Plant disease resistance to boost harvests and profits
The article argues for crop rotation and fertilization to improve soil and grow more robust plants. It discusses breeding disease and pest resistant varieties, notes potato disease resistance depends on vigor and culture, cites seed origin and fertilization as factors, and highlights examples from grapes pears cowpeas gooseberries and potatoes.
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Vermont
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Fashion and seeds shape rural and wardrobe notes
The article notes seasonal fashion settling into practical summer wardrobes with lace details and sheer fabrics, and details improvements in crops via rust resistant Rockyford seed. It explains farmers saving seeds from standout plants to develop resistant varieties, stressing the farmer’s eye in field selection and seed saving as a path to better yields and disease resistance.
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