By Jamie Lamberski
Here is a list of terms as they appear in the story that could use further explanation. I asked Seth Hancock, one of the students involved in the UGA organic department's broccoli research project, exactly what some of these farming phrases mean.
Entomology: the scientific study of insects
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Organization (SARE): according to the SARE website, it is a program that offers grants all over the nation to fund research and education of farming methods that are opportune for the community and the environment
Floral farmscaping: “planting particular flowers with crops in order to attract beneficial insects”
Principle investigators: Ruberson and Hartel are the PIs on this grant, meaning they are supervisors responsible for the execution of the experiment
Yarrow: a flower that can be used in floral farmscaping to attract predatory insects and to provide food and shelter for other insects that would otherwise interfere with crop growth
Dill: another flower that can be used in floral farmscaping
Predatory insects: insects that feed on harmful insects
Harmful insects: “insects that feed on crops and interfere with growth and production”
Drip irrigation: “plastic tubing that is laid besides plants for watering”
Plastic layering: “the use of thin plastic, like trashbags, as a mulch to prevent weeds”
Transitional organic land: “land that is not yet organic but is going through the three-year process of becoming certified organic land”
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