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Arkansas Soybean Research Studies 2018, Jeremy Ross

Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Series

Arkansas is the leading soybean-producing state in the mid-southern United States. Arkansas ranked 11th in soybean production in 2018 when compared to the other soybean-producing states in the U.S. The state represents 3.7% of the total U.S. soybean production and 3.7% of the total acres planted in soybean in 2018. The 2018 state soybean average was 50.5 bushels per acre, half a bushel lower than the state record set in 2017. The top five soybean-producing counties in 2018 were Mississippi, Desha, Phillips, Arkansas, and Poinsett Counties (Table 1). These five counties accounted for 33.7% of soybean production in Arkansas in …

Fertigation Facts, Kyle Egbert, Matt Yost, Bryce Sorensen, Grant Cardon, Niel Allen, Ryan Larsen

All Current Publications

This fact sheet provides general information on forms of fertigation for primary plant nutrient, fertigation timng, and fertigation economics.

Quantification Of Palmer Amaranth Seed Number Using A Computerized Particle Analyzer, Matthew B. Bertucci, Paul C. Bartley Iii, Katherine M. Jennings, David W. Monks, Brian E. Jackson

Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations

We evaluated the accuracy of a computerized particle analyzer (CPA) for high-throughput counting of Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri S. Watson) seeds and subsequently used the CPA to verify the accuracy of two subsampling methods for estimation of Palmer amaranth seed production. To determine accuracy of the CPA, 55 hand-counted samples, ranging from 500 to 5000 Palmer amaranth seeds, were drawn from field samples and counted with the CPA. The relationship between hand and CPA seed counts was described by a linear model (R-2 = 0.99) with a slope of 0.987 and a y-intercept of 3.49. Thus, very little discrepancy exists …

Agriculture Teacher Attitudes Regarding Gifted Education And Teaching Gifted Students In The Agriculture Classroom, Olivia M. Hile

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Agriculture teachers are responsible for a wide variety of students in their classrooms. It was unclear before this research how much preservice teacher instruction agriculture teachers were receiving to prepare them to teach students identified as gifted. This research aimed to measure teacher attitudes, characterization of gifted students, professional development needs, and related demographic information. Of the agriculture teachers who completed a traditional teacher preparation program, 54.50% felt that they were adequately prepared to meet the needs of gifted students in their classroom.

Participants characterized gifted agriculture students as outstanding problem solvers, quick to memorize information, and excellent in science. …

Phosphorus Runoff Risk Assessment In Karstic Regions Of The United States, Andrew N. Sharpley, Phillip D. Hays, Karl W. Vandevender, Mike B. Daniels

Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations

The Phosphorus (P) Index risk assessment tool has been widely adopted across the United States to identify and rank site vulnerability to P runoff as part of the Natural Resources Conservation Service nutrient management planning (NMP) process. However, limited success has been achieved in addressing the risk of P loss by subsurface flow pathways, despite its relative importance in certain areas of the United States, particularly in those U.S. states dominated by karst terrain. Here we review how states with varying land areas classified as having karst features address the risk of P runoff during the NMP process. Indices adopted …

Integration Of Cover Crops Into Midwest Corn-Soybean Cropping Systems And Potential For Weed Suppression, Joshua S. Wehrbein

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Cover crops have potential to provide benefits to agricultural systems, such as improved soil productivity, nutrient scavenging, weed suppression, and livestock forage. There are several challenges associated with cover crop integration into traditional Midwest corn-soybean cropping systems. One of these challenges is timely establishment in the fall, which is limited by the relatively late harvest of corn and soybean. Cover crop effectiveness is related to the amount of biomass produced, thus maximizing the growth period in the fall is desired. To address this challenge, we evaluated the potential to utilize early-season soybean maturity groups (MGs) to allow for earlier soybean …

Benchmarking On-Farm Maize Nitrogen Balance In The Western U. S. Corn Belt, Fatima Amor Tenorio

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

A nitrogen (N) balance, calculated as the difference between N inputs and grain-N removal, provides an estimate of the potential N losses. We used N balance with other N-related metrics (partial factor productivity for N inputs, and yield-scaled N balance), to benchmark maize yields in relation with N input use in the US Corn Belt. We first used experimental data on grain-N concentration (GNC) to assess variation in this parameter due to biophysical and management factors. Subsequently, we used N balance and N-related metrics to benchmark yields in relation with N inputs in irrigated and rainfed fields in Nebraska using …

