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Highly Toxic Poison Hemlock a Threat in Newly Urbanized Areas
June 19, 2003 CINCINNATI, Ohio-- If Socrates were alive, the first thing he would tell you is "Stay away from poison hemlock!" The toxic weed, reputedly used to execute the famous Greek philosopher in 329 B.C., has become common in Ohio during t ...
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Grow Fresh Fruit in Your Own Backyard: New Book Shows You How
February 20, 2009 COLUMBUS, Ohio ââ¬â You can grow your own fruit in your own backyard. Grapes, apples, pears, peaches, raspberries, strawberries, even hardy kiwis. And a new book by Ohio State University Extension can help you do it. Midwest Home F ...
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Grow Fruits and Vegetables Anywhere With a Compost Sock
May 24, 2010 PIKETON, Ohio ââ¬â Ohio State University Extension horticulturists at OSU South Centers at Piketon are already picking their high tunnel strawberries ââ¬â about a month ahead of field-grown strawberries. But thatââ¬â¢s not the exci ...
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Hardy by Their Nature: OARDC Heirloom Roses Survive Tornado
October 1, 2010 WOOSTER, Ohio ââ¬â Almost all the 1,500 heirloom roses in Ohio State Universityââ¬â¢s Secrest Arboretum survived the recent tornado there. ââ¬ÅWe technically lost maybe four roses,ââ¬Â Kelly King, the collectionââ¬â¢s car ...
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'Golden Rice' Creator Ingo Potrykus to Speak at OARDC May 2
April 18, 2003 WOOSTER, Ohio-- World-renowned scientist Ingo Potrykus, who helped invent beta carotene-enriched "golden rice," is visiting the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center's (OARDC) Wooster campus to speak about biotech ...
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Gov. Strickland Tours Bionergy Project at OARDC, Touts Digestion Technology
March 31, 2010 WOOSTER, Ohio ââ¬â Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland said the partnership between the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) and quasar energy group to produce renewable energy from biomass is a great example of how Ohio is vy ...
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Giusti Earns OARDC Innovator Award: 'Great Influence' on Cranberry Juice, More
April 23, 2010 WOOSTER, Ohio ââ¬â Monica Giusti, an assistant professor in Ohio State Universityââ¬â¢s Department of Food Science and Technology, yesterday (4/22) received the 2010 Directorââ¬â¢s Innovator of the Year Award from the Ohio Agricul ...
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Global Warming in Your Garden? Common Plants, Bugs Reveal Important Climate Changes
July 17, 2006 WOOSTER, Ohio ââ¬â Evidence supporting climate change often comes in striking forms, anything from gigantic ozone-layer holes to remote melting glaciers. But signs the planet is getting warmer can be found in familiar places a lot closer ...
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Goebel Wins 2010 OARDC Junior Faculty Research Award: Forest Ecology, Restoration Expert
April 23, 2010 WOOSTER, Ohio ââ¬â Ohio State University scientist Charles Goebel yesterday (4/22) was named winner of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center's (OARDC) 2010 Distinguished Junior Faculty Research Award. The award ho ...
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Germplasm Center Reviving Old-Style Petunias
April 11, 2005 COLUMBUS, Ohio ââ¬â Petunias with blooms of white, purple, pink, red and yellow populate greenhouses at Ohio State Universityââ¬â¢s Ornamental Plant Germplasm Center (OPGC). Petunias are not uncommon, but what makes these so special ...