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| the place we visited in Lab 4 |
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| the Georgia Seed Development Commission |
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| the job of the Georgia Seed Development Commission |
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| to make sure improved seeds get to Georgia producers first, then out of state producers later |
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| GA Seed Development Commission created in... |
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| why the GA Seed Development Commission was created |
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| to provide equity for farmers around the state to get access to seed at the same time |
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| part of the mission of the GA Seed Development Commission |
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| to provide a bridge between plant breeders and commercial companies |
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| some plants the Athens location is concerned with |
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-wheat
-rye
-soybeans
-other stuff |
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| Plains location does stuff with... |
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-wheat
-oats
-rye
-turfgrass
-peanuts
-soybeans
-pecan
-blueberry
-bahiagrass |
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| Who helped GA become the #1 blueberry state? |
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| this might happen if you're too rough on seeds |
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| -they'll bruise, maybe such that they won't germinate |
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| these seeds might be the most sensitive to bruising |
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| when something goes international, these things have to be removed |
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| soil and other non-biological stuff, such that only the stuff the breeder created goes international |
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| GSDC reinvests lots of revenue back into... |
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| this is the nuts and bolts of the state of Georgia |
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| GSDC is this type of business |
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| TifTuf is tolerant to this, which might make be the reason it's popular out West |
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| how TifTuf grass is planted |
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| why it would be more economical to cultivate TifTuf in Californis, that is, when it's intended to be used in California |
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| to avoid transportation and regulation costs |
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| regulations that sprigs of TifTuf grass must comply with to go into California |
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| no dirt and no insects; just grass |
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| how TifTuf grass is shipped |
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| how long it should take to propegate an entire field of TifTuf grass |
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| why we can harvest from the liscencees in California |
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| because they have such strict requirements |
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| some principles of wheat seeds |
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-select grower, field, and make contact
-deliver seed and inspect/clean planter
-production oversite, rogue field
-clean combine, trucks, conveyors, and storage
-dry/store/control insects |
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| in a modern farming system, this is everything |
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| size of equipment is an issue from this standpoint |
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| why size of the equipment is an issue from a cleaning standpoint |
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| because it takes 2-3 people about a day and a half to clean equipment between varieties |
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| why Bermuda grass sometimes has to be propageted with vegetative propagation |
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| because there are different species of Bermuda grass, which can lead to sterile seeds |
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| why wheat should be planted in squares |
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| to decrease contamination |
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| wheat should be harvested from... |
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| each variety of wheat has its own... |
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| relatyionship between seed size and plant vigor |
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| big seeds produce vigorous plants |
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| what damaged seeds won't do |
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| something you want among all the seeds of a particular crop or cultivar you intend to plant |
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| pale seeds are infected with this, which will make you do this |
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| the vomitoxin-producing fungus that infects pale seeds |
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| most of what goes thru sorter is... |
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| you don't want this color soybeans |
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| gin cotton is delinted with... |
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| common Bermuda grass is from... |
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| common Bermuda grass was originally used as... |
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| this shows that Bermuda grass is a vary plastic genus |
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| hybrid Bermuda grass being a lot smaller than common Bermuda grass |
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| the sunlight requirement for warm season grass |
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| takes 2x the light to be productive |
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| this warm season type of Bermuda grass is somehow shade tolerant |
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