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C-FAR Connection - Summer 2009 (11, 2)
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- C-FAR Connection Newsletter - Summer 2009 (SummerNewsletter-web.pdf)
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The newsletter of the Illinois Council on Food and Agricultural Research C-FAR provides updates on membership activities, research highlights, and related information.
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.IN THIS ISSUE: Disease-Resistant Apple Varieties Wagenecht: The Value of Volunteer Leadership Research Focus Areas C-FAR Funding Leveraged Bioenergy Study for Southern Illinois Get to Know C-FAR Leader Websites to Watch CONTINUED ON PAGE Illinois Council on Food and Agricultural Research T, Vol. 11, No. 2, Summer 2009 Apple is the most important fruit crop grown in Illinois. The U.S. Apple Association estimates Illinois apple production in 2008 at million pounds (1.24 million bushels) with value to growers of about $15 million (USDA; based on 2007 prices). About 80% of apples produced in Illinois are consumed fresh, with the remainder processed into cider, sauce, pies, and apple butter. Apple production requires intensive agricultural practices, including the control of fungal and bacterial diseases, insects, mites, and weeds. C-FARfunded researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are developing low-input production system for the Illinois apple industry that minim
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Illinois Council on Food and Agricultural Research
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Organization: Illinois Council on Food and Agricultural Research
1101 West Peabody Drive
Urbana, IL 61801
Network Address: cfar@aces.uiuc.edu
Phone: 217-244-4232
Fax: 217-244-8594
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- Language(s): EN-English
- Creation Date (from issuing agency): 07 2009
- Document Modification Date (from issuing agency): 07 2009
- Date Accepted Into Depository: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:07:42 UTC
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