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Researchers test biological ways to control alfalfa pest
May 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Cornell researchers are spending time in the fields this spring collecting 20,000 alfalfa snout beetles. They need them to test ways to biologically control the pests, which devour alfalfa ...
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Are organic crops as productive as conventional?
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Mar 25, 2008 |
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Can organic cropping systems be as productive as conventional systems" The answer is an unqualified, “Yes” for alfalfa or wheat and a qualified “Yes most of the time” for corn and soybeans according to research reported by ...
Brown root rot -- a potentially serious forage crop disease -- is found throughout the Northeast
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Nov 12, 2007 |
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Cornell plant pathologists have detected brown root rot -- a potentially serious forage crop disease -- in the northeastern United States. It is widespread in New York, Vermont and New Hampshire and has been ...
Can hemp help the everglades?
Aug 06, 2007 |
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Within Southern Florida, soil and water conditions indicate potential for leaching from the use of atrazine-based herbicides in corn crops. Scientists from USDA-Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and University ...
Insect resistance to Bt crops can be predicted, monitored and managed
Nov 23, 2009 |
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Since 1996, crop plants genetically modified to produce bacterial proteins that are toxic to certain insects, yet safe for people, have been planted on more than 200 million hectares worldwide. The popularity of these Bt ...
Perennial energy crops could be good for carbon savings and for wildlife
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Growing the energy crops short rotation coppice (SRC) willow and miscanthus grass could help the UK to reduce carbon emissions and benefit wildlife, according to researchers from the UK Research Councils’ ...
Unique winter-hardy hibiscus has roots with AgriLife Research scientist in Vernon
Aug 14, 2009 |
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He may study grasses by profession, but Texas AgriLife Research forage agronomist Dr. Dariusz Malinowski has a passion for flowers, particularly winter hardy hibiscus.
Biofuels as Invasive Species?
Sep 21, 2006 |
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As the United States looks to crops as possible future sources of energy, a University of Arkansas researcher and his colleagues call for caution, citing the possibility of some biofuel crops becoming invasive ...
Farmers use radishes to soften, fertilize fields
Sep 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- White radishes are taking root on Tony Luthman's farm, the start of what he hopes will create a welcome mat for the corn he plants in the spring.
Chimpanzees develop 'specialized tool kits' to catch army ants
Sep 03, 2009 |
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Chimpanzees in the Congo have developed specialised 'tool kits' to forage for army ants, reveals new research published today in the American Journal of Primatology. This not only provides the first direct ...
Some biofuels might do more harm than good to the environment, study finds
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May 27, 2008 |
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Biofuels based on ethanol, vegetable oil and other renewable sources are increasingly popular with government and environmentalists as a way to reduce fossil fuel dependence and limit greenhouse gas emissions.
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