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Biological Control and Management of Aquatic
Weeds/ Invasive Species in South Florida
• Identifies and collects natural enemies for control of invasive species
• Released 13 insect species for use against five invasive, non–native plants in South Florida
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Everglades Agro-Hydrology Model
• Simulates water balance, agrochemical movements, soil tillage, irrigation, and crop growth
• Helping farmers to cope with the hydrologic changes that may result from the Everglades restoration plan
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Nutrient, Pesticide, and Water
Management for Horticultural Crops • Determine the fate and
transport of nutrients and pesticides
• Develop management practices that reduce losses of nutrients and pesticides into water
• Assess the potential of aquatic plants and algal species to purify horticultural runoff of excess nutrients and pesticides
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Atmospheric Processes of Agricultural Pollutants that
Affect Air and Water in South Florida
• ARS established air quality sampling sites in Biscayne National Park and West Palm Beach, FL
• Complements water quality research and toxicity testing by NOAA's National Ocean Service scientists in the St. Lucie Estuary and Florida Bay areas
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Beef Cattle Grazing Systems to Protect
Water Resources
• Develop better forages and grazing practices to improve the profitability of beef cattle production and protect water quality
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Development of Improved Sugarcane Varieties and Their Use in Sustainable Agricultural Production
Systems
• Improve sugarcane’s tolerance to wetter conditions
• Develop agronomic practices that sustain or improve profits under changing hydrological conditions
• Improve sugarcane’s ability to yield well with less phosphorus fertilizer or take up more soil phosphorus
• Quantify the effects of raised water tables and flooding on the microbial activity that causes soil subsidence