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Spotlight
Water Use and Nitrogen Leaching with Perennial Grass
U of I Professor
Greg McIsaac
Urbana – As University of Illinois researchers investigate biomass crops, many questions arise about production practices, growing conditions, nutrients needed, and soil conditions to name a few. Greg McIsaac, an associate professor for the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, was interested in learning more about how growing perennial grasses affects soil moisture and inorganic nitrogen movement through the soil profile, which is sometimes referred to as leaching.