Agreement Number
NR21-13G032
Awardee Name
Texas A&M Agrilife Research
Grant Type
Classic
Awardee State/Territory
Texas
Involved States/territories
Texas
Award Year
2020
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$735,239.00
Production/Use
Animal Agriculture and Husbandry
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Water
Resource Concern (Specific)
Nutrients transported to surface water
Nutrients transported to groundwater
Nutrients
Nonpoint phosphorus surface loss; phosphorus
Nonpoint phosphorus leaching loss; phosphorus
Field sediment, nutrient and pathogen loss
Nonpoint nitrogen surface loss; nitrogen
Nonpoint nitrogen leaching loss; nitrogen
Manure management
Water Quality
Conservation Practice(s)
Amendments for Treatment of Agricultural Waste
Nutrient Management
Project Background
To develop and demonstrate a biochar-assisted phytoremediation system for enhancing water quality during dairy manure application, improving knowledge of field-applied calcium hydroxide-coated biochar and how, when used in conjunction with plants, it can help enhance water quality during dairy manure application.
Project Scale
Regional
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Eunsung Kan