New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station

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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
Using oyster biosensors to improve aquaculture yield and food safety
Enhance NH Oyster Aquaculture: NHAES CREATE project deploys biosensors for real-time data on site choice, oyster health, boosting industry growth.
 Biological Sciences, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station CREATE Project, Sustainable Aquaculture Resource
Unveiling the challenges of farm viability in New England
COLSA research: Enhancing New England's local food production: A study on farmers' livelihood strategies and the challenges of achieving far...
 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station Food and Agricultural Policy Resource
Tomatoes: High Tunnel Pruning Strategies
New research from UNH examines the impact of tomato harvesting techniques on plant productivity, providing new guidelines to improve crop output and f...
 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station Farm Management, Resilient Agriculture Resource
The Lamprey River Hydrological Observatory: Suburbanization and Changing Seasonality
Over 20 years of observations of the Lamprey River by UNH researchers offer an historic look at how human development and warming climate impact the e...
 Natural Resources and the Environment, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles Climate Science, Water Management Resource
The challenge of balsam fir
Decades of harvesting has left northeastern forests lacking desirable tree species. This study by New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station resear...
 Natural Resources and the Environment, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles Forest Management Resource
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
Silvopasture: A climate-friendly alternative to conventional open pasture practices
According to research at the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire, conversion to silvopasture in the north...
 Natural Resources and the Environment, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles Climate Science, Ecosystem Services, Farm Management Resource
Separating Proactive Conservation from Species Listing Decisions
UNH researchers found New England cottontail rabbit populations are declining in part due to being “delisted” from the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
 Natural Resources and the Environment, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles Ecosystem Services, Genetics and Genomics 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