RII Track-2 FEC: BioWRAP (Bioplastics With Regenerative Agricultural Properties): Spray-on bioplastics with growth synchronous decomposition and water, nutrient, and agrochemical m

RII Track-2 FEC：BioWRAP（具有再生农业特性的生物塑料）：具有生长同步分解和水、营养物和农用化学品特性的喷雾生物塑料

• 批准号: 2119753
• 负责人: Vaishali Sharda
• 金额: $ 599.94万
• 依托单位: Kansas State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-03-01 至 2026-02-28
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2119753&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RII; Track; FEC; BioWRAP; Bioplastics

Modern farmers face an ever-growing list of challenges. Many of these issues, such as more severe weather, will require them to change how they farm. Creating a protective layer over soil when growing field crops could help farmers better manage many issues at once. Covering soil with sheet plastic prevents weed growth, erosion, and moisture loss. But, using large amounts plastic creates waste, is not eco-friendly, and too costly for field crops. New locally sourced types of bioplastics that fully break down into to safe by-products can be made. These new materials could provide farmers with a green way to control weeds, fertilize crops, protect soil and water resources, and work with nature to better manage their fields. This National Science Foundation Research Infrastructure Improvement Track-2 Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (NSF RII Track-2 FEC) award will be a new partnership called BioWRAP between Kansas State University, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, and University of Nebraska. This project will be focused on advancing farm use of bioplastics. Teams will do this by linking natural and man-made systems, stopping harmful weed-crop-till cycles, and helping build green rural industries. The team will use lab and field trials, novel analytics and products, and the links between people, farms, industries, and natural systems to help change how we grow field crops for the better. Our goal is to create an all-in-one system that can better manage weeds, nutrients, soils, and water resources. The project will provide support for five early career faculty and three post-docs. It will also provide learning resources to students of all ages and people on farms and in rural areas. This Research Infrastructure Improvement Track-2 Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (RII Track-2 FEC) award will be a new partnership focused on a project called BioWRAP (Bioplastics with Regenerative Agricultural Properties) between Kansas State University, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, and University of Nebraska. The overarching goal of this project is to reduce the use of conventional plastics, herbicides, and their associated environmental impacts in agricultural production. This goal will be accomplished through the following integrated thrust areas: (i) create a set of bio-based polymers that can be used in agricultural production; (ii) measure the agricultural effectiveness and associated environmental impacts of the technology; and (iii) estimate the potential social and economic impacts on communities and the agricultural economy of the proposed technology along with establishing a consortium for sustained collaborations among university partners in Kansas, South Dakota, and Nebraska in the field of spray-on biopolymer based films for agricultural production. The research will include: engineering biopolymers included functionalized PHA-based biopolymers, protein based sprayable biopolymers, and hybrid polymer systems; studying the impact of this technology on strengthening of agroecosystems by evaluation of biopolymer with respect to weed suppression and crop production efficiency, nutrient cycling, soil moisture retention and life cycle impacts along with environmental accounting; and assessing the broader impacts of the new BioWRAP technology using socio-economic analysis of product adoption and rural sustainability along with valuing ecosystem services provided by BioWRAP, ecosystem service market design and participation and its impact on socio-economics of participating EPSCoR states as well as overall sustainable data provision of the project. The research activities designed for the project enable industry engagement and potential career opportunities for students in industries. The program includes mentoring of five junior faculty and three post docs by senior faculty in advancing through their careers and guiding students at different stages of education (graduate, undergraduate, and high and middle school) and engaging with rural communities through field days, surveys, interviews, and educational outreach activities.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

