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2007 Weed Science Research Report – White Section, Ndsu Weed Science, Dept. Of Plant Sciences

Plant Sciences Weed Science Reports

The Weed Science team at North Dakota State University conduct field research in the State of North Dakota. This specific document provides environmental, indexes, abbreviations and collaborators in 2007.

2007 Weed Science Research Report – Yellow Section, Ndsu Weed Science, Dept. Of Plant Sciences

Plant Sciences Weed Science Reports

The Weed Science team at North Dakota State University conduct field research in the State of North Dakota. This specific document reports on field research conducted in 2007. It includes work on several minor crops and the management of several weeds in North Dakota.

Landholder Information For The Safe Use And Management Of Strychnine For Wild Dog Traps, Renee Donovan, David Goodall

Biosecurity published reports

Farmnote 33/2003 - Guide to the safe use of strychnine for jawed traps is included.

Strychnine is a highly poisonous substance that is used in Western Australia for the control of Wild Dogs and Emus. Its use is restricted by law.

This manual outlines your roles and responsibilities for using and managing Strychnine for Wild Dog control. In particular, this manual outlines the essential information you need to know in regard to:

• The legislative requirements for Strychnine control in Western Australia
• The properties and mode of action of Strychnine « How to lodge an application to use Strychnine
• How to …

Discovery: The Student Journal Of Dale Bumpers College Of Agricultural, Food And Life Sciences - Volume 8 2007, Several Authors

Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

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Introduction For Tom Armstrong, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

Dr. Tom Armstrong is the USGS Senior Advisor for Global Change Programs. During his career at USGS, he has served as the principal for the Department of the Interior to the United States Climate Change Science Program, the United States Head of Delegation for the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program; Co-Lead for development of the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites response to the Global Climate Observing System Implementation Plan, the United States delegate to the United Nations Framework Council on Climate Change, advisor on USGS International Polar Year activities, and as Chair of the Science Sub-committee for the Department of …

New Faculty Orientation Welcome, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

It is a true pleasure to join Chancellor Perlman and Senior Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Couture in welcoming you to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Casnr Salute To Graduates, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

We appreciate your being with us this afternoon as we celebrate the accomplishments of tomorrow's graduates from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Thank you for attending, and congratulations to the new alumni! This ceremony is rapidly Becoming both a fixture and a tradition in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. As a matter of fact, it took the national "First Place Award" in a competition last year that was open to all the universities in the United States.

Lead Presentation: The Game, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

Good afternoon, everyone. The deans of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources and I are pleased to be here with you today. We welcome you to IANR Shout It Out, the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources game that allows you to test your IANR and Nebraska knowledge, learn exciting new facts, and win prizes! Good luck to you all!

Ianr Awards Luncheon: Dinsdale Family Faculty Awards, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

What a pleasure it is to come together here to recognize and celebrate outstanding work of members of our IANR community.

Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory Open House, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

Please let me also extend a welcome to everyone attending today's Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory open house. It is wonderful to see you here, and it is great to be back. I know this is going to be a good, informative day, and I thank each and every member of our Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources' community who has worked to make this open house a success. I have a special thank you for today's co-sponsors and exhibitors who are providing such useful information. And a sincere thank you to each of you attending today's open house. You’re the reason …

Panhandle Research And Extension Center Feedlot Dedication Ceremony, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

It is my very great privilege and pleasure to have this opportunity to welcome you to today's dedication. We look forward with great anticipation to the exciting, important research to enhance cattle feeding profitability this feedlot will provide. Approximately 34 percent of Panhandle agriculture's economic impact - about $350 million yearly - comes from cattle finishing.

Haskell Agricultural Laboratory 50th Anniversary Celebration, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

Today we celebrate 50 years of work done here at the Haskell Agricultural Laboratory for Nebraska. Work that addresses issues of great importance here. Work that matters. As your land-grant university, it is a point of pride for us to celebrate work done for our state. We are at work for Nebraska. That's our heritage. It's why we're here.

