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Cogongrass, new kudzu 10/27/03
Move over, kudzu -- there's a new weed around, and it's headed our way. Cogongrass, an invasive weed, is being called the new weed to reckon with by weed scientists across the Southeast.
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Tracking greenhouse gases 10/23/03
Monique Leclerc and Anandakumar Karipot don't discuss global warming. They help measure it. Specifically, they're building the tools to measure the flow of greenhouse gases. This month, they're starting a three-year study in Southeastern forest canopies with a $603,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.
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Co-op incubator 10/23/03
A new center wants to show agricultural and land-based ventures in rural southwest Georgia how to gain economic might by pooling their resources.
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Mining for better millet 10/23/03
Years of research have gone into America’s “amber waves of grain.” Genetic advances are responsible for crop yields up to five times higher than 50 years ago. But little has been done for staple grains in developing countries. As a result, some of the world’s poorest farmers grow the least amount of grain. A University of Georgia researcher is out to change that.
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Pumpkin-stretching 10/23/03
Instead of carving a face in your Halloween pumpkin, make it do double duty. Use nontoxic paint or marker pens to create a jack-o'-lantern face instead, and then harvest the vegetable after the holiday.
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Popular plants 10/16/03
We usually think of hollies as small trees that give us Christmas color with their red berries and green, spiny leaves. But many hollies are nothing like that.
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Kaleidoplant 10/16/03
Among the most durable and versatile plants in the landscape, hollies offer a kaleidoscope of shapes, sizes, textures and colors. Here are a few of the best choices.
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Grubby details 10/16/03
The rear end of a white grub isn't a pretty sight. But if you're going to identify the grubs that are damaging your lawn, somebody's got to look -- with a magnifying glass, too, which makes the grub's rear end look even bigger.
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Fattening up the chickens 10/14/03
A University of Georgia researcher has discovered a chicken gene which, when manipulated, makes birds fatter or and thinner. However, it works only in female chickens.
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Hug a veggie 10/09/03
Cultural diversity? When horticulturist Wayne McLaurin thinks of diversity, he automatically thinks of food, especially of the vegetables that enrich diets, challenge gardening skills and delight palates.