Agricultural Experiment Station
Oregon State University
Special Report 1047
June 2003

2003 Columbia Basin Agricultural Research Center Annual Report

in cooperation with

CONTENTS

Introduction

Research Plot Locations
Richard Greenwalt

Research Center Publications

Author Affiliations

Fertilizer Management for Winter Malting Barley
Steve Petrie, Pat Hayes, Karl Rhinhart, Nathan Blake, Jennifer Kling, and Ann Corey

Variety, Seeding Date, Spacing, and Seeding Rate Effects on Grain Yield and Grain Size of Chickpeas (Cicer arientinum L.) in Eastern Oregon
Stephen Machado, Christopher Humphreys, Brian Tuck, Tom Darnell, and Mary Corp

USDA-ARS Club Wheat Breeding in Oregon
Kimberly Garland Campbell, Nathan Blake, and Lynn Little

Genetic Tolerance to Fusarium Crown Rot of Wheat
Richard Smiley, Ruth Whittaker, Jennifer Gourlie, Sandra Easley, Karl Rhinhart, Erling Jacobsen, J. Peterson, K. Kidwell, and K. Campbell

Soil Carbon Trends in Pacific Northwest Wheat-Fallow Systems
Steve L. Albrecht, Stephen Machado, and Dale Wilkins

Chemical Fallow Water Storage in a Low Precipitation Zone of North- Central Oregon
Larry K. Lutcher

Chemical Fallow Seed-Zone Soil Water Content in a Dry Fall
Dale E. Wilkins, Stephan L. Albrecht, and Tami R. Johlke

Seed-Soil Contact and the Role of Vapor in Germination
Stewart Wuest

Precipitation Summary - Pendleton
Richard Greenwalt

Precipitation Summary - Moro
Richard Greenwalt

Average Maximum Temperature Summary - Pendleton
Richard Greenwalt

Average Minimum Temperature Summary - Pendleton
Richard Greenwalt

Average Maximum Temperature Summary - Moro
Richard Greenwalt

Average Minimum Temperature Summary - Moro
Richard Greenwalt