Farm Bureau Legislative Conference, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

Thank you for asking me to be here with you today. It's always a pleasure. I'm really pleased to talk about my requested topic, which deals with my vision for IANR. Believe me, my vision for the future of Nebraska agriculture and my vision for the future of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources are intertwined, and very bright! That doesn't make me an oracle, of course, but it does make me enthusiastic about my topic!

At Work For Nebraska, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

John, a study focusing on the work and value of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources for Nebraska was released recently and has some great things to say for Nebraska, its leading industry agriculture - and the Institute. The study is called "At Work for Nebraska." What is the study and why was it done?

Nebraska Bankers Scholarship Recognition Dinner, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

Good evening. It is indeed a pleasure to be part of this very first Nebraska Bankers Scholarship Recognition Dinner. My heartiest congratulations to each of our 20 student recipients of the 2007-2008 Nebraska-Bankers Scholarship Program. I know I speak for everyone in this room when I say we look forward with great enthusiasm to the great work you will do, after you graduation, to the important contributions you will make in your chosen field and the communities you will serve over your careers.

Friends Of The Maxwell Arboretum Tree Planting, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

"Each generation takes the earth as trustees," J. Sterling Morton, founder of Arbor Day, once said, adding, "We ought to bequeath to posterity as many forests and orchards as we have exhausted and consumed."

2007 East Campus Arbor Day Celebration, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

As we celebrate Arbor Day, it seems fitting to begin with a J. Sterling Morton quote. "The cultivation of trees is the cultivation of the good, the beautiful, and the ennobling in man,” Morton once said, adding, "and for one, I wish to see it become universal."

Abn Noon Speech (Short Version), John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

Folks, because we find ourselves in a time crunch, I'm going to forego the terrific speech I planned to give today and quickly make five key points. Please know I will be happy to provide additional information on any of them at any time.

Landholder Information For The Safe Use And Management Of 1080, Renee Donovan, David Goodall

Biosecurity published reports

This manual outlines your roles and responsibilities for using and managing 1080. In particular this manual outlines the essential information you need to know in regard to:

• The legislative requirements for 1080 control in Western Australia
• The properties and mode of action of 1080
• How to lodge an application to lay 1080 baits How to safely store and transport 1080
• The procedures and notification required to carry out a baiting proposal
• Personal safety, identifying signs of poisoning & effecting appropriate first aid treatment
• Your responsibilities for notifying DAFWA and the Police of any accidents or incidents
• Methods for evaluating the …

Ethylene Involvement In The Regulation Of The H+-Atpase Csha1 Gene And Of The New Isolated Ferric Reductase Csfro1 And Iron Transporter Csirt1 Genes In Cucumber Plants, Brian M. Waters, Carlos Lucena, Francisco J. Romera, Gena G. Jester, April N. Wynn, Carmen L. Rojas, Esteban Alcántara, Rafael Pérez-Vicente

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

In previous works using ethylene inhibitors and precursors, it has been shown that ethylene participates in the regulation of several Fe-deficiency stress responses by Strategy I plants, such as enhanced ferric reductase activity, rhizosphere acidification, and subapical root hair development. Furthermore, recent evidence suggests that ethylene could regulate the expression of both the ferric reductase and the iron transporter genes of Strategy I plants by affecting the FER (or FER-like) transcription factor. Recently, two H⁺-ATPase genes have been isolated from cucumber roots, CsHA1 and CsHA2. CsHA1 is up-regulated under Fe deficiency while CsHA2 is constitutively expressed. In …

Fertility Restoration Of The Sorghum A3 Male-Sterile Cytoplasm Through A Sporophytic Mechanism Derived From Sudangrass, Hoang V. Tang, Jeffrey F. Pedersen, Christine D. Chase, Daryl R. Pring

