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Plant Scientist on Cutting Edge of Research (Video)

Plant Pathologist Wade Elmer explains how earth worms and a special plant charcoal could stop toxins and diseases from harming vegetable plants.

A special kind of charcoal made from plant material could help stop common plant diseases from affecting eggplant and other vegetables. See how former Cheshire resident Wade Elmer is experimenting with this cutting edge research at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in Hamden.


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