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Switchgrass Science
At the University of Tennessee, switchgrass is all the buzz. It's a plant that's farmer & environment-friendly, and a cheap alternative to high-priced corn ethanol.
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Cotton Irrigation
Like all crops in Tennessee, cotton is hurting because of this summer’s drought. Researchers with UT’s Institute of Agriculture are studying how cotton reacts to a lack of moisture – and just how much water is enough for a plant to grow.
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Drought
Tennessee is having one of its’ driest years ever. The National Drought Mitigation Center reports the entire state is experiencing moderate to severe drought. Experts with UT’s Institute of Agriculture say we’ve missed out on a lot of rain for the first half of 2007, but there’s still time for crops and landscaping to recover.
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Biofuel
A recent government report says the U.S. could easily produce more than a billion tons of materials to make biofuels each year - and it wouldn’t impact our food supply. Researchers at UT’s Institute of Agriculture are working on ways to produce biomass and alternative fuels.
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Narrow Cotton
More than half of all clothing purchases in the U.S. are garments that are 100 percent cotton. Tennessee farmers grow half a million acres of cotton each year.
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Thai No-Till
No-till agriculture has become the norm on many Tennessee farms. That’s where crops are grown on un-plowed fields in order to slow soil erosion. Now UT scientists are taking this successful farming technique around the world.
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Switchgrass
High gas prices have many of us wishing for a solution to America’s dependence on foreign oil. Experts with UT’s Institute of Agriculture believe we may be within a few years of a viable fuel alternative.
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Soybean Germplasm
The combination of agriculture and science produces some amazing things. UT researchers recently announced that in the near future, they’ll be able to produce new breeds of soybeans unlike any grown before.
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