Profitability and perspectives for adoption of mesotunnel technology; with Dr. Wendong Zhang
November 1, 2021
Duration:
40:57
Cost ratio, cost-efficiency ratio, payback time, grower survey…fairly nerdy words if you are not an economist, right? In this episode Dr. Zhang, associate professor with the Economics Department (ISU), walks us through these concepts and the importance of including socio-economic analysis into the science we do in the field.
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This is a project funded by USDA's NIFA-OREI program. The name of the project is "Resilient systems for sustainable management of cucurbit crops", award number 2019-51300-30248.
Welcome to The Current Cucurbit podcast series. In this podcast series, we dive into the world of organic IPM for cucurbit crops, focusing on the experience of our interdisciplinary research project. We will expand your knowledge regarding the use of the mesotunnel production system as an IPM tool for cucurbit crops, the capabilities of living mulches for organic weeds control, our efforts in the lab testing biocontrol agents for the main diseases that attack cucurbit crops, and more!
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