NHAES scientists are regularly developing and publishing their research in leading scientific journals. The NHAES Research Briefs provide summaries of key findings and how the studies were conducted in a short, accessible format.
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Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems, Natural Resources and the Environment, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
Learn about summer slumps in farming, when forage is scarce. NH Agricultural Experiment Station scientists explore alternative crops for livestock during these periods.
Topic(s): Climate Science, Farm Management, Resilient Agriculture

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems, Biological Sciences, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
Aquaculture researchers at the UNH College of Life Sciences & Agriculture are investigating new and innovative methods of sustainable fishing, reducing prevalence of aquatic animal disease, and leveraging the many ecosystem services that marine life can provide.
Topic(s): Ecosystem Services, Sustainable Aquaculture

Biological Sciences, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
New research on the Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) show that both farmed and wild oyster filter nitrogen from the water, processing the element in their shells and soft tissues and helping reducing cases of eutrophication. In a recent paper, scientists showed that oysters and other shellfish can help complement land-based nutrient management practices, such as upgrades to wastewater treatment plants around New Hampshire’s Great Bay estuary to reduce nitrogen output.
Topic(s): Ecosystem Services, Sustainable Aquaculture

Biological Sciences, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
The bobcat, New Hampshire’s official state wildcat and a critical contributor to the sustainability of the state's forest ecosystem, may be being stressed out by human activity in residential and agricultural areas.
Topic(s): Ecosystem Services, Genetics and Genomics

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station
With over 700,000 pounds produced and $2.3 million in farm sales, strawberries are an important crop for New Hampshire farmers. But improving the cultivated strawberry through breeding is particularly challenging. The cultivated strawberries has four times as many chromosome sets as humans, animals and most other crops, which significantly increases its genomic complexity. Research to untangle the plant's genetic structure will enable scientists to more quickly and effectively develop cultivated strawberry varieties that help New England farmers be more resilient and successful.
Topic(s): Genetics and Genomics, Resilient Agriculture, Specialty Crops

Biological Sciences, Natural Resources and the Environment, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
An unintended impact of land-use changes over the past century has been a more than 86 percent decrease in the range of the New England cottontail. Ongoing habitat restoration efforts will help the survival of the New England cottontail, and new research by COLSA researchers finds that these efforts will also benefit at least 12 shrubland-obligate bird species with which the cottontail shares its habitat.
Topic(s): Ecosystem Services, Genetics and Genomics

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems, Natural Resources and the Environment, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
When it comes to crop rotations, complexity is key to boosting levels of nitrogen—a soil nutrient that is critical to crop production. That's according to new research involving NHAES Station scientist and professor of natural resources and the environment Stuart Grandy.
Topic(s): Climate Science, Farm Management, Molecular Biology, Soil Management

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station
Advanced soil health monitoring: NHAES CREATE project innovates on-the-go sensor for real-time data, aiding sustainable agriculture decisions.
Topic(s): CREATE Project, Soil Management, Water Management

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station
In greenhouse production, plants are not typically grown in soil but in soilless growth substrates. For decades, peat moss has been the primary substrate for container-grown ornamentals and for some vegetable crops. However, substrate suppliers have faced unprecedented demand, which has led to product shortages and an inability to fulfill orders. Substrate manufacturers have identified wood byproducts to be some of the most promising alternative sources of raw materials to use in substrate formulations. This research considers how wood substrate components affect the severity of soil-borne diseases in greenhouse horticultural crop production.
Topic(s): Insect, Pest, Weed, and Disease Management, Soil Management

Natural Resources and the Environment, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
The maple syrup industry is critical to sustaining vibrant local economies as well as the New England region’s cultural identity, social fabric and environment. This research by New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station scientists examines opportunities of diversifying sugarbushes and producing novel syrups from birch, beech and other species.
Topic(s): Climate Science, Ecosystem Services, Forest Management
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