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  1. Parasitic Higher Plants

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-gen-9

    absorbing water and mineral nutrients from them. However, they possess chlorophyll and can manufacture their ... itself to the host’s roots and utilizes most of the host’s water and mineral nutrients, causing it to ... reasons why plants get sick and how to control or manage healthy plants. Some higher plant forms live on ...

  2. Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ENT-44

    Assembly (1). Lady beetles are also state insects for Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and ... notably New Orleans and Seattle. However, it is well documented that MALB was also intentionally imported ... Scotia, Canada, as part of USDA biological control programs to manage insect pests of trees. The rationale ...

  3. Cover Crop Fundamentals

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/agf-142

    improved whenever a plant establishes roots and grows into compacted areas. Water infiltration is improved ... as well. When a field lays fallow for a period of time, the surface tends to seal and water will run ... improve with the addition of cover crops. 2. Erosion control —Cover crops reduce wind and water erosion on ...

  4. Tools for Estimating Winter Malting Barley Grain Yield

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-95

    Education Center, Wright State University-Lake Campus Winter malting barley is a relatively new crop that ... Crop Science, The Ohio State University Stephen Jacquemin, Professor, Agriculture and Water Quality ... 10-15% range, relating to a potential yield between 79-99 bushels per acre (Figure 6).  Management ...

  5. How to Read the Nutrition Facts Label

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5586

    nutrition facts label are listed in Figure 1. Manufacturers must begin to adopt the new label by July 2018.  ... On the new nutrition facts label, calories and serving size are listed in larger, bolded type. The ... serving size is important to note because it influences the number of calories and all other nutrient ...

  6. Why Do Septic Systems Malfunction? 

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/aex-741

    prevent system malfunction: Avoid excess water use. Don’t use more water than the system was designed to ... use. Space out water-using activities such as laundry and showers. Promptly fix water leaks. Be careful ... when changing landscaping. Ensure that excess water from sources outside the home is not entering the ...

  7. Diplodia Tip Blight of Two-Needled Pines

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-tree-03

    examination, one can find that often this disease begins on new shoots, turning the new needles brown before ... they are fully formed. It also can lead to resin being exuded from the infected new shoots. The ... horticultural operations. The fungus penetrates through the stomata of new needles, which are highly susceptible ...

  8. Food Preservation: Freezing Vegetables

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-5333

    vegetables in ½ cup or less water per pint package to maintain nutrients. Drain and season as desired. ... one of the more expensive ways to preserve food. The freezing process preserves nutrients and provides ... wash vegetables thoroughly in cold water. Drain and rinse several times. Lift vegetables from water to ...

  9. Fertility Management of Meadows

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-5

    information on the role of nutrients in forage crop growth and management to maintain adequate fertility for ... management for pastures, meadows, and hay fields is a continuous process that is often only considered by ... producers during the establishment of the forage. Managing fertility for the maintenance of the stand and ...

  10. The Role of Micronutrients in Equine Nutrition

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/1021

    University Extension, Wayne County While water and other macronutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, and ... should be made up of at least 50% forage. Horses get most of their daily nutrient requirements from ... what the forage provides and the total mineral requirement. Knowing which nutrients the forage supplies ...

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