Sarah Chu
Texas A&M University
Harvest-weed-seed control is a growing area of interest and study for farmers and researchers looking to target weed seeds during harvest. My team at Texas A&M is evaluating the weed-seed-killing capabilities of a new harvest-weed-seed control tool that uses blue light and heat, known as the Directed Energy Unit.
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