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    Course Information This online course will equip participants with knowledge about best practices for composting, burial, carcass burning, rendering, and hydrolysis of animal mortality, as well as biosecurity and safety...
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    Reseeding native plants is one of the most technically demanding land management practices in South Texas. Those planning to reseed natives need to avoid the 10 practices discussed in this...
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    ...maintenance, watering, irrigation systems, mulching and mowing. There are lists of outstanding landscape plants for Texas, with native plants highlighted. This publication is a must for the serious Texas gardener....
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    Some warning signs of unhealthy rangelands are pedicelled plants, bare ground, erosion, and domination of annual plants. Monitoring for such warning signs makes it possible to take corrective action before...
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    ...their aggressive behavior and stings, worker ants from fire ant colonies threaten both humans and animals. Foraging ants and migrating colonies invade gardens, homes, electrical equipment, and other structures. (7...
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    ...harm rangeland, crops, or turfgrass. This publication describes the biology of desert termites, explains how to distinguish them from ants and other termite species, and gives tips for managing them....
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    A promising strategy for commercial basil production is to propagate basil from cuttings instead of seeds. Research from Texas A&M AgriLife has found that basil plants propagated from cuttings reach...
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    The Texas Plant Virus Diagnostic Laboratory focuses on the diagnosis of plant viruses through the testing of plants and insect tissue samples for known and novel viral agents. The lab...
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    Phytoplasmas are a specialized group of bacteria that infect plants. The phytoplasma pathogen ‘AoCandidatus Phytoplasma prunorum’Ao causes several important diseases of stone fruits in Europe, collectively referred to as European...
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    Iron deficiency in grain sorghum plants can cause yellowed leaves, and in severe cases, stunted crop growth. Learn how to identify iron deficiency chlorosis and apply timely measures to remedy...
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