Critical Time For Weed Removal In Corn (Zea Mays L.) As Influenced By Pre Herbicides, Ayse Nur Ulusoy

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

A weed control program that utilizes PRE herbicides and ensures a timely post-emergence weed removal could protect growth and yield of corn. The use of pre-emergence (PRE) herbicides for weed control could reduce the need for multiple POST applications of glyphosate in glyphosate-tolerant (GT) corn and provide an additional mode of action for combating glyphosate-resistant weeds. Thus, field studies were conducted in 2017 and 2018 at Concord, NE with the following objectives develop weed management recommendations that considers soil applied herbicides and determine proper timing of glyphosate based on the crop growth stage.

Therefore the material in this thesis is …

Viability Of Wetland Crops For Use In Treatment Wetlands: Nitrogen Removal From Water And Production Of Food, Andrew Denson Corder

Theses and Dissertations

Treatment wetlands are used to treat wastewater from a variety of sources, but their functionality depends on the macrophytes present therein. To better understand the viability of wetland macrophytes both as sources of food and as agents of nitrogen removal from wastewater, this study quantified plant growth, food production, and nitrogen removal capacity of three common wetland crops as well as three locally dominant graminoid species in a variety of relevant ecological contexts. All six plant species and a control were grown over a ten-week period in three related experiments: (1) under three moisture regimes, (2) with or without competition …

Impact Of Myoglobin Oxygenation State On Color Stability Of Beef Steaks During Frozen Storage And Thawed Retail Display, Morgan Lee Henriott

Department of Animal Science: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Meat color is the most important product characteristic that impacts consumer purchasing decisions. Therefore, the major objectives of this thesis were to determine the impact of myoglobin oxygenation level and frozen storage duration on both frozen and thawed beef color. USDA Choice strip loins (n = 36) were aged for 4 d or 20 d and cut into steaks. Steaks were randomly assigned to a myoglobin oxygenation level [deoxymyoglobin (DeOxy; immediately packaged), oxygenation (Oxy; oxygenated in air for 30 minutes), or high oxygenation (HiOxy; packaged for 24 h in 80% O₂)]. Steaks were then vacuum packaged in …

High Tensile Permanent Electric Fence, Planning And Design, Matthew Palmer, Eric Thacker, Shannon Cromwell, Kevin Heaton, Kohl Carter

All Current Publications

This fact sheet provides detailed information about planning and designing a permanent electric fence.

Application Of Healthy Grains And Its Products In Dairy Processing, Zan Xuemei, Liu Ming, Meng Ning, Liu Yanxiang, Tan Bin, Liu Yixiang, Ni Hui

Food and Machinery

This paper summarizes the processing technology and characteristics of healthy cereals and their products, introduces the application progress of healthy cereals and their products in dairy processing field, and further discusses the problems and development direction in the development of healthy cereals and dairy products in China.

Regulation Mechanism Of Glucose Homeostasis By Dietary Polyphenols: A Review, Wang Chen, Long Xiaoshan, Zou Yuxiao, Li Qian, Hu Tenggen, Li Erna, Shen Weizhi, Liu Fan

Food and Machinery

It is widely accepted that glucose homeostasis is of great importance for vital activity. Dietary polyphenols take part in the regulation of glucose homeostasis through inhibiting activities of digestive enzymes for carbohydrates and glucose transporting, improving insulin resistance, etc. This paper reviewed the compounds and distribution of dietary polyphenols, and their glucose homeostasis regulation activities and correlated mechanism. And also provide outlook for the future research highlights of dietary polyphenols.

