Restricted Research - Award List, Note/Discussion Page
Fiscal Year: 2023
908 Texas Tech University (142796)
Principal Investigator: SV, Krishna Jagadish
Total Amount of Contract, Award, or Gift (Annual before 2011): $ 294,000
Exceeds $250,000 (Is it flagged?): Yes
Start and End Dates: 4/1/23 - 3/31/25
Restricted Research: YES
Academic Discipline: Plant and Soil Science
Department, Center, School, or Institute: Plant and Soil Science
Title of Contract, Award, or Gift: Sorghum Cotton Rotation A Pragmatic Route To Improve Farm Productivity In Water Limited Environments Of The Southwest High Plains
Name of Granting or Contracting Agency/Entity:
USDA-NIFA Cooperative State Research Ed & Extension Service
CFDA: 10.31
Program Title: n/a
Note:
1.1.1: The purpose of this research project is to facilitate producers to make well-informed decisions. The project objectives are designed to (i) Quantify changes in crop yield and quality with a sorghum-cotton rotation under different irrigation levels, management practices and soil types; (ii) Explore soil microbial changes and associated impact on soil health and crop productivity in a sorghum-cotton rotation compared to continuous cotton and (iii) Determine the economic outcomes and environmental sustainability of a sorghum-cotton rotation in the target region.
Discussion: No discussion notes