Tag: sod-based rotation

Graduate student examines impacts of sod-based rotation

by Mike Loizzo
December 20, 2021

Kaile Zhang, a soil and water sciences doctoral student at the UF/IFAS North Florida REC, is studying sod-based rotation (SBR) systems. Under SBR, perennial grass (bahiagrass) is part of a traditional cotton-peanut rotation. Specifically, Zhang ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Gabriel Maltais-Landry, Kaile Zhang, Sod-based Rotation, Soil And Water Sciences, Soil And Water Sciences Department, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Sunny Liao

Reducing Water Demand for Agriculture

by jmarois
June 12, 2015

Dan Dourte, Ron Bartel, Sheeja George, David Wright, Jim Marois, UF/IFAS NFREC Cotton and peanuts are grown on nearly 2 million irrigated acres in the Southeastern U.S. The consumptive water use for irrigation has significantly impacted groundwater ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Best Management Practices (BMPs), Conservation, Cotton, Field Crops, Irrigation, Natural Resources, Panhandle Agriculture, Peanut, Sod-based Rotation, Water Issue

Crop Rotation May Determine the Profitability of Peanuts in 2015

by jmarois
January 30, 2015

Jim Marois and David Wright, UF/IFAS NFREC Agronomy Research It is not a good idea to produce peanuts on the same land for 3-5 years in a row in the Florida Panhandle. This practice can create a serious long term problem, because pest pressure ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Field Crops, Panhandle Agriculture, Peanut, Sod-based Rotation

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