forage Articles
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Thiamethoxam: Assessing flight activity of honeybees foraging on treated oilseed rape using RFID technology
This study was designed to assess homing behaviour of bees foraging on winter oilseed rape grown from seed treated with thiamethoxam (as Cruiser OSR) with one field drilled with thiamethoxam treated seed and two control fields drilled with fungicide‐only treated seed. Twelve honeybee colonies were used per treatment group, 4 each located at the field edge (on‐field site), at approximately 500m ...
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Ploidy determination and agronomic characterization of small burnet germplasm
Small burnet (Sanguisorba minor Scop.) is an evergreen forb readily utilized by livestock and wildlife that lacks persistence under heavy grazing. Our objective was to characterize all available National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS) small burnet germplasm for ploidy level and agronomic characteristics before initiating a breeding program. Ploidy level was determined by flow cytometry. Forage ...
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Deer eating your plants? Tips for solving deer problems:
‘Deer’ can refer to any one of almost a hundred different species spanning the globe. The most common species in the U.S. are the white-tailed deer (in the east, southeast and Midwest) and the mule deer out west. Deer numbers have increased considerably since man has virtually eliminated their major predators. Suburbs encroaching on formerly natural open areas, woods and farm ...
By Bird-X Inc.
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