Equipment Request for the Belleville Agricultural Research and Education Center

Young, Bryan¹  Nehring, Jarrett¹  Graham, Susan¹  Klubek, Brian² 

[1] Southern Illinois Univ., Carbondale, IL (United States);Southern Illinois U

关键词: energy crop;    field research;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1063620
RP-ID  :  DOE--08GO88040F
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1063620
Others  :  Other: 224538

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The funding provided by the DOE for this project was used exclusively to purchase research equipment involved with the field development and evaluation of crop production technologies and practices for energy crop production. The new equipment has been placed into service on the SIU farms and has significantly enhanced our research capacity and scope for agronomy and precision ag research to support novel seed traits or crop management strategies for improving the efficiency and productivity of corn and soybeans. More specifically, the precision ag capability of the equipment that was purchased has heightened interest by faculty and associated industry partners to develop collaborative projects. In addition, this equipment has provided SIU with a foundation to be more successful at securing competitive grants in energy crop production and precision ag data management. Furthermore, the enhanced capacity for agronomy research in the southern Illinois region has been realized and will benefit crop producers in this region by learning to improve their operations from our research outcomes.