Effects Of Malondialdehyde Oxidation On Structure And Functional Properties Of Seeds-Watermelon Seed Protein, Gao Jin, Manonose Tariroupenyu, Li Zhihao, Wang Ping, Yu Xiongwei, Li Shugang

Food and Machinery

This study used seeds-watermelon seed protein as research object, and the effects of lipid per oxidation product, Malondialdehyde (MDA) on its structure and gelling properties were investigated by means of circular dichroism spectroscopy and texture analyzer etc. The results showed that the surface hydrophobicity of seeds-watermelon seed protein decreased from 10 229 to 2 459, and the β-sheet content in the secondary structure increased, and the irregular curl content decreased; the oxidation of MDA made the gelling strength of seeds-watermelon seed protein gradually deteriorate, the water-holding capacity first decreased and then increased, and the oil-holding trend was opposite; when the …

Effect Of Dry Heat Treatment On Emulsifying Properties Of Insoluble Soybean Fiber, Zhao Xiujie, Huang Lihua, Luo Huainan, Cai Yongjian, Zhao Mouming, Zhao Qiangzhong

Food and Machinery

Different treatments of alkali (AK), heating alkali (HA), alkali heating (AH), and alkali twin-screw extrusion (AT) were employed to prepare insoluble soybean fiber (ISF) from defatted okara. The effect of dry heat treatment on the emulsifying properties of ISF was studied by the O/W emulsions prepared by self-made ISF. The ζ-potential of ISF emulsions sorted by magnitude were AH-ISF＞AK-ISF＞AT-ISF＞HA-ISF, and the storage modulus (G′) were AT-ISF＞AH-ISF＞HA-ISF＞AK-ISF. Four kinds of emulsions all exhibited shear-thinning properties, and tanδ of the dry heat treated ISF emulsions were less than 1. During emulsion storage. AK-ISF was found to have the largest increasing ranges in …

Effect Of Different Emulsifiers And Bubble-Retaining Type Liquid Shortening On Batter And Baking Characteristics Of Sponge Cake, Zou Qibo, Wang Jiabao, Chen Cheng, Liang Liting, Cao Weichao, Chen Junmin, Huang Weining, Akihiro Ogawa

Food and Machinery

The effects of monoglyceride emulsifier and sucrose ester emulsifier combined with bubble-retaining type liquid shortening on batter and baking characteristics of sponge cake were studied. The results showed that compared with the cake containing only the monoglyceride type emulsifier, the density of the batter containing the sucrose ester type emulsifier combined with the bubble-retaining type liquid shortening decreased, the viscosity and surface tension of cake batter increased, and stability of cake batter was improved. The cake specific volume was 4.01 mL/g, compared with the cake containing only the monoglyceride type emulsifier, the specific volume of the sponge cake containing the …

Texture And Rheological Properties Of Compourd System Of Tara Gum And Xanthan Gum, Niu Haijia, Liu Aiguo, Liu Lizeng, Gao Xiaoxiayue, Wang Pengcheng, Qiang Feng

Food and Machinery

The TG and XTG with a total concentration of 1% were compounded according to different quality ratios. Then the gel properties and rheological properties of the compound system were determined by the texture analyzer and the rheometer, and flow curves were analyzed by using Carreau model. the forming mechanism of compound system network was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy(SEM). The texture analysis indicated that the maximum gel strength was obtained when TG/XTG quality ratio was 6∶4, Moreover, there was the maximum G’ in frequency scanning and temperature scanning. As a result, the best compound quality ratio between TG and XTG …

Physicochemical And Functional Properties Of Resistant Starch From Castanopsis Carlesi, Xie Tao, Tang Yalu, Liu Yanlan, Li Xiaowen, Liu Yongle, Yi Cuiping

Food and Machinery

Using native starch (NS) of Castanopsis carlesi as the control, the properties of two kinds of resistant starch (RS) were studied, including in vitro digestible, structural, paste and probiotic. Results: Compared with C. carlesi NS, both HMT RS (RS sample made by heat-moisture treatment) and AH-HMT RS (RS sample made by a combination of acid hydrolysis and heat-moisture treatments) were the low glycemic index food additives, their RS contents increased significantly. B-type crystal in either HMT RS or AH-HMT RS was dominated, and their average degree of polymerizations (DPs) reduced. As for microstructure, the former presented the rule layer structure, …

Study On Nutritional Evaluation Of Rice Protein Based On Modified Ahp And Grey Correlation Analysis, Xiao Ke, Su Donglin, Li Zhijian, Shang Xuebo

Food and Machinery

The protein and amino acid composition of 24 rice samples from 8 late indica varieties in three production bases were determined. With FAO/WHO provisional pattern of amino acids as reference, a comprehensive evaluation model for rice protein was established by combining modified analytic hierarchy process (AHP) with grey correlation analysis, and the feasibility of the evaluation model in evaluating the nutritional value of protein was verified. The results showed that the quality of rice protein was significantly different among different bases and varieties (P<0.05). The correlation coefficient r of the weighted grey correlation method with PER and NPR was 0.959 (P=0.003) and 0.974 (P=0.001) respectively. The results demonstrate that the weighted grey correlation degree is highly correlated with biological indexes of protein quality, which can characterize the nutritional quality of rice protein scientifically and effectively.

