Project Overview
LS01-125
Project Type: Research and Education
Funds awarded in 2001: $133,187.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2003
Region: Southern
State: Mississippi
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Franklin Chukwuma
Alcorn State University
Annual Reports
Commodities
- Vegetables: greens (leafy), tomatoes
- Additional Plants: herbs
Practices
- Crop Production: conservation tillage
- Education and Training: demonstration, extension, farmer to farmer, on-farm/ranch research
- Farm Business Management: cooperatives, budgets/cost and returns, marketing management, whole farm planning
- Pest Management: mulching - plastic
- Production Systems: transitioning to organic
- Soil Management: green manures
- Sustainable Communities: sustainability measures
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