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Nebline, September 2002

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Food Safety at the Workplace: September is National Food Safety Education Month^SM
Test Your Refrigerator Food Safety Savvy Quiz
Storing Sweet Potatoes
Low Water Use Flowers for Your Landscape
2002 September/October Garden Calendar
Fall Rose Show
Horticulture information center
Protect Yourself from West Nile Virus by Controlling Mosquitoes
Recycle Used Oil!
Fall Cleaning?
Head Lice Videotape in English, Spanish and Arabic!
Basic Information about the 2002 Farm Bill
Wait to Use Fall Forage
Fall is a Good Time to Control Problem Weeds
Latest U.S. Drought Monitor Map
Organic Production
Let Popcorn Mature on the Stalk
Drying Gourds
Raising Ducks …

Pineywoods Native Plant Center, Sept 2002, Sfa Gardens, Stephen F. Austin State University

SFA Gardens Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Relationship Between Secondary Metabolism And Fungal Development, Ana M. Calvo, Richard A. Wilson, Jin Woo Bok, Nancy P. Keller

Fungal Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Details findings related to the relationship between secondary metabolism and fungal development.

Riparian Vegetation Of The Lower Rio Grande, Robert I. Lonard, Frank W. Judd

School of Integrative Biological & Chemical Sciences (Formerly Dept. of Biology)

The riparian vegetation of the lower reach of the Rio Grande was studied at 7 locations using 3 line intercepts at each location. There were no trees at the mouth of the river and the vegetation was similar to that found along the Laguna Madre shore of barrier islands. Mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) was the dominant tree near the coast and in the western section of the river near Falcon Dam. Sugar hackberry (Celtis laevigata) was the dominant tree species at all other sites except at Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, where cedar elm (Ulmus crassifolia) and anacua (Ehretia anacua) were …

Poisonous Plants Of Tennessee, Erica Fritz

Honors Theses

Many poisonous plants occur within Tennessee. These plants may have an evolutionary advantage over competing plants because of the presence of toxic secondary compounds. Consequently, plant species containing poisons may occur more frequently in advanced families than in primitive families. A list was compiled of those plants that occur in Tennessee that are known to be poisonous and these numbers were compared with the total number of species within both advanced and primitive families. Tennessee poisonous plants occur in higher percentages in those families that are primitive and moderately advanced than in those that are advanced.

Forage News [2002-08], Department Of Plant And Soil Sciences, University Of Kentucky

Forage News

• Kentucky “Shines” at National Conference
• Kentucky Farmer Wins National Hay Contest
• Kentucky Farmer Becomes National Forage Spokesman
• Forage Extension Specialist Receives Nation’s Highest Forage Award
• Program Set for Kentucky Grazing Conference
• U.K. All Commodity Field Day Attracts 2000+
• KFGC Forage-Beef Field Day - September 5
• 2002 Kentucky Grazing School
• Upcoming Events

Use Of The Full Length Transcript (Flt) From Mirabilis Mosaic Caulimovirus To Express Chimeric Genes In Plants, Indu B. Maiti, Nrisingha Dey, Robert J. Shepherd

Kentucky Tobacco Research and Development Center Faculty Patents

A full-length transcript promoter from mirabilis mosaic caulimovirus (MMV) is identified and its DNA sequence given. The promoter functions as a strong and uniform promoter for chimeric genes inserted into plant cells. This strong promoter function is exhibited by histochemical assay in seeds and floral organs and by reproductive scores of transgenic plants including the promoter. The promoter preferably includes a 3′ untranslated region that may be from the MMV itself or from a heterologous source with respect to the promoter. The promoter is used in a chimeric gene and in methods for transforming plant cells to obtain transgenic plants, …

Managing The Growing Environment For Woody Plants Soils, Larry A. Sagers

All Archived Publications

No abstract provided.

