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AM1 – Optimum® AcreMax® 1 insect protection system with an integrated corn rootworm refuge solution includes HXX, LL, RR2. Optimum AcreMax 1 products contain the LibertyLink® gene and can be sprayed with Liberty® herbicide. The required corn borer refuge can be planted up to half a mile away. AM – Optimum® AcreMax® insect protection system with YGCB, HX1, LL, RR2. Contains a single-bag integrated refuge solution for above-ground insects. In EPA-designated cotton-growing counties, a 20% separate corn borer refuge must be planted with Optimum AcreMax products. AMT – Optimum® AcreMax® TRIsect ® insect protection system with RW,YGCB,HX1,LL,RR2. Contains a single-bag refuge solution for above- and below-ground insects. The major component contains the Agrisure ® RW trait, the Bt trait, and the Herculex® I gene. In EPA-designated cottongrowing counties, a 20% separate corn borer refuge must be planted with Optimum AcreMax TRIsect products. AMX – Optimum® AcreMax® Xtra insect protection system with YGCB, HXX, LL, RR2. Contains a single-bag integrated refuge solution for above- and below-ground insects. In EPA-designated cotton-growing counties, a 20% separate corn borer refuge must be planted with Optimum AcreMax Xtra products. AMXT (Optimum® AcreMax® XTreme) – Contains a single-bag integrated refuge solution for aboveand below-ground insects. The major component contains the Agrisure ® RW trait, the Bt trait and the Herculex® XTRA gene. In EPA-designated cotton-growing counties, a 20% separate corn borer refuge must be planted with Optimum AcreMax XTreme products. Q (Qrome ®) – Contains a single-bag integrated refuge solution for above- and below-ground insects. The major component contains the Agrisure ® RW trait, the Bt trait, and the Herculex® XTRA gene. In EPA-designated cotton-growing counties, a 20% separate corn borer refuge must be planted with Qrome products. Qrome products are approved for cultivation in the U.S. and Canada. They have also received approval in a number of importing countries, most recently China. For additional information about the status of regulatory authorizations, visit http://www.biotradestatus.com/. YGCB,HX1,LL,RR2 (Optimum® Intrasect ®) – Contains the Bt trait and Herculex® I gene for resistance to corn borer. YGCB,HXX,LL,RR2 (Optimum® Intrasect ® Xtra) – Contains the Bt trait and the Herculex® XTRA gene for resistance to corn borer and corn rootworm. RW,HX1,LL,RR2 (Optimum® TRIsect ®) – Contains the Herculex® I gene for above-ground pests and the Agrisure ® RW trait for resistance to corn rootworm. AML – Optimum® AcreMax® Leptra® products with AVBL, YGCB, HX1, LL, RR2. Contains a single-bag integrated refuge solution for above-ground insects. In EPA-designated cotton-growing counties, a 20% separate corn borer refuge must be planted with Optimum AcreMax Leptra products. AVBL,YGCB,HX1,LL,RR2 (Optimum® Leptra®) – Contains the Agrisure Viptera® trait, the Bt trait, the Herculex® I gene, the LibertyLink® gene and the Roundup Ready ® Corn 2 trait. HX1 – Contains the Herculex® I insect protection gene which provides protection against European corn borer, southwestern corn borer, black cutworm, fall armyworm, lesser corn stalk borer, southern corn stalk borer, and sugarcane borer; and suppresses corn earworm. HXRW – The Herculex® RW rootworm protection trait contains proteins that provide enhanced resistance against western corn rootworm, northern corn rootworm and Mexican corn rootworm. HXX – Herculex® XTRA contains the Herculex® I and Herculex® RW gene. YGCB – The Bt trait offers a high level of resistance to European corn borer, southwestern corn borer and southern cornstalk borer; moderate resistance to corn earworm and common stalk borer; and above average resistance to fall armyworm. LL – Contains the LibertyLink® gene for resistance to Liberty ® herbicide. RR2 – Contains the Roundup Ready ® Corn 2 trait that provides crop safety for over-the-top applications of labeled glyphosate herbicides when applied according to label directions. AQ – Optimum® AQUAmax® product. Product performance in water-limited environments is variable and depends on many factors such as the severity and timing of moisture deficiency, heat stress, soil type, management practices and environmental stress as well as disease and pest pressures. All products may exhibit reduced yield under water and heat stress. Individual results may vary. Roundup Ready ® is a registered trademark used under license from Monsanto Company. Liberty®, LibertyLink® and the Water Droplet Design are registered trademarks of BASF. Agrisure ® and Agrisure Viptera® are registered trademarks of, and used under license from, a Syngenta Group Company. Agrisure ® technology incorporated into these seeds is commercialized under a license from Syngenta Crop Protection AG.
