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      <title>Managing Weeds in Louisiana Sweet Potatoes</title>
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      <title>New weed science building at Rice Station</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Finding new uses for sweet potato components, such as starch, would increasethe demand for sweet potatoes and save processors money by finding a use for the waste produced during cutting and canning. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Individual Shrink-wrapping of Sweet Potatoes: An Emerging Value-added Marketing Technique</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The majority of sweet potatoes consumedin the United States are purchased through retail fresh market outlets. They have traditionally been marketed in the form of individual roots stacked in bulk displays and priced per pound. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Sweet Potato Scientist: Chris Clark devotes career to better production, higher yields</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[There was a time in Chris Clark’s life that sweet potatoes made a one-time annual appearance – the Thanksgiving table. Little did he know that this delicious, nutritious menu item would help define his career. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>GIS/GPS Techniques help evaluate soil insect and nematode pest control strategies in sweet potatoes</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Manag­ing crops on the loess soils of the Mid­south is difficult because they contain little organic matter and erode easily. Generally, these fields are small com­pared to delta alluvial fields; however, they often have considerable variability in soil texture. The variability is often created by land-leveling for irrigation and drainage. Variability presents producers with an opportunity to manage these problems in a site-specific manner. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Besh tells Master Gardeners to encourage local food production</title>
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      <title>What's New?</title>
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      <title>Allay children’s fears about flu</title>
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      <title>Ornamental sweet potato options continue to expand</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ornamental sweet potatoes have gained considerable interest among land¬scape industry professionals and home gardeners over the past 10 years. Varieties include plants that are chartreuse-lime green (Margarita), blackish purple (Blackie) and tricolored (Pink Frost). - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Interstate 69 realigned to avoid Pecan Station</title>
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      <title>‘Or you can call me Yam. . .’</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In the 1970s, actor Bill Saluga used the line: “You can call me Ray, or you can call me Jay. . .” When talking about Louisiana sweet potatoes or yams, there seems to be a similar confusion. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>New LSU AgCenter rice varieties may be on tap this year</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Two new long-grain rice varieties could be released by the LSU AgCenter this year if they continue to show solid results, according to Steve Linscombe, LSU AgCenter rice breeder. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Nitrogen Management: New Insights and Opportunities</title>
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      <title>Season-long Management of the Banded Cucumber Beetle in Louisiana Sweet Potatoes</title>
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      <title>Nutraceutical Compounds and Antioxidant Content of Sweet Potatoes</title>
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