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Long-term study of orchard ground cover management systems

Orchard floor and groundcover management is important to fruit growers, affecting the efficiency of orchard operations, fruit tree performance, and soil quality.

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 27, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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Planet Earth's playhouse

At Biosphere 2, scientists can move things around, control the climate, turn off certain parameters and run others full tilt.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 13, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

UF releases ornamental peanut plants for use as lawn, groundcover

Homeowners tired of watering, fertilizing and mowing grass have a new low-maintenance lawn option -- peanuts.

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 29, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Saving the soil and maintaining corn yields: research says yes to both

Two years into a study looking at methods of combining a living cover crop between corn rows shows that yield can be maintained at high levels using environmentally friendly practices.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 15, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

No need to fertilize newly placed St. Augustinegrass sod, UF study shows

(PhysOrg.com) -- Florida homeowners and contractors laying St. Augustinegrass sod this spring can save money and help the environment if they wait at least one month before fertilizing, University of Florida experts say.

Biology / Other

created May 05, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Investigators identify cleat/natural grass combination may be less likely to result in ACL injury

Athletes put less strain on their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) while making a cut on a natural grass surface while wearing a cleat.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 20, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

UGA licenses new Bermuda grass that thrives in sun and shade

An internationally recognized turfgrass researcher from the University of Georgia has developed a new Bermudagrass that thrives in sun, but also produces healthy turf in areas with less than half the light normally required ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Replacing corn with perennial grasses improves carbon footprint of biofuels

Converting forests or fields to biofuel crops can increase or decrease greenhouse gas emissions, depending on where – and which – biofuel crops are used, University of Illinois researchers report this month.

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created Dec 02, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (12) | comments 0

A beautiful lawn doesn't just happen

A tree can be a lawn's best friend, or not. Most people with home lawns also have trees and shrubs in the landscape. Sometimes trees and lawns get along well together and sometimes they don't. The shade produced by trees ...

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created May 04, 2007 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0


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