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  1. Innovative tech shows promise to boost rubber production in US

    https://fabe.osu.edu/news/innovative-tech-shows-promise-boost-rubber-production-us

    With disease and high demand posing threats to the world’s primary natural rubber supply in ... Beyond tires, rubber has applications in an estimated 50,000 products. The need is urgent for a domestic ... imports for natural rubber. In 2019, 10% of the natural rubber supply was lost to disease – and the risk ...

  2. Kochia (Bassia scoparia)

    https://pested.osu.edu/node/403

    above. The problem is…. animal health. Kochia can accumulate high nitrate concentrations under certain ...

  3. Solar Eclipse Shadow Play

    https://ohio4h.org/solar-eclipse-shadow-play

    ADVANCED level) |  PDF for PRINTING When a total solar eclipse occurs, some places will be completely engulfed in ... Point light source       Extended light source         Differences in shadows between a point light ... distinguish between the rays coming from the two sources. In Figure 1, light rays from both sources are ...

  4. Canada Thistle (Cirsum arvense)

    https://pested.osu.edu/node/397

    levels such as stream bank sedge meadows. It can also be found in clay to gravely soils. Flower: Lavender ... thistle is a highly invasive thistle that prevents the coexistence of other plant species through shading, ... competition for soil resources, and possibly through the release of chemical toxins poisonous to other plants. ...

  5. Sustainable Aquaponics

    https://southcenters.osu.edu/aquaculture/research/sustainable-aquaponics

    most businesses producing tilapia. The low-value, high-energy cost, and competition from imports have ... high-value breeds and species (fish and plant) that use less energy to produce and are more tightly linked in ... produce and test fast-growing and stress/disease tolerant fish strains for developing novel aquaponic ...

  6. Using Soil Tests Phosphorus Results to Identify Agronomic and Conservation Needs

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2020-30/using-soil-tests-phosphorus-results-identify-agronomic-and

    chance of more than 0.5 inches of rainfall. Soil Test Phosphorous (STP) values are above 50 PPM Mehlich ... water quality. Fields with Soil Test Phosphorus (STP) levels two to three times higher than the ... Between 20-40 PPM (or 30-50 PPM if wheat/alfalfa are in the rotation) Greater than 50 PPM More detailed ...

  7. Managing Phosphorus for Yield and Reduced Edge of Field Losses

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2019-35/managing-phosphorus-yield-and-reduced-edge-field-losses

    level. At 20 PPM or less, the risk of yield loss increases. Annual in season P nutrient application ... applications when STP is greater than 150 PPM. Follow NRCS 590 site and rate criteria between 40 to 150 PPM ... 8. 8. BMPs for high risk P loss sites: Monitor fields for P loss using the Ohio P risk index and ...

  8. Poison hemlock (Conium maculatum)

    https://pested.osu.edu/node/409

    Habitat: Grows in dry to most soils and is often found near roadsides. Field borders, hiking trails, ... however, the seeds contain the highest concentration of poison. It contains highly poisonous alkaloids ...

  9. Job Opportunities

    https://fabe.osu.edu/undergraduate/job-opportunities

    Requirements: -Must be able to lift 50 pounds-Must have a flexible schedule because workdays vary based on the ... plant, water, and soil samples; plant and maintain crops; weed and water fruit and vegetable crop plots; ... Restoration Entry Level Engineer For more information, click here! Water management association of ohio Three ...

  10. Small Moon, Big Sun 1

    https://ohio4h.org/small-moon-big-sun-beginning

    a small moon cover the big sun during an eclipse? The answer is in the distance between Earth and the sun ... evidence to decide what will happen next. ratio. A number that shows the relationship between two amounts. ...

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