Water Resources Research Act Program

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Details for Project ID CA_2024_BANSAL

Assessing Soil Water Distribution under Regenerative Agricultural Practices using Three-Dimensional Computed Tomography

Institute: California
Year Established: 2023 Start Date: 2023-09-01 End Date: 2025-09-01
Total Federal Funds: $14,077 Total Non-Federal Funds: $14,077

Principal Investigators: Sangeeta Bansal

Project Summary: The objective of this study is to evaluate soil water storage, distribution, and pore characteristics under different regenerative practices (compost application, no-till/reduced till, cover crop, animal grazing, etc.) adopted under almond, vineyard, and tomato farms across California