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Soil Properties Associated With Land Management Practices In Western Kentucky, Ava Isaacs, Gracey Moffitt
Soil Properties Associated With Land Management Practices In Western Kentucky, Ava Isaacs, Gracey Moffitt
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Soil Properties Associated with Land Management Practices in Western Kentucky
- A. Isaacs, G. Moffitt, W. Sides, and Corey Hale
Mentor: Dr. I.P. Handayani
Hutson School of Agriculture, Murray State University, Kentucky, USA
Abstract
One of the most important factors regarding soil and plant health is nutrient availability and fertility. Of these two factors that were mentioned available potassium is a key component. With that being said we decided that it would be beneficial to see how potassium can be traced within the soil in various locations after fertilizer is applied. There were two parts to this experiment. Part one was …
Silver Carp Hypophthalmichthys Molitrix Movements In The Lower Cumberland And Lower Tennessee River, Miranda Belanger
Silver Carp Hypophthalmichthys Molitrix Movements In The Lower Cumberland And Lower Tennessee River, Miranda Belanger
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Silver Carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix are an invasive species making up a large portion of the fish biomass in the lower portions of the Tennessee River and the Cumberland River. This species is expanding its range throughout the upper portions of these rivers, beginning with Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley. Silver Carp rarely spawn in Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley, but they can enter these reservoirs through the lock chamber. Thus, the bottleneck created by lock chambers can be used to control expansion of invasive Silver Carp. Although Silver Carp movement patterns have been studied in other portions of the Tennessee …