Source: CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY submitted to NRP
ALMOND-ALFALFA INTERCROPPING IN YOUNG ORCHARDS FOR PROFITABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY (CSU)
Sponsoring Institution
Agricultural Research Service/USDA
Project Status
ACTIVE
Funding Source
USDA COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
0443603
Grant No.
(N/A)
Cumulative Award Amt.
(N/A)
Proposal No.
(N/A)
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Project Start Date
Nov 1, 2022
Project End Date
Mar 31, 2025
Grant Year
(N/A)
Program Code
[(N/A)]- (N/A)
Recipient Organization
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
2555 E. SAN RAMON
FRESNO,CA 93740
Performing Department
(N/A)
Non Technical Summary
(N/A)
Animal Health Component
50%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
30%
Applied
50%
Developmental
20%
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
1020110107050%
1020210107020%
1021119107030%
Knowledge Area
102 - Soil, Plant, Water, Nutrient Relationships;

Subject Of Investigation
1119 - Deciduous tree fruits, general/other; 0110 - Soil; 0210 - Water resources;

Field Of Science
1070 - Ecology;
Goals / Objectives
To support California State University-Fresno conduct non-destructive evaluation of root growth, architecture characterization and potential interaction between almond and alfalfa roots in almondâ¿¿alfalfa intercropping systems in field research trial at University of California-Agriculture and Natural Resources Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center (UC-ANR KARE) using the proposed experimental design, with and without intercropped alfalfa using GPR scanning and image data analysis technique.
Project Methods
California State University-Fresno will determine if irrigation water supplied to alfalfa promotes almond trees to develop deeper and more robust root systems. To achieve this, non-destructive evaluation of root growth, architecture characterization, and potential interaction between almond and alfalfa roots in almondâ¿¿alfalfa intercropping condition will be conducted. Co-PIs will also conduct field preparation for GPR scanning, data collection by GPR scanning for four different scenarios for two years, data analysis, result interpretation, report writing and disseminating project outcomes at field days and conferences.