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VALLEY ONION RESEARCH FUNDED FOR 2000

WESLACO — The South Texas Onion Committee, a federal marketing order in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas that regulates and promotes the area’s onion production, recently funded several research projects to be carried out by the Texas A&M Agricultural Research and Extension Center at Weslaco. The committee raises funds for promotion and research…

October 6, 1999

Lawn & Garden

RESEARCHER GETS TO ROOT OF SITUATION WITH ‘GOOD’ FUNGI

COLLEGE STATION — Before conclusions can be drawn in any research project, a scientist has to get to the root of things. For Dr. Fred Davies, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station horticulturist, that’s fairly literal. Davies studies fungi that partner with plant roots to help them become more efficient. His work has taken on such international…

August 16, 1999

Lawn & Garden

INTERNATIONAL MASTER GARDENER CONFERENCE SET FOR AUG. 19-22

SAN ANTONIO — Trends in garden design, backyard habitat and heirloom vegetables will be among the topics of the 1999 International Master Gardener Conference Aug. 19-22 here. The event, which expects to draw 1,000 Master Gardeners to the conference and another 2,000 garden enthusiasts to the trade show, will begin with a reception at the…

August 3, 1999

Lawn & Garden

SPINACH RESEARCH TO SHOW ITS MUSCLE IN TEXAS, ARKANSAS

COLLEGE STATION — Spinach is expected to be a stronger crop, in terms of quality and economic impact, when scientists in Texas and Arkansas get through flexing their research muscles. A joint effort by the two states beginning with the fall planted crop aims at knocking a sizeable hole in the fresh market through niche…

July 22, 1999

Lawn & Garden

RED, WHITE AND BAKER: AMERICA’S BELOVED POTATO PERFECT JULY 4 FOOD

COLLEGE STATION — Whether cubed and stirred into a dressing as salad, chipped and slathered with dip, or baked and topped with eater’s choice, the potato is likely to show up at Independence Day celebrations across the nation this weekend. Be they red (“new”), white (chipping) varieties, or bakers (Russets), the potato is adored by…

June 29, 1999

Lawn & Garden

MELON HARVEST CONTINUES, DISEASES TAKE THEIR TOLL

WESLACO — “I don’t think people in general realize what growers go through to put food on all our tables,” said Lynn Brandenberger, a vegetable specialist at the Texas A&M Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Weslaco. “Once you understand plant diseases and how quickly they can kill a crop without warning, you gain a…

June 7, 1999

Lawn & Garden

OPEN HOUSE JUNE 16 FOR ORNAMENTAL PLANT TRIALS AT OVERTON

OVERTON — Nursery growers, greenhouse managers, landscapers and Mster Gardeners can see the latest trials of more than 300 bedding plant, rose and other perennial varieties at the East Texas Bedding Plant and Garden Trials June 16. Held at the Texas A&M University Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Overton, the trials are designed for…

June 3, 1999

Lawn & Garden

DAVIES WINS GUGGENHEIM, SENIOR FULBRIGHT FELLOWSHIPS

COLLEGE STATION – Fred T. Davies Jr., professor of horticulture and of molecular and environmental plant sciences at Texas A&M University, has received two top fellowships — a 1999 Guggenheim Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation’s 75th annual competition and a Senior Fulbright Fellowship. Davies is a horticulturist at the Texas Agricultural Experiment…

May 19, 1999

Lawn & Garden

MASTER GARDENERS RECEIVE RESOLUTION FROM TEXAS LEGISLATURE

EDITORS: This story is embargoed until Wednesday, May 19, 1999 AUSTIN — People who love gardening and who share that love to the betterment of their communities were lauded Wednesday in a special ceremony of the 76th Texas Legislature. The Texas House of Representatives presented a resolution to Master Gardener program officials and volunteers during…

May 18, 1999

Lawn & Garden

EL PASO PECAN MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP SET MAY 20-21

EL PASO — Pecan growers and farm hands will have an opportunity to learn various aspects of pecan orchard management and how to scout for pecan pests during the Pecan Short Course and Insect Management Workshop May 20-21. The Thursday session will run from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is scheduled for the Texas…

May 14, 1999

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