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  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Plants
  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Agriculture
  • Disease
  • Soil and Crop Sciences Section
  • Water
Cornell and global researchers are finding ways to control disease-carrying aquatic plants in Senegal by turning the flora into inexpensive compost or livestock feed – and helping the economy.

Cornell and global researchers are finding ways to control disease-carrying aquatic plants in Senegal by turning the flora into inexpensive compost or livestock feed – and helping the economy.

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