现代农民面临着不断增长的挑战清单。这些问题中的许多（例如更恶劣的天气）将要求他们改变自己的耕种方式。 在种植田间作物时，在土壤上建立保护层可以帮助农民一次更好地管理许多问题。用片塑料覆盖土壤可防止杂草的生长，侵蚀和水分损失。但是，使用大量塑料会产生浪费，对田间作物不友好，而且成本太高。 可以制作全部当地采购的生物塑料类型，这些生物塑料可以完全分解为安全的副产品。 这些新材料可以为农民提供一种绿色的方式来控制杂草，施肥农作物，保护土壤和水资源，并与自然合作以更好地管理自己的领域。这项国家科学基金会研究基础设施改进Track-2专注于EPSCOR合作（NSF RII Track-2 FEC）将是堪萨斯州立大学，南达科他州矿业与技术学院和内布拉斯加州大学的新合作伙伴关系。 该项目将集中于推进农场使用生物塑料。团队将通过将天然和人造系统联系起来，停止有害的杂草杂草循环并帮助建立绿色农村行业来做到这一点。 该团队将使用实验室和现场试验，新颖的分析和产品，以及人，农场，工业和自然系统之间的联系来帮助我们如何更好地种植现场作物。我们的目标是创建一个可以更好地管理杂草，养分，土壤和水资源的多合一系统。该项目将为五个早期职业教师和三个职业生涯提供支持。它还将为各个年龄段的学生和农村地区的人们提供学习资源。 这项研究基础设施改进TRACK-2专注于EPSCOR合作（RII Track-2 FEC）奖将是一个新的合作伙伴关系，该伙伴关系专注于堪萨斯州立大学，南达科他州矿业与技术学院，堪萨斯州立大学堪萨斯州立大学的BiopRap（具有再生农业财产的生物塑料）的项目，以及内布拉斯加州。该项目的总体目标是减少传统塑料，除草剂及其在农业生产中相关的环境影响的使用。该目标将通过以下集成的推力区域实现：（i）创建一组可用于农业生产的生物的聚合物； （ii）衡量技术的农业效力和相关的环境影响； （iii）估算拟议技术对社区和农业经济的潜在社会和经济影响，同时在堪萨斯州，南达科他州的大学合作伙伴和内布拉斯加州建立了一个在基于生物生物的生物聚合物的薄膜领域的持续合作的财团。该研究将包括：工程生物聚合物包括基于PHA的功能化生物聚合物，基于蛋白质的可喷涂生物聚合物和混合聚合物系统；通过评估生物聚合物在杂草抑制和作物生产效率，营养循环，土壤水分保留和生命周期以及环境会计以及环境会计方面的影响，研究该技术对加强农业生态系统的影响；并使用对产品采用和农村可持续性的社会经济分析来评估新的生物塑料技术的更广泛影响，并评估BioWrap，生态系统服务市场设计和参与提供的生态系统服务及其对参与EPSCOR国家的社会经济学以及该项目的整体可持续数据提供的影响。为该项目设计的研究活动为行业学生提供了行业参与和潜在的职业机会。该计划包括高级教师指导五名初级教师和三个邮政文件，以通过其职业发展和指导学生在不同的教育阶段（研究生，本科生以及高中和中学）指导学生，并通过实地日，进行现场，访谈，访谈和教育奖励，以反映NSF的范围和范围的范围，以范围的范围与农村社区进行互动。影响审查标准。

项目成果

Evaluating the Impact of Future Seasonal Climate Extremes on Crop Evapotranspiration of Maize in Western Kansas Using a Machine Learning Approach

• DOI: 10.3390/land12081500
• 发表时间: 2023-07
• 期刊: Land
• 影响因子: 3.9
• 作者: K. Igwe;Vaishali Sharda;T. Hefley

Factors affecting farmer perceived challenges towards precision agriculture

影响农民感知精准农业挑战的因素

• DOI: 10.1007/s11119-023-10048-2
• 发表时间: 2023
• 期刊: Precision Agriculture
• 影响因子: 6.2
• 作者: Wang, Tong;Jin, Hailong;Sieverding, Heidi L.
• 通讯作者: Sieverding, Heidi L.

Understanding farmers’ perception of extreme weather events and adaptive measures

了解农民对极端天气事件的看法和适应性措施

• DOI: 10.1016/j.crm.2023.100494
• 发表时间: 2023
• 期刊: Climate Risk Management
• 影响因子: 4.4
• 作者: Etumnu, Chinonso;Wang, Tong;Jin, Hailong;Sieverding, Heidi L.;Ulrich-Schad, Jessica D.;Clay, David
• 通讯作者: Clay, David

Farmer perceived challenges toward conservation practice usage in the margins of the Corn Belt, USA

美国玉米种植带边缘地区的农民认为保护措施的使用面临挑战

• DOI: 10.1017/s1742170523000042
• 发表时间: 2023
• 期刊: Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems
• 影响因子: 2.7
• 作者: Adhikari, Ram Kumar;Wang, Tong;Jin, Hailong;Ulrich-Schad, Jessica D.;Sieverding, Heidi L.;Clay, David
• 通讯作者: Clay, David

A global meta‐analysis of cover crop response on soil carbon storage within a corn production system

玉米生产系统内覆盖作物对土壤碳储存反应的全球荟萃分析

• DOI: 10.1002/agj2.21340
• 发表时间: 2023
• 期刊: Agronomy Journal
• 影响因子: 2.1
• 作者: Joshi, Deepak R.;Sieverding, Heidi L.;Xu, Hui;Kwon, Hoyoung;Wang, Michael;Clay, Sharon A;Johnson, Jane M.;Thapa, Resham;Westhoff, Shaina;Clay, David E.
• 通讯作者: Clay, David E.