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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Unwelcome guests 05/21/03
Most people don't have snakes on their list of favorite wildlife. They may provide a service (feeding on rodents and other pests), but can't they do it elsewhere?
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Tomato communication 05/21/03
If you want to grow great tomatoes in your home garden, you need to get inside the mind of your tomato plants.
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Garden superstars 05/20/03
Allan Armitage and the staff in the University of Georgia Horticulture Department have been evaluating new plants for two decades. Folks always ask for each year's top 10 plants.
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The wilter 05/19/03
As far as plant enemies go, it's one of the world's toughest. A scientist in Athens, Ga., wants to know how and why it's so deadly efficient, in hopes of finding ways to control it in the future.
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Fruit, veggie day 05/15/03
A field day at the Vidalia Onion and Vegetable Research Center will show research on blackberries, strawberries, watermelons, cantaloupes, sweet corn and tomatoes.
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The scoop on poop 05/15/03
It wouldn't be a stretch to call Georgia the king of the hill when it comes to poultry. And that hill would be largely composed of chicken litter were it not for an innovative voluntary nutrient management program.
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The frog's meow 05/15/03
The old frog raised itself off the ground, arched its back like a bow and began to emit a very unfroglike sound. Darned if it didn't sound just like a cat. And a very mad cat at that.
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Flower power 05/14/03
Scientists are researching bloodroot, a native Eastern wildflower with antimicrobial properties, to find out the best way to propagate it as a commercial crop.
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Beekeeping Institute 05/14/03
For people who want to learn about beekeeping, the 12th annual Beekeeping Institute May 29-31 in Young Harris, Ga., is the biggest, most comprehensive event in the Southeast.
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Planting time 05/08/03
Georgia farmers are now planting, or have just completed planting, their major row crops: tobacco, peanuts, corn and cotton. And depending on the crop, it's the best planting time in years or just another tough start.