Agreement Number
69F35218006
Awardee Name
UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENTAL STATION
Grant Type
State
Project Title
The use of cover crops to improve tropical soil health and quality in Puerto Rico
Awardee State/Territory
Puerto Rico
Involved States/territories
Puerto Rico
Award Year
2017
End Date
Award Amount
$45,963.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Cover Crops
Farmland Horticultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Water
Soil
Resource Concern (Specific)
Soil organism habitat loss or degradation
Soil Health
Organic matter depletion
Compaction
Conservation Practice(s)
Conservation Cover
Cover Crop
Project Background
The project will evaluate four objectives: 1)The effect on soil quality parameters of each of 13 plant species with promising use as cover crops in two tropical
soils 2) Evaluate three mixtures of a combination of four cover crop species and two planting densities on soil quality parameters in two tropical soils 3) Provide farmers, through field days and workshops, an on-site learning experience on the use of cover crops. 4) Prepare a Cover Crops Guide for Soils in Puerto Rico using the most promising plant species evaluated.
soils 2) Evaluate three mixtures of a combination of four cover crop species and two planting densities on soil quality parameters in two tropical soils 3) Provide farmers, through field days and workshops, an on-site learning experience on the use of cover crops. 4) Prepare a Cover Crops Guide for Soils in Puerto Rico using the most promising plant species evaluated.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No