Over the last couple of years there has been a huge jump in the improvement of crops and one of the biggest one is the introduction to hybrid crops. Making crops stronger by combining the wanted traits of a crop is a great technology improvement to help against crop loss. In the article, Don't Forget Disease Resistance When Choosing Corn Hybrids by Candace Pollock and help from Peter Thomison and Pierce Paul from The OSU Extension of the OARDC. This year there were many tests that were conducted including, 225 hybrids representing 38 commercial brands. By selecting hybrid corn a farmer can reduce his problems with disease because Paul and Peter have make corn plants that are resistant to certain strains of diseases in different areas. To read more about this great advancement you can visit http://www.ohio4h.org/~news/story.php?id=3893 .
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