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Optimization Of Preparation Of Ginseng Glycoprotein By Response Surface Methodology, Yu Ping, Yue Yu-Xian, Zhang Yu, Chen Chang-Bao, Zhang Qing-He Jul 2021

Optimization Of Preparation Of Ginseng Glycoprotein By Response Surface Methodology, Yu Ping, Yue Yu-Xian, Zhang Yu, Chen Chang-Bao, Zhang Qing-He

Food and Machinery

Objective： To optimize the preparation process of ginseng glycoprotein. Methods: The Box-Behnken response surface method was used to analyze the effects of extraction time, extraction times, material-to-liquid ratio, and alcohol precipitation concentration on ginseng glycoprotein. Results: The optimal ginseng glycoprotein preparation process extracted three times and 1.5 h with a material-to-liquid ratio 1.0∶15.4 (g/mL) 72% of alcohol precipitation volume fraction. Under the control of these conditions, the extraction rate of ginseng glycoprotein was 24.14%. Conclusion: The optimized preparation technology of ginseng glycoprotein is stable, accurate, reliable, and the extraction rate is high, which has particular practical value.

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Advances In Effects Of Physical Field Pretreatment On Starch Modification And Its Multi-Scale Structure, Li Guang-Yao, Li Lin-Bo, Yang Tian-You, Wang Bao-Shi, Zhang Ming-Xia Jul 2021

Advances In Effects Of Physical Field Pretreatment On Starch Modification And Its Multi-Scale Structure, Li Guang-Yao, Li Lin-Bo, Yang Tian-You, Wang Bao-Shi, Zhang Ming-Xia

Food and Machinery

In this paper, the applications of new physical fields such as ultrasonic field, microwave field and electric field in starch modification and the changes of starch multi-scale structure were reviewed, and the future green and safe production direction of modified starch was prospected. It is pointed out that electron beam radiation has important application potential in dry modification of starch. Exploring the influence law and mechanism of multi-scale structure of irradiated starch is helpful to promote the green and intelligent manufacture of modified starch.

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Research Progress Of Superheated Steam Drying Technology, Li Shao-Bin, Fang Ting, Su Huang-Jie, Liu Bin-Xiong Jul 2021

Research Progress Of Superheated Steam Drying Technology, Li Shao-Bin, Fang Ting, Su Huang-Jie, Liu Bin-Xiong

Food and Machinery

This paper reviews the research progress of different superheated steam drying equipment from two aspects of energy efficiency and product quality. Discussed the development status and potential of the superheated steam drying system in different drying equipment, including the fluidized bed dryer, vacuum dryer, rotary dryer, flash dryer, impact dryer, etc. .

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Research Progress Of Phase Change Cold Storage Materials And Their Application In Cold Storage, Sun Jin-Tao, Xie Jing Jul 2021

Research Progress Of Phase Change Cold Storage Materials And Their Application In Cold Storage, Sun Jin-Tao, Xie Jing

Food and Machinery

Using a combination of research literature review and actual cases, the characteristics of phase change materials and the refrigeration principle of cold storage with phase change materials were analyzed, and their respective advantages were fully utilized in practical applications to achieve a more ideal effect.

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Progress On Utilization Of Bamboo Shoot By-Products And Functional Components, Tang Jiao-Jiao, Li Ke, Zhang Zhi-Xin, Zheng Shi-Lin, Li Zong-Jun, Tong Guang-Xiang Jul 2021

Progress On Utilization Of Bamboo Shoot By-Products And Functional Components, Tang Jiao-Jiao, Li Ke, Zhang Zhi-Xin, Zheng Shi-Lin, Li Zong-Jun, Tong Guang-Xiang

Food and Machinery

The functional components of bamboo shoot by-products, such as bamboo shoots pre-cooking water, bamboo shoot juice, bamboo shoot roots in polysaccharide, sterol, free amino acids, dietary fiber,polyphenols extraction method of optimization were summarized. The function mechanism research was reviewed in detail, putting forward the future by-products from the processing of bamboo shoot development direction in basic research and applied research. It is expected to provide a reference for the utilization of bamboo shoot resources.

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Revenue Protection Crop Insurance And Prices Rising From Spring To Fall, Jessica J. Groskopf, Cory Walters Jul 2021

Revenue Protection Crop Insurance And Prices Rising From Spring To Fall, Jessica J. Groskopf, Cory Walters

Cornhusker Economics

Storm damage has been felt by many Nebraska farmers this growing season. Crop insurance is a useful tool to help farmers mitigate production losses coming from storm damage. However, given current price trends, the amount of support producers will receive cannot yet be determined. This article will review how revenue protection crop insurance works when prices rise from the spring to the fall.

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Effects Of High-Temperature And High-Humidity Treatment On The Properties Of The Proteins From Wheat Flour, Zhou Xiao-Ling, Li Na, Zhang Dong-Sheng Jul 2021

Effects Of High-Temperature And High-Humidity Treatment On The Properties Of The Proteins From Wheat Flour, Zhou Xiao-Ling, Li Na, Zhang Dong-Sheng

Food and Machinery

Objective: To clarify the influence of the high temperature and high humidity process on the properties of the protein in wheat. Methods: Gluten,glutenin and gliadin in wheat flour and its products were extracted after high temperature and high humidity, and its physical and chemical properties, molecular properties and ultrastructure were determined. Results: The water solubility of the protein in wheat flour and dried noodles decreases with increasing time; The water holding capacity of dried noodles gluten protein is better than that of wheat flour, and the water holding capacity of dried noodles glutenin plays a significant role; the glutenin with …

