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Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

American systematics collections: A national plan. Developed by a stellar group of biologists including David Wake and Peter Raven, this plan called for action by the systematics community. The estimate of needs in 1973 called for about 63 million USD for the next five years just to keep the US National Collections from disintegrating and to get them in shape to mount the huge effort needed to fully inventory the biota of the earth (a plan that was not even dreamed of until about the year 1995).

A report to the nation's systematics collections community, and includes a National Plan …

Relationships Between Radiophosphorus Accumulation By Bacteria, Algae, And Tubificid Worms In Laboratory Food Chains, Warren L. Stromberg

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Binding Of Aminoacyl-Trna To Bacterial Ribosomes, Somesh Datt Sharma

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Prairie Naturalist Volume 5, No.4. December 1973

The Prairie Naturalist

REESTABLISHMENT OF PRAIRIE IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ O. A. Stevens

THE AGE DISTRIBUTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PERIODICALS ▪ D. H. Johnson

SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE ECOLOGY OF PLUMATELLA REPENS (L.) (BRYOZOA: PLUMATELLIDAE) IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ R. D. Stoaks

CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS FOR NORTH DAKOTA - 1973 ▪ R. N. Randall 61

NOTE: Red-bellied Woodpecker in Rolette, County, North Dakota ▪ D. T. Disrud 52

Index to Volume 5

Morphological And Physiological Factors Related To Yield Of Alfalfa, A. L. Foutz, Wallace Wilhelm, A. K. Dobrenz

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Several morphological and physiological factors were measured on clones of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L. ‘Mesa- Sirsa’) which displayed a wide range in SLW, leaflet weight and leaflet area. Apparent photosynthesis, dark respiration and post-illumination burst expressed as mg C0₂ dm^-2hr^-1 were not related to yield. However, when the rate of each factor was expressed on a whole plant basis (rate x leaf area per plant) , significant relationships were found with yield. Correlation coefficients between total apparent photosynthesis, total dark respiration, total post-illumination C0₂ burst and yield were r = .71*, r = .77* …

Results Of Systematic Analyses For Protein And Lysine Composition Of Common Wheats (Triticum Aestivum L.) In The Usda World Collection, K. P. Vogel, V. A. Johnson, P. J. Mattern

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

Protein and lysine contents of 12,613 common wheats of the USDA World Wheat Collection were determined in order to identify wheats that may be sources of genes for high protein and high lysine. Results indicate that significant genetic differences in protein and lysine content probably exist among world collection common wheats. Selection criteria have been developed for further evaluation of World Collection lines high in protein and lysine content.

Agricultural Experiment Station News November 1973

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
FROM THE DIRECTOR'S DESK
NOTICE
PERSONNEL ACTIONS
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
GENERAL NOTES
NEBRASKA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION PUBLICATIONS - October 1973
FEATURE ARTICLES

The Effects Of Atropine On The Growth And Respiration Of Two Species Of Bacteria Normally Inhabiting The Human Gastro-Intestinal System, Mary M. Ramos

Theses & Dissertations

It is the purpose of this study to determine whether the drug atropine has an effect on bacteria found normally inhabiting the human body, most specifically the gastrointestinal system. Atropine is one of the oldest drugs in medicine. It is derived from the roots and leaves of solanaceous plants such as henbane and Jimson weed. Atropine is often termed a belladonna alkaloid because it can also be found in the deadly nightshade plant, Atropa belladonna. Atropine is a highly competitive antagonist of acetylcholine at receptor sites in smooth muscles, cardiac muscle, and various glandular cells (5). Therefore, its effects are …

South Dakota Farm And Home Research (Fall 1973), Agricultural Experiment Station, South Dakota State University

South Dakota Farm and Home Research: 1949 -1998

This issue includes the 86th Agricultural Experiment Station Annual Report.

Expand production “belt” of corn to the north and west [p] 4
Expand the winter belt north [p] 6
Increase production efficiency of the beef cow [p] 7
Increase per acre yield of pasture and range land [p] 9
Learn to use irrigation water efficiently and effectively [p] 10
Learn how to raise the level of managerial skill on farms and ranches [p] 11 Provide data and information about government and institutions in a useable form for decision-making [p] 14
Learn how to maintain a healthful and pleasant environment for …

The Effects Of Soil Salinity And Meloidoflyne Javanica On Tomato, Armand R. Maggenti, Adnan Hardan

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

A non-sodic, non-saline sandy loam soil was salinized to anion-cation ratios similar to those naturally occurring in Iraq and California. The interactions of saline soils (conductivities 4, 8, 12 and 16 mmhos/cm) with a moderately salt-tolerant plant (Lycopersicon esculentum 'Marimond') and a plant parasitic nematode (Meloidogyne favanica) were investigated. Plant parasitic nematodes were shown to be an important modifying influence within the plant environment, either accentuating or ameliorating salinity stress effects.

