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91制片厂 Researchers Make Breakthrough in Detecting Most Common Bacteria Contaminating Oysters

In a major breakthrough in shellfish management and disease prevention, researchers at the 91制片厂 have discovered a new method to detect a bacterium that has contaminated New England oyster beds and sickened consumers who ate the contaminated shellfish. The new patent-pending detection method 鈥 which is available for immediate use to identify contaminated shellfish 鈥 is a significant advance in efforts to identify shellfish harboring disease-carrying strains of听Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

Grasslands Better than Forests at Taking Advantage of Northeast鈥檚 Warming Winters

As climate changes, Northeast winters are warming more rapidly than other times of the year. While this may mean favorable growing conditions start earlier in the year, some ecosystems, such as perennial grasslands, can take better advantage of that change than others, such as forests, according to new research from the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station at the 91制片厂.

91制片厂 Plant Root Research Aims to Boost Local Nursery Production, Reduce Winter Losses and Costs

Nearly every gardener knows that one of the best strategies in choosing plants is to consult the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, which identifies plants based on how tolerant the plant shoots are to cold temperatures. But plant roots are another story, and they often are less tolerant of sub-freezing temperatures than the shoots of the same plant. For businesses that grow nursery stock in containers, protecting container-grown plants during winter leads to increased labor costs and can cause high losses due to physical damage.

Fifteen years of breeding produces new varieties of squash, pumpkins and melons for a wide market

J. Brent Loy鈥檚 cucurbit breeding program at the 91制片厂, largely funded by the NHAES, represents the longest continuous squash and pumpkin breeding program in North America. The 54 varieties of melons, squash, gourds and ornamental pumpkin released by 91制片厂 during the past 15 years have had a major impact on agriculture in the Northeast. In 2014, the wholesale value of cucurbit seed marketed from varieties with 91制片厂 parentage was more than $2 million. The value of farm produce derived from those varieties would be several fold that of seed sales.

91制片厂 Researchers Conduct First Comprehensive Study of NH Oyster Farming

91制片厂 scientists have conducted the first study of oyster farming-nitrogen dynamics in New Hampshire, providing the first solid research on the state鈥檚 oyster farming industry and the role oyster farms play with nitrogen removal. The research, which was funded in part by the听, contributes to a growing body of research on how oysters affect the nitrogen content of estuaries such as Great Bay.