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A Review Of The Nearctic Species Of The Thrips-Attacking Genus Ceranisus Walker (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), S. V. Triapitsyn, David H. Headrick
A Review Of The Nearctic Species Of The Thrips-Attacking Genus Ceranisus Walker (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), S. V. Triapitsyn, David H. Headrick
Horticulture and Crop Science
The thrips-attacking Eulophidae (subfamily Entedoninae) known from the Nearctic region are reviewed. One new species, Ceranisus loomansi, is described. Four other species of Ceranisus are redescribed and illustrated based mainly on a study of their type specimens as well as on additional material from Arizona, California, Hawaii, Mississippi and Japan. Lectotypes are designated for Ceranisus americensis (Girault), C. nubilipennis (Williams) and C. russelli (Crawford). A key to eight species belonging to four entedonine thrips-attacking genera is given, and host associations are indicated for those species.
Southeast South Dakota Experiment Farm Annual Progress Report, 1995, Agricultural Experiment Station
Southeast South Dakota Experiment Farm Annual Progress Report, 1995, Agricultural Experiment Station
Agricultural Experiment Station and Research Farm Annual Reports
This thirty-fifth annual report of the research program at the Southeast South Dakota Experiment Farm has special significance for those engaged in agriculture and the agriculturally related businesses in the nine county area of southeast South Dakota. Reports in this document include information on: temperatures and precipitation data, corn production and performance, soybean research and planting, soil testing, alfalfa yield test, fertilizer testing, herbicide research, crop rotation, sorghum, small grains, livestock research, and pest and weed control.
Northeast Research Station Watertown, South Dakota Annual Progress Report, 1995, Agricultural Experiment Station, Plant Science Department
Northeast Research Station Watertown, South Dakota Annual Progress Report, 1995, Agricultural Experiment Station, Plant Science Department
Agricultural Experiment Station and Research Farm Annual Reports
This is the 1995 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 University Plant Science Department. This report includes weather data, yield comparisons, crop performance trials, corn trials, soybean trials, winter wheat performance testing, Barley Foliar information, weed and pest control, herbicide demonstrations, canola and flax variety trials and more.
Bulletin No. 34: Tidal Marshes Of Long Island Sound: Ecology, History And Restoration, Glenn D. Dreyer, William A. Niering
Bulletin No. 34: Tidal Marshes Of Long Island Sound: Ecology, History And Restoration, Glenn D. Dreyer, William A. Niering
Bulletins
No abstract provided.
The Prairie Naturalist Volume 27, No.4 December 1995
The Prairie Naturalist Volume 27, No.4 December 1995
The Prairie Naturalist
NEW DISTRIBUTIONAL RECORDS FOR MAMMALS IN KANSAS · D. W Sparks and J. R. Choate
CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS IN NORTH DAKOTA PARASITIZED BY BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS ▪ G. P. Romig and R. D. Crawford
A NOTEWORTHY RECORD AND THE BREEDING DISTRIBUTION OF THE BLUE GROSBEAK IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ L. D. Igl
NEAR LONGEVITY RECORD FOR THE SNOW GOOSE ▪ M T. Koenen and D. M. Leslie, Jr.
COMPARISON OF WATER CONSUMPTION BETWEEN TWO GRASSLAND EMBERIZIDS ▪ J. L. Zimmerman
FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH DECLINING PROPORTION OF CITIZENS HUNTING IN SOUTH DAKOTA ▪ N. J. Dietz, K. F. Higgins, and R. D. Mendelsohn …
Accuracy Of Equations Predicting The Phyllochron Of Wheat, Gregory S. Mcmaster, Wallace Wilhelm
Accuracy Of Equations Predicting The Phyllochron Of Wheat, Gregory S. Mcmaster, Wallace Wilhelm
United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications
Predicting the rate of leaf appearance, or phyllochron, aids in understanding and modeling grass development and growth. Nine equations predicting the phyllochron of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) were evaluated using field data from a variety of locations, cultivars, and management practices. Each equation is referred to by the last name of the first author; if there is more than one equation by the first author, additional descriptors were included. The BAKER and KIRBY equations predict the phyllochron based on changes in daylength following seedling emergence; CAO-TEMP and CAO-DAY use a curvilinear relationship with temperature and daylength, respectively; CAO-T&D uses the …
United States Patent, Number: 5,466,788: Subgenomic Promoter, Paul G. Ahlquist, Roy C. French
United States Patent, Number: 5,466,788: Subgenomic Promoter, Paul G. Ahlquist, Roy C. French
Department of Plant Pathology: Faculty Publications
A subgenomic promoter of a positive strand RNA virus is disclosed which directs the amplified expression of a structural gene in plant tissue. The core region and an upstream activating domain of the subgenomic promoter are identified. This promoter can be utilized in a modified virus, or in an appropriate engineered recombinant DNA derivative, which may be chromosomally integrated or maintained as an episome in transformed cells.
