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Get It Growing: Keep Your Houseplants Happy
Whether we admit it or not, heat and humidity this time of year make gardening outside less enjoyable. I have to confess to retreating into the coolness of my air-conditioned home and spending less time in the garden now that mid-summer has arrived. But when I don’t spend as much time in my outside garden, I can turn to my collection of indoor plants to keep me happy.
[Image: Red River Research Station]About Red River Research Station
Located just south of Bossier City on 572 acres, the Red River Research Station is engaged in crops, horticultural, beef cattle and environmental research. The station is a leader in greenhouse tomato studies and has constructed wetlands to study the effects of runoff from agricultural fields. It also conducts disease and entomological research on cotton, corn and soybeans-crops common to northwest Louisiana.
[Image: Cotton boll showing rot symptoms]Louisiana Cotton Disease Atlas
This Cotton Disease Atlas was prepared to assist cotton producers in the proper identification of cotton diseases and to create an awareness of the importance of cotton diseases.
[Image: photo from Field Day 2011]LSU AgCenter Red River Research and Extension field day
The LSU AgCenter Red River Research and Extension field day on June 6, 2012, will feature presentations about cotton, corn, soybeans, beef management, and forages.The event will begin with registration at 8:30 a.m. followed by field tours at 9 a.m. Additional details for the field tours will be coming soon.
[Image: Tomatoes]Greenhouse Tomato Production Manual
This manual is intended to help small greenhouse tomato growers in Louisiana and elsewhere grow a successful crop using perlite or pine bark medium. Small growers can produce vine-ripened, high-quality fruit that can be delivered to the local market on the same day of harvest.
Driving Safety
Safety tips for drivers. Includes traffic safety facts.
Bumblebee Pollination of Small Greenhouse Tomato Operations
Bumblebee pollination of small greenhouse tomato operations may not be the best option, but simple changes made a difference.
Reusing Perlite to Grow Greenhouse Tomatoes
Sifting and disinfecting used perlite is a simple technique developed at the LSU AgCenter Red River Research Station to recycle perlite for repeat use as a growing media. The recycled perlite was used for 10 years so far with no negative impact on tomato yield.
[Image: Map showing Louisiana variety trial locations]Louisiana Cotton Variety Trials
Cotton performance trials are conducted annually by LSU AgCenter scientists to evaluate lint yield, fiber quality and agronomic performance of cotton varieties and strains. The Cotton Variety Tests are conducted at four locations that represent the major cotton regions of Louisiana.
[Image: Picture of cotton field exhibiting seedling disease]Plant Pathology Research at the Red River Research Station
Goals of the plant pathology program at the Red River Research Station
[Image: Aerial Photo of test site.]Forestry Research Photo Gallery
Images of activities related to research concerning the fertilization of forest lands utilizing poultry litter.
[Image: Aggies]Northwest Region Newsletter - October 2008
This is the Northwest Region newsletter for October 2008.
[Image: Forest Research Plots]Impact of Application of Poultry Litter on Water Quality and Wood Production in Forest Lands, Phase II
Overview of research examining the use of poultry litter as fertilizer on production forest lands and the possible environmental effects.
[Image: Application of poultry litter.]The Use of Poultry Litter for Cotton Production
An investigation of the use of poultry litter as a fertilizer on production cotton fields.
[Image: Soil Organic Matter (%)]Effects of Poultry Litter on Soil used in Cotton Production
Results of soil analysis after using poultry litter in cotton production.
[Image: Crimson Clover]The Long-term Effects of Winter Cover Crops in Cotton Production
An on-going project started in 1959 to study the effects of winter cover crops on soil fertility and cotton production.
[Image: goats]Northwest Region Newsletter - September 2008
This is the Northwest Region Newsletter for September 2008.
[Image: Red River Research Station Profile April 2010]Red River Research Station Profile
This report provides information on future plans, program significance, industry facts, and research highlights for the Red River Research Station.
Northwest Region Newsletter - July 2008
This is the Northwest Regional Newsletter for July 2008.
Publications
Links to important information related to the research conducted at Red River Research Station in the areas of cotton, pest management, soil fertility, soybeans, water quality, and weed science.
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