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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Brown Wins Brooks.
University of Georgia professor Steve L. Brown will be awarded the prestigious D. W. Brooks Award for Excellence in Public Service for extension Oct. 2 in Athens, Ga.
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Chinnan Wins Brooks.
University of Georgia professor Manjeet S. Chinnan will receive the prestigious D.W. Brooks Award for Excellence in Public Service for international agriculture Oct. 2 in Athens, Ga.
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Research Results.
Host Walter Reeves revisits Tim Smalley at the University of Georgia in Athens to find out how the flowers fared in his experimental plots.
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Small Trees.
Most homeowners have relatively limited space and can't accommodate large trees such as oaks and pines. Fortunately, several small trees perform well in Georgia and fit in small places, including under utility lines.
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Garden Notes.
Now that summer vegetable gardening is over, you might do well to look back and assess what was good and not so good this year.
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Water Trees.
Without water, a tree's life begins to ebb away. Trees die from quiet exhaustion and starvation, not from a sudden, dramatic event. And the prime cause of death for trees is the lack of water.
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Know Water.
We talk about water, drink water, flush water, spray water and use water every imaginable way. But what is this stuff?
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Prolific Gardens.
Don't let the drought put a damper on your plans for a fall garden. With a little forethought, you can still have a plentiful fall harvest despite the water bans.
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Brooks Lecture.
William F. Kirk, group vice president of DuPont Biosolutions Enterprise, will be the featured speaker at the 2000 D.W. Brooks Lecture Oct. 2 in Athens, Ga.
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Cooking Magic.
Herbs get their wonderful fragrance and flavor from the oils that are released when the leaves are crushed. So, naturally, it's best to use fresh herbs for cooking. It is possible, though, to retain some of that fresh-herb quality for later use.