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Wild about peanuts – using crop wild relatives to improve today’s crops
September 26, 2022
WASHINGTON — However you eat your peanuts – shelled, salted, or in a favorite mix – they are a snack item enjoyed by many. The peanut we eat is technically a seed, and they also are a rich source of oils. An obstacle this crop faces, however, is a variety of plant diseases that reduce […]
Purple carrot-seed moth in Minnesota
August 19, 2022
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The purple carrot-seed moth (Depressaria depressana), an invasive insect that feed on plants in the carrot family, such as dill, fennel, and coriander, has been found for the first time in Minnesota. A resident near Stillwater first noticed the insect on their dill plants and reported it to the Minnesota Department […]