2023 Highlight
Extension update for forage microbes: The Youtube Video summarized the soil microbial dinamics in Florida pasture: link
Extension update for forage microbes: The Youtube Video summarized the soil microbial dinamics in Florida pasture: link
2020 Highlight
Virtual Perennial Peanut Field Day
Who We AreAnn Blount, Cheryl Mackowiak, Sunny Liao, Kelly Thomas, Jung-Chen Liu, Victor Guerra, Adesuwa Erhunmwunse, Valerie Mendez, and Doug Mayo, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center Forage Team
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Our ActivitiesFor the past several years the Perennial Peanut Producers Association, and UF/IFAS Extension have partnered to host a summer field day at research stations in North Florida. This year the plan was to host the group at the UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC), Quincy, Florida in late May. Due to the COVID19 pandemic, it was not feasible to host an in-person event. However, the NFREC Forage Team wanted to share their ongoing work on perennial peanut and related forage issues through videos from the field.
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Reducing Pasture Fertilizer Costs by Incorporating Perennial Peanut (video link)
Adesuwa Erhunmwunse, University of Florida PhD Student in the Soil & Water Sciences Department (advisor Dr. Sunny Liao), shares highlights of her research project comparing different perennial peanut cultivars to determine which ones can contribute the highest level of nitrogen when incorporated in bahiagrass pastures and what roles that soil microbes play on soil nutrient storage and plant nutrient uptake. Her work will provide insight into management strategies for using legumes in grass based pastures to reduce nitrogen fertilizer costs.
Adesuwa Erhunmwunse, University of Florida PhD Student in the Soil & Water Sciences Department (advisor Dr. Sunny Liao), shares highlights of her research project comparing different perennial peanut cultivars to determine which ones can contribute the highest level of nitrogen when incorporated in bahiagrass pastures and what roles that soil microbes play on soil nutrient storage and plant nutrient uptake. Her work will provide insight into management strategies for using legumes in grass based pastures to reduce nitrogen fertilizer costs.