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Get the Most of Crop Performance: Soil Sample in the Fall
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/get-most-crop-performance-soil-sample-fall
high value crops, it is important to test more frequently. Additional information on soil testing can ... October 26, 2004 WOOSTER, Ohio — Soils can be sampled and tested at any time during the year, but ... fall soil testing is that excessively wet springs prevent sampling that could have been done in the ...
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Stewart's Wilt Risk Low for Ohio's Corn
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/stewarts-wilt-risk-low-ohios-corn
March 15, 2010 WOOSTER, Ohio-- The risk of Stewart's bacterial wilt and leaf blight is ... carried and spread by adult flea beetles. Based on the flea beetle index, conducted by Ohio State ... to have a low to moderate threat. The flea beetle index is calculated as the sum of the average ...
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Plant-Associated Bacteria Can Improve Crop Health in Acidic Soils
increased yields of corn plants growing in acidic soils (i.e., with pH levels less than 5.0). In two ... the amount of aluminum and manganese, which can be toxic in high levels. "In low-pH soils, most ... June 4, 2009 WOOSTER, Ohio-- Common plant-associated bacteria, best known to suppress soil ...
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Proper Proline Management Needed for Effective Results
resistant varieties exhibiting moderate disease levels. On average, between 35 percent and 50 percent scab ... head scab on wheat, but for the product to be the most effective, careful risk assessment, timing of ... reduction and between 30 percent and 45 percent vomitoxin reduction can be achieved if Proline is applied at ...
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pH
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1492
ADVISORY- ACTION IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED pH levels were detected in your water sample to below or above the ... GENERAL INFORMATION The pH level of your drinking water reflects how acidic it is. pH stands for ... is measured on a scale that runs from 0 to 14. Seven is neutral, meaning there is a balance between ...
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Dibromochloropropane
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1556
ug/L ppb Pesticide MCL MCL ADVISORY- ACTION IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Dibromochloropropane levels were ... a pungent odor. It is used primarily as an unclassified nematocide for soil fumigation of cucumbers, summer ... shrubs. The major source of 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane in drinking water is runoff/leaching from soil ...
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Variety of GMO Tests are Available to Farmers
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/variety-gmo-tests-are-available-farmers
Ohio State University researchers have outlined a number of tests available that measure the level of ... allowable levels between 1and 3 percent. Japan recently established new legislation that sets a zero ... specialty markets can utilize a variety of tests that determine whether or not their crop is truly GMO-free. ...
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New FactSheet- Efficient Lawn Care Practices to Help Protect Ohio’s Waterways
a difference! lawn lawns turf water quality HABs soil testing ...
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Variable Rate Application May Save Money, Boost Yields; Learn More at National No-Till Conference
on three field scenarios: application based on soil test data with the field divided into 2.5 acre ... lime, nitrogen, phosphorus and/or potassium. "Soil type, low fertility and pH levels are main ... which are standard now on most combines. The yield map identifies variations in a field. Based on soil ...
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Chow Line: Vitamin B, heart health link is weak
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/chow-line-vitamin-b-heart-health-link-weak-0
discovered a link between high levels of homocysteine in the blood and premature hardening of the arteries. ... the 1990s, studies did seem to indicate that high homocysteine levels in the blood could be a risk ... reduce levels of a substance called homocysteine. And high levels of homocysteine seem to be linked with ...