Agreement Number
69153518002
Awardee Name
University of Rhode Island-Plant Science
Grant Type
State
Project Title
Innovative cropping strategies for management of soil carbon
Awardee State/Territory
Rhode Island
Involved States/territories
Rhode Island
Award Year
2018
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$74,592.00
Production/Use
Cover Crops
Resource Concern (Broad)
Soil
Resource Concern (Specific)
Organic matter depletion
Conservation Practice(s)
Cover Crop
Project Background
This purpose of the project is to address both the soil health category and the organic operation technologies category. This proposal will evaluate the effects of innovative cover cropping strategies on crop yield, inputs of organic carbon and nitrogen, soil nitrate levels in late fall, and weed suppression. All of the strategies could be used by organic producers, and some would be of even greater value in organic production than in conventional production.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No