D.Gps For Ground Control In The Quindabellup And Wambellup Sub-Catchments, Buddy Wheaton
D.Gps For Ground Control In The Quindabellup And Wambellup Sub-Catchments, Buddy Wheaton
Soil conservation survey collection
This report summarises work undertaken to provide ground control for digital terrain models(DTMs) of the Quindabellup and Wambellup sub-catchments. The DTMs will be generated using digital photogrammetry; the ground control was obtained using differential Global Positioning System (D.GPS). Description of Bench Marks (BMs) and summary sheets of Standard Survey Marks (SSMs) located in the general area, were obtained from the Department of Land Administration(DOLA). A ground survey was carried out to confirm the location and condition of BMs and SSMs in the two sub-catchments. Five SSMs were selected as reference points for the D.GPS survey. A further 8 bench marks …
Nitrous Oxide Loss From Poultry Manure-Amended Soil After Rain, Mark S. Coyne, A. Villalba, Robert L. Blevins
Nitrous Oxide Loss From Poultry Manure-Amended Soil After Rain, Mark S. Coyne, A. Villalba, Robert L. Blevins
Plant and Soil Sciences Faculty Publications
Land application of poultry wastes in Kentucky will increase as the broiler industry grows. If poultry manure stimulates N2O loss from soil it will reduce the fertilizer N value of this waste. In contrast, stimulated N2O loss in grass filter strips receiving the runoff from manured fields could help reduce contamination of surface water by NO−3. Our objectives were to determine (i) if poultry manure stimulated N2O loss in soil after rainfall and (ii) if there was an edge-of-field effect on N2O loss in grass filters intercepting runoff from …
Remnant Vegetation And Natural Resources Of The Blackwood River Catchment An Atlas, Shaun B. Grein
Remnant Vegetation And Natural Resources Of The Blackwood River Catchment An Atlas, Shaun B. Grein
Agriculture reports
The Blackwood River is one of the longest rivers in the South-West of Western Australia, stretching 300 km from Moordjarrup to August. The catchment covers more than 28,000 square kilometres (2.8 million ha) from the Shire of Kent to the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River. It incorporates 17 shires, more than 30,000 people, 18 Land Conservation District Committees (LCDCs) and 143 sub-catchment groups. Shires within the Blackwood Catchment cover 4.12 million hectares, over half of the total area of the shires that fall within the catchment boundary.
Netted Chain Fern Woodwardia Areolata (L.) T. Moore, Gene Silberhorn
Netted Chain Fern Woodwardia Areolata (L.) T. Moore, Gene Silberhorn
Reports
The Wetland Flora Technical Report series provides concise information regarding the identification, growth habits, distribution, habitat, ecology and wetland indicator status for the title species. Illustrations are also included to aid in specimen ident
Pb897 Commercial Bush Snapbean Production, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Pb897 Commercial Bush Snapbean Production, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Field & Commercial Crops
Snapbean production in Tennessee ranges from 6,000 to 9,000 acres and contributes $7 to $9 million annually to the state’s economy. The major production area is located within a 50-mile radius of Crossville, with some early production in the south central portion of the state. Small acreages are grown throughout the state for local sales.
Presently, the acreage is about 45 percent processing and 55 percent fresh market. Fresh market packing operations have increased about five-fold in the last few years.
The varying elevations and temperatures enable producers to plant early at lower elevations and make summer plantings at higher …
Pb897-Commercial Snap Bean Production, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Pb897-Commercial Snap Bean Production, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Commercial Horticulture
Snapbean production in Tennessee ranges from 6,000 to 9,000 acres and contributes $7 to $9 million annually to the state’s economy. The major production area is located within a 50-mile radius of Crossville, with some early production in the south central portion of the state. Small acreages are grown throughout the state for local sales.
Presently, the acreage is about 45 percent processing and 55 percent fresh market. Fresh market packing operations have increased about five-fold in the last few years.
