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Soybean Cyst Nematode Populations As Influenced By A Non-Treated Soybean Crop, A Fluopyram-Treated Soybean Crop And A Non-Host Corn Crop, Margaret E. Lawrence Jan 2017

Soybean Cyst Nematode Populations As Influenced By A Non-Treated Soybean Crop, A Fluopyram-Treated Soybean Crop And A Non-Host Corn Crop, Margaret E. Lawrence

Murray State Theses and Dissertations

Soybean cyst nematodes are the most significant plant pathogen to soybeans in all soybean producing areas in the United States. Rotating to non-host crops, and using resistant varieties have been the main ways of managing this plant pathogen throughout the history of soybeans in this country. Fluopyram is a seed treatment that is labelled for the control of early season plant parasitic nematodes in soybean. Up until this point, there has been little to no published research conducted on the effectiveness of fluopyram against soybean cyst nematode. For this study, the objective was to conduct research to determine whether fluopyram …


Three Essays On Consumption Behavior, Credit, And Labor Supply Of Farm Households In Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence From Uganda, Seydina Ousmane Sene Jan 2017

Three Essays On Consumption Behavior, Credit, And Labor Supply Of Farm Households In Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence From Uganda, Seydina Ousmane Sene

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Consumption patterns, credit, and labor supply are determinants of human welfare, and also indicators of a country's economic progress, poverty, and inequalities. In this study, I review many of the stylized facts regarding consumption behaviors, credit, and the decision to engage in off-farm labor supply. I also put the life cycle model into an empirical model and perform testing. This is done in a three-essay format with a focus on the country of Uganda. In the first essay, I test whether farm households’ consumption behavior is consistent with an optimization process predicted by economic theory. In essay II, I evaluate …


Dynamic Modelling Of Local Government Wealth When Shocked By Natural Disasters, Alejandra Brevé Ferrari Jan 2017

Dynamic Modelling Of Local Government Wealth When Shocked By Natural Disasters, Alejandra Brevé Ferrari

LSU Master's Theses

Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm on August 29th of 2005. It is the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history. Communities across the country are increasingly at risk of being affected by natural and environmental disasters. The Public Assistance Grant Program (PA Program) administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is available for states and communities that have received a major or emergency disaster declaration. Most of Emergency Management (EM) research has focused on preparedness and mitigation activities; considerably less research has studied post disaster response. Two of the initial and most important aspects …


Descriptive Aanalysis Of Agritourism In Louisiana: Motivation. Marketing. Limitations., Denys Maksymov Jan 2017

Descriptive Aanalysis Of Agritourism In Louisiana: Motivation. Marketing. Limitations., Denys Maksymov

LSU Master's Theses

This study aims to present information on the existing Louisiana agritourism industry and create a descriptive profile of agritourism operators, addressing specifically what motivates people to engage in agritourism. A subsequent focus of the study is to document marketing approaches used in promoting agritourism operations and concerns and limitations faced by Louisiana agritourism operators. These will be achieved through the following objectives: 1. Use a survey instrument to collect information on the demographics of farmers interested and/or engaged in agritourism, farm characteristics, types of activities offered in the agritourism operations, as well as motivators for engaging in agritourism. 2. Analyze …


Evaluating West Virginia Organic Heritage Beans For Commercial Markets In West Virginia, Lewis Jett Jan 2017

Evaluating West Virginia Organic Heritage Beans For Commercial Markets In West Virginia, Lewis Jett

Midwest Vegetable Trial Reports

No abstract provided.


Msu 2016 Seedless Pickling Cucumber Variety Trial, Ben Phillips Jan 2017

Msu 2016 Seedless Pickling Cucumber Variety Trial, Ben Phillips

Midwest Vegetable Trial Reports

No abstract provided.


Evaluation Of 11 Bell Pepper Cultivars In Southwest Michigan, Ron Goldy Jan 2017

Evaluation Of 11 Bell Pepper Cultivars In Southwest Michigan, Ron Goldy

Midwest Vegetable Trial Reports

No abstract provided.


Yield Of 17 Summer Squash Varieties In Southwest Michigan, Ron Goldy Jan 2017

Yield Of 17 Summer Squash Varieties In Southwest Michigan, Ron Goldy

Midwest Vegetable Trial Reports

No abstract provided.


2016 Evaluation Of Determinate Tomato Varieties For High Tunnel Production In Kansas, Kimberly Oxley, David Loewen, Cary L. Rivard Jan 2017

2016 Evaluation Of Determinate Tomato Varieties For High Tunnel Production In Kansas, Kimberly Oxley, David Loewen, Cary L. Rivard

Midwest Vegetable Trial Reports

No abstract provided.


Winter Melon (Benincasa Hispida) As A New Crop For Southwest Michigan, Ron Goldy Jan 2017

Winter Melon (Benincasa Hispida) As A New Crop For Southwest Michigan, Ron Goldy

Midwest Vegetable Trial Reports

No abstract provided.