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  1. Researcher Improving Plant Production One Seed at a Time

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/researcher-improving-plant-production-one-seed-time

    December 10, 2008 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Plant production starts with the seed and Miller McDonald has ... spent his Ohio State University career furthering research, education and technology in seed ... germination, vigor and viability.   The seed physiologist with the Department of Horticulture and Crop Science ...

  2. Wheat Seed Quality Questionable

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/wheat-seed-quality-questionable

    August 11, 2004 WOOSTER, Ohio — Growers who save seed from their wheat harvest for the following ... season's planting should probably seek other seed sources for producing next year's crop.   Pat Lipps, ... Development Center, said that seed quality is an issue this year, mainly due to the late development of ...

  3. Seed Vigor Assessment Quicker, More Accurate with New System

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/seed-vigor-assessment-quicker-more-accurate-new-system

    August 29, 2001 COLUMBUS, Ohio- A new system that assesses seed vigor may improve the way seed ... companies evaluate overall seed quality and growth performance. Ohio State University crop production and ... accurate than manual tests and improves upon existing commercial automated systems. Seed companies conduct ...

  4. Phomopsis Seed Rot Showing Up in Ohio Soybeans

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/phomopsis-seed-rot-showing-ohio-soybeans

    October 9, 2009 WOOSTER, Ohio – Phomopsis seed decay is now showing up in some soybean fields in ... Ohio. The disease, which causes cracked, shriveled, moldy seed, impacts yield and reduces seed quality ... and grade. Anne Dorrance, an Ohio State University Extension plant pathologist, said Phomopsis seed ...

  5. Planting Small Grains in Late Summer and Autumn for Supplemental Forage

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-14-issue-4/planting-small-grains-late-summer-and-autumn

    gaining experience with August planted oat. Oat seed usually can be purchased at a more economical price ... than spring triticale seed, but either species will produce good dry matter (DM) yields within 60 to 80 ... in the spring, producing from 2 to 4 ton/acre of DM, depending on stage of harvest. Seeding Rates and ...

  6. Renovating Pastures? Try Frost Seeding

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/renovating-pastures-try-frost-seeding

    January 22, 2009 ATHENS, Ohio-- Frost seeding is viewed as a low-cost method for livestock ... nitrogen. Frost seeding involves broadcasting a grass or legume seed over a pasture and letting the natural ... freeze/thaw cycles of late winter and early spring move the seed into good contact with the soil. The best ...

  7. Perplexing Worm Behavior May Play Role in Weed Survival

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/perplexing-worm-behavior-may-play-role-weed-survival

    by seeking out and "collecting" seed, according to Ohio State University research. Such ... mark the first recorded associations between earthworm behavior and seed dispersal of a giant ragweed ... seed, of large weed seeds, or of a major weed species. Giant ragweed exhibits all the characteristics of ...

  8. Seed Vigor Test Refined to Measure Additional Plant Varieties

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/seed-vigor-test-refined-measure-additional-plant-varieties

    seed vigor of lettuce has been refined to measure half of all seedling plant varieties that exist and ... commercial automated systems. Initially designed to measure seed vigor of lettuce plants because of their ... simple root structure, the system can now assess seed vigor of soybeans and cotton and has the ...

  9. Tips to Put Damaged Pastures Back into Production

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/tips-put-damaged-pastures-back-production

    April 9, 2008 ATHENS, Ohio-- Like many Ohio farmers, livestock producers looking to re-seed or ... renovate their pasture paddocks after last year's drought are facing high input and seed costs. Ohio ... muddy pastures, there is a need on many farms to re-seed or renovate at least some pasture ...

  10. Chow Line: Pumpkin seeds pack a lot of punch (for 10/24/10)

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/chow-line-pumpkin-seeds-pack-lot-punch-102410-1

    October 15, 2010 My family loves snacking on pumpkin seeds. I've heard they're quite ... nutritious-- are they? Pumpkin seeds are incredibly nutritious. A 1-ounce portion-- about 85 seeds, just shy of ... contain a wide variety of minerals. Of special interest is the amount of zinc found in pumpkin seeds ...

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