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Sacramento, California – The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has allocated $1.4 million from the Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) for six research and education projects, with five of the six to be conducted at the University of California, Davis.

Key Points

• All of the projects are designed to enhance California growers' understanding and application of advanced nitrogen and irrigation management practices. This initiative is part of the 2023 cycle of the competitive FREP Grant Program.
• The University of California, Davis grant awards:
• • Patrick Brown, Ph.D., leads a project on potassium management in almond and pistachio orchards, funded at $290,000.
  • Daniel Geisseler, Ph.D., receives $220,943 for studying nitrogen utilization in sweet potatoes and tomatoes in Merced County.
  • Sat Darshan Khalsa, Ph.D., gets $224,498 for research on nitrogen and potassium management in almond orchards using hulls and shells.
  • Isaya Kisekka, Ph.D., is awarded $224,061 to enhance management tools for nitrogen movement in Central Valley irrigated lands.
  • Bruce Linquist, Ph.D., focuses on no-till rice practices with a grant of $217,900.
• The final project Sacha Lozano from the Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County receives $224,260 for a project on cover crop nitrogen scavenging in Central Coast.