Agronomic Field Log and Activity Reports — GLBRC Biofuel Cropping System Experiment
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Log of the agronomic activities on the GLBRC sites. See here for an interactive version
This datatable is part of the Agronomic Log Queries - GLBRC Biofuel Cropping System Experiment dataset.
It contains specific queries of agronomic activities carried out on the Biofuel Cropping System Experiment, prepared from the Agronomic Log. The Agronomic Log contains all agromonic activities for multiple experiments. Contact the GLBRC Sustainability Information Manager if you need additional information from the aglog.
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| Experiment: | GLBRC Biofuel Cropping System Experiment |
| Data available from: | October 2007 to August 2024 |
| Dataset: | GLBRC113 |
| Datatable ID: | GLBRC083-001.9 |
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| Last Updated | 2024-08-28 |
| Variate | Description | Units |
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| obs date | Date of the Observation | |
| site | site | |
| comment | The observation or operation that was perfomed |
| Protocols |
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| GLBRC Biofuel Cropping System Experiment: Agronomic Protocol |
| GLBRC Marginal Land Experiment: Agronomic Protocol |
Data Excerpt
| obs_date | site | comment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-12 | KBS | Sprayed Roundup Powermax 3 as burndown at 43 oz/A, and ammonium sulfate at 17 lbs / 100 gallons. Locations sprayed: LTER Lysimeter field, GLBRC G1, G2, G3 plots, Rep 6 plots with annual crops, N-Rate Sorghum (South), North Bait Crop. Application began at 10:45 am and concluded at 2:45 pm. REI for Roundup is 4 hours, safe reentry on Monday May 12 2025 at 6:45 pm. Weather conditions at 10:30 am: Temperature: 61°F Wind Speed: 4 mph Wind Direction: East RH: 51.5% Weather conditions at 2:45 pm: Temperate: 82°F Wind Speed: 9 mph Wind Direction: South East RH: 24% |
| 2025-05-10 | KBS | Planted corn in the Main Site GLBRC G1 treatment all replications (5, 4, 3, 2, & 1). Equipment used: Planted with JD 7330 tractor and Harvest International Planter (first time using this new planter). Variety Planted: Pioneer P0306Q seed corn Seed Rate: 34,000 seeds/acre. Planting depth: 2.00 inches. Pioneer P0306Q has a relative maturity of 103 days and is Roundup ready corn 2 and liberty link tolerant. Also has above and below ground traits (herculex extra, agrisureRW, Yield gard corn borer protection). Full fungicide, Insecticide, Nematicide seed treatment. Fertilizer Applied at Planting Time (starter fertilizer): Applied 16.5-16.5-0-2.9 liquid fertilizer at 18.6 gallons/acre. Fertilizer weighed 11.25 lbs per gallon. 16.3 gals/A of 16.5-16.5-0-2.9 supplies 30.25 lbs N/A, 30.25 lbs P205/A, 5.3 lbs of sulfur per acre. Zinc was added to the starter fertilizer and supplied 0.2 lbs/A of zinc. The fertilizer was placed 2.5 inches down and 2.5 inches from the seed trench. |
| 2025-05-09 | KBS | Rototilled and seeded grass in alleyways within rep 6 plot housing the frame experiment. Rototilling was done on 5/8/25, done with John Deere 4400 tractor and 660 rototiller, to an approximate depth of 6". On 5/9/25 rototilled areas were rolled with JD cultimulcher and JD 5410 loader tractor. This was done before and after seeding of the East-West alleyways. Seeding was done with LESCO commercial spreader with a drop attachment, seeding rate was approx. 9 lbs / 1000 square foot or 400 lbs / Acre. |
| 2025-04-30 | KBS | Apply burn down to soybean ground. |
| 2025-04-28 | KBS | Apply fertilizer to soybean ground. |