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Flowering holiday cacti add beauty and color to your home Is your Thanksgiving or Christmas hanging baskets or placed on a stand. Cactus blooming yet? Branches may be pinched back to keep the plant a manageable size. The two popular houseplants are related plants from the same species. All three varieties of this plant are as Schlumbergera truncate is commonly long-lived as peonies — meaning they called the Thanksgiving cactus and the may be passed down from one generation Schlumbergera bridgesii is commonly to another. An easy-to-grow house plant, GREEN AND called the Christmas cactus. They have these cacti like being pot bound; but GROWING slightly different shapes to what we when repotted, prefer well-drained soil or might call leaves; but actually are elongrowing medium. They are not true cacti By Linda G. Tenneson gated stems. The stems which have sharp and enjoy regular watering when allowed points on the sides are the Thanksgiving variety to dry slightly between watering. and the stems which have rounded edges are the This cactus may be grown indoors all year round Christmas cactus. or moved outdoors to a shady location in the spring The Easter cactus (Schlumbergera gaertneri) also and summer. Be sure to move them indoors before has rounded stem edges; but as the common name the temperature falls below 50 F. Blooming is trigindicates, blooms later in early spring. gered by short days and lower temperatures. Keep The identification issue may be further confused if the plants in a room where the lights are off for approximately 14 hours at night and the temperathese plants have been crossbred with each other. ture stays in the 60s. Once the buds appear to be The blooms may be pink, white, cream, peach, set or are starting to open, the plant may be moved orange, purple, light or dark red. They may have a to a slightly warmer location where its beauty may darker color on the outer edges, but with white or be appreciated. Blooms appear on the ends of the cream at the base. Curved petals emerge from all sides of the bloom with the anthers that contain the stems and can last for several weeks. pollen in the middle. The main bloom times are as These cacti are easy to propagate. Simply remove the common names indicate. However, a few blooms four or more inch long stem sections from the parmay appear later in the season as well. The pollen ent plant and insert the cut end in potting soil. bearing anthers on the Thanksgiving variety are Water and cover with a plastic bag — creating a yellow where the Christmas plant has purplishgreenhouse effect — until new growth is seen. brown or pink anthers. Potential problems include root rot caused by The plants are native to the mountains of southexcessive watering; and insects such as mealybugs, eastern Brazil. They grow in the trees where soil soft brown scale, red spider mites, aphids and funand rainwater collect in the crotches of tree branch- gus gnats. es. When grown in a container, young plants may be The University of Minnesota Extension website six to ten inches high; but well-established plants (https://extension.umn.edu/houseplants/holiday-cacmay reach eighteen inches in height and spread two ti) contains pictures and additional information. or three feet in width. Linda G. Tenneson is a University of Minnesota Older plants with long branches display well in master gardener and tree care advisor. v
Cover crops field guide released AMES, Iowa — Cover crops can enhance soil health by capturing nutrients, slowing erosion and reducing the need for herbicides. Growers face many different decisions in the field, and the latest edition of the “Cover Crops Field Guide” will assist in some of those choices. The pocket-sized, in-field reference guide helps growers select, use and grow cover crops effectively. Topics covered in the guide include everything from cover crop selection to cropping system recommendations and the impacts of different cover crops. This 162-page guide includes nearly 30 pages of new material, including cover crop suggestions for common rotations, up-and-coming cover crop species,
effects on yields, climate considerations and more. The species section of the guide has also been expanded to include white clover, forage brassicas, balansa clover and several cover crops that are commonly used in a mix. The third edition field guide costs $6 and a 10 percent quantity discount is available on boxes of 25. It is available to purchase through the Iowa State University Extension Store at https://store.extension.iastate.edu/product/14198. This article was submitted by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. v
