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Research Project: Development of Application Technologies for Prescription Delivery of Pond Treatments

Location: Warmwater Aquaculture Research Unit

Project Number: 6066-31000-016-021-S
Project Type: Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement

Start Date: Sep 1, 2020
End Date: Aug 31, 2024

Objective:
Development of precision agriculture technologies for prescription delivery of treatments to several styles of commercial catfish ponds, with a focus on the reduction or eradication of snails and trematodes.

Approach:
1. Develop precision agriculture technologies for prescription delivery of pond treatments. 2. Develop and evaluate slow release copper treatments. 3. Validate developed technologies in commercial catfish ponds.