Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education

Grants And Education To Advance Innovations In Sustainable Agriculture

Project Overview

LNE98-100
Project Type: Research and Education
Funds awarded in 1998: $72,840.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2001
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $60,663.00
Region: Northeast
State: Rhode Island
Project Leader:
Brian Maynard
University of Rhode Island

Producing Native – Ornamental Wetland Plants in Constructed Wetlands Designed to Reduce Pollution from Agricultural Sources

Annual Reports

Information Products

HortScience Vol. 343 June 1999 Ornamental Treatment production Wetlands for Water Quality Improvement (Conference/Presentation Material)
Treatment Wetlands Facts Growing Wetland Plants in Captured Irrigation Runoff for Treatment and Profit (Fact Sheet)
Nitrogen and phosphorus recovery by ornamental plants grown in a constructed wetland (Article/Newsletter/Blog)

Commodities

  • Additional Plants: ornamentals

Practices

  • Crop Production: nutrient cycling
  • Education and Training: demonstration, extension, on-farm/ranch research
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