Awardee Name
Tuskegee University
Grant Type
State
Project Title
Sorghum-Sudan grass evaluation using poultry under irrigated conditions
Awardee State/Territory
Alabama
Involved States/territories
Alabama
Award Year
2009
End Date
Award Amount
$45,000.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Animal Agriculture and Husbandry
Resource Concern (Broad)
Water
Soil
Resource Concern (Specific)
Plant structure and composition
Plant productivity and health
Conservation Practice(s)
Nutrient Management
Project Background
To determine the feasibility of growing a summer annual (sorghum-Sudan grass) with various applications of poultry litter under irrigated and non-irrigated conditions. In addition, the project will established quality of hay produced under these conditions.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No