Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
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Table of Contents • Notable • College and campus enrollment at record highs • New faculty members enrich variety of programs • Chair holder is culinary tourism expert • Childcare center architects approved • Kent Rorie joins Vice President's staff • Arkansas wins national IFT College Bowl • Savoy forest used for research, extension projects • Turfgrass specialist receives national award • Weed science team wins Southern Region Contest • Faculty member's colleagues host benefit concert • 'Corps of Discovery' lecture scheduled • New soybean variety described at Pine Tree Field Day • NEREC observes 50th anniversary at field day • Vegetable Substation hosts Southern Pea Field Day • Field day features turfgrass programs • Food science sponsors MasterFoods USA summer interns • Habitat project selected for USGBC study • Johnson consults on blackberries in Nanjing
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Johnson consults on blackberries in Nanjing
Donn Johnson, Entomology, was a guest of the Nanjing Plant Protection and Quarantine Station in China July 7-15 where he consulted on blackberry pest management practices that resulted in excessive residues on blackberries exported for processing. He toured a 2,000 hectare blackberry planting in Lishui, which included a demonstration block of the 'Navaho' thornless variety released by the U of A Division of Agriculture. Parts of this area were first planted in 1996. Since blackberries are a new crop in China, the scientists from the Nanjing Plant Protection and Quarantine Station were beginning to identify and describe the seasonal biology of the blackberry diseases and pests. Johnson presented two seminars to the Nanjing Agriculture University Department of Entomology: “Insect and disease management program for blackberry In Arkansas" and "Pesticide safety and insect management program for peach and apple in Arkansas." He is arranging for one of the Nanjing scientists to visit the U.S. to learn more about our blackberry and rice production practices and about pesticide rules relative to plant product importation.
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