| Affiliations: | Aggie Research Mentoring Program |
| Project Leader: | Jodie McVane rjodiem@tamu.edu Soil and Crop Sciences |
| Faculty Mentor: | Muthukumar Bagavathiannan, Ph.D. |
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Meeting Times:
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TBA |
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Team Size:
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4 |
| Open Spots: | 0 |
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Special Opportunities:
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Exploring a new crop
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Team Needs:
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Working in a field setting taking measurements and plant biomass. Entering data into excel spreadsheets. |
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Description:
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Industrial fiber hemp can become a new crop for farmers in the U.S. The fibers from this plant has many uses. Weed control in fiber hemp is in need of research along with using cover crops before fiber hemp in a rotation. This is field study experiments at our College Station Research farm. |