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Compost Helps Control Turfgrass Fungus
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/compost-helps-control-turfgrass-fungus
April 2, 2002 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Incorporating compost into soils when lawns are seeded reduces the ... severity of leaf rust, a fungal disease that attacks perennial ryegrass. Ohio State University plant ... Ohio. Leaf rust, caused by a pathogen of the Puccinia species, is recognized by a yellowing of turf ...
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Master Gardeners Help Brighten Community With New Children's Garden
November 9, 2009 VAN WERT, Ohio – Anyone taking a drive down Leeson Avenue in Van Wert, Ohio ... maintained by Ohio State University Extension Master Gardener volunteers, is attracting visitors from around ... the world and recognition for its creativity. Recently, it was named a 2009 Ohio Outstanding Master ...
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"Feed Me Seymour!" Carnivorous Plants All Bark, No Bite
July 25, 2003 WOOSTER, Ohio â In the dark comedy classic âLittle Shop of Horrors,â a giant ... Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute coordinator of Greenhouse Production and ... plants at home. The three-day event was held on Ohio Stateâs ATI campus as well as at the neighboring ...
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Feeding Wheat Grain to Livestock? Get it Tested for Vomitoxin First
July 7, 2010 COLUMBUS, Ohio – In a year when overly wet conditions and a head scab outbreak are ... significantly impacting Ohio's wheat crop, there is no room for assumptions that grain is toxin-free and ... an Ohio State University Extension small grains specialist and plant pathologist. "I always ...
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Drift Retardant Chemicals Serve Their Purpose
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/drift-retardant-chemicals-serve-their-purpose
June 17, 2004 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Drift retardant chemicals may be an option to help reduce spray ... drift on field crops, but their effectiveness continues to be questioned. An Ohio State University ... Ohio State agricultural engineers, examined the effects of drift retardant chemicals on spray pattern, ...
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Corn Diseases Not Helping Drought-Stressed Plants
September 11, 2002 WOOSTER, Ohio- The presence of corn leaf diseases throughout Ohio is adding ... Lipps, an Ohio State University plant pathologist with the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development ... being found in Ohio at this point in time," said Lipps. "There were a lot of flea beetles that ...
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Work in Plant Disease Biocontrol Earns OARDC Researcher Spot in World Class South Korean Program
October 12, 2009 WOOSTER, Ohio – An Ohio State University plant pathologist with the Ohio ... Agriculture's Root Disease and Biological Control Research Unit. He joined Ohio State University in 2000, ...
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Learn How to Keep Deer From Eating Your Profits at OSU Extension Workshop
October 23, 2008 PIKETON, Ohio-- A new deer exclusion fence surrounding the field crop plots and ... or to register, contact Julie Strawser at (740) 289-2071, or 800-297-2072 (Ohio only) ext. 223, or ...
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Know the Production Risks with Continuous Corn
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/know-production-risks-continuous-corn
February 19, 2007 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Crop rotation is the key to maximizing yields while reducing ... potential problems with insect and diseases. However, some Ohio growers are willing to accept the risks of ... Ohio State University Extension agronomist, is encouraging growers to follow key management practices ...
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Some Fall Cover Crops Can Reduce SCN Populations
May 5, 2008 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- The benefits of cover crops continue to grow. Touted for conserving ... nematode populations in no-till fields. Ohio State University researchers in the Department of Horticulture ... nematode. Kent Harrison, a weed ecologist with the university's Ohio Agricultural Research and ...