Center For Grassland Studies Newsletter, Summer 2002, Volume 8, No. 3

Center for Grassland Studies: Newsletters

• Influence of Topography on Sediment Trapping in Grass Buffers by Dean Eisenhauer, Michael Dosskey, Matthew Helmers, Jason Brothers, and Thomas Franti, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, UNL

• Vivien Allen to be Leu Distinguished Lecturer

• Arbor Links Golf Course Opens

• CGS Tour Showcased Golfing, Hunting, Ranching, Biology Education and Research

• New Grassland Reserve Program in Farm Bill

• Landscape Connections September 14

• Gudmundsen Ranch Open House August 28

Nebline, July 2002

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

2002 Lancaster County Fair
Blue Flowers for the Garden
Lawn Care Tips Save Water During Drought
Fall Webworm
2002 July/August Garden Calendar
“Itchy Chiggers”
Mosquito Prevention and Control
What’s the Scoop on Insect Repellents?
Changes in the Nebraska Pesticide Act May Affect Termiticide Applications
Preparing Bins, Equipment for Harvest
Soybeans American Style: Using Innovation & Experience to Increase Profitability
Pesticide Container Recycling
Plant Turnips for Fall Grazing
Safety and Risk Management in Agricultural Tourism
Caring for Animals When Gone
State’s Rural Population is Growing
July/August UNL Programs and Events of Interest
Packing Your Lunch Can Save You More Than Money …

Forage News [2002-07], Department Of Plant And Soil Sciences, University Of Kentucky

Forage News

• Forage Survey
• U.K. All Commodity Field Day - July 18
• Farm Visits
• Jason Sandefur is Kentucky Forage Spokesperson
• KFGC State Forage Field Day is Sept 5 at New UK Beef Research Farm
• Third Edition of Southern Forages
• Upcoming Events

Miscellaneous Publication 6/2001 - Sheep And Goat Industries Biosecurity Plan, Department Of Agriculture Western Australia, Government Of Western Australia

Biosecurity published reports

StockGuard has been initiated to develop a series of biosecurity plans for the animal industries in Western Australia. Through StockGuard, representatives from the animal industries have been working with the Department of Agriculture to identify the major threats to each of the animal industries and to develop action plans detailing how these threats will be managed.

The recent Foot and Mouth outbreak in the United Kingdom is a stark example of the potential for exotic disease to devastate an animal industry. The UK experience, along with the 1999 outbreak of virulent Newcastle disease in poultry in New South Wales have …

The Language Of Horticulture, Larry A. Sagers

All Archived Publications

No abstract provided.

Advanced Master Gardener Landscape Gardening For Gardeners, Larry A. Sagers

All Archived Publications

No abstract provided.

Planning Your Landscape: Microclimates, Seasons, Sites And Soils, Larry A. Sagers

All Archived Publications

No abstract provided.

The French Garden, Larry A. Sagers

All Archived Publications

No abstract provided.

The Quest Continues, Larry A. Sagers

All Archived Publications

No abstract provided.

Nebline, June 2002

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

NFBA Helps Producers Analyze Their Farming Business
Local Grower Turns to Barley Straw as an Alternative Crop
Propagation of Shrubs from Softwood Cuttings
Bindweed Season is Here
Night Blooming Flowers Offer Evening Enjoyment
2002 June/July Garden Calendar
See a Roach? Identify it Before you Spray
EQIP Works With Producers to Conserve Natural Resources
Are Carpenter Ants Killing My Trees?
EPA Urges Caution When Using Disinfectants in Ducts
Controlling Algae in Ponds and Lakes
Pesticide Container Recycling
Sample Your Hay to Get Accurate Nutrient Analyses
Wildflowers and Native Plants
Some Wood Mulches Can Encourage Turf Mushrooms
Control of Smooth Sumac
Check …

The Prairie Naturalist Volume 34, No. 1/2 March/June 2002

The Prairie Naturalist

LOCALIZED MOVEMENTS AND SITE FIDELITY OF WHITETAILED DEER IN THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS ▪ B. J. Kernohan, J. A. Jenks, and D. E. Naugle

SPAWNING-SEASON HOMING OF COMMON CARP AND RIVER CARPSUCKER ▪ J. L. Bonneau and D. L. Scamecchia

HOME RANGES OF RING-NECKED PHEASANTS IN NORTHWESTERN KANSAS ▪ R. D. Applegate, B. E. Flock, P. S. Gipson, M. W. McCoy, and K. E. Kemp

