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Can Pesticides Dissolved in Runoff and Exposed to Maturing Rice (Oryza sativa) Plants be Transferred to Seeds? by Moore, M. T., Locke, M. A.

“…Agriculture’s global challenge to feed an estimated 7.7 billion people is further exacerbated by less available cropland for production and rapidly changing…”
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Evaluating strategies for sustainable intensification of US agriculture through the Long-Term Agroecosystem Research network by Spiegal, S, Bestelmeyer, B T, Archer, D W, Augustine, D J, Boughton, E H, Boughton, R K, Cavigelli, M A, Clark, P E, Derner, J D, Duncan, E W, Hapeman, C J, Harmel, R D, Heilman, P, Holly, M A, Huggins, D R, King, K, Kleinman, P J A, Liebig, M A, Locke, M A, McCarty, G W, Millar, N, Mirsky, S B, Moorman, T B, Pierson, F B, Rigby, J R, Robertson, G P, Steiner, J L, Strickland, T C, Swain, H M, Wienhold, B J, Wulfhorst, J D, Yost, M A, Walthall, C L

“…Sustainable intensification is an emerging model for agriculture designed to reconcile accelerating global demand for agricultural products with long-term…”
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Using aquatic vegetation to remediate nitrate, ammonium, and soluble reactive phosphorus in simulated runoff by Moore, M.T., Locke, M.A., Kröger, R.

“…Within the agriculturally-intensive Mississippi River Basin of the United States, significant conservation efforts have focused on management practices that…”
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Nutrient mitigation capacity in Mississippi Delta, USA drainage ditches by Moore, M.T., Kröger, R., Locke, M.A., Cullum, R.F., Steinriede, R.W., Testa, S., Lizotte, R.E., Bryant, C.T., Cooper, C.M.

“…Eutrophication and hypoxia within aquatic systems are a serious international concern. Various management practices have been proposed to help alleviate…”
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Mitigation of two pyrethroid insecticides in a Mississippi Delta constructed wetland by Moore, M.T., Cooper, C.M., Smith, S., Cullum, R.F., Knight, S.S., Locke, M.A., Bennett, E.R.

“…Constructed wetlands are a suggested best management practice to help mitigate agricultural runoff before entering receiving aquatic ecosystems. A constructed…”
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Constructed wetlands as a component of the agricultural landscape: Mitigation of herbicides in simulated runoff from upland drainage areas by Locke, M.A., Weaver, M.A., Zablotowicz, R.M., Steinriede, R.W., Bryson, C.T., Cullum, R.F.

“…► We evaluate herbicide moving through a constructed wetland during a simulated runoff event. ► Atrazine and fluometuron in water decrease as water flows from…”
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Evaluating the influence of wetland vegetation on chemical residence time in Mississippi Delta drainage ditches by Kröger, R., Moore, M.T., Locke, M.A., Cullum, R.F., Steinriede, R.W., Testa, S., Bryant, C.T., Cooper, C.M.

“…The presence of emergent vegetation within channelized aquatic environments has the capacity to provide a number of biological functions as well as alter the…”
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Diazinon and Permethrin Mitigation Across a Grass–Wetland Buffer by Moore, M. T, Kröger, R, Locke, M. A, Lizotte, R. E., Jr, Testa, S., III, Cooper, C. M

“…Vegetated buffers of different designs are often used as edge-of-field treatment practices to remove pesticides that may be entrained in agricultural runoff…”
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Effect of Storage Method and Associated Holding Time on Nitrogen and Phosphorus Concentrations in Surface Water Samples by Moore, M. T, Locke, M. A

“…Assessments were conducted to determine the effect of sample storage method and associated holding time on surface water nutrient concentrations from field…”
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Phytotoxicity of Atrazine, S-Metolachlor, and Permethrin to Typha latifolia (Linneaus) Germination and Seedling Growth by Moore, M. T., Locke, M. A.

“…Phytotoxicity assessments were performed to compare responses of Typha latifolia (L.) seeds to atrazine (only) and atrazine + S-metolachlor exposure…”
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Diazinon Mitigation in Constructed Wetlands: Influence of Vegetation by Moore, M. T, Cooper, C. M, Smith, S. Jr, Cullum, R. F, Knight, S. S, Locke, M. A, Bennett, E. R

“…In intensively cultivated areas, agriculture is a significant source of pesticides associated with storm runoff. When these pollutants enter aquatic receiving…”
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Drying and Storage Methods Affect Cyfluthrin Concentrations in Exposed Plant Samples by Moore, M. T., Kröger, R., Locke, M. A.

“…Standard procedures do not exist for drying and storage of plant samples prior to chemical analyses. Since immediate analysis is not always possible, current…”
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Potential for Phosphate Mitigation from Agricultural Runoff by Three Aquatic Macrophytes by Tyler, H.L, Moore, M.T, Locke, M.A

“…Phosphate from agricultural runoff is a major contributor to eutrophication in aquatic systems. Vegetated drainage ditches lining agricultural fields have been…”
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challenge of documenting water quality benefits of conservation practices: a review of USDA-ARS's conservation effects assessment project watershed studies by Tomer, M.D, Locke, M.A

“…The Conservation Effects Assessment Project was established to quantify water quality benefits of conservation practices supported by the U.S. Department of…”
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Laboratory assessment of atrazine and fluometuron degradation in soils from a constructed wetland by Weaver, M.A., Zablotowicz, R.M., Locke, M.A.

“…Constructed wetlands offer promise for removal of nonpoint source contaminants such as herbicides from agricultural runoff. Laboratory studies assessed the…”
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Soil bacterial community dynamics in plots managed with cover crops and no-till farming in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley, USA by Firth, A G, Brooks, J P, Locke, M A, Morin, D J, Brown, A, Baker, B H

“…Assess bacterial community changes over time in soybean (Glycine max) crop fields following cover crop (CC) and no-till (NT) implementation under natural…”
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Microbiological Characteristics of a Vegetative Buffer Strip Soil and Degradation and Sorption of Metolachlor by Staddon, W. J., Locke, M. A., Zablotowicz, R. M.

“…Numerous studies have documented efficacy of vegetated buffer strips (VBS) in removing herbicides from surface runoff. Little is known about the fate of…”
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Spatial Variability of Soil Properties and Weed Populations in the Mississippi Delta by Gaston, L.A., Locke, M.A., Zablotowicz, R.M., Reddy, K.N.

“…Simulation models and precision agriculture practices may require more detail and certainty about soil spatial variability than provided by soil surveys. This…”
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Advancing the Sustainability of US Agriculture through Long‐Term Research by Kleinman, P. J. A., Spiegal, S., Rigby, J. R., Goslee, S. C., Baker, J. M., Bestelmeyer, B. T., Boughton, R. K., Bryant, R. B., Cavigelli, M. A., Derner, J. D., Duncan, E. W., Goodrich, D. C., Huggins, D. R., King, K. W., Liebig, M. A., Locke, M. A., Mirsky, S. B., Moglen, G. E., Moorman, T. B., Pierson, F. B., Robertson, G. P., Sadler, E. J., Shortle, J. S., Steiner, J. L., Strickland, T. C., Swain, H. M., Tsegaye, T., Williams, M. R., Walthall, C. L.

“…Agriculture in the United States must respond to escalating demands for productivity and efficiency, as well as pressures to improve its stewardship of natural…”
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Population ecology of Aspergillus flavus associated with Mississippi Delta soils by Zablotowicz, R M, Abbas, H K, Locke, M A

“…Understanding the source of Aspergillus flavus is required to manage aflatoxin contamination of maize (Zea mays L.). Studies assessed A. flavus propagules,…”
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