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AgCenter mosquito control aims to minimize Zika virus - Monroe News Star

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AgCenter mosquito control aims to minimize Zika virus – Monroe News Star was originally published on Health And Fitness Today

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Research into aerial spraying of a marsh grass shows promise in reducing the cost of coastal restoration projects that currently involve hand planting spartina grass.

Herry Utomo, plant molecular geneticist and coastal plant breeder at the LSU AgCenter Rice Research Station, has been working on developing spartina seeds from Louisiana varieties. Early this year, a seed combination was sprayed over a 10-acre portion of a coastal restoration project at Marsh Island in western Louisiana. The results weren’t perfect, but some areas have shown good growth, he said.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded the LSU AgCenter a five-year $17.2 million grant to speed up the process for developing biofuels and biochemicals from sugarcane and sweet sorghum.

The grant is part of a $136 million package the USDA gave to five universities with the overarching goal of helping to generate rural jobs and decrease dependence on foreign oil.