The varying elevations and temperatures enable producers to plant early at lower elevations and make summer plantings at higher …
Center For Grassland Studies Newsletter, Fall 1995, Volume 1, No. 1
Center For Grassland Studies Newsletter, Fall 1995, Volume 1, No. 1
Center for Grassland Studies: Newsletters
Contents:
What Studies of the Past Can Tell Us about Grasslands by Margaret Bolick, Curator of Botany, University of Nebraska State Museum
The Buffalograss Story by T.P. Riordan, Department of Horticulture, UNL
Nebraska Proposes Cooperative CRP by Scott Hygnstrom, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife, UNL
International Rangeland Congress Focuses On Future by James Stubbendieck, Department of Agronomy, UNL
CGS Holds First Advisory Council Meeting
Jim Gerrish to Speak at Fall Seminar Series
International Turfgrass Meeting Held In Nebraska
On the National Scene
NRCS Holds Listening Sessions In Nebraska
Tape of Grazing Lands Management Satellite Videoconference Available
Adaptability And Reliability Of Yield For Four Bell Pepper Cultivars Across Three Southeastern States, Laurie Hodges, Douglas C. Sanders, Katharine B. Perry, Kent M. Eskridge, K. M. (Dean) Batal, Darbie M. Granberry, Wayne J. Mclaurin, Dennis Decoteau, Robert J. Dufault, J. Thomas Garrett, Russell Nagata
Adaptability And Reliability Of Yield For Four Bell Pepper Cultivars Across Three Southeastern States, Laurie Hodges, Douglas C. Sanders, Katharine B. Perry, Kent M. Eskridge, K. M. (Dean) Batal, Darbie M. Granberry, Wayne J. Mclaurin, Dennis Decoteau, Robert J. Dufault, J. Thomas Garrett, Russell Nagata
Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications
Four bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) cultivars were evaluated for yield (total weight of marketable fruit) performance over 41 environments as combinations of 3 years, three planting dates, and seven locations across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Cultural practices, including trickle irrigation and double rows planted on black plastic-covered beds, were uniform across all environments, except for fertilization, which was adjusted at each location based on soil tests. Comparing production over 3 years between the mountain location and the Coastal Plain location in North Carolina, yields were lower on the Coastal Plain. Spring plantings provided higher yields than …
A Second Nitrogenase In Vegetative Cells Of A Heterocyst-Forming Cyanobacterium, T Thiel, E Lyons, J Erker, A Ernst
A Second Nitrogenase In Vegetative Cells Of A Heterocyst-Forming Cyanobacterium, T Thiel, E Lyons, J Erker, A Ernst
Biology Department Faculty Works
In many filamentous cyanobacteria nitrogen fixation occurs in differentiated cells called heterocysts. Filamentous strains that do not form heterocysts may fix nitrogen in vegetative cells, primarily under anaerobic conditions. We describe here two functional Mo-dependent nitrogenases in a single organism, the cyanobacterium Anabaena variabilis. Using a lacZ reporter with a fluorescent beta-galactoside substrate for in situ localization of gene expression, we have shown that the two clusters of nif genes are expressed independently. One nitrogenase functions only in heterocysts under either aerobic or anaerobic growth conditions, whereas the second nitrogenase functions only under anaerobic conditions in vegetative cells and heterocysts. …
The Prairie Naturalist Volume 27, No.3. September 1995
The Prairie Naturalist Volume 27, No.3. September 1995
The Prairie Naturalist
SONGBIRD RESPONSES TO SAGEBRUSH REMOVAL IN A HIGH ELEVATION SAGEBRUSH STEPPE ECOSYSTEM ▪ L L Kerley and S. H Anderson
THE AVIFAUNA OF REMNANT TALLGRASS PRAIRIE NEAR BOULDER, COLORADO ▪ C E Bock, J. H Bock, and B. C Bennett
SHORT -TERM RESPONSES OF SMALL MAMMALS TO AUTUMN FIRE IN TALLGRASS PRAIRIE ▪ B.R. McMillan, D. E Brillhart, G A. Kaufman, and D. W. Kaufman
DIVERGENT SELECTION FOR SEED MASS IN FOXTAIL DALEA ▪ R. Bortnem and A. Boe
NOTES
American Woodcock Use of a Nest Box ▪ D.L. Bergman and J. M. Bergman
BOOK REVIEWS
Iowa's Vascular Plants ▪ …
The Vascular Flora Of The Potomac River Watershed Of King George County, Virginia, Mark P. Simmons, Donna M.E. Ware, W. John Hayden
The Vascular Flora Of The Potomac River Watershed Of King George County, Virginia, Mark P. Simmons, Donna M.E. Ware, W. John Hayden
Biology Faculty Publications
