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Soils and Soil Health
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0136
nutrients air—2%–50% of soil volume oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen occupies same spaces between soil ... bad, or mid-level soil test results to compare against. The Ohio State University has conducted a vast ... nutrients—aka “potential for productivity” water—2%–50% of soil volume water-holding capacity is directly ...
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Growing Strawberries in the Home Garden
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-1424
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Choosing a Laboratory for Nutrient and Soil Health Testing
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0107
State University Extension Soil testing provides key information about soil nutrient availability. It is ... a complete picture of overall soil health. Farmers, gardeners, and landowners can use soil testing data to ... optimize their nutrient management plans. Implementing recommendations based on soil test data prevents ...
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Gibberella Ear Rot and Mycotoxins in Corn: Sampling, Testing, and Storage
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-cer-04
steps. Semi-quantitative tests estimate vomitoxin at or above certain levels (>5ppm) or within a given ... (DON), also called vomitoxin. As a result, high levels of Gibberella ear rot severity and moldy grain are ... usually accompanied by high levels of vomitoxin. Mycotoxins are harmful to both humans and animals. ...
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Sooty Blotch and Fly Speck of Apple
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-fru-41
vigorously to remove it. Fly Speck Groups of six to 50 or more black and shiny round dots that resemble fly ... circulation, and good soil (water) drainage. Prune trees annually to an open center for maximum air ...
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Using a Waterslide to Introduce STEM to Younger Youth
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/4h-38
following page. After adult testing, your slide is ready to go! Water slides can be cheaply and safely ... tests out a simple slide. Slide Safety Operations With all the materials on hand, setting up and ... testing the slide will take approximately 15 minutes. Here are a few safety and operational ...
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Using °Brix as an Indicator of Vegetable Quality: A Summary of the Measurement Method
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-1652
fresh fruits and vegetables. The level of soluble solids in a fruit or vegetable is often used as an ... indicator of the sugars present. Soluble solids levels are usually reported in values of °Brix. °Brix values ... bent as it passes through a sample (i.e., the refractive index). Refractometers vary in design. ...
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Is It Pine, Spruce, or Fir?
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-80
spp.) are all types, or genera, of medium to tall (60-200 feet), evergreen, needle-bearing, ... yardwork, pruning or removal, or decorating. Spruce needles easily roll between one’s fingers and have ... soft, flat (two-sided) and cannot be rolled between one’s fingers. Fir needles give off a citrusy scent ...
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Statistics and Agricultural Research
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-40
between the two treatments may have occurred by chance alone. Scenario 2: At harvest the yield levels of ... level differences, insect pressure, disease pressure, natural variation in soil productivity, etc.). ... at two different scenarios based on the harvest information. Scenario 1: At harvest the yield levels ...
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Use of Forage Chicory in a Small Ruminant Parasite Control Program
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/VME-31
moderately drained soils with medium to high fertility provide conditions for optimal growth. Both spring ... recommends that soil pH be maintained above 5.5 for best results. Critical levels of soil phosphorus and ... totaling between 100 and 150 lbs of actual nitrogen/acre annually to achieve maximum yields of dry matter ...