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Northeast Research Station Watertown, South Dakota Annual Progress Report, 1960, Agricultural Experiment Station, Agronomy Department

Agricultural Experiment Station and Research Farm Annual Reports

This is the 1960 annual progress report for the Northeast Research Station in Watertown, South Dakota. This report is issued by the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and the South Dakota State College Agronomy and Plant Pathology Department. This report includes information on the 1960 crop season, fertility and cultural practice experiments, corn breeding and yield testing, flax trails, grass testing, legume variety testing, sorghum and soybean testing, potatoes, corn diseases.

Southeast Research Farm Annual Progress Report, 1960, Agricultural Experiment Station, Agronomy And Plant Pathology Departments

Agricultural Experiment Station and Research Farm Annual Reports

This is the 1960 progress report for the Southeast Research Farm, AgriculturalExperiment Station at Menno, South Dakota State College. This document represents the research conducted at the Station during the 1960 crop season including: fertility and cultural practice experiments, small grain variety testing, sorghum and soybean variety testing, corn breeding testing, grass and legume testing, and crop diseases and their control.

The Relation Of Soil And Other Site Factors To Forest Composition And Productivity In West Tennessee, Edwin Atkins Hebb

Doctoral Dissertations

Forest are important in the economy of Tennessee because so much of the state is forested. Half of west Tennessee, for example, is in forest, and since no other productive use is likely for the marginal land so used, it will probably remain forested.

According to a report prepared by the Tennessee Forest Industries Committee in 1957, industries based ultimately on the forests number about one-third of all manufacturing establishments in the state. In west Tennessee, with half of the area actually in forest, the forest economy forms a large part of the total economy of a region of limited …

South Central Research Farm Annual Progress Report, 1960, Agricultural Experiment Station, Plant Science Department

Agricultural Experiment Station and Research Farm Annual Reports

This is the December 1960 report for the Agricultural Experiment Station at the South Central Research Farm. This report includes weather data during growing season, cereal crops variety testing, sorghum testing, legume and grass testing, tillage and cultural practices, and crop disease control.

Genetic Studies Of Winter Hardiness In Barley, C. R. Rohde, C. F. Pulham

Historical Research Bulletins of the Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station

An important obstacle toward the development of winter barley varieties with a higher level of winter hardiness has been the deficiency of genetic information on this character. The primary objective of these studies was to obtain information on the genetics of the winter hardiness of a group of 18 winter barley varieties which originated from widely different geographic areas of the world. It was hoped that this information might be helpful in determining whether or not it would be possible for barley breeders to combine different genetic sources of winter hardiness and attain a higher level of hardiness than presently …

A Study Of The Effects Of Different Substrates On Growth And Reproduction In Certain Coprophilic Agaricaceae, Raymond C. Brown

Theses and Dissertations

Psilocybe mutans sp. nov. had ceased fruiting consistently in artificial culture several years prior to the initiation of this study. In the couse of this study fruiting bodies were produced on a number of different substrates. All cultures were inoculated by mycelial transfer or by spraying with a suspension of pre-germinated spores. All cultrues were incubated for one to two weeks in a constant-temperature room at 70°F. on a shelf fourteen inches below a fluorescent lighting fixture. Lighting was continuous with an intensity at shelf level of approximately 3,000 foot-candles. Fruiting on any particular substrate was improved if the substrate …

Lysimachia Ciliata L., George Neville Jones

Specimens by Name

No abstract provided.

