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Research Project: Designing and Building the Next Generation of Soil Steam Applicators for Strawberry Production

Location: Crop Improvement and Protection Research

Project Number: 2038-22000-019-061-A
Project Type: Cooperative Agreement

Start Date: Aug 30, 2024
End Date: Sep 30, 2027

Objective:
The objective of this project is to design and build a soil steam applicator for strawberry production.

Approach:
The performing organization will create engineering plans that can be used by a fabricating company to produce a soil steam applicator for strawberry production. The plans will be drawn with input from ARS scientists, stakeholders, and engineers from the California Strawberry Commission. The performing organization will also begin to source materials for the construction of this steam application device.