Research
Evaluating the Dual-Purpose of Chickpea: A Cash and Cover Crop for Agricultural Production Systems in the Southeast
Chickpea crop grown at the UF/IFAS Plant Science Research and Education Unit in Citra, FL (PC: A. Babar)
Research Objectives
- Evaluate yield, nutritional quality and nitrogen (N)-fixation of chickpeas integrated into corn cropping systems.
- Assess N-fixation by chickpea and N credit to the subsequent cash crop on the three most promising varieties at both research sites and on growers’ fields.
- Measure insect and disease pressure in the rotational crops.
- Evaluate and compare the economic feasibility of production for evaluated chickpea varieties.
- Incorporate stakeholders’ recommendations in the evaluation of project activities, conduct outreach and training, and disseminate findings on the potential dual-purpose of chickpea in agricultural production systems.
Project Details
This work is supported by Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) project no. LS21-353 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
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Team Members
University of Florida
- Ali Babar, Ph.D. (Lead Project Investigator)
- Oscar Liburd, Ph.D.
- Jorge Ruiz-Menjivar, Ph.D.
- Gabriel Maltais-Landry, Ph.D.
- Chris Wilson, Ph.D.
- Mickie Swisher, Ph.D.
- Liliane Poincon, M.S.
Florida A&M University
- Alejandro Bolques, Ph.D.