39Th Biennial Report: Agricultural Research in Kansas
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This publication from the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service has been archived. Current information is available from http://www.ksre.ksu.edu. This publication from the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service has been archived. Current information is available from http://www.ksre.ksu.edu. Agricultural Research in Kansas 39th Biennial Report of the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Report of the Director for the Biennium Ending June 30, 1998 This publication from the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service has been archived. Current information is available from http://www.ksre.ksu.edu. FRONT COVER New alliances among research, education, and industry address all aspects of wheat production, processing, and marketing. We appreciate loans of photographs from: Mary Ellen Barkley Keith Behnke Ralph Charlton Barbara Gatewood Wayne Geyer Carol Shanklin This report was prepared in the Department of Communications by: Eileen Schofield, Senior Editor Gloria Schwartz, Publications Writer I Fred Anderson, Graphics Artist Information provided by: Teri Davis Doug Elcock Charisse Powell and KAES department offices This report is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.oznet.ksu.edu. Contribution no. 99-331-S from the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station This publication from the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service has been archived. Current information is available from http://www.ksre.ksu.edu. Letter of Transmittal Office of the Director To the Honorable William Graves, Governor of Kansas It is my pleasure to transmit herewith the report of the Agricultural Experiment Station of the Kansas State University of Agriculture and Applied Science for the biennium ending June 30, 1998. This report features the Grain Industry Alliance and the Wheat Research Center. The research highlights include animal and crop production, environmental issues, food safety, and economic aspects of agriculture. In addition, there are lists of publications by Station scientists, lists of research projects still active and those terminated during the biennium, a record of personnel changes, and a financial statement for each year of the biennium. Marc A. Johnson, Director This publication from the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service has been archived. Current information is available from http://www.ksre.ksu.edu. A Message from the Director his document represents a report of progress for 1997 and 1998, as well as a report of current research activity of the Kansas State TUniversity Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service. K-State Research and Extension provides knowledge relevant to the important issues affecting every citizen of Kansas and the nation, namely, a competitive agricultural industry, economic development, food safety, and environmental quality. K-State Research and Extension has developed new strategies to assure that research and education address issues from a multidisciplinary perspective. The Wheat Research Center was established to coordinate all aspects of wheat research from basic science of genetic improvement to variety breeding to production practices to marketing, processing, and policy. The Center concept provides a single point of contact among the grain production, merchandising, and processing industries and K-State scientists and educators. We want Kansas citizens to have ready access to the professional resources of our staff, and the Wheat Research Center facilitates that goal. K-State has placed emphasis on genetic improvement of wheat through the Plant Biotechnology Center, the Wheat Genetics Resource Center, and wheat breeding program. It also has a unique concentration of chemists and engineers in the department of Grain Science and Industry who focus on the storage and processing of wheat into food and industrial products. Disciplines of agricultural economics, biological and agricultural engineering, entomology, plant pathology, and others contribute to round out the research and education programs related to wheat. Another venture undertaken by K-State Research and Extension is a formal collaboration with the USDA Grain Marketing and Production Research Laboratory, the American Institute of Baking, and DPRA, Inc. The Grain Industry Alliance is a not-for-profit corporation designed to generate cooperation in science and education among the major grain science organizations in Manhattan, Kansas. It will greatly enhance Manhattan’s position as an international grain center. K-State Research and Extension is committed to providing scientific solutions to contemporary issues. We provide knowledge for life. Marc A. Johnson Dean and Director Agricultural Experiment Station This publication from the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service has been archived. Current information is available from http://www.ksre.ksu.edu. Contents Research Departments, KAES .............................. 1 12. Communications ....................................... 47 The Grain Industry Alliance ................................. 2 13. Diagnostic Medicine The Wheat Research Center.................................. 3 and Pathobiology ...................................... 48 Research Highlights 1996 to 1998 ........................ 4 14. Director's Office ......................................... 49 Animal Production ............................................ 4 15. Entomology ................................................ 49 Crop Production................................................. 8 16. Family Studies and Human Services ................................. 51 Forage, Hay, and Silage .................................. 11 17. Food Animal Health Flowers and Turfgrass..................................... 13 and Management ....................................... 51 Value-Added Processing ................................ 14 18. Foods and Nutrition.................................. 52 Economics of Agriculture ............................... 15 19. Grain Science and Industry ...................... 53 Environmental Issues ...................................... 17 20. Horticulture, Forestry Kansas Wildlife ................................................ 20 and Recreation Resources ........................ 56 Food Safety ....................................................... 21 21. Hotel, Restaurant, Institution Health and Well-Being .................................... 23 Management and Dietetics....................... 57 Personnel Changes............................................... 26 22. Plant Pathology.......................................... 58 Station Publications ............................................. 27 23. Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work ......................................... 62 Publications of Station Scientists........................ 28 24. Statistics ...................................................... 62 1. Agricultural Economics ............................ 28 25 Agricultural Research Center–Hays ....... 64 2. Agronomy .................................................. 30 26. Northwest Research-Extension Center ... 65 3. Anatomy and Physiology ......................... 34 27. Southeast Agricultural 4. Animal Sciences and Industry ................. 35 Research Center ......................................... 66 5. Biochemistry .............................................. 40 28. Southwest Research-Extension Center ... 67 6. Biological and Agricultural Publication Record of Scientists ......................... 69 Engineering ................................................ 42 7. Biology ........................................................ 43 Research Projects Active June 30, 1998 .............. 73 8. Chemical Engineering............................... 46 Research Projects Terminated ............................ 83 9. Civil Engineering....................................... 46 Financial Statement.............................................. 89 10. Clinical Sciences......................................... 46 11. Clothing, Textiles and Interior Design ........................................... 47 This publication from the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service has been archived. Current information is available from http://www.ksre.ksu.edu. Research Departments, KAES ■ COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ■ COLLEGE OF HUMAN ECOLOGY Agricultural Economics Clothing, Textiles and Interior Design Agronomy Foods and Nutrition provides soil testing service includes Sensory Analysis Center Animal Sciences and Industry Hotel, Restaurant, Institution Management and includes International Meat and Livestock Dietetics Program School of Family Studies and Human Services provides chemical analyses of feedstuffs Communications includes Weather Data Library ■ COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE Entomology Anatomy and Physiology provides scanning electron microscope Food Animal Health and Management Center service Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology Grain Science and Industry includes International Grains Program and Agricultural Institute ■ BRANCH STATIONS/CENTERS Horticulture, Forestry and Recreation Resources Agricultural Research Center–Hays Plant Pathology Horticulture and Forestry Research-Extension includes Wheat Genetics Resource Center Center