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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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"Azalea Lace Bugs"
As another winter turns to spring, bears aren't the only things coming out of hibernation. Azalea lace bugs are waking up, too, and will soon damage prized azaleas if homeowners don't take action.
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Glickman Research Visit
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman came to Georgia Friday to view the harsh effects of floods and freezes on Georgia agriculture. But he saw much more.
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Popular Tomatoes
The tomato was once a garden curiosity. But it can be grown in many areas under many conditions. And people get a great deal of satisfaction from growing them.
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Tomato Diagnosis
Even when you seem to have done everything right, tomatoes can fail in the garden. Here are a few of the reasons why.
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Soaking Rains
Farmers can't make it without rain. But after six soggy months of soakers, many aren't certain they can survive with it, either. University of Georgia scientists and county Extension Service agents say the latest round of El Ni¤o rains have virtually ended farmers' struggles to harvest cotton and delayed planting of this year's crops.
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Ground Chicken
Food shoppers may have welcomed the addition of ground turkey and ground pork into the meat market, but University of Georgia research shows ground chicken wouldn't get an equal reception.
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Ineffective Blankets
A late-winter freeze had Georgia homeowners rushing to cover their landscape plants this week. But a University of Georgia horticulturist said blankets over plants only serve to give their owners peace of mind.
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Okame Cherry
South Georgians don't have much luck growing ornamental cherry trees. But a University of Georgia scientist at the Coastal Plain Experiment Station in Tifton, Ga., is testing a new cherry tree that can splash some early-spring color south of the fall line.
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'Walk-a-Weigh'
Counting miles, rather than calories, seems the more popular health plan these days. And a University of Georgia nutrition scientist said that's a healthy trend.
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High-rise Refuse
Atlanta visitors bring lots of money to town, but they leave lots of waste behind. To help the city's downtown hotels make better use of their refuse, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, the University of Georgia and other state agencies joined the hospitality industry to form the Georgia Hospitality Environmental Partnership.