Awardee Name
Clemson University
Grant Type
State
Project Title
Promoting water, soil and nutrient conservation in peach orchards with trees planted on raised beds.
Awardee State/Territory
South Carolina
Involved States/territories
South Carolina
Award Year
2018
End Date
Award Amount
$56,714.00
Project Background
The goal of this project is to provide tree fruit growers in South Carolina with an irrigation strategy that can be used in orchards with trees on raised beds and that optimizes water use efficiency, maintains or improves soil health, and reduces soil NO3- and K+ leaching, while maintaining or enhancing orchard productivity. To achieve this goal, this project proposes to carry out an on-farm conservation research and field demonstration project.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No