Agreement Number
NR196215XXXXG002
Awardee Name
Kansas State University
Grant Type
State
Project Title
Linking Microbial Functional Diversity to Soil Health and Ecosystem Services: A Novel Approach to Evaluating Cover Crops and Phosphorus
Awardee State/Territory
Kansas
Involved States/territories
Kansas
Award Year
2019
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$58,691.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Soil
Conservation Practice(s)
Cover Crop
Project Background
This project will quantify how changes to the soil ecosystem made by cover crops and P fertilizer management change the functional diversity, composition, and dynamics of the soil microbial community.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No