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AGROECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE DEPENDS ON MULTIPLE INTERWOVEN FACTORS THAT PREPARE THE SYSTEM WITH THE CAPACITY TO ENDURE CLIMATIC CHANGES. THE MAIN GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ENHANCE AGROECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGES USING A COMBINATION OF SOIL CONSERVATION AND NUTRIENT RECYCLING PRACTICES. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES ARE: INCREASE WATER RETENTION OF THE SOIL AFTER RAINFALL EVENTS IN DIFFERENT CROPS AND FARMING PRACTICES; DETERMINE THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF THE ACCUMULATED RECALCITRANT SOIL ORGANIC MATTER THROUGH SINGLE AND COMBINED SOIL CONSERVATION PRACTICES; INCREASE THE POTENTIAL OF CROP RESILIENCE TO THE CHALLENGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE; MEASURE THE INCREMENT IN SOIL HEALTH THROUGH THE SINGLE AND COMBINED SOIL CONSERVATION PRACTICES; DETERMINE THE NET ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF SOIL CONSERVATIVE PRACTICES; TRANSFER THE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPED TO FARMERS AND DISSEMINATE RESEARCH RESULTS TO STAKEHOLDERS. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SOIL CONSERVATION AND NUTRIENT RECYCLING-APPLIED PRACTICES WILL BE MEASURED USING THE ACCUMULATION OF RECALCITRANT SOIL ORGANIC MATTER, SOIL MOISTURE RETENTION AND SOIL ANALYSIS FOR NUTRIENTS AND ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY. THE STUDY WILL EMPHASIZE INCREASING AGROECOSYSTEM PRODUCTIVITY AND ITS RESILIENCE TO CLIMATOLOGICAL FACTORS AND EXTREME EVENTS, SUCH AS DROUGHTS AND FLOODS. RESULTS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT ALL AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES IN TROPICAL, SUBTROPICAL, AND TEMPERATE AGROECOSYSTEMS. THE INFORMATION WILL BE DISSEMINATED USING FARMER-TO-FARMER LEARNING, THE WEB PAGE PLATFORM AND BROADCASTS BY THE AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGENTS.

$1,033,227FY2018National Institute of Food and AgricultureUSDA

University Of Puerto Rico, Estacion Experimental Agricola

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