RESPONSES OF BIGHORN SHEEP TO DISTURBANCE IN LOW-ELEVATION GRASSLANDS ▪ R. W. Sayre, R. W. Seabloom, and W. F. Jensen

DISTRIBUTION OF CHANNEL CATFISH LIFE STAGES IN A PRAIRIE RIVER BASIN ▪ . J. C. …

Soil Properties As Influenced By Phosphorus- And Nitrogen-Based Manure And Compost Applications, Bahman Eghball

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Manure or compost application based on N needs of corn (Zea mays L. ) may result in soil accumulation of P, N, and other ions, since the manure or compost N/P ratio is usually smaller than the corn N/P uptake ratio. This study was conducted from 1992 to 1996 to evaluate the effects of annual or biennial application of N- and P-based composted and noncomposted beef cattle (Bos taurus ) feed- lot manure on soil properties. Fertilized and unfertilized checks were also included. Soil surface (0–15 cm) pH significantly increased with N-based manure (MN) or compost application (CN), …

Property Planning Manual For The Swan-Canning Catchment - February 2002, Catherine Nind, Kylie Banfield, Brian Lloyd

Farm Systems and Economics published reports

Perth, its suburbs and adjacent semi rural and rural areas are part of the Swan-Canning catchment. Ona broad scale the Swan and Canning Rivers are part of a large drainage system that collects and drains water from across the catchment via a myriad of small channels, creeks, brooks and drains which, working together, concentrates the flow into a single water body, the Swan-Canning Estuary. This drainage system collects water both from the surface of the land and also from water, which seeps beneath the surface and moves underground.

The water may contain a considerable variety of potential pollutants, such as …

Relationship Of Sorghum Kernel Size To Physiochemical, Milling, Pasting, And Cooking Properties, W. J. Lee, Jeffrey F. Pedersen, D. R. Shelton

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

Effects of kernel size on grain sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] quality were studied in an experiment designed to separate effects of kernel size from seedlot. The study utilized three sieve fractions of varying kernel diameter (>3.35, >2.80 and >2.36 mm) from six seedlots. Chemical composition, physical characteristics, milling characteristics, pasting properties, and cooking qualities were determined for each kernel size fraction. Large kernels lost less relative mass during 1 min of decortication, were higher in protein concentration, and lower in ash. Milling yields were higher from large kernels, and flour from large kernels had higher water absorbance, …

Swine Response To Misting Synchronized With Meal Events, Roger A. Eigenberg, John A. Nienaber, G. Leroy Hahn, Stephen D. Kachman

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

Prior work has shown that the tympanic temperature of swine increases during an eating bout. An experiment was conducted in a hot environment using timing of misting as a way of reducing the body temperature during meal events. Three treatments were applied to pigs in a constant temperature 30³C environment: no misting, misting just prior to meals, and misting between meals. Two response variables were examined: feed intake and meal duration. Three environmental chambers were used in a Latin–Square layout with each chamber hosting each treatment. Analysis showed feed intake was significantly (P < 0.05) increased by misting just prior to the meal, when compared with no misting or misting between meals. Similarly, meal duration was significantly greater (P < 0.05) for misting just prior to the meal than for the other two treatments. The meal effect appears to result from cooling the pig, thereby reducing the tympanic temperature spike that normally occurs during an activity event such as a meal. The moderation of the body temperature apparently allows the pig to eat for a greater period of time before thermoregulatory controls restrict the meal duration and hence the meal amount. While not conclusive from these short–term observations, increased feed intake should benefit growth performance.