Study On Sensitivity Of Esterase From Chrysemys And Tupaiabelangeri To Some Organophosphorus And Carbamate Pesticide, Song Yanfei, Chen Xianggui, Xiang Juncheng, Wang Wei, Yin Pengfei, Yang Xiao

Food and Machinery

The esterase activity of Chrysemyswas determined by Ellman method, and the indole acetate was used as substrate to determine the esterase activity of Tupaiabelangeri. The optimum reaction conditions were determined by orthogonal array design.and the inhibition effects of several specific enzyme inhibitors were compared; The enzyme inhibition method was used to investigated the sensitivity of esterase form Chrysemyse and Tupaiabelangeri to organophosphorus and carbamate pesticides. The optimum conditions of esterase activity determination of Chrysemys were: incubation temperature 35 ℃, incubation time 15 min, buffer pH 7.5; The optimum conditions of esterase activity determination of Tupaiabelangeri were: incubation temperature 25 ℃, …

Determination Of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons By Mspe-Hplc-Uv-Based On Covalent Organic Frameworks, Hu Biqing, Ye Jia, Li Qianlian, Pang Jie, Yan Zhiming

Food and Machinery

A novel magnetic covalent organic framework (Fe₃O₄@COF-SCU1) was prepared via a facile method, and was used for the magnetic solid phase extraction (MSPE) of eight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from dahongpao tea soup, which were analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography-UV (HPLC-UV). Fe₃O₄@COF-SCU1 was characterized by electron scanning microscope, electron transmission microscope, X-ray diffraction, nitrogen isothermal adsorption and desorption, and Fourier transform infrared. In this experiment, the composition of Fe₃O₄@COF-SCU1, the adsorption and elution conditions of MSPE were systematically optimized, and the qualitative and quantitative analysis method of …

Quick Determination Of 3-Methyl-Quinoxaline-2-Carboxylic Acid Residues In Animal-Derived Food By Alkali Hydrolysis-Solid Phase Extraction-Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Liu Di, Han Li, Zeng Ni, Yu Tingting, Wang Heng, Wang Bin, Rong Mao

Food and Machinery

A rapid quasi-deterministic quantitative method for the determination of 3-methyl-quinoxaline-2-carboxylic acid (MQCA) residues in olaquindox metabolites of animal-derived foods was developed, by using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The sample tissue was extracted by alkaline hydrolysis to extract MQCA, purified by anion solid phase extraction column, and detected by LC-MS/MS, and then quantified by internal standard method. The results showed that MQCA had a good linear relationship in the concentration range of 0.5～50.0 ng/mL, and the correlation coefficient was 0.999 7. The detection limit of MQCA was 0.1 μg/kg. The recovery rate was 95.6%～108.2% at the addition level of 0.1, …

Determination Of Anilazine In Tomatoes And Cucumbers By Lc-Ms/Ms, Chen Jingchun

Food and Machinery

Purified by solid phase extraction column, using C₁₈ column as separation column and formic water-acetonitrile as flow phase for gradient elution, qualitative and quantitative analysis of characteristic ions of target compounds were detected by LC-MS/MS in MRM mode. Results, this method was in the linear range of 0.1～10.0 μg/mL, linear correlation coefficient of ＞0.999 0, the detection limit of the method was 0.01 mg/kg, and the quantitative limit was 0.03 mg/kg. At the spiking levels of 0.03, 0.10, and 0.50 mg/kg, the recovery rate of the method was 88.3%～95.0%, with RSD was 5.2%～8.8%. The method has the advantages of …

Non-Destructive Identification Of The Storage Quality Of Paddy Using Nearinfrared Spectroscopy With Neighborhood Rough Set Algorithm, Yang Dong, Chang Qing, Yuan Jianghao, Cao Yang, Zhao Huiyi

