Ethanol ByProduct Could Provide Weed Control
by Cindy – July 10th, 2008
A team of Agriculture Department researchers may have found a new use for a by-product of ethanol production - controlling weeds in potted plants.
USDA’s Agriculture Research Service recently completed a study on the use of dried distillers grains, or DDGS, as a weed deterrent in container-grown ornamentals. The study was published in the February 2008 issue of HortScience.
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