South Dakota Horticulture, November/December 1960, State Horticultural Society

North and South Dakota Horticulture

Volume 33, Number 6

Hardiness Important in Selecting Plants
Men's Garden Club Builds Friendships
Society Submits Budget Request
Huron Entertains Rocky Mountain Region
Mrs. A.C. Bonham Honored at Huron
Program Planning Time

Mycorrhizae Of Ponderosa Pine In Nebraska Grassland Soils, R. W. Goss

Historical Research Bulletins of the Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station

While the genus Pinus has been the subject of extensive mycorrhizal studies there are only a few scattered references to western yellow pine, P. ponderosa, and no detailed descriptive literature on the mycorrhizae of this species. P. ponderosa is indigenous to Nebraska and the one species most extensively grown in local nurseries for windbreaks and farm plantings. Similarly, there is little information on mycorrhizae in the Great Plains between the forested regions of the Mississippi River states and the Rocky Mountains. Because this predominantly grassland area is sparse in natural tree growth the individual tree as an ornamental or …

South Dakota Horticulture, September/October 1960, State Horticultural Society

North and South Dakota Horticulture

Volume 33, Number 5

Strawberry Production in South Daktoa
Growing Peonies
Some Way to Prepare Gourds
Sletvold Sparks Mum Crusade
Some Fun With Corn Husks
Ideas That Make Your Garden Club Click
So Your Club Needs Money

Genetic Control Of Coumarin Biosynthesis And Β-Glucosidase Activity In Melilotus Alba, G. W. Schaeffer, Francis A. Haskins, H. J. Gorz

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Two pairs of alleles, Cu/cu and g/5, are known to influence coumarin biosynthesis in Melilotus alba Desr. (Goplen e t al., 1957 ; Haskins and Gorz, 1957). Young leaves from CuCuBB plants characteristically contain substant i a l akounta of both free and bound co-in, CuCubb leaves are high in "coumarin" but virtually a l l the substance is in the bound form, and cucuBB and cucubb leaves are low in both forms. Lt has been suggested that the gene is involved in the formation of bound coumarin from coumarin precursors and that the gene is concerned with the conversion …

A Comparison Of The Root Systems Of Bitterbrush And Cliffrose, Morris G. Cline

Theses and Dissertations

A root study was undertaken to learn about bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC) and cliffrose (Cowania stansburiana torr.) to gain some clues, perhaps, as to the causes of their present distribution. In a period extending from July 1959 to July 1960, twenty-four plants were excavated on six different sites in the Wasatch foothill belt in Utah County, Utah. Root and some soil characteristics were analyzed, described and compared.

Extent Of Communities And Abundance Of The Most Common Grasses In Prairie, J. E. Weaver

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

The area in which True Prairie has been most intensively studied lies wholly within the central Missouri Valley. True Prairie is the characteristic vegetation of the western third of Iowa, the eastern third of Nebraska, and adjacent areas in Kansas, Missouri, South Dakota, and Minnesota. The chief communities (consociations) or types have been ascertained and fully described (13). TheAndropogon scoparius type (names of grasses from HITCHCOCK [5]) was the most extensive of those of uplands and probably exceeded in area all the other grassland types combined. The Sporobolus heterolepis community was of small extent. Stipa spartea was dominant in …

Tingidae: New Genera, Species, Homonyms, And Synonyms (Hemiptera), Carl J. Drake, Florence A. Ruhoff

Great Basin Naturalist

No abstract provided.

Humulus Lupulus L., George Neville Jones

Specimens by Name

No abstract provided.

Lichens Of The Wasatch Mountains In Central Utah, Harry Stewart Nielsen Jr.

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to conduct an intensive investigation of the lichen flora of the Wasatch Mountains in central Utah. The approach followed is that of compiling into one account keys, descriptions, illustrations and ecological notes of lichens that are found in this region of the state.

Humulus Lupulus L., T. Clark

Specimens by Name

No abstract provided.

Verbena Lasiostachys Link, La Rea J. Dennis, Laura B. Dennis

Specimens by Name

No abstract provided.

Montia Sibirica (L.) Howell, J. Morris Johnson

Specimens by Name

No abstract provided.

