AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. – The United States food production system is fragile and easily disrupted. To ensure that it remains viable, a sp...
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Good hygiene and common sense practices help prevent disease.
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The development of a plant occurs through growth stages that are well defined and visually easy to identify. A crop manager can adjust some ...
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High-quality transplants have a significant effect on plant performance regardless of the crop. Purchasing high-quality transplants is expen...
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Tomatoes are the most widely produced greenhouse crop in the world. A large percentage of fresh-market tomatoes are grown in Canada and Mexi...
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Anthracnose and gray mold can create problems for strawberry growers throughout the Southeast. Learn to recognize and manage these d...
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This perennial warm-season grass is well-adapted to low soil fertility and input systems that can be used in Alabama. Achieving stan...
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Bacterial spot, caused by Xanthomonas arbicola pv. pruni, is considered an economically important disease of peach and other stone fruit. Ba...
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As Alabama Cooperative Extension System agents and specialists travel the state of Alabama and talk to farmers and others involved in produc...
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After extended freeze events, there are several signs of frost damage that appear in cool-season forages. Producers may observe a white, bur...
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