News tagged with seedling plants
Worm compost can suppress plant disease, regulate nutrients, research finds
Organic growers could soon have another weapon in their arsenal, courtesy of the humble worm.
Dec 22, 2011 |
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New approach helps combat alfalfa snout beetle
The destructive alfalfa snout beetle (ASB) is under seige on northern New York farms, thanks to field research led by Cornell scientists. Their strategy includes using ASB-resistant varieties of alfalfa and ...
Sep 15, 2011 |
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E. coli, salmonella may lurk in unwashable places in produce
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sanitizing the outside of produce may not be enough to remove harmful food pathogens, according to a Purdue University study that demonstrated that Salmonella and E. coli can live inside plant ...
Aug 15, 2011 |
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Scientists grow plants with friendly fungi
Dr. Chris Thornton and colleagues at the University of Exeter are examining whether adding a safe and harmless fungus to compost boosts the growth and proliferation of crops' roots, helping them grow with ...
Aug 08, 2011 |
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Twin-head cucumber system reduces start-up costs
Greenhouse vegetable production in North America has more than doubled in the past 10 years. While heavy investments have been made in modern greenhouses, improved cultivation technologies are essential for ...
Jun 27, 2011 |
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Artificial light quality affects herbivore preference for seedlings
In horticultural production, growers often depend on systems that use artificial light to produce high-quality transplants. Although the systems are efficient, fluorescent lamps can produce plants with shorter shoots than ...
Jun 22, 2011 |
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New report: Light brown apple moth classification for eradication and quarantine was justified
A new report from the National Research Council finds that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is within its broad regulatory authority to classify California's invasive ...
Sep 14, 2009 |
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New guide to tropical seedlings: Essential to climate change research
The enormous trees forming rainforest canopies bear little resemblance to their seedlings, many described for the first time in the new field guide, "Seedlings of Barro Colorado Island and the Neotropics," ...
Jun 26, 2009 |
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