South Dakota Horticulture, July/August 1960, State Horticultural Society

North and South Dakota Horticulture

Volume 33, Number 4

1960 Robertson Award Winner
Wild Flowers of the Prairies
Fireblight Infection Extensive
Regional Meeting at Huron
John Vlasak is Poster Winner
You Can Eat Flowers Too

The Genus Saxifraga L. In The Southern Appalachians, Louis Pearl Lord

Doctoral Dissertations

[From Introduction]

The objects of the study are to understand more fully the relationship of the species of Saxifraga in this area to each other and to hypothesize their relationship to the rest of the genus. Six species have been reported in the Southern Appalachians: Saxifraga micranthidifolia (Haw.) Britt., S. virginiensis Michx., S. michauxii Britt., S. careyana Gray, S. caroliniana Gray, and S. tennesseensis Small. All of these species except S. virginiensis seem to be endemic to these mountains and to have affinities to representatives of the genus in western North America, Europe, and the boreal and arctic …

The Significance Of Xenia Effects On The Kernel Weight Of Corn, T. A. Kiesselbach

Historical Research Bulletins of the Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station

The purpose of this paper is to appraise the xenia effects of the pollen parent on the kernel weight of corn (Zea mays L.), and to interpret so far as possible their genetic, physiologic and applied significance. The conclusions will be based on local experiments and a review of the literature.

B595: An Illustrated Review Of Apple Virus Diseases, R. C. Mccrum, J. G. Barrat, M. T. Hilborn, A. E. Rich

Bulletins

The writers have attempted to review the available literature on the subject and to organize it in an orderly fashion. The name, symptomatology, host range, and geographic distribution are given for each virus disease. Where it was possible illustrations of each disorder have also been included. This bulletin addresses the following apple virus diseases: apple mosaic, flat limb, rubbery wood, stem pitting, spy 227 apple reaction, dwarf fruit and decline, chat fruit, chlorotic leaf spot, leaf pucker, dapple apple, false sting and green crinkle, green mottle, ring spot, star cracking, scar skin, rough skin, apple proliferation, rosette

Myrica Californica Cham., Larry Oglesby

Specimens by Name

No abstract provided.

Acer Glabrum Torr., K. Bamish, F. Vrugtman

Specimens by Name

No abstract provided.

South Dakota Horticulture, May/June 1960, State Horticultural Society

North and South Dakota Horticulture

Volume 33, Number 3

They Planted Trees
Wild Flowers of the Prairies
Convention Program
What You Should Know About Garden Chemicals
Help us Make Our Highways More Beautiful
Share Your Garden With Shut-ins
17th SDFGC Convention Set

The Influence Of Soil Moisture Suction And Evaporative Demand On Actual Evapotranspiration And Yield Of Alfalfa, Bozorg Bahrani

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Evapotranspiration has been defined as the combination of evaporation of water from the soil surface and transpiration of water by vegetation. If the ground is well covered by plants, most of the water is lost by transpiration of water directly from the plant tissue, rather than by evaporation of water directly from the soil surface. The term consumptive use is synonymous with evapotranspiration.

A Study Of Root Development Of Crop Plants In Relation To Soil Characteristics, Sunanda Sakharam Rao

Masters Theses

[From the Introduction] [Abbreviated]

The object of the present paper is to make a brief review of the work done on the root development of crop plants in relation to soil types. Besides reviewing the studies made on the subject, the various factors influencing the root habits are discussed briefly.

Role Of Extension Service In Rural Development, Sunanda Sakharam Rao

Masters Theses

[From the Introduction] [Abbreviated]

Of all the agencies and organizations cooperating with people in rural development work, the Agricultural Extension Service and its workers have a special and pivotal role. This is because both rural developoent and Cooperative Extension Service are educational programs involving large numbers of people, and they have the same fundamental objectives. The purpose for which this study was outlined was to discover how these programs differ by comparatively studying their educational nature.

The Aquatic Plants Of Central Utah And Their Distribution, Gerald E. Bessey

Theses and Dissertations

It was the purpose of this study to determine what aquatic plants were common to central Utah and to outline the ecological factors that control their distribution. The main emphasis throughout has been upon the more macroscopic aquatic plants. Such algae were included as was warranted by their size,, abundance and importance in the various habitats in which they grew. As this study progressed it became evident that there was a need for a broad survey-type study of the aquatic plants that would include essentially all of the wet lands of the central Utah region. The area of study closely …