Source: UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA submitted to NRP
APPLICATION OF GROUND PENETRATING RADAR (GPR) TO ASSESS SOIL AND PLANT PROPERTIES
Sponsoring Institution
Agricultural Research Service/USDA
Project Status
ACTIVE
Funding Source
USDA COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
0443237
Grant No.
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Cumulative Award Amt.
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Proposal No.
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Multistate No.
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Project Start Date
Sep 1, 2022
Project End Date
Aug 31, 2023
Grant Year
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Program Code
[(N/A)]- (N/A)
Recipient Organization
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA
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RENO,NV 89557
Performing Department
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Non Technical Summary
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Animal Health Component
40%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
30%
Applied
40%
Developmental
30%
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
1020199201050%
1110210202050%
Knowledge Area
102 - Soil, Plant, Water, Nutrient Relationships; 111 - Conservation and Efficient Use of Water;

Subject Of Investigation
0210 - Water resources; 0199 - Soil and land, general;

Field Of Science
2010 - Physics; 2020 - Engineering;
Goals / Objectives
Evaluate the applicability of ground penetrating radar technology to assess bedrock depth and underground plant biomass on semi-arid agricultural soils of the Pacific Northwest.
Project Methods
Ground penetrating radar (GPR) measurement will be made using a dual channel (400 and 900 MHz) polarized GPR system with a mounted computer with software for GPR configuration, data collection, and pre-processing. The scanning pattern will be a grid that allows three-dimensional images of underground structures to be generated. The GPR system will be used to scan irrigated agricultural fields in southern Idaho in Fall 2022. Selected fields have already had detailed soil cores collected to determine bedrock depth. Field characteristics to be extracted from these scans include detailed map(s) of bedrock depth. Additional field scans will be done on sugar beet research plots to evaluate the ability to detect underground plant biomass. Plant properties of interest include morphology, grading and underground biomass of root crops.