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Understanding Soil Microbes and Nutrient Recycling
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/SAG-16
and the microbes and soil organisms habitat are destroyed. In a no-till field, high levels of SOM are ... Bacteria 10 8 –10 9 40–500 Actinomycetes 10 7 –10 8 40–500 Fungi 10 5 –10 6 100–1500 Algae 10 4 –10 5 1–50 ... nutrients. Consider the following three scenarios. Soils typically turnover 1 to 3 percent of their nitrogen ...
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Algae for Biofuels
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AEX-651-11
of the current research and development efforts have focused on microalgae due to their high growth ... oil yield than land oil crops (Table 1). For example, algae with 50% lipid content and a dry biomass ... productivity of 50 g/m²/day can potentially produce 10,000 gallons oil/acre/year (Pienkos, 2007). By ...
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Grain Quality Attributes of TopCross® High Oil, High Lysine, Waxy, and Conventional Yellow Dent Corns
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/agf-137-99
Field tests were conducted in 1997 to compare the grain quality and agronomic performance of high oil ... acid levels were greater and linoleic and linolenic acid levels lower in TopCross high oil grain than ... differed among corn types. Lysine levels were greatest in the high lysine corn (0.33-0.37%) followed by the ...
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Efficient Lawn Care Practices to Help Protect Ohio’s Waterways
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5812
surprised by the high levels of nutrients in their yards. If nutrients are needed, soil test results provide ... soils already contain adequate levels of potassium, but it is best to do a soil test. Timing is ... nutrients in place and prevent the overuse of certain nutrients in lawns and landscapes. Soil Testing for ...
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Growing Peppers in the Home Garden
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-1618
season. Ideally, soil should be well drained and contain high organic matter. However, peppers can thrive ... between 100,000 and 350,000 on the Scoville scale, an index of pepper spiciness. Photo by Dave Horvath. ... transplant roots. Fertilizing Before the growing season, a soil test is recommended. This will help ...
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Processed Meats, Red Meats and Colorectal Cancer Risk
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5587
other non-meat foods are high in fat, but are not associated with increased risk of cancer. Thus, high ... monitors cancer-causing substances in our environment. The IARC provides research into substances’ risk of ... IARC Monographs. The Monographs publish reviews of studies that research the links between cancer and ...
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Effect of Major Variables on Drift Distances of Spray Droplets
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fabe-525
F; Relative Humidity = 60%). Water droplets with 50 micron diameter and smaller are highly ... wind velocity. At low temperature (55 degrees F) and high relative humidity (80%), 50 micron diameter ... 65 4.58 4.57 4.56 4.54 4.50 150 75 4.78 4.78 4.72 4.72 4.66 150 85 4.76 4.73 4.70 4.64 4.58 200 55 ...
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Lawn Mowing
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5816
limited soil moisture can lead to signs of stress and increased risk of turfgrass loss in closely mowed ... pesticide applications, for cultivating and maintaining a high-quality lawn. Properly mowed lawns have ... manufacture sugars, fueling their development into a high-quality lawn. When mowed at low heights, turfgrasses ...
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Pulsed Electric Field Processing Applications in the Food Industry
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fst-fabe-1002
field (PEF) processing is a new food pasteurization method that uses short bursts of high voltage ... Does PEF Work? PEF processing applies high voltage pulses (20–80 kV/cm) with a duration of milliseconds ... to microseconds to treat liquid foods placed between two electrodes (Zhang et al. 2010; Toepfl, ...
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Estimated Return-to-Seed of Variable vs. Uniform Corn Seeding Rates
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/agf-520
to predict or identify areas of consistent yield levels (high, medium, low) and stability (stable vs. ... profitability—can vary within and among fields with small differences in soils and weather. Given the advances in ... are still questions related to how variable rate seeding changes seeding rate, yield level, and ...