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Managing Giant Sequoia in a Changing Climate

2023-03-08T14:10:06-06:00

Increasing temperatures due to climate change over the next several decades may create conditions unfavorable for giant sequoias; thus, it is necessary to develop effective management systems to preserve the health of these trees and help them weather adverse climatic conditions. Ram Ray, Research Scientist, calculated the topographic wetness indices (TWI) for 70 sequoia groves ...

Managing Giant Sequoia in a Changing Climate2023-03-08T14:10:06-06:00

Web-Based Tool to Estimate Water Requirements to be Released

2019-12-15T14:37:29-06:00

Developing a web-based tool to estimate irrigation water requirements for agricultural crops and urban landscape in Texas was the subject of a presentation given by Research Scientist Ripendra Awal and co-authored by Ali Fares, Interim Associate Director of Research, at a meeting of the American Society of Nepalese Engineers held in Houston, TX, on September ...

Web-Based Tool to Estimate Water Requirements to be Released2019-12-15T14:37:29-06:00

Saharan Air Layer Research Project

2019-12-15T14:37:29-06:00

A group of researchers led by Richard W. Griffin, Professor and Research Scientist, is conducting the Saharan and Sahelian Red Dust Collection Project (SSRDCP). The SSRDCP seeks to determine whether red colored soils found on PVAMU’s farm originate from the Saharan or Sahelian regions of Africa. The project was developed during a field trip to ...

Saharan Air Layer Research Project2019-12-15T14:37:29-06:00

Fares Publishes New Book on Emerging Groundwater Risks

2019-12-15T14:37:32-06:00

Given the importance of water security globally, a book series dedicated to Advances in Water Security has been started by Dr. Ali Fares, Associate Director of Research and Professor of Watershed Hydrology. Published by Springer, the series has been established as an advanced forum for hydrologists, technologists, policy makers, planners and other users to discuss ...

Fares Publishes New Book on Emerging Groundwater Risks2019-12-15T14:37:32-06:00

“Outlook on Agriculture” informs about CAHS and CEP

2020-03-24T12:14:22-05:00

The College of Agriculture and Human Sciences (CAHS) has been working to keep the "A" in PVAMU and serve the land-grant mission of the University. One of the most recent efforts of CAHS was the “Outlook on Agriculture” radio talk show on KPVU. The College of Agriculture took to the air waves over the past spring semester ...

“Outlook on Agriculture” informs about CAHS and CEP2020-03-24T12:14:22-05:00