Agrilife Extension Resources
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This field guide describes and illustrates the 106 most common potentially toxic plants in Texas.
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This publication explains how to use, store, handle, and dispose of pesticides properly.
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Freeze injury in wheat is a complex issue involving environmental, cultural, and physiological factors that can cause freeze damage to vary between and even within fields, making it difficult to assess crop injury. Knowing when and where to scout for damage, what symptoms to look for, and how to manage an injured crop is critical […]
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Growers have more transgenic corn hybrids to choose from than ever before. While these traits offer resistance to insects, herbicides, disease, and drought, growers must manage these hybrids appropriately and adhere to stewardship agreements and other requirements to preserve these benefits and the technology that produces them. (7 pages)
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Growers can obtain higher prices and increased profits for their grain sorghum by applying harvest aids, which are chemicals that bring the grain to a more uniform percentage of moisture at harvest. (3 pages)
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This publication discusses the types of tilling systems and the conditions for using each in South and Central Texas. Reduced or conservation tillage can benefit sorghum crops and increase profit. (4 pages)
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Bronze wilt is a disease of cotton characterized by bronze or red discoloration and wilting of leaves. This publication describes bronze wilt symptoms, the cause, and epidemiology of the disease, the varieties in which it has been observed, and ways to distinguish bronze wilt from other diseases. (4 pages)
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La investigacion ha demostrado que la aplicacion de calcio soluble con urea, una forma de nitrogeno de amonio, puede mejorar la produccion de cultivos. Esta publicacion reporta los resultados de investigaciones con pasto bermuda, arroz y varios cultivos de hortalizas. Se discuten los metodos de aplicacion y las tasas de calcio. (4 paginas)
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Research has shown that applying soluble calcium with urea, an ammonium form of nitrogen can improve crop production. This publication reports the results of research on bermudagrass, rice, and various vegetable crops. Application methods and calcium rates are discussed. (4 PAGES)
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Atrazine is the most widely used herbicide in Texas corn and grain sorghum production. It is also used in lawn products. Atrazine can run off the site of application and enter surface water if applied incorrectly, but it poses little threat to drinking water quality. (2 pages)