Acharya Forage Agronomy Lab

Research Activities

The Acharya Forage Agronomy Lab focuses on the following research areas to advance sustainable, resource-efficient, eco-friendly, and economic approaches to forage production, storage, and utilization.

improve management practices to enhance forage productivity and quality,

annual and perennial forages
forage mixtures (annual-perennial, legume-nonlegume)
cover crops for feedstock, grazing, and ecosystem services
forage crops in rotation
alfalfa and hay management
variety improvements (trials)

understand biogeochemical cycling to optimize soil health, carbon sequestration, soil fertility, and soil and water quality,
develop climate-resilient farming strategies and
evaluate frontier soil management technologies to enhance soil carbon sequestration and mitigate agricultural greenhouse gas emissions