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Basic & Applied Research (continued)

Soil Quality research is aimed at maintaining or improving the quality of the soil. The soil on the left has poor soil structure and water intake rate. This equates to poor rooting and ear development as compared to a well aggregated soil on the right.
Research is being conducted on the beneficial utilization of by-products such as synthetic gypsum produced from scrubbing stack gases for sulfur dioxide emissions.  Other research includes the beneficial co-utilization of coal ashes and biosolids to produce a synthetic soil for improving soil quality

Sustainable production is threatened by water erosion. Although crops may look uniform to the eye, redistribution of water on the landscape can greatly affect the variability of grain production and therefore, profitability.
Precision Agriculture research is being conducted to control erosion  while improving yields through  better water management.  The left half of the field below was treated with 1 ton of by-product gypsum surface applied in a no-tillage system while the right side was untreated.

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