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The winter 2011 issue of Louisiana Agriculture is 20 pages with articles about research on medicinal plants; rice production; weeds in rice, corn and wheat; and farmers markets, among others. The cover features one of the new Super Plants. Read more in the magazine.
The art and science of plant breeding has evolved much since it was first practiced during the early stages of crop domestication. This study compares breeders' estimates with observed yields.
John Russin has been appointed the interim vice chancellor for the LSU AgCenter and the interim director of the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station.
The LSU AgCenter has received a$115,000 grant from the Walton Family Foundation
The 2010 Dietary Guidelines, released in January 2011 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services, are the first to address the U.S. problem of too many over weight or obese adults, according to LSU AgCenter nutritionist Beth Reames.
Annual bluegrass and henbit are the most common and frequently targeted weeds in Louisiana wheat. Ryegrass is the most challenging weed to manage in Louisiana wheat and is increasing in abundance.
Weed management decisions in rice often drive the overall production system. Economic considerations determine the specific herbicides a producer will include in a weed management program.
Farmers from across the Midsouth,along with researchers from the LSU AgCenter and several other universities, met Feb.1-2, 2011, to share techniques and ideas at the National Conservation Cotton and Rice Conference.
These articles were published in the winter 2011 issue of Louisiana Agriculture Magazine.
Table of Contents for WInter 2011 edition of Louisiana AgMag
Ben Legendre, professor and head of the LSU AgCenter Audubon Sugar Institute at St. Gabriel, has received the 2010-2011 President’s Award from the American SugarCane League.
It’s tough to become a Super Plant. But once a plant gets that designation, it will be promoted as an ideal plant for Louisiana.
She rarely cracked a smile during her hour-long presentation, but internationally renowned animal scientist Temple Grandin cracked up the audience many times with her wry observations on the food industry.
Paclitaxel, which is isolated from the bark of the Pacific yew, is a chemotherapeutic, intravenous drug produced under the names of Taxol and Abraxane.
David Boethel’s last day of work at the LSU AgCenter was Jan. 7, 2011. He retired as the Vice Chancellor for Research and Director of the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station, a post he held for the last six years of his 36-year career with the AgCenter.
Hessian fly is one of the most destructive pests of wheat worldwide. This pest was first detected in the United States on Long Island, N.Y., in 1778, and is thought to have been introduced to this country by the Hessian soldiers during the Revolutionary War.
Table on the occurrence of Hessian fly and grain yield of 26 common what varieties in Louisiana. Content relates to Lousiana Agriculture Winter 2011 issue, article on page 15
Red rice is one of the most trouble some weeds of rice in the South. Because of genetic similarities, controlling red rice with traditional rice herbicides has been unsuccessful.
Baseline data is needed to help forest and agricultural producers determine their role in the rapidly growing biofuel and energy sector, including small and medium-sized producers.
Friends, family and former co-workersof Rouse Caffey gathered Feb. 10 at the Rice Research Station in Crowley to celebrate the naming of a new rice variety in his honor.
Corn producers who raised corn before the introduction of Roundup Ready varieties are aware of the interaction between sulfonylurea herbicides and soil-applied organophosphate insecticides,which were in use then.
This map shows the Louisiana parishes and Mississippi counties targeted for study of biofuel profitability.
The establishment of a local farmers market poses many challenges for stakeholders. In particular, operators of and suppliers to farmers markets should pay particular attention to the fresh produce shopping habits of the millennials, individuals born in the 1980s and 1990s.
Louisiana Agriculture Magazine
Louisiana Agriculture Magazine
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