The focus on the northern Plains drought has been on its potential impact on hard red spring wheat production, and that is important for several reasons. However, there has been little talk about how it might affect yield potential for barley and oats.The focus on the northern Plains drought has been on its potential impact on hard red spring wheat production. This is important for several reasons:
Spring wheat plays a significant role in the domestic wheat industry as well as on the export side. The 2017 U.S. hard red winter wheat crop will have lower-than-desired protein content for the second consecutive year. Milling and baking characteristics of the hard red winter wheat crop are also suspect for the second consecutive year, which...
ZanzibarMnemba Marine Parksouthern cassowary Mnemba Marine Park is located 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Stone Town and forms part of the northeastern Unguja Island. A marine reserve and atoll, its shallow stretch of coral reef is in the shape of an oval. It is located between Matemwe and Nungwi, w...
Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve is located on the northeast coast of Unguja, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the Town. The reserve is an important biodiversity spot in the coral rag zone. The forest reserve is rich both in faunal and floral species. The faunal species r...
Fabiana is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, native to dry slopes in western South America.[1] They are evergreen shrubs or subshrubs,[1] with needle-like leaves and profuse tiny tubular flowers in summer. The common name is false heath because the leaves superficially resem...
An Ankylosaurus lumbers along the shore of what’s now eastern Montana. Walking low to the ground, the dino uses its flat, leaf-shaped teeth to tear at ferns lining the water. Suddenly, a shadow looms over the herbivore—a Tyrannosaurus rex is hungry. But Ankylosaurus won’t be a...
