Agreement Number
69925115957
Awardee Name
University of Hawaii at Manoa, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
Grant Type
State
Project Title
Improving Water Use Efficiency through No‐till Cover Cropping and Solarization
Awardee State/Territory
Hawaii
Involved States/territories
Hawaii
Award Year
2015
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$150,668.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Soil
Resource Concern (Specific)
Soil Health
Organic matter depletion
Compaction
Aggregate instability
Conservation Practice(s)
Cover Crop
Residue and Tillage Management
No Till
Project Background
1) examine the efficacy of sustainable weed management approaches (such as integrating conservation tillage with cover cropping and soil solarization) in increasing WUE, 2) evaluate in improvement of soil health is responsible for the increased WUE associated with sustainable weed management, 3) monitor weed densities and soil water storage properties associated with sustainable weed management practices, and 4) perform outreach activities to teach farmers how to improve WUE on their farms.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No