Food and Machinery

In order to quickly and accurately detect the status of paddy during storage, the near infrared (NIR) technique was used to establish classification models for identifying the storage quality of paddy. The NIR data of 285 samples in the range of 1 000～1 800 nm were collected. Based on the measured fatty acid, the storage state of the sample was divided into three categories (good storage quality, moderate storage quality obviously tending to decline, and poor storage quality). The optimal 10 wavelengths were selected by neighborhood rough set (NRS) algorithm. The best classification model was established by the combination of …

Identification Of Staining In Cigarette Sources Based On Atr-Ftir Technology, Du He, Li Xiaobo, Ma Jun, Zheng Meiling, Shu Yunbo, Zhang Junsong

Food and Machinery

The spectrum of self-made staining in cigarette and actual staining in cigarette spots were collected by attenuated (ATR-FTIR). Through the methods of intuitive comparison, database retrieval and similarity calculation, the sources of cigarette pollution were analyzed. And the Bootstrap method was used to set the similarity threshold, and the identification model of the staining in cigarette pollution source was established. The results showed that the method could verify the correct rate of the sample with 100%, and realize the qualitative analysis of the source of the staining in cigarette pollution. The method has good precision and reproducibility, and the RSD …

Feasibility Study On Ubiquitous Network In The Field Of Food Safety——Taking The Construction Of Ubiquitous Food Safety Network As An Example, Zhang Hao

Food and Machinery

This paper analyzed the current situation of food safety in China, and then put forward the idea of constructing ubiquitous food safety network in view of the outstanding problems faced at present, and through the integration of new technologies, designed the ubiquitous food safety network system architecture. The results show that the construction of ubiquitous food safety network can solve many problems such as information asymmetry faced by consumers, enterprises and regulators, which can further improve the level of food safety management in China, and has important reference significance for promoting the application of emerging technology industries in China.

Mechanical Characteristics Analysis Of Face Pitting Damage On Helical Gear, Wu Dan, Zhang Limei, Zhao Huibo, Qi Bing, Lu Min

Food and Machinery

In order to study the influence of face pitting damage on helical gear, the helical gears on the secondary deceleration system was taken as an object and the geometric model of gears were built and assembled by SolidWorks. Using the finite element software Workbench, the meshing position of gears set surface contact, and the mechanical properties of intact and damaged gears were analyzed. Next, the analyses of variance were done including the factors of the driving wheel speed and the number of pitting corrosion. The results showed that the rotational speed and pitting damage had a certain influence on the …

Design And Analysis Of Radio Frequency Dryer For Small Particles (Containing Powder), Ling Zhengzheng, Ren Guangyue, Duan Xu, Lu Yingjie, Chen Xi

Food and Machinery

In view of the simple drying method of small granular (powder) materials, low heat utilization rate and ineffective guarantee of the quality of dry products, a pilot-scale radio frequency dryer for small granular (powder) materials was designed by using radio frequency heating technology. The device consistd of a heating system and a conveying system. The heating system mainly comprised an RF generator and a finned heating tube. The main conveying part of the conveying system was a conveyor belt. At the same time, in order to ensure the uniformity of RF drying, a material thickness limiting device was also designed. …

Multi-Axis Control Mode Of Reciprocating High-Speed Pillow Packing Machine, Lin Panzhong, Sun Beibei, Lang Wenchang

Food and Machinery

The control mode of motion controller in combination of PLC is adopted to realize the synchronous control of motion axis and the precise control of sealing temperature, and the parameter setting and operation status display of reciprocating pillow packing machine system are realized through touch screen. The system is applied to the prototype of the double-end reciprocating high-speed pillow packing machine, which can improve its packaging precision and speed and simplify the servo arrangement.

Study On Preservation For Raw Meat From Antibacterial Composite Membrane With By Chitosan-Based Nano-Zinc Oxide-Clove Oil, Fang Dandan, Wang Liqiang

Food and Machinery

Nano-zinc oxide is a kind of inorganic antibacterial agent, which had good antibacterial effect and didn’t produce drug resistance. Clove oil is a kind of natural antibacterial agent with spectral antibacterial properties and non-toxic health. In this paper, chitosan and konjac glucomannan were used as the film-forming substrates, two kinds of antibacterial agent were added to the biomass composite membrane. The antibacterial rate of the composite membrane against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus was 99.78% and 99.06%, respectively. The film had a strong antibacterial effect. The results of infrared spectroscopy indicated that the chitosan functional group and the phenol group …