ARS Newslink: February 9-13, 2015

ARS News Service
USDA Agricultural Research Service
February 13, 2015

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ARS Food and Nutrition Research Briefs Issued

The latest Food and Nutrition Research Briefs reports a new, more precise analytical method for detecting and measuring concentrations of polyphenols in fruits and vegetables. (02/10)

http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2015/150210.htm

ARS Study Shows No Damage to Soils from Grazing of Cover Crops

USDA scientists conducted studies on cover crops and cattle grazing and found that moderate grazing does not significantly affect soil compaction or organic matter levels in soil. (02/11)

http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2015/150211.htm

USDA Research Yields Cotton Resistant to Top 20 Ag Threat

Two new cotton germplasm lines developed by USDA scientists are now available for use in safeguarding U.S. cotton from cotton leaf curl virus. (02/12)

http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2015/150212.htm

Controlling Stable Flies That Pester Zoo Animals

USDA scientists are testing the effectiveness of various traps in capturing and killing stable flies at zoos. (02/13)

http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2015/150213.htm

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