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Compaction Susceptibility of Select Alabama Piedmont and Upper Coastal Plain Ultisols
(2018-11-15)
The U.N. categorizes soil compaction as the most important type of physical soil degradation because of soil productivity and quality loss. Subsoil compaction causes great concern because it is difficult to remediate, ...
Assessing changes and predictability of crop yields and failure risk in the United States: The Impact from Large-scale Climate Circulations
(2019-07-12)
The weather of the growing season influences crop production and yield. These changes in crop yields can result in economic loss and increases in global food insecurity drastically especially when high production areas are ...
Evaluating practical approaches for on-farm water testing to meet the FSMA Produce Safety Rule requirements
(2019-07-15)
The Produce Safety Rule, a part of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), requires produce farmers to monitor the quality of irrigation and wash water used on the farm for generic E. coli in an effort to prevent ...
Evaluation of Selected Edamame Cultivars for Isoflavone Content, Organoleptic Characteristics, and Production in Central Alabama
(2016-12-09)
Edamame [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] is vegetable soybean harvested and consumed at the R6 development stage. The growing popularity of edamame as a healthy snack food has led to increased interest in edamame production from ...
Evaluating Soil-Weather-Agronomic Practices Interactions on Aflatoxin Corn Contamination in the South
(2016-12-10)
Aflatoxins are potent carcinogens and contaminated corn grains if consumed can have a deleterious effect on both humans and animals. Pre-harvest aflatoxin contamination in corn (Zea mays L.) is a continuing concern in the ...
Evaluating Potential Agricultural Use of Industrial Byproducts
(2017-04-25)
The large quantity of byproducts produced by the U.S. industry requires environmentally friendly and economical means of disposal. Integration of certain byproducts (e.g., papermill lime mud and calcium silicate slag) into ...
Response of Susceptible and Putative Resistant Goosegrass (Eleusine indica) Populations to Protoporphyrinogen Oxidase Inhibitors
(2017-12-08)
Goosegrass is considered one of the five most troublesome weeds in the world (Holm, 1991). Goosegrass is commonly found in high traffic and stress areas where the desired turf is thin and vulnerable for weed infestations. ...
Methiozolin Effects on Annual Bluegrass Control at Various Seasonal Timings and Creeping Bentgrass Injury in Shade
(2019-01-03)
Methiozolin is a new herbicide with efficacy against annual bluegrass (Poa annua L.; ABG) and is being investigated as a selective herbicide in creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera L.; CBG) golf course greens, tees and ...
Topramezone for bermudagrass control and mitigation of seashore paspalum and creeping bentgrass injury with additive products
(2019-10-28)
Methods for managing bermudagrass (Cynodon spp.) invasion of seashore paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum Sw.) are limited. In 2016 and 2017, a field study at Auburn University evaluated ‘Tifway’ bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon ...
Efficacy and Antagonism of Pinoxaden Alone and in Combination with Other Pesticides for Annual Grass Control
(2019-11-14)
Pinoxaden is an acetyl coenzyme A carboxylase (ACCase) inhibiting herbicide in the phenylpyrazoline chemical family. Recently, pinoxaden was labelled for turfgrass use with a limited number of labelled susceptible weeds. ...