Safer Fresh Produce with Sulfur Dioxide Fumigation
Dr. Yong-Biao Liu found that low-temperature sulfur dioxide fumigation killed all western flower thrips and left bell peppers, oranges and yellow apples undamaged, though it discoloured broccoli.
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Grazing summer cover crops are a sustainable solution for arid agriculture
Dr. Partson Mubvumba's team found that grazing a summer cover crop mix in semi-arid Texas did not consistently change measured soil properties compared with leaving the cover crops ungrazed.