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    • USDA ARS Online Magazine Vol. 50, No. 7

      Agricultural Research Magazine· 6 days ago

      To create an industrial crop, Samac has added genes that have made alfalfa into a plastics factory, manufacturing beads of a raw, biodegradable plastic in its leaves. Samac is looking for research ...

    • USDA ARS Online Magazine Vol. 43, No. 12

      Agricultural Research Magazine· 6 days ago

      Program to convert tropical plants is unique among crops. As a boy, Fred Miller noticed that the chrysanthemums dotting the farms and homesteads of Central Texas where he grew up flowered in ...

    • USDA ARS Online Magazine Vol. 49, No. 10

      Agricultural Research Magazine· 6 days ago

      Additionally, "algal blooms resulting from eutrophication clog filters at water treatment plants and reduce the recreational value of lakes and marinas," notes Sharpley. In a recent ARS article ...

    • USDA ARS Online Magazine Vol. 49, No. 11

      Agricultural Research Magazine· 6 days ago

      A half-inch-long insect called the glassy-winged sharpshooter has wreaked havoc in southern California wine vineyards, causing an estimated $14 million in damage during the past several years ...