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Fertility restoration of sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] lines carrying the IS1112C (A3 group) male-sterile cytoplasm has been documented as a two-gene gametophytic mechanism involving complementary action of restoring alleles designated Rf3 and Rf4, as derived from IS1112C. Fertility restoration capability has also been reported from sudangrass (S. bicolor subsp. drummondii) populations. We describe characteristics of a fertility restoration system derived from sudangrass, in which male-sterile individuals were observed at high frequency in backcross and F2-F3 segregating populations. Segregation analyses were consistent with a sporophytic restoration system involving two complementary genes. Pollen iodine staining in fertile …

Cell Wall Proteome In The Maize Primary Root Elongation Zone. Ii. Region-Specific Changes In Water Soluble And Lightly Ionically Bound Proteins Under Water Deficit1[W][Oa], Jinming Zhu, Sophie Alvarez, Ellen L. Marsh, Mary E. Lenoble, In-Jeong Cho, Mayandi Sivaguru, Sixue Chen, Henry T. Nguyen, Yajun Wu, Daniel P. Schachtman, Robert E. Sharp

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Previous work on the adaptation of maize (Zea mays) primary roots to water deficit showed that cell elongation is maintained preferentially toward the apex, and that this response involves modification of cell wall extension properties. To gain a comprehensive understanding of how cell wall protein (CWP) composition changes in association with the differential growth responses to water deficit in different regions of the elongation zone, a proteomics approach was used to examine water soluble and loosely ionically bound CWPs. The results revealed major and predominantly region-specific changes in protein profiles between well-watered and water-stressed roots. In total, 152 …

Publishing Ltd Whole-Plant Mineral Partitioning Throughout The Life Cycle In Arabidopsis Thaliana Ecotypes Columbia, Landsberg Erecta, Cape Verde Islands, And The Mutant Line Ysl1ysl3, Brian M. Waters, Michael A. Grusak

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

• Minimal information exists on whole-plant dynamics of mineral flow through Arabidopsis thaliana or on the source tissues responsible for mineral export to developing seeds. Understanding these phenomena in a model plant could help in the development of nutritionally enhanced crop cultivars. • A whole-plant partitioning study, using sequential harvests, was conducted to characterize growth and mineral concentrations and contents of rosettes, cauline leaves, stems, immature fruit, mature fruit hulls, and seeds of three WT lines (Col-0, Ler, and Cvi) and one mutant line (Col-0::ysl1ysl3). • Shoot mineral content increased throughout the life cycle for all minerals, although tissue-specific mineral …

Array-Based Genotyping And Expression Analysis Of Barley Cv. Maythorpe And Golden Promise, Harkamal Walia, Clyde Wilson, Pascal Condamine, Abdelbagi M. Ismail, Jin Xu, Xinping Cui, Timothy J. Close

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Background: Golden Promise is a salt-tolerant spring barley closely related to Maythorpe. Salt tolerance in Golden Promise has been attributed to a single mutation at the Ari-e locus (on 5H) resulting from irradiation of Maythorpe. Golden Promise accumulates lower shoot Na⁺ compared to Maythorpe when growing under saline conditions. This study focused on elucidating the genetic basis and mechanisms involved in this difference. Results: The level of polymorphism between the two genotypes was explored using the Barley1 GeneChip for single feature polymorphisms (SFPs) and an oligonucleotide pool assay for single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Polymorphism analyses revealed three haplotype blocks …

2007 Weed Science Research Report – Pink Section, Ndsu Weed Science, Dept. Of Plant Sciences

Plant Sciences Weed Science Reports

The Weed Science team at North Dakota State University conduct field research in the State of North Dakota. This specific document reports on field research conducted in 2007. It includes work on Canada thistle, leafy spurge, and yellow toadflax in North Dakota.

