Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems

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Table Grapes: Determining Ideal Training Systems and Cultivars for New Hampshire
UNH researchers determined new ways to improve table grape production in New Hampshire, such as optimizing vine training systems for enhanced grape yi...
 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station Farm Management, Resilient Agriculture, Specialty Crops Resource
Using Seafood Byproduct Chitosan as a Natural Disease Suppressant for Apples
New UNH research focuses on how New Hampshire growers can battle tree fruit pests and diseases with sustainable, cost-effective seafood byproducts.
 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station Farm Management, Insect, Pest, Weed, and Disease Management, Resilient Agriculture Resource
Disease Threats and Biofungicide Efficacy in Soilless Substrates
Wood substrates impact soil-borne diseases in greenhouse crop production.
 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station Insect, Pest, Weed, and Disease Management, Soil Management Resource
Growing Figs in Cold New England Climates
UNH research showed success in over-wintering figs in northern New England using row covers, improving survival rates, growth, and fruit yield.
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station Farm Management, Resilient Agriculture, Specialty Crops Resource
Novel Plant Domestication in New England: Native Plants and New Crops
UNH researchers found that plant height, degree of branching, and initial flowering correlate in domesticated weeds, which can improve breeding of nov...
 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station Genetics and Genomics, Resilient Agriculture, Specialty Crops Resource
Breeding Edible and Ornamental Strawberries for New England
New research unravels the complex strawberry genome to help New Hampshire farmers thrive.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station Genetics and Genomics, Resilient Agriculture, Specialty Crops Resource
Kiwiberries: A new crop for the Northeast
Discover the kiwiberry: a colorful, nutrient-rich fruit with great potential for commercial success, now being grown in the New England region.
 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station Genetics and Genomics, Resilient Agriculture, Specialty Crops Resource
Seed Size Variability and Achieving Cover Cropping Goals
NHAES researchers reported on ways to improve cover crop seeding by accounting for seed size, helping farmers see improved cover crop plant emergence ...
 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles Resilient Agriculture, Soil Management Resource
Refining Plasma Dose Response Techniques in Dairy Cows
A new UNH study refines a plasma-free dose response technique to reliably estimate amino acid levels in supplements for improving dairy cow health.
 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station Dairy Science, Farm Management Resource
Effects of Supplemental Mycotoxin Deactivators on Dairy Cows
A new UNH study measured the effect of mycotoxin deactivators to negate mold toxicity in dairy cattle feed, with implications for dairy lactation prod...
 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station Dairy Science, Farm Management Resource