This Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) provides $300,000 in funding under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) competitive grants program (CFDA #10.310) to Auburn University. The award will support research from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2025 to generate foundational data demonstrating the novel use of genomic and phenomic prediction in early-stage breeding trials for intercropping crimson clover and oats. Over four location-years, the grantee will select for intercrop adaptability and overall performance among hundreds to thousands of entries of each species through recurrent application of genomic selection and aerial imaging with unmanned aerial vehicles. The focus on intercropping research aims to help achieve the full agronomic and environmental benefits of this diversified cropping practice through systematic variety development adapted specifically for intercrop conditions.
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