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Analysis of Safety Issues for Fresh Produce
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AEX-260
annual cost of $77.7 billion annually (2). Between 2001 and 2010, the four food categories, namely, ... sprouts. There were 27 E. coli outbreaks in green leafy vegetables including lettuce and spinach between ... had 1,038 outbreaks and 43,858 associated illnesses between 1990 and 2010. Table 1 shows the outbreak ...
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Spinner-Disc Spreader Set Up and Calibration
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fabe-561
fertilizer from bouncing out (Figure 3). Pans should be level during tests. Figure 5: Example collection pan ... Pans per Pass 30 23 40 31 50 39 60 47 70 55 80 63 90 71 The size of the pans and test tubes should be ... to ensure consistent particle capture. Remember, the test pan array should always be setup in a level ...
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Fungal Pretreatment of Corn Stover Fractions for Ethanol Production
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/aex-6511-13
pretreatment process of a single fraction, there was no direct relationship between levels of enzyme activity ... lignocellulosic biomass (ex. corn stover) has a high carbohydrate content, conversion of this material to ethanol ... crystalline structure of the cellulose, the chemical bonds formed between the hemicellulose and lignin, and ...
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Shiitake Mushroom Production: Steps to Cultivation and Considerations for Production
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/f-0039
variations between strains as high as 65-fold. For most individuals, growing shiitake mushrooms will be ... over $27 million from 2021 to 2022, which is up $3 million from 2019 to 2020. These mushrooms are high ... from inexpensive homemade products to high-tech equipment that costs thousands of dollars. However, ...
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Northern Corn Leaf Blight
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-cer-10
severely diseased well after silking. During wet weather yield losses may be as high as 30-50% if the ... all commercial dent corn production fields. Select hybrids with high levels of partial resistance in ... as small chlorotic lesions. A compatible interaction between Ht genes and races of the pathogen ...
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New Nozzles for Spray Drift Reduction
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fabe-523
It started nearly 50 years ago with the invention of pesticides. Problems associated with drift have ... safety reasons. It should be reduced to minimum levels because: It results in inefficient use of ... losses and to ensure the desired level of control, Losses and/or costly litigation may result if ...
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Getting the Most Return From Your Timber Sale
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/f-37
is extremely high. Ice and snow storms, fire, insects, and disease are factors that could cause ... southern and eastern Ohio, will not support more intensive agriculture because the soils are either too ... forest) at about chest height and at ground level (stump) is recommended. In addition, veneer trees are ...
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Tool-Based Analyses of Monthly Heating Costs for Protected Cultivation in Ohio
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-98
crops by applying simple protection from cold temperatures. Structures classified as ‘high tunnels’ are ... production season. Because of relatively high market prices for locally grown, fresh vegetables and fruits in ... winter, there is increasing interest among high tunnel growers to produce crops throughout the winter ...
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Predators of Poultry
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/vme-22
(i.e., layers). Commercial flocks are at risk from small predators and birds of prey when the building ... allowed to graze. Flocks are at the highest risk, especially during the night, if they are not provided ...
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Household Well Water Testing
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/aex-314
issue, in addition to the annual tests, check the level of the metals listed below before purchasing ... corrosive water: lead copper pH corrosion index hardness Testing for Suspected Contamination Testing ... the owner is responsible for water testing and treatment. While water tests are not required, to ...