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ON THE COVER
This is the Orangerie at the LSU AgCenter’s Burden Center in Baton Rouge, built as a memorial to Steele Burden, the former landscape architect of the LSU campus. A. Hays Town, renowned architect and lifelong friend of Burden, designed the structure, which was opened in 1998. It contains tropical plants and is built in the same design as the orangeries in old Europe where the aristocracy would house their citrus plants in the winter. The building and its grounds serve often as the backdrop for photographs. Photo by John Wozniak. |
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| Bollworm Larval Behavior on Bollgard Cotton Findings May Change Scouting Procedures Genetically engineered plants are an important part of integrated pest management (IPM) programs in cotton production. One such plant, Bollgard cotton, includes a gene from a bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis, that is toxic to caterpillar pests, while being safe for humans, other animals and the environment. |
| Plant Growth Regulator Offers Advantages for Herbicide-tolerant Rice Treating rice seed with gibberellic acid has improved rice production in the northeastern rice-growing area. On semi-dwarf varieties gibberellic acid improves seedling vigor by hastening emergence and increasing seedling population. |
| Integrated Management of the Rice Water Weevil The rice water weevil is an important biological constraint on rice yields in the southern United States and has been recognized as such almost as long as rice has been grown in the South. Yield losses in Louisiana, where this insect is a particularly severe pest, typically exceed 10 percent and can approach 30 percent or more. |
| Changes Help LSU AgCenter ‘Deliver Solutions’ Many changes are under way in our LSU AgCenter. These changes are for the most part internal and involve some rearranging of personnel and reallocation of resources. But we see them as having profound, positive and long-term effects on you, our clientele. |
| A New Fig, Too Louisianians have a new fig variety, called LSU Gold, to plant in their orchards, gardens and yards, said Charles Johnson, a researcher in the LSU AgCenter’s Department of Horticulture. |
| Timing and Rate Effects of Rice Fungicides Rice diseases pose a major threat to rice production. The two major diseases, sheath blight and blast, cause significant yield and quality reductions that cost rice farmers millions of dollars each year. Disease resistance is the best control method, but often it is not available or breaks down after varietal release. Most long-grain varieties are susceptible to sheath blight, and several major varieties are susceptible to blast. |
| Hopper Box Applied Fungicides for Management of Cotton Seedling Diseases Cotton seedling diseases caused by fungi can reduce seedling emergence and plant establishment. The fungi commonly found attacking cotton in Louisiana are Rhizoctonia, Fusarium and Pythium. The detrimental effects from these pathogens are typically non-uniform plant populations and reduced plant vigor. In severely damaged fields, producers may be forced to replant, costing time, money and yield potential. |
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| Miniature and Dwarf Crape Myrtles for Louisiana The LSU AgCenter has long been actively involved in evaluating ornamental plants, providing recommendations for county agents and green industry professionals (landscape contractors, retail garden centers) to use when working with home gardeners. One group of plants that has generated considerable interest recently is the crape myrtle. |
| After 40 Years, Winter Cover Crops Still Produce Superior Cotton Yields The rich, fertile soils of the Red River valley of northwestern Louisiana have supported cotton production for decades. Unfortunately, as in most agricultural soils, continuous cultivation has resulted in a steady decline in native soil fertility, especially organic matter. |
| Burden Center's All-American Rose Selections Display Garden Of all the flowers to be found in gardens throughout the world, the rose is the most popular and the most widely grown. In 1938, the All-America Rose Selections (AARS) program was established to evaluate and promote exceptional roses. The LSU AgCenter’s Burden Center in Baton Rouge is a designated AARS Display Garden where the public can view roses awarded the AARS distinction. |
| Regiment Ready for Rice Regiment, a new herbicide from Valent, will be available to rice producers for 2002. |
| Carryover Potential of Staple Herbicide to Corn in Northeast Louisiana Staple is a selective herbicide labeled for both preemergence and postemergence control of broadleaf weeds in cotton. Since introduction in 1995, it has been used widely in the cotton-producing region of Northeast Louisiana. |
| Ryegrass Variety and Beef Stocker Programs As Louisiana cattle producers continue to improve their beef stocker programs, it is important that they choose the right ryegrass for their pastures. |
| Two New Satsuma Varieties The LSU AgCenter has released two new satsuma varieties, LA Early and Early St. Ann. Both of these early-maturing satsumas are products of the citrus breeding program, which develops fresh-market lines of citrus with improved quality, fruit characteristics and production requirements, said Wayne Bourgeois, a researcher at the Citrus Research Station at Port Sulphur, La. |
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