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Does the creation of pocket prairies improve the conservation value of urban vacant land for ant communities?
https://grad.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/research-projects/alex-tyrpak
between soil lead (Pb) contamination and ant species richness. Our results indicate that urban vacant land ... is highly suitable for several ant species, which can persist in soils with high Pb contamination. ... biodiversity and ecosystem services. Nevertheless, urban soil quality has been shaped by decades of heavy metal ...
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2020 a busy year for SWBR
https://southcenters.osu.edu/newsletter/winter-2021/2020-busy-year-for-swbr
educational programs for agricultural management practices that are environmentally compatible to sustain soil ... Soil, Water, and Bioenergy Resources (SWBR) program at The Ohio State University South Centers are ... their time working from home to publish a total 14 research articles in high-impact factored ...
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Climate-Smart Agriculture
https://southcenters.osu.edu/newsletter/winter-2019-achievements-edition/climate-smart-agriculture
50–60% more efficient in water and nutrient uses than highly efficient current drip systems. 2018 was the ... “Making Sense of Soil Health Reports – A partnership to develop recommendations for soil health testing ... health. Soil health tests based on different approaches, indicators, tools, and scales offered by several ...
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Researching the effectiveness of laser bird deterrent devices
that we are testing may provide some relief to growers.” Gao spent much of 2021 researching the ...
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Soil and Water team publishes numerous manuscripts, applies for more grant funds
By Dr. Mohammad (Arif) Rahman SWBR Scientist Soil, Water, and Bioenergy team members at The Ohio ... classical papers dealt with the assessment of heavy metals pollution of soil-water-vegetative ecosystems ... associated with artisanal gold mining, and was published in Soil and Sediment Contamination. This paper ...
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“Fresh Market Tomato fertility – the never-ending battle against fruit physiological disorders”
cloudy weather, wet and cool conditions, high nitrogen, low potassium, and compacted soils. Some of the ... particularly affected due to high percentages of fruit physiological disorders with some farms experiencing up ... to 50 percent of fruit affected. Thanks to greatly appreciated grant funding from the Ohio Vegetable ...
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DeviceReady: Managing Your Online Presence
https://southcenters.osu.edu/events/deviceready-managing-your-online-presence-0
program is free to Pickaway County Chamber Members and $50 for non-members. Registration can be found at ...
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Urban habitat transformation and fragmentation affect native lady beetle abundance
https://grad.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/research-projects/denisha-parker
have been shown to support a high abundance and richness of arthropod species. Declining species, such ... Cleveland, Ohio USA. Cleveland, OH offer an opportunity to develop and test management plans to promote the ... conservation of urban biodiversity due to its extensive holdings of vacant land as a result of losing 50% of ...
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15 Years, 15 Minutes: South Centers scientist Islam recognized by University for soil test kit commercialization
developing a soil test kit that was affordable, and so convenient and simple to use that any landowner could ... our communities.” The signature feature of this soil test kit is convenience. Unlike many other ... basic field test kit contains enough reagent and testing supplies for approximately 15 field soil tests ...
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Keeping Microbes Happy Key to Crop Success
https://southcenters.osu.edu/keeping-microbes-happy-key-crop-success
says Bob Perry, general manager, Perry Agricultural Laboratory, a soil testing lab in Bowling Green, ... Mo. Your tillage practices, fertilizer applications, soil pH and compaction levels all affect soil ... microbial health. Soil needs oxygen. This could come from light tillage, but if soil erosion is a risk, full ...