Nematosporaceae (Hemiascomycetidae): Taxonomy, Pathogenicity, Distribution, And Vector Relations, Lekh R. Batra

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For almost a century (42, 139) certain yeast, or yeastlike parasites of fruits and seeds have been known. They occur on a wide variety of crop plants and cause such diseases as stigmatomycosis," "yeast-spot," "eye spot," and "internal rot." They seemingly represent a phylogenetic unit. They have cylindrical or pyriform asci, and the hyaline ascospores often are characteristically arranged in two fascicles lying end to end. All have acicular ascospores. (See figs. 2, a-c; 5 , c; 11, hand i; 12, A; 13, c-h; 15,j-k.) They have similar habitats, and several species may simultaneously occur in the same fruit or …

Agricultural Experiment Station News September 1973

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
FROM THE DIRECTORS OFFICE
DEAN E. F. FROLlK
PERSONNEL ACTIONS
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
GENERAL NOTES
AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION PUBLICATIONS – August 1973
BULLETINS PRINTED

Normal And Pathogenic Bacteria Isolated From Conditioned, Non-Conditioned And Wild Baboons (Papio Cynocephalus), Louis H. Boncyk

Theses & Dissertations

This study is the summation of the aerobic findings of a five-year longitudinal study designed to catalogue and define the "normal" flora of a conditioned baboon. Also, for comparison and evaluation, the findings of baboons captured and sampled in the "wild" in 1968 or shipped to the SFRE facilities during 1965 or from August of 1968 to December of 1971 are included.

Agricultural Experiment Station News August 1973

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
FROM THE DIRECTOR'S OFFICE
PERSONNEL ACTIONS
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
GENERAL NOTES
NEBRASKA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION PUBLICATIONS - July 1973
BULLETINS PRINTED

The Effect Of Tobacco Mosaic Virus Infection On The Activity Of Ribulose-1,5-Diphosphate Carboxylase From Three Varieties Of Lycopersicon Esculentum Miller, Yu-Sun-Kitty Chang

Theses and Dissertations

Control and TMV-infected leaf tissues of three varieties of tomatoes, Marglobe, Moscow and Delicious, were analyzed for Ribulose Diphosphate Carboxylase (RuDPCase). The specific activity of RuDPCase based on protein concentration determined by peak area obtained with the Model E Ultracentrifuge, specific activity of RuDPCase based on protein concentration determined by Lowry's method, total amount of RuDPCase per gram fresh weight, total protein of plant leaves, total chlorophyll, and ratio of Chlorophyll a to Chlorophyll b were determined. Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV) infection resulted in an increase in specific activity of RuDPCase and the amount of total protein (at 2 days …

I. An Isothermal Titration Microcalorimeter. Ii. Importance Of Micronutrients In Nutrition. Iii. Zinc Bibliography, John Willard Gardner

Theses and Dissertations

I. An isothermal titration microcalorimeter having a colume of 4 ml and capable of temerature control to ±2 x 10-5°C is described. Major components include a constant temperature water bath controlled to ±3 x 10-4°C, a platinum reation vessel, and an isothermal control circuit consisting of constant Peltier thermoelectric cooling and variable Joule heating controlled by a thermistor in an AC Wheatstone bridge circuit. The calorimeter was tested by measuring the heat of ionization of water and was found to produce data accurate to ± 0.1% where small samples are used such as in the investigation of many biological systems.

Fate And Metabolism Of Bas 290-H In A Model Ecosystem, Kuo-Mei Chang

Theses and Dissertations

The use of chemicals to control economic pests has grown in this century both in the amount and the diversity of materials used (Headley and Lewis, 1967). About ten billion pounds of pesticides have been used in the United States since 1945. It is estimated that there are 340 million acres of cultivated lands in the Continental United States. Of this amount, approximately 119 million acres were sprayed with herbicides, 97 million acres were treated with insecticides and 25 million acres were treated with fungicides and other minor pesticides (Matsumura, 1972).

Time Of Mating And Incidence Of Conception And Implantation In The Post Partum Lactating Female Mouse, Paul A. Walter

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the School of Sciences and Mathematics at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Biology By Paul A. Walter on July 23, 1973.

Physiological Comparison Of Plaque-Producing And Non-Plaque-Producing Streptococci With Emphasis On Mannitol Utilization, Brenda Castle

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the School of Sciences and Mathematics at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Biology by Brenda Castle on July 19, 1973.

