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Purdue launches CAFO Web site  -  28 Aug 2007
Science Daily (press release)...full article Canola -- Canola is a trademarked cultivar of the rapeseed plant from which rapeseed oil is obtained. It was initially bred in Canada by Keith

No middle ground in fondness for eggplant  -  Aug 27, 2007
Herald & Review,The “typical� eggplant cultivar grown in Europe and North America today produces an elongated oval fruit with a dark purple skin. In Europe, the eggplant is

Common name/cultivar: Yellow wax beans  -  Aug 11, 2007
San Francisco Chronicle,Cultivation: Sow seeds 2 to 3 inches apart in a sunny location, covering with 2 inches of soil. You can start beans indoors in peat pots or seed trays,

MASTER GARDENERS: Picking crepe myrtles, Japanese maples and ...  -  Aug 27, 2007
Crossville Chronicle,All have good fall leaf color but the leaves may turn yellow, gold or red depending upon the cultivar. If you aren't picking one out in the autumn when you

New Forage Legume Could Ease Nitrogen Cost-Shock  -  Aug 27, 2007
AgNews,..."And we developed this new cultivar with Texas seed production in mind," he said. Prior to Rio Verde's release, seed for all other lablab varieties was

A bundle of blooms to glow in autumn light  -  Aug 8, 2007
San Francisco Chronicle,You can buy it in prostrate or more upright forms, in foliage hues from pale green to silver and even in a pink-flowered cultivar. The bush mallows from the

Stop shop: Lilydale Garden Center  -  Aug 7, 2007
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),If you're yearning for a certain daylily or campanula cultivar, there's a good chance Lilydale Garden Center will have it. If you're yearning for a certain

On meadow rues  -  Aug 13, 2007
Franklin County Courier,The most common cultivar (cultivated variety) of this species, and the one that was more robust with more flowers, was ‘Purpureum’. It has blue-green leaves

Time to reseed turf is near  -  Aug 16, 2007
The Advocate,These steps include turfgrass cultivar selection, soil preparation and irrigation. It is important to establish good seed-to-soil contact by raking,

Wonderful perennial has nasty relatives  -  Aug 18, 2007
The Huntsville Times - al.com,I believe that what you have in your garden is a pink cultivar ("Robert," "Morden Pink" or "Roseum Superbum") of Lythrum salicaria or purple loosestrife.

University of Florida developing new blueberry breeds  -  Aug 13, 2007
Lakeland Ledger,..."There is not another state in the union that does that, and because of that we are becoming national and world leaders in cultivar development," he said.

A few ground covers are tough enough  -  Aug 23, 2007
NewsOK.com (subscription),...•Silvery Sunproof liriope (Liriope muscari Silvery Sunproof): A variegated cultivar that has white and yellow striped leaves and purple flowers.

Fall offers late-blooming beauties  -  Aug 4, 2007
Springfield State Journal Register,Depending on the cultivar, the plants can be taller or shorter than the traditional 18-inch-high New England types. Both of these asters have daisy-like

Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Tom Thumb'  -  Aug 26, 2007
Seattle Times,True to its cultivar name, this pittosporum grows only 2 feet high so is ideal as a groundcover, in a container or a mixed border.

Northern Gardening Tips: Know which seed to save for next season  -  Aug 27, 2007
Montana State University,No matter what kind of seeds you are saving, mark the envelope or paper bag with the cultivar, kind of plant, and date of harvest with permanent marker or

US: Pomegranate tree steeped in history and romance  -  Aug 27, 2007
FreshPlaza,The cultivar "WonderfulÓ - one of the most popular here in Redlands - was propagated in California in 1896. The pomegranate is an attractive multi-branched

Soy Rust Found in Oklahoma  -  Aug 27, 2007
Farms.com,Soybean rust was detected on three of 50 leaf samples collected on an MG7 cultivar that is in R5 growth stage. Few pustules were found on these three leaves

The bronze age  -  Aug 25, 2007
Times Online,This cultivar, with lustrous, strap-like bronze leaves that arch gracefully towards the tips, is compact enough to work near the front of the border or in a

Carrot cultivars to be evaluated  -  Aug 11, 2007
Capital Press (subscription),A specialty carrot cultivar field day will begin at 9:30 am Aug. 21 at Klaustermeyer Farms, off Mountain Vista Road north of Basin City, Wash.

Muscadine field day set August 16 in Tifton  -  Aug 10, 2007
BladePlus,Anyone interested in muscadine grapes, either to eat or to drink, should enjoy the Muscadine Cultivar Field Day Aug. 16 in Tifton.

Cape Winemakers Guild unleashes 2007 auction wines  -  Aug 26, 2007
South African Wine News,..."Although the Guild Auction is still predominantly a red wine auction, the equilibrium regarding cultivar representation is more in balance in the 2007 line

Pinotage triumphs as Champion Young Wine - 2007 SA Young Wine Awards  -  Aug 26, 2007
South African Wine News,For the first time since 1987, this cultivar was honoured with the sought-after General Smuts Trophy – the highest honour to be bestowed upon a young wine.

Having Their Day  -  Aug 22, 2007
Ellsworth American,Hybridizers (the people who mix different varieties) of the flowers choose the name when registering the new cultivar with the American Hemerocallis Society

Garden journal Enjoy a little night music in your yard  -  Aug 26, 2007
Concord Monitor,Depending on the species and cultivar, Datura flowers may be white, pink, lavender, purple or yellow. Some are double flowered. Datura are sometimes called

Problem of global warming is at heart of currant affairs  -  Aug 23, 2007
Times Online,Each new cultivar takes money and time (roughly 16 years) to develop. Glaxo says it does not do genetically modified crops. So its new blackcurrant breeds

Our omnipresent rhododendron does it all  -  Aug 4, 2007
Seattle Times,Leaf size varies enormously in rhododendrons, from ½-inch on the cultivar 'Ramapo' to more than 18 inches on the species Sinogrande. Leaf shapes vary, too,

Challenges Remain In Reintroducing American Chestnut  -  Aug 22, 2007
Science Daily (press release)Jacobs said that some might consider the blight-resistant chestnut hybrid as a cultivar or new species, which could hamper reintroduction to public lands.