The results of two floristic studies of King George County, Virginia, are combined into an annotated checklist. Field work was initiated in 1983-84 with a study of Caledon Natural Area, a 2,500-acre tract with 3.5 miles of frontage on the Potomac River. Collecting resumed in 1991 and 1992 to include other portions of the county drained by the Potomac River. The study area contains a wide variety of habitats including dry upland woods, mesic ravines, low elevation river flats, beaches, swamps, marshes, and creeks; creeks and marshes include both brackish and freshwater environments. The Potomac River watershed of King George …
Plans For Crash-Tested Bridge Railings For Longitudinal Wood Decks, Michael A. Ritter, Ronald K. Faller, Paula D. Hilbrich Lee, Barry Thomas Rosson, Sheila Rimal Duwadi
Plans For Crash-Tested Bridge Railings For Longitudinal Wood Decks, Michael A. Ritter, Ronald K. Faller, Paula D. Hilbrich Lee, Barry Thomas Rosson, Sheila Rimal Duwadi
USDA Forest Service / UNL Faculty Publications
In the past decade, bridge railing design criteria have moved away from static-load design and have focused on full-scale crash testing as a more appropriate and reliable means of evaluating bridge railings. The five bridge railing plans presented reflect the results of a cooperative research project between the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; the USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboraotry; and the Federal Highway Administration. The project objective was to develop and crash test bridge railings and approach railing transitions for longitudinal wood bridge decks. The bridge railings were completed in accordance with AASHTO Performance Levell, Performance Level …
Swamp Rose Rosa Palustris Marsh, Gene Silberhorn
Swamp Rose Rosa Palustris Marsh, Gene Silberhorn
Reports
The Wetland Flora Technical Report series provides concise information regarding the identification, growth habits, distribution, habitat, ecology and wetland indicator status for the title species. Illustrations are also included to aid in specimen identification.
Spider (Araneae) Species Composition And Seasonal Abundance In San Joaquin Valley Grape Vineyards, Michael J. Costello, Kent M. Daane
Spider (Araneae) Species Composition And Seasonal Abundance In San Joaquin Valley Grape Vineyards, Michael J. Costello, Kent M. Daane
Horticulture and Crop Science
As part of an investigation to estimate the effect of resident spider populations on Erythroneura variabilis Beamer, spider species composition, relative abundance, and seasonal occurrence were determined. Spiders were sampled monthly during the 1992 and 1993 growing seasons; their numbers were pooled and analyzed for species diversity using the Renkonen index of similarity and cluster analysis. Twenty-seven species of spiders were recorded, representing 14 families. The most common species were Cheiracanthium inclusum (Hentz), Trachelas pacificus (Chamberlin and Ivie), Theridion dilutum Levi, Theridion melanurum Hahn, Oxyopes scalaris Hentz, Oxyopes salticus Hentz, Hololena nedra Chamberlin and Ivie, and Metaphidippus vitis (Cockerell). Three …
Pb1544 Comparing The Cost Of Broadcasting Versus Injecting Nitrogen In No-Tillage Corn, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Pb1544 Comparing The Cost Of Broadcasting Versus Injecting Nitrogen In No-Tillage Corn, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Field & Commercial Crops
No-tillage has become a popular production option with many Tennessee farmers in the past 20 years. In 1993, no-tillage production systems were used on 290,000 acres of corn in Tennessee, or 44 percent of the total corn acreage planted in the state (TDA). Many farmers see no-tillage as a way to reduce the cost of growing corn. Others have chosen no-tillage as a way to comply with governmental regulations covering the farming of highly-erodible soils.
Input levels and prices are important to consider in any production system. A major expense in corn production is nitrogen (N) fertilizer. No-tillage budgets published …
Arkansas Rice Research Studies 1994, B. R. Wells
Arkansas Rice Research Studies 1994, B. R. Wells
Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Series
The research reports in this publication represent one year of results; therefore, these results should not be used as a basis for longterm recommendations. Several research reports in this publication dealing with soil fertility also appear in Arkansas Soil Fertility Studies 1994, Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Series 443. This duplication is the result of the overlap in research coverage between the two series and our effort to inform Arkansas rice producers of all the research being conducted with funds from the rice check-off.
