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University of Florida researchers are turning to the old-fashioned method of steaming to help treat citrus greening, a disease devastating citrus trees throughout Florida. Reza Ehsani and his UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences colleagues are tenting and then enveloping trees in steam that is 136 degrees Fahrenheit for about 30 seconds in an attempt to kill the citrus greening ...
Less water required to satisfy Fern Fibre Substrate. Root Structure in Fern Fibre Substrate seemed more vibrant Odontoglossum: It just made good sense to trial this Genus as they were at the repotting stage. ...
He pointed out that steam treatment is not a cure because it cannot reach the trees’ root systems. “We are hoping by buying time we can keep the industry in production until a more permanent cure is found,” Ehsani said. ...
RES’ plantings in Louisiana and Texas alone during the 2012-2013 fall/winter season numbered 846,210 bare root seedlings and containerized trees of mixed hardmast/softmast species, as required for compliance with strict regulations put forth by the U.S. ...
The sapling was one of approximately 13,000 bare-root seedlings donated for planting by DCNR. The seeds were collected by the department's staff from 16 different species of trees from the Flight 93 site and throughout Pennsylvania's state forests, and grown at DCNR's Penn Nursery in Centre County. ...
Scientists have developed a new method for measuring drought tolerance in maize. By comparing the shoot-to-root ratio in seedlings stressed by low water, scientists can predict whether a plant has the right mix of genes for adapting to drought conditions. ...