Research & Grants
Pasture Liming Project
UGA AESL is currently conducting a four-year project demonstrating the use of variable-rate technology to manage soil pH in hay fields. Liming strategies are being compared based on soil pH variability, forage yield and quality, and economics of application method.
Vidalia Industry Mapping Study
With support from the Vidalia Onion Committee, AESL is conducting a survey of the Vidalia Industry to understand the influence of key soil properties on onion performance, along with characterizing the variability in pungency that currently exists across the region.
Plant Sap Analysis for Assessing Nutrient Status in Vegetables
In collaboration with researchers in the Department of Horticulture, AESL is conducting a series of studies to evaluate the analysis of plant sap as an indicator of overall plant nutrient status in vegetable crops.
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Survey of Endophyte Infection in Fescue Pastures
With funding from the Georgia Beef Commission, AESL and others at UGA and the NRCS conducted a baseline survey to determine the extent of fescue pastures infected with toxic endophyte.
Vidalia Onion Sulfur Uptake Study
Soil characteristics and nutrient availability play an important role in both onion yield and flavor profile. AESL is conducting a field study to determine the relative ability for Vidalia onions to access nutrients from within the soil profile by growing onions on raised beds with differing soil characteristics.
