November 24, 2009
Discovery - Extension - Education
 The mission of the K research team at Purdue University is to better understand the soil, plant, and management factors that impact plant-available K in soil and K nutrition of crop plants, and to disseminate this information to the public and the scientific community in a timely and relevant manner.

Potassium Fertility Research and Education

Information About

Tony J. Vyn

Tony J. Vyn, Professor
Department of Agronomy, Purdue University,
915 West State St., West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054
Telephone: (765) 496-3757
FAX: (765) 496-2926
E-Mail: tvyn@purdue.edu

Education

B.Sc. (Agr.) - University of Guelph (1976)
M.Sc. - University of Guelph (1978)
Ph.D. - University of Guelph (1987)

Date joined Purdue's staff:  August 1998

Effort distribution:  60% research, 40% extension

Extension/Technical Publications on Potassium

Vyn, T.J., B. Ball, D. Maier, and S.M. Brouder.  2002.  High Oil Corn Yield and Quality Responses to Fertilizer K versus Exchangeable K on Variable Soils.  Better Crops 86 (4): 16-21,

Xinhua Yin and Tony J. Vyn. 2002. Residual impacts of previous corn rows on Potassium Nutrition of No-till Narrow Row Soybeans.  Better Crops 86 (3): 16-1. 9

Refereed Journal Articles on Potassium

X. Yin and T.J. Vyn.  2003.  Residual effects of potassium placement in conservation-till corn on subsequent no-till soybean.  Soil and Tillage Research 74: pages (in press). 

Yin, X., and T. J. Vyn. 2003. Previous corn row effects on potassium nutrition and yield of subsequent no-till soybean.  J. Plant Nutrition 26 (7):1383-1402.

Yin, X.H., and T.J. Vyn. 2003. Potassium placement effects on yield and seed composition of no-till soybean seeded in alternate row widths. Agron. J. 95:126-132.

Vyn, T.J., X. Yin, T.W. Brunlsema, C.C Jackson, I. Rajcan, and S.M. Brouder.  2002.  Potassium fertilization effects on isoflavone concentrations in soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.].  J. Agric. Food Chem. 50:3501-3506 .

Yin, X., and T.J. Vyn.  2002.  Residual effects of potassium placement and tillage systems for corn on subsequent no-till soybean.  Agron. J. 94:112-1119. 

Yin, X., and T. J. Vyn.  2002.  Soybean responses to potassium placement and tillage alternatives following long-term no-till.  Agron. J.  94:1367-74.

Vyn, T.J., A.M. Galic and K.J. Janovicek.  2002.  Corn response to potassium placement in conservation tillage.  Soil Tillage Res. 67(2):159-169.

Vyn, T.J., and K.J. Janovicek.  2001.  Potassium placement and tillage system effects on corn response following long-term no-till.  Agron. J. 93:487-495.