Mandarin Yield Response To Partial Root Drying And Conventional Deficit Irrigation, Cevat Kirda, Fati̇h Topaloğlu, Sevi̇lay Topçu, Harun Kaman

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Fruit yield response of a mandarin (Citrus reticulata cv. Marisol) orchard to deficit irrigation, which was imposed either through conventional deficit irrigation (DI) or a newly evolving irrigation technique, called partial root drying (PRD), was investigated. The PRD practice simply requires wetting of one half of the rooting zone and leaving the other half dry, thereby utilising reduced amount of irrigation water applied. The wetted and dry sides are interchanged in the subsequent irrigations. Six irrigation treatments were tested: (1) TR, traditional farmers’ method of irrigation where irrigation management was left to the full control of a grower; (2) FULL …

Determination Of Water Conveyance Loss In The Menemen Open Canal Irrigation Network, Erhan Akkuzu, Hali̇l Baki̇ Ünal, Beki̇r Sitki Karataş

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

The aim of this research was to determine water conveyance loss in the open canal irrigation network that serves the irrigation areas on the right and left banks of the Menemen Plain, in the lower part of the Gediz Basin. The research was carried out in the main, secondary, and tertiary canals. Water conveyance loss in the canals was measured by the inflow-outflow method, while water velocity was determined using a current-meter. Statistical relationships between canal types, canal shapes, and seepage loss were also investigated. The water conveyance loss at the main canal level was between 0.5% and 1.3% (0.0071-0.0126 …

Methyl Bromide Alternatives For Controlling Meloidogyne Incognita In Pepper Cultivars In The Eastern Mediterranean Region Of Turkey, M. Ali̇ Söğüt, İ. Hali̇l Elekçi̇oğlu

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

The efficacy of soil solarization in combination with Trichoderma spp. (S+Tr), dazomet (S+D 300, 400 and 500 kg ha^{-1} of dosages) and fresh chicken manure (S+CM 12.5 t ha^{-1}) as methyl bromide (MB) alternatives against root-knot nematodes on pepper cultivars was investigated in plastic greenhouses in the eastern Mediterranean Region of Turkey. Soil solarization for 6 weeks increased soil temperature by 8.4 and 7.8 °C at 10 cm soil depth in 2000 and 2001, respectively. Second stage juvenile (J2) populations of M. incognita were efficiently reduced by S + Tr, S + D300, S + D400, S + D500, S …

Mating Type Groups Of Ascochyta Rabiei (Teleomorph: Didymella Rabiei), The Causal Agent Of Chickpea Blight In Central Anatolia, Harun Bayraktar, F. Sara Dolar, Sali̇h Maden

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

The distribution of mating types of Ascochyta rabiei (teleomorph: Didymella rabiei) was studied on isolates collected from chickpea growing areas of Central Anatolia. Mating type assessments of 45 isolates from 6 different provinces were conducted under laboratory conditions. After keeping for 5-6 weeks, the pseudothecial development and ascospore production were observed on chickpea stem pieces that were incubated in 8 ± 1 °C and 85% relative humidity. Both mating types were found in all the provinces, except for Kayseri and Sivas. The majority of the isolates belonged to Mat 1-1 (57.8%) and the others (42.2%) to MAT 1-2. Additionally, the …

Growth And Stomatal Behaviour Of Two Strawberry Cultivars Under Long-Term Salinity Stress, Ece Turhan, Ati̇lla Eri̇ş

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Sodium chloride (NaCl) treatments were conducted on strawberry plants (Fragaria x ananassa cvs. Camarosa and Chandler) grown under greenhouse conditions. Modified Hoagland solution (one-third strength) containing 0 (control), 8.5, 17.0 and 34.0 mM NaCl was applied to the plants for 6 months. High NaCl concentrations caused serious reductions in growth parameters such as fresh weight (FW) of leaves, stems and roots, leaf area and the number of leaves. Addition of salt to the growth medium caused a reduction in stomatal conductance (Gs) and transpiration rate (E) of Camarosa. Saline water up to 34 mM NaCl did not have any influence …