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1 Experiential Learning and Research to Promote
Environmentally Conscious Agricultural Practices on the Delmarva Peninsula By Xavier Henry Graduate Student, Department of Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciences Advisors: Dr. A. Nagchaudhuri, Dept. of Engineering Sciences Dr. M. Mitra Dept. Natural Sciences University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD 21853 ARD 15th Biennial Research Symposium

2 Background & Motivation
[Ladd et al., 2006] ARD 15th Biennial Research Symposium

3 Background & Motivation
Significance of Delmarva Peninsula to Maryland Economic Agricultural ARD 15th Biennial Research Symposium

4 Background & Motivation
Effects of Traditional Farming Practices Environmental mismanagement Inefficient Costly [Robert, 2002] ARD 15th Biennial Research Symposium

5 Environmentally Conscious Precision Agriculture
ECPA initiated in 2004 A UMES & USDA joint venture (with support from NASA) [Nagchaudhuri et al., 2005] ARD 15th Biennial Research Symposium

6 Environmentally Conscious Precision Agriculture
Promotes Precision Agriculture Mechatronics Geoinformatics Remote sensing Figure 1. Overview of activities in Precision Agriculture [ ARD 15th Biennial Research Symposium

7 ECPA Project Objectives
Acquire Infrastructure Implement Precision Agriculture Facilitate Student Experiential Learning & Research Facilitate Outreach ARD 15th Biennial Research Symposium

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ECPA Framework ENVS 488g/ 688g "Advanced Technologies in Precision Agriculture" Introduces students to Fundamentals of precision farming Environmental issues New technologies ARD 15th Biennial Research Symposium

9 Student Research efforts
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10 Student Research efforts
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11 Student Research efforts
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Results Fig 1. ANOVA of SPAD data after N treatment Fig 2. NDVI Image of Wheat N treatment ARD 15th Biennial Research Symposium

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Results Fig 3. Wheat Yield vs Nitrogen Rate Fig 4. Nitrogen Rate vs Wheat Protein Content ARD 15th Biennial Research Symposium

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Conclusion PA experience provided valuable insight into processes involved in academic research and inquiry Skills learned during this experience easily transferable to other disciplines The integration of newer technologies helps to maximize efficiency while minimizing environmental impacts ARD 15th Biennial Research Symposium

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Future Directions Integrate newer technologies & techniques Kite Aerial Imaging Renewable energy sources ARD 15th Biennial Research Symposium

16 References Nagchaudhuri, A., Mitra, M., Brooks, C., Earl, T., Conry, R., Ladd, G., and Bland, G. (2005). Initiating Environmentally Conscious Precision Agriculture at UMES. Proceedings of 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition. Robert, P. (2002). Precision agriculture: a challenge for crop nutrition management. Plant and Soil, 247: 143–149.

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Acknowledgements USDA NASA UMES FARMING STAFF ECPA TEAM ARD 15th Biennial Research Symposium

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Thank You Questions & Comments ARD 15th Biennial Research Symposium

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