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Ambrosia beetle damage on a fig tree. CAES News
Ambrosia beetles boring holes in freeze damaged fig trees 06/12/14 Paul Pugliese
Backyard fig gardeners may be seeing toothpick-like spines protruding from their beloved fig trees. This is a sign that ambrosia beetles are boring into the tree’s stems.
A crowd browses the Trial Gardens at UGA at an industry open house earlier this summer. The gardens are expected to be in full bloom for the public open house on July 9. CAES News
The Trial Gardens at UGA host 32nd annual open house 06/09/14 Merritt Melancon
Over the last three decades the Trial Gardens at UGA have introduced home gardeners and landscape designers to thousands of new plant varieties. The public will have the chance to get a first look at this year’s new varieties and some tried and true Georgia favorites at the gardens’ annual public house on July 12 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
A common bean plant sits in the middle of a variety of dried beans. CAES News
UGA scientists collaborate to sequence common bean's genome 06/09/14 Merritt Melancon
Beans are a staple crop and primary protein source for millions of people around the world, but very little has been known about their domestication or nitrogen-fixing properties until now.
UGA-licensed TifGrand installed at Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil — one of three World Cup stadiums to use the turf this year. TifGrand was bred by UGA/USDA-ARS plant breeder Wayne Hanna and UGA Entomologist Kris Braman. CAES News
UGA-licensed turfgrass to take center stage at World Cup 2014 06/06/14 Merritt Melancon
When the world’s best soccer players make their way onto the world stage next week, chances are they’ll once again be playing on a University of Georgia-bred turfgrass.
While parts of Georgia received periodic downpours connected to spring thunder showers, most of Georgia received normal amounts of rainfall during May. CAES News
Normal May weather helps Georgia dry out after soggy spring 06/06/14 Pam Knox
May was a near-average month for both temperature and precipitation across the state. While some areas saw heavy downpours associated with springtime thunderstorms, the relatively drier conditions allowed farmers to finish working in their fields and planting after the wet spring.
Cotton roots infected with root-knot nematodes swell in response to the infection. These knots serve as feeding sites where nematodes (microscopic worms) grow, produce more eggs and stunt the plant's growth. CAES News
UGA breeder works to increase cotton quality, breed nematode resistance 06/06/14 Clint Thompson
Breeding cotton varieties with resistance to root-knot nematodes and better cotton fiber quality are at the forefront of Peng Chee’s research at the University of Georgia.
Termites feed on pieces of wood in garden soil. CAES News
Termites are lazy, when they aren't eating wood, UGA researcher says 06/05/14 Sharon Dowdy
Homeowners who tackle termites may think the tiny insects spend their days eating wood. But a University of Georgia entomologist says 80 percent of the time they do absolutely nothing.
Doris Lester Dellinger, a Clarke County 4-H Club member, won second place in a statewide gardening contest in 1935. The garden was one acre in size, and in it she grew 18 different kinds of vegetables. The garden furnished all the vegetables needed for her 11 brothers and sisters and her parents. She married Edward Dellinger shortly after this photo was taken. This is one of thousands of photos included in the Digital Library of Georgia's UGA Extension archive. CAES News
UGA Extension, Digital Library of Georgia release first series of historic farm photos 06/04/14 Merritt Melancon
For as long as there have been portable cameras, University of Georgia Extension agents and Extension photographers have used them to help identify crop diseases, demonstrate best farming practices and document community events.
Wayne Hanna, a scientist on the UGA Tifton Campus, examines a pine tree located in Tifton. CAES News
UGA scientist researching coneless pine trees 06/03/14 Clint Thompson
A world-renowned University of Georgia turfgrass scientist is embarking on a different research journey — breeding coneless pine trees.