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Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest
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Learn how to identify plants important to bobwhites in the Midwest so that you can critically evaluate the food and cover components of habitat on your land.
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Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 25
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Huckleberries are stiffly branched leafy shrubs or small trees, often found in extensive colonies, from 6 inches to 10 feet tall. The alternate, simple leaves are 3/4 to 3 inches long and 1/2 to 1 inch wide. The fruits are blue to black berries with a faint whitish coating.
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Writing Features
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Learn how to craft engaging feature stories by focusing on imaginative leads, concise sentences, and active verbs to captivate your readers.
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Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 28
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Jewelweed commonly reaches 18-24 inches. Leaves have scalloped edges and fleshy stems that exude a clear, watery gel-like liquid when crushed. Flowers are orange (I. capensis) or pale yellow (I. pallida).
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Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 31
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Little bluestem is a native grass that occurs in clumps with fine leaves less than 1/4 inch wide. Seed stalks are commonly 2 to 3 feet tall. Stems are hairy and flattened near the base. Seeds are light and fluffy.
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Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 34
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Orchard grass is a cool-season bunch grass. Its leaves have a bluish cast. Close inspection of the leaf collar reveals a flattened shape and membranous ligule. Its rather distinctive seed heads form by late May. Height at maturity averages 3 feet.
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Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 02
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Refer to this glossary for definitions of words and phrases related to plants.
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Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 37
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Partridge pea grows from 12 to 18 inches up to 3 feet tall. It has compound, alternate leaves. Leaflets are less than 1 inch long. Flowers are bright yellow with reddish-purple bases, about 1 inch across. Ripened seedpods are red-brown.
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Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 05
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Barnyardgrass is most often found growing in moist areas. The large seeds of this grass make it an important food source for bobwhites.
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Nitrogen in the Environment: Nitrate Poisoning
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Infants are most at risk from nitrate-contaminated water, which can lead to serious health issues.
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Fertilizer Nutrients in Dairy Manure
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Discover effective strategies for managing dairy manure to optimize nutrient recovery and enhance crop productivity through proper manure handling.
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Best Management Practices for Biosolids Land Application
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Land application of biosolids recycles nutrients, reduces pollution, and follows safety practices to protect soil, crops, and water.
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Nitrogen in the Plant
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Nitrogen plays an important part in many essential functions. Visit our website to learn about Nitrogen in the Plant.
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Benefits and Risks of Biosolids
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Biosolids are domestic wastewater sludge that meet standards for beneficial use as fertilizer. Visit our site to learn the Benefits and Risks of Biosolids.
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Nitrogen in the Environment: Nitrification
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Nitrification converts ammonium to nitrate, which can leach into groundwater, posing health risks, especially for infants.
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Nitrogen in the Environment: Essential Plant Nutrients
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Nitrogen is essential for plant growth, but excessive nitrate from fertilizers can contaminate groundwater, posing health risks, especially to infants.
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Using NRCS Technical and Financial Assistance for Agroforestry and Woody Crop Establishment Through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
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Learn how to access EQIP technical and financial assistance for alley cropping, multistory cropping, riparian buffer, silvopasture and windbreak practices.
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Calibrating Sprayers and Spreaders for Athletic Fields and Golf Courses
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Guidance on accurately calibrating sprayers and spreaders for effective turf pest control on athletic fields and golf courses.
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Flowering and Fruit Characteristics of Black Walnuts: A Tool for Identifying and Selecting Cultivars, Page 16
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Hay walnut average date of budbreak, flower type, bloom period, pollination date, season length, harvest date, and more.
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Flowering and Fruit Characteristics of Black Walnuts: A Tool for Identifying and Selecting Cultivars, Page 19
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Knuvean walnut average date of budbreak, flower type, bloom period, pollination date, season length, harvest date, and more.
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Flowering and Fruit Characteristics of Black Walnuts: A Tool for Identifying and Selecting Cultivars, Page 22
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Mystry walnut average date of budbreak, flower type, bloom period, pollination date, season length, harvest date, and more.
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Flowering and Fruit Characteristics of Black Walnuts: A Tool for Identifying and Selecting Cultivars, Page 25
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Ogden walnut average date of budbreak, flower type, bloom period, pollination date, season length, harvest date, and more.
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Flowering and Fruit Characteristics of Black Walnuts: A Tool for Identifying and Selecting Cultivars, Page 28
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Pound #2 walnut average date of budbreak, flower type, bloom period, pollination date, season length, harvest date, and more.
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Flowering and Fruit Characteristics of Black Walnuts: A Tool for Identifying and Selecting Cultivars, Page 31
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Sarcoxie (Kwik Krop) walnut average date of budbreak, flower type, bloom period, pollination date, season length, harvest date, and more.
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Flowering and Fruit Characteristics of Black Walnuts: A Tool for Identifying and Selecting Cultivars, Page 34
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Schessler walnut average date of budbreak, flower type, bloom period, pollination date, season length, harvest date, and more.