Agricultural Experiment Station News July 1973

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
FROM THE DIRECTOR'S DESK
PUBLICATION ACTIVITY EVALUATION
PERSONNEL ACTIONS
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
GENERAL NOTES
NEBRASKA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION PUBLICATIONS – June 1973
BULLETINS PRINTED

South Dakota Farm And Home Research, Agricultural Experiment Station, South Dakota State University

South Dakota Farm and Home Research: 1949 -1998

Recognition [p] 2
Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus [p] 3
Tornadoes in South Dakota [p] 6
Truck Transportation [p] 7
Feeding Whey to Dairy Cows [p] 11
Less Liver Abscess in Cattle [p] 15
Satellite Photos for Agriculture [p] 16

Death In Context, Roger B. Dworkin

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Agricultural Experiment Station News June 1973

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
FROM THE DIRECTOR'S DESK
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS--1973-74
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
GENERAL NOTES
NEBRASKA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION PUBLICATIONS – May 1973

Role Of Membrane-Associated Components Of Mycoplasma Arthritidis On The Biosynthesis Of Humoral Antibodies And Arthritogenic Properties In Experimental Animals, Lois M. Bergquist

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The virulence of animal-passaged Mycoplasma arthritidis (158) was demonstrated to be enhanced in rats by growth in oleic acid-enriched broth. The virulence of a laboratory-maintained culture of the same strain was unaffected by similar growth conditions. No differences either in the immune response as measured by complement-fixing (CF) antibodies or in the histogenesis of the disease were detected when rats were injected with animal-passaged M. arthritidis grown either in the presence or in the absence of oleic acid. All tests for metabolism-inhibiting (MI) antibodies in the rat were negative.

A Mycoplasma-associated immunosuppression of the primary and of the secondary hemagglutinin …

Sources, Paul A. Johnsgard

Grouse and Quails of North America by Paul A. Johnsgard

Bibliography; more than 600 works cited

Production Of Iodinated Compounds And The Effect On Strobilation In Aurelia Aurita, William J. Welch

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the School of Sciences and Mathematics at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Biology by William J. Welch on May 2, 1973.

Yield And Chemical Composition Of Barley Silage, John Henry James

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The potential of Barsoy barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) as a silage crop was studied at Western Kentucky University in 1970-1971. The field study was conducted at two locations. Barley was seeded at the rate of 107.5 kg/ha in a Pembroke silt loam soil at both locations in September, 1970. At the time of planting the soil was fertilized with 7.5, 32.4 and 33.1 kg/ha of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, respectively. Plants at location 2 received an additional 23.7 kg/ha of nitrogen in February, 1971.

Whole barley plants were harvested at weekly intervals from March 11 through June 3 at …

Agricultural Experiment Station News May 1973

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
FROM THE DIRECTOR'S DESK
GUIDELINES FOR QUARTERLY AUTHORS
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
GENERAL NOTES
NEBRASKA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION PUBLICATIONS – April 1973

Effects Of Temperature And Ph On The Growth And Composition Of The Sporophyte And Gametophyte Generations Of Allomyces Arbusculus Butler (1911), Lawrence Wayne Lenz

Master's Theses

Pure cultures of the sporophyte and gametophyte generations of Allomyces arbusculus Butler (1911) were grown under varied conditions of temperature and pH. On solid media the gametophyte did not grow at 10 and 15 C; the sporophyte began slow growth after a long lag period at 15 C. There were no significant differences in growth between the sporophyte and gametophyte at 20 and 25 C. Increasing colony areas occurred for both generations at temperatures between 30 and 40 C, with the largest amount of growth for either generation at 35 C.

Colonies grown in broth media at various pH levels …

Bacteriophage Φ6: A Lipid-Containing Virus Of Pseudomonas Phaseolicola, Anne K. Vidaver, R. K. Koski, James L. Van Etten

Department of Plant Pathology: Faculty Publications

The purification and properties of a lipid-containing bacteriophage, φ 6, are described. The phage contains a lipid envelope which is probably essential for infection. Infectivity of φ 6 was lost in the presence of organic solvents, sodium deoxycholate, and phospholipase A. The fatty acid composition of the phage lipid was similar to that of the Pseudomonas phaseolicola host cells. The phage was composed of about 25% lipid, 13% RNA, and 62% protein. The buoyant density of φ6 was 1.27 g/ml in cesium chloride. The morphology of φ6 was unusual; it had a polyhedral head of about 60 nm surrounded by …