Environmental horticulturist earns grant to study biodegradable mulch

Sam Wortman, assistant professor and environmental horticulturist in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture has earned a grant to study biodegradable mulch. Shown is one of Wortman's research plots using biodegradable mulch in tomato production.
Sam Wortman, assistant professor and environmental horticulturist in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture has earned a grant to study biodegradable mulch. Shown is one of Wortman's research plots using biodegradable mulch in tomato production.

Sam Wortman, assistant professor and environmental horticulturist in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture at the University of Nebraska­–Lincoln, has earned a three-year, $499,718 grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to evaluate biodegradable mulch and identify opportunities to speed its degradation in soil.

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