In its third year of funding, the Advanced Spatial Technologies for Agriculture project oversees 26 research initiatives, an increase from eight initial projects in 1997.
Tours help scientists and administrators focus on problems and solutions.
Numerous projects are underway, but a few are highlighted. Soil Spatial Variability on Sweet Potato Yield and Quality. The sweet potato is an important high value crop in Northeast Mississippi that responds well to site specific management. Market varieties of sweet potatoes differ greatly, and growers report better yields and higher quality potatoes in some areas than in others. Nutrients such as potassium, phosphorous, zinc, copper and manganese are important to sweet potato production.