Mississippi State University Water Resources Research Institute

Corn

Field experiments, continuous flux monitoring, and process-based modeling across the corn system — improving soil health and water management while mitigating greenhouse-gas emissions.

Cover cropping and no-tillage in corn

Abstract

This project quantifies how conservation practices — no-till and cover cropping — reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and build climate-smart corn systems for Mississippi's Blackbelt.

Period of Performance

2024 - PRESENT

Funding Agency

MSU (WRRI)

Methods

A plot-scale split-plot trial at Brooksville pairs weekly flux measurements with deep soil sampling to 1 m; field data drive DAYCENT simulations of carbon and nitrogen transformations and global warming potential.