United States Patent Application Publication: Down-Regulation Of Single Genes And Simultaneous Down-Regulation Of Multiple Genes By Nuclear Localization Of Rna Transcripts, Thomas E. Clemente, Paul E. Staswick, Tony L. Buhr

Center for Plant Science Innovation: Faculty Publications

A method is provided for gene suppression in eukaryotes by transformation with a recombinant construct containing a promoter, at least one antisense and/or sense nucleotide sequence for the gene(s) to be suppressed, wherein the nucleus-to-cytoplasm transport of the transcription products of the construct is inhibited. In one embodiment, nucleus-to- cytoplasm transport is inhibited by the absence of a normal 3' UTR. The construct can optionally include at least one self-cleaving ribozyme. The construct can also optionally include sense and/or antisense sequences to multiple genes that are to be simultaneously down-regulated using a single promoter. Also disclosed are vectors, plants, animals, …

Center For Grassland Studies Newsletter, Spring 2002, Volume 8, No. 2

Center for Grassland Studies: Newsletters

A Systems Approach to Production from Weaning to Harvest by Terry Klopfenstein, D. J. Jordon, and Galen Erickson, Department of Animal Science, UNL

Turf in the Landscape

Nebraska Grazing Conference in Kearney August 12-13

CGS 2002 Seminar Series

National Grassland Week in May

Global Virtual Conference on Organic Beef Production

Evaluation Of The Persistence Of Grazing Alfalfa Varieties, Maria Stiles

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The use of alfalfa (Medicago scitiva L.) for grazing is becoming more common. Alfalfa is the most widely planted legume, and is one of the most nutritional forage crops available. It is proposed that alfalfa was cultivated 4000 to 5000 years ago and produces the most protein per acre of any forage crop. Live weight gains for beef cattle grazing alfalfa average 230 to 360 kg ha-1. There is no cheaper way to harvest and utilize alfalfa than for the animal to harvest it directly. Most of the commercially available alfalfa varieties, however, were developed for hay production and thus …

Forage News [2002-05], Department Of Plant And Soil Sciences, University Of Kentucky

Forage News

• Kentucky Grazing School Sets Record
• How Much Can You Afford to Pay for a Hay Barn?
• 23^RD Kentucky Alfalfa Conference Set for February 20, 2003
• Stockpiled Tall Fescue Provides Lower Cost Wintering System for Fall Calving Cows
• First Hay Cut Approaching
• Upcoming Events

Uses Of Antimicrobials In Plant Agriculture, Anne K. Vidaver

Department of Plant Pathology: Faculty Publications

Bacterial diseases of plants are less prevalent than diseases caused by fungi and viruses. Antimicrobials for prophylactic treatment of bacterial diseases of plants are limited in availability, use, and efficacy, and therapeutic use is largely ineffective. Most applications are by spray treatments in orchards. Monitoring and surveillance for drug resistance are not routinely done. In the United States, data on use of antimicrobials for treatment of bacterial diseases of plants are limited to streptomycin and oxytetracycline. Resistance to streptomycin has become widespread among bacterial phytopathogens; no resistance among these bacteria has yet been reported for oxytetracycline. No human health effects …

Nebline, May 2002

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Farmers Learn About Biosolids!
2002 All-America Rose Selections
Walnut Caterpillar
Basil for Your Garden
Annual Vines in the Landscape
2002 May/June Garden Calendar
Ant Problems? Try a Baiting Approach
Workshop: Everything Homeowners Need to Know About Termite Control
2002 Household Hazardous Waste Collections
Backyard Wildlife: To Feed a Hummingbird
Cattail Control in Sewage Lagoons
Pesticide Disposal Program a Success
Storage Methods to Reduce Hay Losses
Latest U.S. Drought Monitor Map
Annual Observed Precipitation – Lincoln, NE (in inches, 1887-2001)
Herbicide Application
Maintain Drainfield for Long-Term Septic System Use
Controlling Dandelions
New Test For Lyme Disease
Lyme Disease and Tick Management …

1080 Summary Information, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia, Department Of Conservation And Land Management, Western Australia, Department Of Health, Western Australia

Biosecurity research reports

Fluoroacetate, the active ingredient of 1080, occurs naturally in toxic plants in Australia, South Africa, and South America. Manufactured I080 underpins most vertebrate pest control programs in Australia and New Zealand. Fluoroacetate occurs naturally in about 40 plant species in Australia with most of these plants restricted to the south-west of WA.

I080 was introduced to rabbit control programs in the early 1950s and therefore has a long history of proven effectiveness and safety in Australia. There have been few repo1ted problems associated with human safety, environmental persistence, bioaccumulation or impact on populations of non-target species.

In particular, I080 baits …