2010 Seed Production Research Report

Contents

• Pollen Collected by Native Bumble Bee Colonies Placed Adjacent to Red Clover
• Characterization of Pollen Loads from Pollen Traps Placed in Honey Bee Hives in Red Clover Seed Fields in the Willamette Valley
• Year to Year Variation in Bumble Bee Acitivity in Red Clover Seed Produciton Fields in the Willamette Valley
• Native Bumble Bee Diversity, Abundance, and Pollination in Crimson Clover and Hairy Vetch Seed Production Fields in Western Oregon
• Fertilization of the Choke Pathogen in Orchardgrass Seed Production Fields in the Willamette Valley
• Evaluation of Newly Formulated Molluscides for Control of Slugs in Western Oregon Grass Seed Fields
• Sharppoint Fluvellin Biology and Management in Spring-Seeded Tall Fescue Grown for Seed
• Effects of Longer Term Storage on Seed Germination from Grass Seed Harvested at Different Seed Moisture Contents
• Evaluation of Chemical and Mechanical Methods for Maintaining Stand Productivity in Fine Fescue Seed Crop Production Systems in the Absence of Open Field Burning, 2010
• Energy Use and Efficiency in Perennial Ryegrass Seed Production
• How Well Do Barn Owl Nest Boxes Work in Attacting Barn Owls in the Willamette Valley
• Making Sense of Nitrogen Flux Patterns in the Calapooia River Basin
• Grass Seed Agriculture and Invertebrate Communities of Seasonal Wetlands in the Southern Willamette Valley
• Camelina: Potential Oil Seed Rotation Crop for the Willamette Valley
• Tolerance of Teff to Herbicides
• Downy Brome Control in Newly Planted Kentucky Bluegrass Grown for Seed Under Columbia Basin Conditions
• Influence of Previous Crop and Herbicide Treatments on Rattail Fescue Control in Seedling Kentucky Bluegrass Grown Under Columbia Basin Conditions
• Elucidating the Biology of Bluegrass and Denver Billbugs in NE Oregon

Authors

The following authors have contributed to this report. Use of a commercial or proprietary product in research does not constitute an endorsement of the product by the U.S. Department of Agriculture or Oregon State University.

Columbia Basin Agricultural and Research Center

A. Ball, Professor

• Downy Brome Control in Newly Planted Kentucky Bluegrass Grown for Seed Under Columbia Basin Conditions
• Influence of Previous Crop and Herbicide Treatments on Rattail Fescue Control in Seedling Kentucky Bluegrass Grown Under Columbia Basin Conditions

D.J. Wysocki, Extension Soil Scientist

• Camelina: Potential Oil Seed Rotation Crop for the Willamette Valley

Cooperative Extension Service - OSU

N.P. Anderson, North Valley Extension Field Crops Agent, Washington, Yamhill and Polk Counties

• Native Bumble Bee Diversty, Abundance, and Pollination in Crimson Clover and Hairy Vetch Seed Production Fields in Western Oregon
• Evaluation of Newly Formulated Molluscides for Control of Slugs in Western Oregon Grass Seed Fields

M.E. Mellbye, District Extension Agent, Linn, Benton and Lane Counties

• Effects of Longer Term Storage on Seed Germination from Grass Seed Harvested at Different Seed Moisture Contents

T.B Silberstein, Exension Agent, Marion and Clackamas Counties

• Effects of Longer Term Storage on Seed Germination from Grass Seed Harvested at Different Seed Moisture Contents
• Evaluation of Chemical and Mechanical Methods for Maintaining Stand Productivity in Fine Fescue Seed Crop Production Systems in the Absence of Open Field Burning, 2010

D.L. Walenta, Extension Crops Specialist, Union County

• Elucidating the Biology of Bluegrass and Denver Billbugs in NE Oregon

Department of Crop and Soil Science – OSU

T.G. Chastain, Associate Professor, Seed Crop Physiology

• Effects of Longer Term Storage on Seed Germination from Grass Seed Harvested at Different Seed Moisture Contents
• Evaluation of Chemical and Mechanical Methods for Maintaining Stand Productivity in Fine Fescue Seed Crop Production Systems in the Absence of Open Field Burning, 2010
• Energy Use and Efficiency in Perennial Ryegrass Seed Production
• Camelina: Potential Oil Seed Rotation Crop for the Willamette Valley

D.W. Curtis, Faculty Research Assistant

• Sharppoint Fluvellin Biology and Management in Spring-Seeded Tall Fescue Grown for Seed
• Tolerance of Teff to Herbicides

A.V. Derkatch, Former Student Worker

• Native Bumble Bee Diversty, Abundance, and Pollination in Crimson Clover and Hairy Vetch Seed Production Fields in Western Oregon

A.J. Dreves, Research Associate, Entomology

• Evaluation of Newly Formulated Molluscides for Control of Slugs in Western Oregon Grass Seed Fields

C.J. Garbacik, Senior Faculty Research Assistant

• Energy Use and Efficiency in Perennial Ryegrass Seed Production
• Camelina: Potential Oil Seed Rotation Crop for the Willamette Valley

B.J. Hinds-Cook, Faculty Research Assistant

• Sharppoint Fluvellin Biology and Management in Spring-Seeded Tall Fescue Grown for Seed
• Tolerance of Teff to Herbicides

G.D. Hoffman, Research Associate, IPM

• Fertilization of the Choke Pathogen in Orchardgrass Seed Production Fields in the Willamette Valley
• Evaluation of Newly Formulated Molluscides for Control of Slugs in Western Oregon Grass Seed Fields

