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EVALUATING POTENTIAL OF LIVING MULCH WITHIN CORN PRODUCTION SYSTEMS OF SOUTHERN UNITED STATES

Objective

The goal of this project is to establish sustainable agroecosystems in the southern United States, where cover crops and corn cultivation work synergistically to enhance soil health, environmental quality, yield, and overall profitability.Specific objectives of the project are:1) Evaluate the feasibility of managing perennial cover crop as living mulch within corn production systems across three ecoregions of southern US, assessing agronomic viability and biomass production capabilities2) Investigate the yield implications and nitrogen credits of living mulch system to the corn production.

Investigators
Baath, G. S.; Dhillon, JA, SI.; Singh, HA, .; Reed, VA, .
Institution
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
Start date
2024
End date
2026
Funding Source
Nat'l. Inst. of Food and Agriculture
Project number
TEX08038
Accession number
1032266
https://portal.nifa.usda.gov/web/crisprojectpages/1032266.html