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Research Trials Examine Potential Benefits of Cover Crops in Watermelon Production

July 26, 2019 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: University of Arkansas Extension

Researchers with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture are conducting experimental trials that may help the state’s watermelon growers improve their yields while improving the soil and reducing pest pressure, according to a press release from University of Arkansas Extension.

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