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The downy mildew was confirmed in a cucumber field in Medina County on June 21 and in Erie County on Monday, reported Sally Miller, a plant pathologist with the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center in Wooster and a vegetable- crops specialist with the OSU Extension. The downy mildew was confirmed in a cucumber field in Medina County on June 21 and in Erie County on Monday, reported Sally Miller, a plant pathologist with the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center in...

The genetic mutation recently isolated by Cornell plant geneticist Li Li and colleagues -- and described in the December issue of The Plant Cell -- allows the vegetable to hold more beta-carotene, which causes the orange color and is a precursor to the essential nutrient vitamin A. The genetic mutation recently isolated by Cornell plant geneticist Li Li and colleagues -- and described in the December issue of The Plant Cell -- allows the vegetable to hold more beta-carotene, which causes...

The cost of production has increased during the past decade until apple growing now requires one of the highest capital investments per unit of land in agriculture today, according to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Lower-priced imports, rising production costs, the higher Canadian dollar and the absence of a government-assisted replant program in Ontario have slowly eroded the province's 200-year-old industry. Huisman warns the decline in Ontario's apple industry may accelerate when the...

Unfortunately, the typical American diet, dominated by refined, preserved and processed foods and unhealthy fats and animal protein, contributes to nutritional imbalances in the body that can result in high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, diabetes, hormonal imbalances and ultimately cancer and hardened arteries. Unfortunately, the typical American diet, dominated by refined, preserved and processed foods and unhealthy fats and animal protein, contributes to nutritional...

Wooster, Ohio June 27, 2007 Downy mildew has been found on cucumber farms in northern Ohio, and Ohio State University vegetable experts are asking growers to take measures now to prevent damage from this potentially devastating disease. Sally Miller, a plant pathologist with the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) and a vegetable-crops specialist with OSU Extension, said the fungal disease was confirmed in single fields in Medina County (June 21) and Erie County (June...