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NM researcher develops trees for dry, rural areas

FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico State University researcher is using tree planting to help arid, impoverished regions in the Four Corners region and Africa.

Mick O'Neill, the superintendent of New Mexico State University's Agricultural Science Center in Farmington, researched hybrid poplar trees to see which clones will grow best using drip irrigation in the arid region. The Navajo Agriculture...

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