The other Rudbeckias  -  Aug 19, 2007
Aspen Times,I am tempted by a cultivar that sounds even more exotic than the species, a 3-to-5-foot hybrid called ‘Green Wizard’ sold as seed by Thompson & Morgan and

Ask a master gardener  -  Aug 25, 2007
Tulsa World,The most popular cultivar of these hydrangeas is Endless Summer and is available in most nurseries. All hydrangeas need ample water in the summer and most

It's time for your annual green chile fix  -  Aug 20, 2007
Dallas Morning News (subscription),...•The Anaheim chile, grown in California, is actually a cultivar (or bred from) the New Mexico green chile, and not the other way around.

For Florida researchers, berries are big business  -  Aug 26, 2007
PensacolaNewsJournal.com,..."There is not another state in the union that does that, and because of that we are becoming national and world leaders in cultivar development," he said.

Hoosier Gardener: Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp Lawn woes likely to linger  -  Aug 17, 2007
Indianapolis Star,Chances are, the new seed will be a different cultivar than what's in the lawn, and may be a slightly different color, he said.

Ancient farmers bred white rice  -  Aug 17, 2007
Science Daily (press release)...full article Heirloom plant -- An heirloom plant is an open-pollinated cultivar that was commonly grown during earlier periods in human history,

Naudé blend draws UK acclaim as a cult white wine in the making  -  Aug 23, 2007
South African Wine News,He recently added the Adoro Sauvignon Blanc, a blend from five regions known for their excellence with the cultivar. In Ian’s words, "Sauvignon Blanc is

[FULL STORY]  -  Aug 23, 2007
Atlantic Farm Focus,While Shepody and Russet Burbank are grown in ME, the study also closely looked at the Defender cultivar. Developed by the university, Defender “uses

Free Press Correspondent  -  Aug 7, 2007
BurlingtonFreePress.com,Moving on in the orchard, White pointed out another commonly grown European cultivar, the Stanley: "They're good for canning. That's what people usually

Coffee Pacifica’s Summer Delight – Finest 2007 PNG Coffee Crop  -  Aug 23, 2007
Business Wire (press release),This ‘taste of place’ is determined by region and variety of cultivar. Our smallholder coffees generally exhibit a smoky, deep-toned aroma with a cedary and

The daisy: Perfect name for a `day's eye'  -  Aug 4, 2007
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin,You can find the ordinary white Shasta daisy everywhere or contact mail order nursery White Flower Farm of Connecticut to buy a cultivar "Christine

UC Riverside hosts meeting on turfgrass water conservation  -  Aug 22, 2007
FirstScience,Turfgrass is a species or cultivar of grass that is maintained as a mowed turf. It finds use in home lawns, parks, cemeteries, sports fields,

The Variable Response of Rice Cultivars to Atmospheric CO2 Enrichment  -  Aug 21, 2007
CO2 Science Magazine,...while the most responsive cultivar - a tropical japonica type from Brazil - exhibited a whopping 265% increase in total plant biomass and an astounding

Hibiscus syriacus: how to grow  -  Aug 9, 2007
Telegraph.co.uk,Depending on the cultivar grown, and the region of the country in which they are sited, they start to flower between late July and early September,

High-maintenance gardenias are worth the pampering  -  Aug 9, 2007
Dallas Morning News (subscription),...'Prostrata' is a 2- to 3-foot-high cultivar of 'Mystery' that serves as a partial-shade ground cover or basket selection.

FreshPlaza: Global Fresh Produce and Banana News  -  Aug 21, 2007
FreshPlaza,Polaris has a darker colored berry that produces approximately three to 10 pounds of fruit per plant and requires a second cultivar for pollination.

In August’s Heat, Planning for Cooler Days  -  Aug 8, 2007
New York Times,Pink Spires, a cultivar, has rosy buds that open to white. And the dark green oval leaves turn yellow in fall. As for bulbs, it’s hard to imagine digging

Fruit trees in miniature  -  Aug 6, 2007
Telegraph.co.uk,The rootstock, on to which the cultivar is grafted, determines the ultimate height and vigour of your tree. When forming the shapes, winter pruning

A fussy hydrangea bedevils gardeners  -  Aug 5, 2007
Chicago Tribune,So Chicagoans think they know how to grow hydrangeas, but Hydrangea macrophylla -- even in a hardy cultivar such as Endless Summer -- is much more of a

Asian soybean rust found in Ghana on soybeans for first time  -  Aug 20, 2007
Stop Soybean Rust News,...water to collect urediniospores that were used to separately inoculate three detached leaves (for each isolate) of a susceptible soybean cultivar.

FreshPlaza: Global Fresh Produce and Banana News  -  Aug 20, 2007
FreshPlaza,The cultivar was created to replace the Passe-Crassane pear, whose trees weren’t resistant enough to some diseases during spring time.

A Melon for Dieters and Diabetics  -  Aug 3, 2007
Science News...or perhaps to create a cultivar with a somewhat different shape, size, or color than the reduced-sugar melons that the researchers starting with.

The prodigal hibiscus  -  Aug 3, 2007
Dallas Morning News (subscription),South Koreans celebrate altheas with an annual festival, and the pink, single-flowered 'Tanshim' cultivar serves as the national flower.




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