In addition, fruit quality and storage life are improved by cutting nitrogen applications in half. Fujis have been established on thousands of acres and the acreage is increasing every year. Research trials at 22 locations across Missouri provide comparative tests of more than 300 varieties of corn, soybeans, wheat and grain sorghum. The Idaho potato variety development program, started in 1985, has released four new Russet varieties with improved yield, quality and disease resistance. These varieties cut grower expenses by 10 percent and increase the percentage of marketable potatoes by 25 percent to 35 percent.
Narrow rows mean more dough.
Arkansas dryland soybean researchers showed that increasing the number of plants per acre by reducing the spacing between rows consistently increased yields and profits. About 2 million acres of dryland soybeans are planted each year in Arkansas. New grass sweetens onion profits. A four-year demonstration project by Cornell Extension has documented the value of planting sudangrass on commercial onion fields. Sudangrass suppresses harmful pests and builds soil.