Promoting Agricultural Sustainability through the Use of Rhizosphere-Competent Fungi as an Alternative to Soil Fungicide

Project Overview

LNE94-043
Project Type: Research and Education
Funds awarded in 1994: $123,801.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/1998
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $148,444.00
Region: Northeast
State: New York
Project Leader:
Dr. Thomas Bjorkman
Email
Cornell University

Annual Reports

Commodities

  • Vegetables: sweet corn

Practices

  • Crop Production: conservation tillage
  • Education and Training: demonstration, extension, on-farm/ranch research
  • Farm Business Management: agricultural finance, risk management
  • Pest Management: biological control, mulches - killed, prevention
  • Soil Management: green manures, organic matter, soil quality/health
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