Location: Coastal Plain Soil, Water and Plant Conservation Research
Project Number: 6082-30100-001-032-R
Project Type: Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement
Start Date: Jan 1, 2026
End Date: Dec 31, 2026
Objective:
Evaluate the efficacy of using cover crops that produce unpalatable secondary metabolites to deter wild deer pressure and feeding on seedling cotton plants.
Approach:
We will use a multi-disciplinary approach comprising population assessments, biomass accumulation, plant morphology evaluations, soil fertility and moisture changes, lint yields, and statistics.