ARS Newslink: February 2-6, 2015

ARS News Service
USDA Agricultural Research Service
February 6, 2015

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Special Journal Issue Highlights New Perspectives on the Dynamics of Dry Lands

A USDA scientist organized a special issue of Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, a collection of papers showing that researchers are shifting the way they look at the complex ecosystems of semi-arid dry lands. (02/02)

http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2015/150202.htm

Modeling Nutrient Loss from Midwestern Crop Fields

According to USDA scientists, using cover crops in between corn and soybean crop production could significantly reduce nitrate load runoff via subsurface drains. (02/04)

http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2015/150204.htm

Research Shows Honey Bee Diseases Can Strike in All Seasons

USDA scientists have found that two pathogens causing mysterious honey bee ailments are not just a problem in the spring, but might pose a threat year-round. (02/05)

http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2015/150205.htm

ARS Scientists Develop Higher Yielding Sorghum Plants

A new sorghum plant developed by USDA scientists can produce more seeds than conventional varieties currently grown. (02/06)

http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2015/150206.htm

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