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The ABCs and NPKs of Plant Nutrition
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This video discusses cowpea curculio scouting methods and management. Producers should consult the main author or any of the Alabama Extensi...
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These resources are geared toward training producers and gardeners about the basics of alternative insecticides for sustainable vegetable pr...
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Row crop producers often have issues with snail and slug issues. Snails (with a hard shell) and slugs (without a shell) can cause direct cro...
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Methods of plant breeding are tools to address the increasing pressures of disease, pests, and environmental disasters on crop production an...
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