . Corn grain yield as affected by previous crops and sidedress N.... In PAGE 80: ... Joseph) X x Rice X X Rice X X X Southeast X X X Southeast X c=corn, fs=forage sorghum, gs=grain sorghum, r=rice, s=soybean. Table4 . Mean effect of seeding method, averaged vet 1979-1985.... In PAGE 89: ...--- -81- cover in nonsubsoiled plots. Data are summarized in Table4 (4). Table 4.... In PAGE 129: ...--- 121 Table4 Plant height averaged across four seed lots in four tillage systems and three planting dates in 1982 and 1984. Sampling Dates Tillage Planting System Date 1 2 3----------- 1 3 CONV 1 54 125 241 61 249 2 53 141 239 253 3 49 129 252 253 CSNT 1 52 125 261 51 252 2 52 143 254 64 245 3 43 139 219 55 1 39 94 241 68 257 2 53 99 243 218 3 54 121 213 261 TFNT 1 52 129 215 85 289 2 59 128 269 93 296 3 51 152 286 212 LSD 0.... ..."

"... In PAGE 2: ...2 Table of Contents Page Abstract 3 Introduction 4 Study Area 5 Purpose 5 Study Goals 5 Research Questions 7 Summary of Results 7 Post-Biscuit fire ecosystem effects in relation to pre-fire treatments 7 Remote sensing platforms and biodiversity indicators 7 Models for estimating biodiversity indicators using LiDAR 9 Approach 9 LTEP Ground Data Collection and Analysis 10 LiDAR Data Acquisition and Processing 11 Random Forest Models 12 Deliverables 13 Acknowledgements 13 References 14 APPENDIX 1: Literature Review of LiDAR Applications in Forestry 16 References 21 APPENDIX 2: Model Results and Variable Descriptions 26 Table 1. Random Forest model results 26 Table2 . Description of LiDAR predictor variables 29 ... In PAGE 9: ...istribution (proportion gt; 2.4 m). Models for estimating biodiversity indicators using LiDAR Random Forest model results using a suite of LiDAR predictor variables to estimate biodiversity indicators are shown in Table 1, Appendix 2. The LiDAR metrics were primarily statistical variables derived from the distributions of LiDAR canopy height returns extracted from the 10-m buffered tree plots ( Table2 , Appendix 2). Additional metrics were derived from the LiDAR intensity values.... In PAGE 26: ... Random Forest models results with high percent variance explained ( gt; 50%) shown in bold (N = 75). Variable descriptions are provided in Table2 . Biodiversity Indicator Important LiDAR derived Predictor Variables1 Percent Variance Explained Live Forest Tree Structure Density HTSKEW, CSICV, HTCV 86.... ..."

"... In PAGE 8: ...Table1 summarizes both the UCSC and Downtown SC datasets. The data is geo-referenced using NAD83 State Plane Coordinate System, California Zone III [27].... ..."

"... In PAGE 2: ... (2005) to validate the aforemen- tioned models (Dataset 2). The equations are pre- sented in Table2 . Thirty-eight equations had been developed for 14 broadleaved species and 21 empirical models had been reported for species belonging to coni- fer families.... In PAGE 7: ... The biomechanical models ( Table 4 ) also failed to describe the M - D allometry for the pooled data- set. The average value of the allometric exponent b obtained from the meta-analysis of the 59 empirical equations reported in Table2 amounted to 2.... In PAGE 7: ... Specifi cally, the WBE model failed to predict the value of the allometric exponent b in equation (2) when a regression equation was fi tted into the pooled biomass raw data ( Table 5 ). We also arrived at the same conclusion with the meta- analysis of the 59 biomass empirical equations presented in Table2 . Zianis and Mencuccini (2004) performed a similar kind of analysis for 279 empirical models collecting throughout the globe.... ..."

"... In PAGE 11: ... But N efficiency for no- tillage corn was always higher than that for conventional tillage corn at N rates of 120 lb/A or more. Summarizing yield data collected over a 13- year period from as many as five Maryland locations ( Table3 ), showed that at sub-optimal N rates (below 80 lb N/A), conventional tillage corn out- yielded no- tillage corn 64% to 69% of the time. At the 80 lb N/A rate, the odds continued to be about evenly divided between the two tillage systems (46% for no- tillage and 54% for conventional tillage).... In PAGE 18: ... 1985. Table3 . Influence of Tillage on Probability of Obtaining Corn Yields from Variable Nitrogen Rates at Five Maryland Locations.... In PAGE 77: ...Other No-Till Systems for Grain and Silage Production Other no-till cropping systems which were investigated during 1984 and/or 1985 are identified in Table3 . Soybeans, corn, sorghum, rice, and forages have all received attention.... In PAGE 121: ... The widest range in final emergence was seen in 1982, from 36% for the low vigor seed lot (1L) planted into tall fescue on April 15 to 96% for the two high vigor seed lots (3H and 4H) planted into CONV on May 25 (Table 2). In 1984 field emergence ranged from 55% for the low vigor seed lot (2L) planted into TFNT on April 27 to 95% for the high vigor seed lot (1H) planted into CONV on May 12 ( Table3 ). The range in field emergence decreased with each successive delay in planting in 1982 while the narrowest range in field emergence was observed at the second (May 12) planting date in 1984.... ..."

"... In PAGE 15: ... In fact, most of the rotor disk is not within the surface layer for the nocturnal, stable case, as it is for the daytime, unstable case. This is demonstrated by the contents of Table3 . In the unstable case, the vertical variation of the mean Reynolds stress component apos; apos; uw is constant in the lower elevations and the mean vertical TKE flux is positive, signifying the presence of a surface layer.... ..."