Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center
conidia and mycelia of the Alternaria head rot and leaf blight pathogen of broccoli at 100x magnification
conidia and mycelia of the Alternaria head rot and leaf blight pathogen of broccoli at 400x magnification
DISCIPLINES
- Cotton, peanut, and soybean agronomy
- Plant pathology of vegetables and row crops
- Row crop entomology
- Plant physiology
- Swine reproductive physiology and management
- Plant parasitic nematode management
INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
- Precision crop spraying using unmanned aerial vehicles
- Hight-throughout phenotyping of biotic and abiotic stresses using image analysis and machine learning models
- Molecular tools to identify major crop pathogens and detect mutation-based fungicide resistance
- Valiable rate and micro-irrigation systems for row crops
- Real-time soil analysis using teralytic probes
- Weather-based prediction models for managing diseases in peanuts and cotton
FACILITIES
- 465-acre farm
- 228-person auditorium
- 34 buildings, including a new pesticide storage and disposal facility
- 2 greenhouses; one fully automated
- 5 rainout shelters for controlled rainfall and irrigation research
INDUSTRY PARTNERS
- Peanut, cotton, corn, soybean, and small grain associations
- Swine industry
- Agricultural chemical, seed, and fertilizer industries
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