A.G. Hulting, Assistant Professor, Extension Weeds Specialist

• Sharppoint Fluvellin Biology and Management in Spring-Seeded Tall Fescue Grown for Seed
• Tolerance of Teff to Herbicides

J.M. Kaser, Faculty Research Assistant, Entomology

• Fertilization of the Choke Pathogen in Orchardgrass Seed Production Fields in the Willamette Valley

C.A. Mallory-Smith, Professor of Weed Science

• Sharppoint Fluvellin Biology and Management in Spring-Seeded Tall Fescue Grown for Seed
• Tolerance of Teff to Herbicides

S. Maxfield-Taylor, Graduate Student, Entomology

• Characterization of Pollen Loads from Pollen Traps Placed in Honey Bee Hives in Red Clover Seed Fields in the Willamette Valley

S. Rao, Professor, Entomology

• Pollen Collected by Native Bumble Bee Colonies Placed Adjacent to Red Clover
• Characterization of Pollen Loads from Pollen Traps Placed in Honey Bee Hives in Red Clover Seed Fields in the Willamette Valley
• Year to Year Variation in Bumble Bee Activity in Red Clover Seed Produciton Fields in the Willamette Valley
• Native Bumble Bee Diversty, Abundance, and Pollination in Crimson Clover and Hairy Vetch Seed Production Fields in Western Oregon
• Fertilization of the Choke Pathogen in Orchardgrass Seed Production Fields in the Willamette Valley

K.M. Skyrm, Graduate Research Assistant, Entomology

• Pollen Collected by Native Bumble Bee Colonies Placed Adjacent to Red Clover

W.P. Stephen, Professor Emeritus, Entomology

• Pollen Collected by Native Bumble Bee Colonies Placed Adjacent to Red Clover
• Year to Year Variation in Bumble Bee Acitivity in Red Clover Seed Produciton Fields in the Willamette Valley

W.C. Young III, Professor Emeritus, Extension Seed Production

• Effects of Longer Term Storage on Seed Germination from Grass Seed Harvested at Different Seed Moisture Contents
• Evaluation of Chemical and Mechanical Methods for Maintaining Stand Productivity in Fine Fescue Seed Crop Production Systems in the Absence of Open Field Burning, 2010
• How Well Do Barn Owl Nest Boxes Work in Attacting Barn Owls in the Willamette Valley

Department of Fisheries and Wildlife

B.D Duggar, Associate Professor

• Grass Seed Agriculture and Invertebrate Communities of Seasonal Wetlands in the Southern Willamette Valley

T.S. Garcia, Assistant Professor

• Making Sense of Nitrogen Flux Patterns in the Calapooia River Basin

W.J. Gerth, Senior Faculty Research Assistant

• Grass Seed Agriculture and Invertebrate Communities of Seasonal Wetlands in the Southern Willamette Valley

J.A. Gervais, Wildlife Ecologist

• How Well Do Barn Owl Nest Boxes Work in Attacting Barn Owls in the Willamette Valley

G. R. Giannico, Associate Professor

• Making Sense of Nitrogen Flux Patterns in the Calapooia River Basin
• Grass Seed Agriculture and Invertebrate Communities of Seasonal Wetlands in the Southern Willamette Valley

A.T. Herlihy, Professor (Senior Research)

• Grass Seed Agriculture and Invertebrate Communities of Seasonal Wetlands in the Southern Willamette Valley

J.L. Li, Courtesy Professor

• Grass Seed Agriculture and Invertebrate Communities of Seasonal Wetlands in the Southern Willamette Valley

L.A. Wyss, Student

• Grass Seed Agriculture and Invertebrate Communities of Seasonal Wetlands in the Southern Willamette Valley

Hermiston Experiment Station

S.I. Rondon, Assistant Professor

• Elucidating the Biology of Bluegrass and Denver Billbugs in NE Oregon

National Forage Seed Production Research Center - USDA-ARS

S.C. Alderman, Professor and Research Plant Pathologist

• Fertilization of the Choke Pathogen in Orchardgrass Seed Production Fields in the Willamette Valley

G.M. Banowetz, Research Microbiologist and Research Leader

• Making Sense of Nitrogen Flux Patterns in the Calapooia River Basin

S.M. Griffith, Professor and Research Plant Physiologist

• Making Sense of Nitrogen Flux Patterns in the Calapooia River Basin

G.W. Mueller-Warrant, Associate Professor and Research Agronomist

• Making Sense of Nitrogen Flux Patterns in the Calapooia River Basin

W.F. Pfender, Professor and Research Plant Physiologist

• Making Sense of Nitrogen Flux Patterns in the Calapooia River Basin

G.W. Whittaker, Research Hydrologist

• Making Sense of Nitrogen Flux Patterns in the Calapooia River Basin

Credits

This report has been published with a grant from the Oregon Seed Council

Appreciation is expressed to the Officers of the
2010-2011 Oregon Seed Council:

Larry Venell, President
John Odenthal, FirstVice President
Nick Bowers, Second Vice President
Don Doerfler, Treasurer
Roger Beyer, Executive Secretary

Business Address

Oregon Seed Council
494 State Street, Suite 220
Salem, OR 97301
Tel: (503) 585-1157
FAX: (503) 585-1292
E-mail: roger@rwbeyer.com
www.OregonSeedCouncil.org

Sincere appreciation is also extended to the growers who have allowed trials to be conducted on their farms. Data presented in many of the research reports would not be available without their cooperation.

Lastly, appreciation is also expressed to Mrs. Barbara Reed for her conscientious attention to detail in formatting this manuscript for publication.