Growing Green With DDGs
By Cindy
Posted: July 9, 2008
Posted: July 9, 2008
A by-product of ethanol production could feed plants as well as livestock.
A team of USDA ARS researchers have found that dried distillers grains, better known as DDGS, could be useful as a weed deterrent on potted ornamentals. The study results, published in the February 2008 issue of HortScience, found that applying DDGS in the soil of potted plants could reduce the amount of hand-weeding typically required.
The researchers say the findings could be a win/win for ethanol producers and the agriculture industry and could increase the profitability of ethanol production.