Jack Moran,
A. Susana Goggi,
Ken J. Moore,
Shui-zhang Fei
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Kentucky bluegrass (KBG) has poor seed establishment in the fall when used as a perennial groundcover in corn production. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of various seed treatments and soil amendments on the establishment of KBG under drought and non-drought conditions, simulated in a growth chamber.
Pottawatomie County (PT) is the fastest growing county in Kansas, featuring never-plowed Flint Hills prairie, Oregon trail ruts, and high-end cattle production. Population, income, and most wellbeing metrics have increased, especially in PT’s southern subdivisions bordering the Kansas river, where more than 80% of PT’s population is concentrated.
This thesis proposes a novel visualization system for communicating the timing of field operations, for example planting cover crops and strip tillage, as might be required to adopt more sustainable farming practice. Grounded in the context of increasing environmental challenges and the pressing need for conservation agriculture, this work explores the historical evolution of visualization formats and techniques, underscoring their significance and benefits across various domains, before focusing on field operations of cropping systems.