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Food Preservation: Freezing Fruits
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-5349
unsweetened (dry). Unsweetened fruits lose quality faster than sweetened fruits. Sugar helps fruit retain its ... microorganisms will continue to grow. Freezing also slows chemical changes that affect quality. Natural enzymes ... fresh fruits lose quality rapidly after harvesting. Harvest only the amount you can preserve within ...
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Blacklegged (Deer) Tick, Ixodes scapularis
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-0096
a sealed container and submit it for species identification. Submission options can be found here (link 1). ... For more information on tick safety, visit the Ohio Department of Health (link 2). Identification ... disease (link 3). Lyme disease occurs when someone is infected with the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi (or, ...
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A Guide to Corn Growth and Development
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0148
plant or plant component, and it is influenced by factors such as temperatures, water availability, ... are developmentally the same; yet one plant may be shorter due to plant stress (e.g., lack of water ... (starting with emergence until tasseling) and then reproductive (starting with silking until physiological ...
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Forage Testing for Beef Cattle
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0149
Extension Forage quality changes with maturity and storage. A forage test can provide useful information ... supplement fed to beef cattle. If forage quality is high, the producer can feed less supplement, resulting in ... savings. Conversely, if the forage quality is low, diet supplementation can improve animal performance and ...
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Annual Bluegrass Weevil
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-0095
Larvae start to appear in the soil during the full bloom of Catawba rhododendron hybrid. However, the ... 0.8% solution (1 fluid ounce of lemon-scented dish detergent per gallon of water) per square foot and ... tepid to warm water saturated with salt. The salt irritates the small larvae out of the stems and floats ...
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Corn Response to Long-Term Weather Stressors
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0150
help decision-makers and farmers mitigate the potential negative effects of long-term weather patterns. ... implementation” column. We are posed with many challenges; proactive planning can help mitigate some of these ...
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Ripe Rot of Grape
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-fru-0052
reduces fruit yield and adversely affects the chemical composition and quality of grapes and wine, leading ... Post-harvest Storage Practices Grape clusters with ripe rot can negatively affect the quality and color of wine ...
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Raw Oat Safety
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fcs-1006
these tips adapted from Michigan State University Extension can help extend the shelf life of ... “best if used by” dates are really quality suggestions. The oatmeal after this date would still be safe ...
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Wine Grape Cultivars for the Midwest
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0138
characteristics, including fruit and wine quality, ripening season, disease susceptibility (especially bunch rot), ... of Agriculture (USDA) Ag Census. 1 = Lake Superior, 2 = Lake Michigan, 3 = Lake Huron, 4 = Lake Erie. ... the most challenging to grow even though they produce high-quality wines and typically are the ...
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Opportunities for Sub-surface Nutrient Placement in Ohio
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fabe-56401
strip-till units and fertilizer banding strategies to help farmers select the correct setup for their farm ... to reduce nutrient losses and improve soil quality need different options for fertilizer application. ...