East Central Kansas Experiment Field
Location: Ottawa, Kansas
The research program at the East Central Kansas Experiment Field is designed to keep area crop producers abreast of technological advances in agronomy. Specific objectives are to:
- Establish the amount of soil loosening and crop residue cover needed for optimum crop production
- Evaluate weed and disease control practices using chemical, non-chemical, and combination methods
- Identify the top-performing varieties and hybrids of wheat, corn, soybean, and grain sorghum
- Test fertilizer rates, timing, and application methods for agronomic efficiency and sound environmental principles
Research Projects
- Corn stover harvesting for biofuels
- Corn, soybean, wheat, and grain sorghum variety performance tests
- Evaluation of nitrogen rates and starter fertilizer for strip-till corn
- Nitrogen fertilization of corn and wheat using sensor technology
- Phosphorus management for strip-till corn and no-till soybean
- Soybean breeding facilities