Smooth Alder Alnus Serrulata (Ait.) Willd., Gene Silberhorn
Smooth Alder Alnus Serrulata (Ait.) Willd., Gene Silberhorn
Reports
The Wetland Flora Technical Report series provides concise information regarding the identification, growth habits, distribution, habitat, ecology and wetland indicator status for the title species. Illustrations are also included to aid in specimen identification.
Weed Suppression With Grazing Or Atrazine During Big Bluestem Establishment, B. Keith Lawrence, Steven S. Waller, Lowell E. Moser, Bruce Anderson, Larry L. Larson
Weed Suppression With Grazing Or Atrazine During Big Bluestem Establishment, B. Keith Lawrence, Steven S. Waller, Lowell E. Moser, Bruce Anderson, Larry L. Larson
Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications
Weed competition is a major factor causing warm-season grass seeding failures in rangeland and cropland. With a limited number of herbicides available for weed control, grazing may reduce competing vegetation in seedings and serve as an alternative to herbicides. Many immature needy forbs and grasses are palatable to cattle and contain high nutrient levels. Research was conducted (RCBD, 4 reps) comparing grazing by yearling cattle with chemical suppression [atrazine (6-chloro-N-ethyl-N’- (methylethyl)-1, 3, 5-triazine-2, 4-diamine)] for weed control in big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii var. gerardii Vitman) seedlings at Mead, Nebr. on a Sharpsburg silty clay loam (fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Typic …
Native Vegetation Handbook For The Shire Of Dumbleyung, Shaun B. Grein
Native Vegetation Handbook For The Shire Of Dumbleyung, Shaun B. Grein
Native vegetation handbook series
This booklet provides agricultural land managers with information relating to the natural resources of the Shire of Dumbleyung including the existing vegetation, drainage systems and soils. Some of the problems relating to the management of natural resources in the Shire of Dumbleyung and possible solutions to these problems are also discussed. By providing this information it is hoped this booklet will contribute to the long term viability of the agricultural landscape and the conservation of native vegetation within the Shire.
Washington State Initiatives For Sustainable Water Use, Kenneth O. Slattery
Washington State Initiatives For Sustainable Water Use, Kenneth O. Slattery
Sustainable Use of the West's Water (Summer Conference, June 12-14)
8 pages.
Is Sustainable Agriculture Possible In The Arid West?: The Example Of The Ogallala Aquifer, John Opie
Is Sustainable Agriculture Possible In The Arid West?: The Example Of The Ogallala Aquifer, John Opie
Sustainable Use of the West's Water (Summer Conference, June 12-14)
16 pages.
Contains 2 pages of references.
Agenda: Sustainable Use Of The West's Water, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center
Agenda: Sustainable Use Of The West's Water, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center
Sustainable Use of the West's Water (Summer Conference, June 12-14)
Conference organizers and/or faculty included University of Colorado School of Law professors David H. Getches, Lawrence J. MacDonnell, Teresa A. Rice, Elizabeth A. Rieke and Charles F. Wilkinson.
Sustainable development is on the policy agenda for the '90s. What does sustainability mean? Is it a realistic concept? Are water rights compatible with sustainable use? The Center's 16th annual summer conference will explore the meaning of sustainability in the context of the West's demands, development, and natural values. Presentations by leading experts will address the broad concept of sustainable development, with a particular look at Arizona's experience. The focus will be …
Inhibition Of Chloroplast Dna Recombination And Repair By Dominant Negative Mutants Of Escherichia Coli Reca, Heriberto D. Cerutti, Anita M. Johnson, John E. Boynton, Nicholas W. Gillham
Inhibition Of Chloroplast Dna Recombination And Repair By Dominant Negative Mutants Of Escherichia Coli Reca, Heriberto D. Cerutti, Anita M. Johnson, John E. Boynton, Nicholas W. Gillham
Center for Plant Science Innovation: Faculty and Staff Publications
Escherichia coli RecA, suggest that the plastid recombination system is related to its eubacterial counterpart. Therefore, we examined whether dominant negative mutants of the E. coli RecA protein can interfere with the activity of their putative homolog in the chloroplast of the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Transformants expressing these mutant RecA proteins showed reduced survival rates when exposed to DNA-damaging agents, deficient repair of chloroplast DNA, and diminished plastid DNA recombination. These results strongly support the existence of a RecA-mediated recombination system in chloroplasts. We also found that the wild-type E. coli RecA protein enhances the frequency of …