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  1. Growing Numbers of Insects in Ohio Could Cause a Stink for Soybean Growers

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/growing-numbers-insects-ohio-could-cause-stink-soybean-growers

    piercing-sucking mouthparts to feed on the plant seeds, Hammond said.  “They cause direct damage to the seed,” he ... especially for food grade (soybeans) and soybeans grown for seed.” Growers are advised to sample their fields ... said. “If soybeans are food-grade soybeans or being grown for seed, the threshold can be dropped to two ...

  2. Aggressive Weed a Potential Problem for Livestock Producers

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/aggressive-weed-potential-problem-livestock-producers

    Little said that the spread of spotted knapweed is a concern because the plant is a prolific seed ... producer, generating as many as 1,000 seeds per plant. In addition, it's easily distributed via ... knapweed to new areas: • Avoid spreading this weed seed on farm machinery. • Avoid purchase of seed ...

  3. Germplasm Center Reviving Old-Style Petunias

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/germplasm-center-reviving-old-style-petunias-0

    Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, are restoring the seed viability of heirloom petunias. The seed, which ... transferred to the OPGC. “We were told that the viability of the seed was very low,” said David ... Tay, OPGC director. “It was our job to try and save that seed and produce germplasm of the ...

  4. Exercise Caution When Applying Pop-Up Starter Fertilizer

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/exercise-caution-when-applying-pop-starter-fertilizer

    fertilizer at planting should be mindful of their application rates so as not to cause seed injury, resulting ... might be adding too much fertilizer. "Anytime you put pop-up materials near the seed you risk ... germination problems for two reasons. One is the effect from salt; it inhibits the seed's ability to take ...

  5. Some Soil Bacteria Protect Soybeans From Root Diseases

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/some-soil-bacteria-protect-soybeans-root-diseases

    of these DAPG-producing bacteria and treating seeds with them to see how well they colonize soybean ... to improve stand and increase plant yields by applying these DAPG-producing bacteria to seed as ... natural fungicides." The DAPG compound works much like a chemical seed treatment fungicide in that it ...

  6. Wheat Yields Excelled in 2005 Ohio Performance Test

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/wheat-yields-excelled-2005-ohio-performance-test

    attention to planting detail. That is, don't plant before the Hessian Fly-free date, plant seed at ... least 1.5 inches deep, plant uniformly and with 18-24 seeds per foot of row. Applying about 25 pounds of ... should play close attention to varieties tested with various seed treatments. "In our trials at the ...

  7. Germplasm Center Reviving Old-Style Petunias

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/germplasm-center-reviving-old-style-petunias

    and Environmental Sciences, are restoring the seed viability of heirloom petunias. The seed, which has ... to the OPGC. "We were told that the viability of the seed was very low," said David Tay, ... OPGC director. "It was our job to try and save that seed and produce germplasm of the cultivars ...

  8. Transgenics Could Pose Planting Challenges This Season

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/transgenics-could-pose-planting-challenges-season

    said that affordable packages and incentives from seed companies are driving the interest. When ... a soil-, seed-, or foliar-applied insecticide is allowed for the refuge. If an aerial insecticide is ... within or adjacent to the transgenic field." Hammond said that growers should consult their seed ...

  9. Broadleaf Weeds, Frost Injury and Disease Highlights

    https://turfdisease.osu.edu/news/broadleaf-weeds-frost-injury-and-disease-highlights-0

    seed, some materials will also interfere with the germination and development of the desired grass seed ... . So areas that are being renovated and seeded should not receive many of the pre-emergence herbicides ...

  10. Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: The Polar Bear Question (for the Week of Jan. 6, 2008)

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/smart-stuff-twig-walkingstick-polar-bear-question-week-jan-6-2008-1

    http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~news/story.php?id=4432.) Polar bears, which live in the wild only in the Arctic, need sea ice in summer to travel and hunt ... http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=1773; and a Dec. 12, 2007, National Geographic News article by Seth Borenstein of the Associated Press ...

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