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  1. Food Preservation: Freezing Fruits

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-5349

    provide effective long-term storage protection against flavor and moisture loss or freezer burn. For ... safely refrozen; however, a loss of quality and nutrients is possible. Keep an inventory and use the ... six months. Thawing Follow an acceptable method for d efrost ing fruit in its original package:  under ...

  2. Corn Response to Long-Term Weather Stressors

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0150

    important to assess how corn growth and yield can be affected by long-term weather patterns (approximately ... these challenges through management decisions. Drought and High Temperatures An increased frequency of ... yield is long-term reduced solar radiation due to conditions such as cloud cover and/or smoke for ...

  3. Blacklegged (Deer) Tick, Ixodes scapularis

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-0096

    tickborne disease (box 1). If you find a tick biting you, remove the tick as soon as possible (box 2), note ... lawns. To find hosts, blacklegged ticks climb low-lying vegetation (approximately 0–3 feet), such as ... 2023). Patients with Lyme disease commonly display an expanding red rash at the spot of the tick bite that often ...

  4. A Guide to Corn Growth and Development

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0148

    interchangeably, yet each has a distinct meaning. Corn growth is related to the increase in size of an individual ... counting leaves. The reproductive stages are designated with an “R” followed by the numbers one to six, ... V1 (Figure 3). The tip of the first leaf has an oval or rounded tip, which is different from all ...

  5. Forage Testing for Beef Cattle

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0149

    office may have a forage sampling probe. This device consists of a long tube with a cutting edge on one ... end and a shank on the other that can be fastened to an electric drill or hand brace. Laboratories may ... sample each lot of forage separately and make sure the forage can be identified with its analysis when ...

  6. Annual Bluegrass Weevil

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-0095

    before pupation. Larvae are legless and cream-colored with an orange-brown head capsule that increases in ... Initially detected in the 1950s on Long Island golf courses, this destructive pest has spread radially in ... adult control, usually these insecticides need to be reapplied for adult emergence over a long time ...

  7. Ripe Rot of Grape

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-fru-0052

    the Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide (Bulletin 506) and/or Developing an Effective Fungicide Spray ... (ppdc.osu.edu or 330-263-3721) for disease confirmation before making late-season fungicide applications. ...

  8. Opportunities for Sub-surface Nutrient Placement in Ohio

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fabe-56401

    equipment on the market today, their potential benefits, and other considerations needed to make an informed ... typically use a single disc for an opener and a gauge wheel to control depth. The single coulter creates an ...

  9. Raw Oat Safety

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fcs-1006

    are a great option for a healthy make-ahead breakfast or lunch. They can be endlessly customized to ... to consume if it has been stored properly. Oatmeal can develop an off smell or flavor depending on ...

  10. Being a Naturalist in the 21st Century: Perspectives from the Field

    https://ocvn.osu.edu/events/being-naturalist-21st-century-perspectives-field

    Susan Leopold, PhD, is an ethnobotanist and passionate defender of biodiversity. Prior to working at ... digitizing rare herbals and botanical travel manuscripts. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for ... Botanical Dimensions and the Center for Sustainable Economy. She is an advisory board member of American ...

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