Letter From the Director

Introduction

Commercial Production of Red Snapper Made Possible by AAES Study

Bollgard Increases Cotton Yields, but Reduces Production Costs

New Bioengineering Technique Could Result in Better B.t. Cotton

Bacteria Found to Improve Seedlings in Pine Nurseries

Breakthroughs Point to Improved Protection against Poultry Respiratory Disease

Scientists Seek to Prevent Costly Cellutisis Disease in Chickens

Irradiation Extends Ground Beef Shelf Life Six Weeks

Protein Recommendations for Dairy Cattle too High

Sesame Rotations Control Nematodes and Provide Alabama a new Cash Crop

Aggressive AAES Variety Trial Program Singles out Top Vegetables

Understanding the Environmental Impacts of Grazed Pastures

Alabama Agriculture Water Needs to Triple by 2050

Zoologists Develop Unique Indoor Lab to Study Freshwater Mussels

Alabama Timber Inventories are Declining

Off-Stream Storage Project Goes into Full Swing in 1996

Textile Research Results in Improved Protective Garments

AAES Projects Approved as of October 1, 1996

1996 Financial Report