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Growth And Water Relations Of Mountain Big Sagebrush On Reclaimed Mine Soils In Southwestern Wyoming, Alan T. Carpenter May 1985

Growth And Water Relations Of Mountain Big Sagebrush On Reclaimed Mine Soils In Southwestern Wyoming, Alan T. Carpenter

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Mined-land reclamation practices in shrub-steppe ecosystems can be augmented by planting seedlings of locally dominant shrubs, e.g., mountain big sagebrush. Dispersion pattern could affect sagebrush performance by influencing amounts of windborne snow, soil and litter which accumulate around shrubs and by influencing water withdrawal by roots. Mountain big sagebrush seedlings were planted in plots on a reclaimed coal strip mine in two dispersion patterns: singly and in clumps of four at the same overall density.

Performance of mountain big sagebrush was monitored during two growing seasons. Measures included plant survival, end-of-growing season aboveground biomass, leaf water potential components, soil water …


Ultrastructural Studies On The Cultivation Processes And Growth And Development Of The Cultivated Mushroom Agaricus Bisporus, D. A. Wood, G. D. Craig, P. T. Atkey, R. J. Newsam, K. Gull Jan 1985

Ultrastructural Studies On The Cultivation Processes And Growth And Development Of The Cultivated Mushroom Agaricus Bisporus, D. A. Wood, G. D. Craig, P. T. Atkey, R. J. Newsam, K. Gull

Food Structure

Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) , transmission electron microscopy and light microscopy have been used to study various processes in the cultivation of the edible mushroom Agaricus bisporus . Mushrooms are cultured on composted wheat straw. The microbial degradation processes during composting have been visualised by TEM and SEM and correlated with microbiological studies . Various modes of attack by the microorganisms on the plant cell walls can be seen. Most rapid degradation occurred on the cuticle and phloem and spread to other cell types. Microbial attack was found to be nonuniform between tissue types and individual cells. The mycelium of …


Effects Of Chemical Weed Control And Seedling Planting Depth On Survival And Growth Of Aspen, G.L. Reighard, G. Howe, J.W. Hanover Jan 1985

Effects Of Chemical Weed Control And Seedling Planting Depth On Survival And Growth Of Aspen, G.L. Reighard, G. Howe, J.W. Hanover

Aspen Bibliography

No abstract provided.


Growth In Aspen: Ecology And Management In The Western United States, John R. Jones, George A. Schier Jan 1985

Growth In Aspen: Ecology And Management In The Western United States, John R. Jones, George A. Schier

Aspen Bibliography

No abstract provided.


Effects Of Water And Temperature In Aspen: Ecology And Management In The Western United States, J.R. Jones, Merrill R. Kaufmann, E.A. Richardson Jan 1985

Effects Of Water And Temperature In Aspen: Ecology And Management In The Western United States, J.R. Jones, Merrill R. Kaufmann, E.A. Richardson

Aspen Bibliography

No abstract provided.


Rmyld Update: New Growth And Yield Relationships For Aspen, C.B. Edminster, H.T. Mowrer Jan 1985

Rmyld Update: New Growth And Yield Relationships For Aspen, C.B. Edminster, H.T. Mowrer

Aspen Bibliography

No abstract provided.