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Simultaneous Determination Of Rodenticide Residues In Meat By Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Zhong Fei-Fei, Xu Wen-Yang, Yang Yun, Xie Fang-Yun, Song Yang, Huang Yan Jul 2021

Simultaneous Determination Of Rodenticide Residues In Meat By Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Zhong Fei-Fei, Xu Wen-Yang, Yang Yun, Xie Fang-Yun, Song Yang, Huang Yan

Food and Machinery

Objective: To establish a LC/MS-MS method for simultaneous determination of 11 rodenticides in meat. Methods: The sample was extracted with acetonitrile, QuEChERs extraction salt packet was used for purification, and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry for qualitative and quantitative analysis of 11 rodenticide residues in meat. In this method, 0.05 mol/L ammonium acetate aqueous solution and methanol was adopted as mobile phase elution, with positive ion mode scanning for electrospray ionization. The external standard method was adopted for quantitative analysis. Results: The standard solution showed a linear relationship in the range of 0.2~100.0 μg/L, and the correlation coefficient was greater than 0.99 …

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Synthesis Of Artificial Antigen And Elisa Identification Of Mouse Polyclonal Antiserum Against Clonidine Hydrochloride, Wang Yao, Cao Jin-Bo, Li Tie-Mei, Pang Xing-Hao, Hu Xiao-Fei Jul 2021

Synthesis Of Artificial Antigen And Elisa Identification Of Mouse Polyclonal Antiserum Against Clonidine Hydrochloride, Wang Yao, Cao Jin-Bo, Li Tie-Mei, Pang Xing-Hao, Hu Xiao-Fei

Food and Machinery

Objective: The aim of this study was to obtain highly sensitive and specific mouse polyclonal antiserum of Clonidine hydrochloride (CLO). Methods: Apraclonidine (ACLO), a derivative of CLO, was acted as hapten of clonidine (CLO) to synthesize immune antigen CLO-BSA and envelope antigen CLO-OVA by glutaraldehyde (GA). The coupling effect was identified by ultraviolet scanning and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Then, BALB/c mice were immunized and their immunological characteristics were identified by indirect ELISA and indirect competitive ELISA. Results: The titer of polyclonal antiserum of all mice were higher than 1∶12 800, and the polyclonal antiserum of No.3 mouse has the best …

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Effect Of The Treatment Of 1-Mcp Combined With 60Co-Γ Irradiation On The Storage Of Plum Fruit, Luo Dong-Lan, Cao Sen, Ma Chao, Wang Rui, Ba Liang-Jie Jul 2021

Effect Of The Treatment Of 1-Mcp Combined With 60Co-Γ Irradiation On The Storage Of Plum Fruit, Luo Dong-Lan, Cao Sen, Ma Chao, Wang Rui, Ba Liang-Jie

Food and Machinery

Objective: The effect of 1-MCP and 60Co-γ irradiation on the quality of plum during postharvest storage was investigated. Methods: In this study, the plum was treated with 1.5 kGy 60Co-γ irradiation，and then was fumigated with 1 μL/L 1-MCP. The rot ratio, water loss ratio, malondialdehyde content, relative conductivity, total soluble solids content, titratable acid content, VC content, CAT and POD, and SOD of activity were to reveal the effect were measured. Results: The results showed that 1-MCP combined with 60Co-γ irradiation treatment could effectively inhibit rot and water loss ratios and maintain hardness, total soluble solids, …

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Effect Of Pulsed Light On Bacterium Sterilization Of Beverage Bottle Cap, Chen Jin-Ding, Wang Yuan, Mao Li-Ke, Liu Jin-Fang, Gao Yan-Xiang Jul 2021

Effect Of Pulsed Light On Bacterium Sterilization Of Beverage Bottle Cap, Chen Jin-Ding, Wang Yuan, Mao Li-Ke, Liu Jin-Fang, Gao Yan-Xiang

Food and Machinery

Objective: This study aimed to study the effect of pulsed light on sterilization of beverage bottle caps and to expand its application in PET aseptic filling. Methods: The effect of pulsed light (PL) on the sterilization of 38 mm and 28 mm beverage bottle caps was evaluated. The factors affecting sterilization efficiency included initial aerobic bacterial count, PL irradiation distance and pulse frequency. Results: The results showed that the sterilization efficiency was proportional to the initial aerobic bacterial count and flash time, while it was inversely proportional to PL irradiation distance. When the PL treatment was performed by 7 cm …

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Study On Quality Control Of Edible Areca During Shelf Life, Li Liang-Yi, Pan Fei-Bing, Zhou Wen-Hua, Qian Xin, Wang You-Ren, Mo Hua Jul 2021

Study On Quality Control Of Edible Areca During Shelf Life, Li Liang-Yi, Pan Fei-Bing, Zhou Wen-Hua, Qian Xin, Wang You-Ren, Mo Hua

Food and Machinery

Objective： The reasons for the brining and whitening of the edible betel nut were investigated. Methods: conducts research and analysis by collecting patents related to edible betel nut brine between 2000 and 2020, as well as related factory cases. Results: In the preparation process of edible betel nut brine, the particle size of raw materials, the temperature and humidity of the environment, the moisture content in the sample and the automation of the equipment may cause the edible betel nut to return to brine and white. Conclusion: In the processing of areca nuts, the methods of strictly controlling water content, …

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Optimization Of Vacuum Freeze-Drying Of Pitaya By Response Surface Methodology, Wei Yun-Yi, Cheng Zhong, Lei Ting-De, Huang Chun-Lan Jul 2021

Optimization Of Vacuum Freeze-Drying Of Pitaya By Response Surface Methodology, Wei Yun-Yi, Cheng Zhong, Lei Ting-De, Huang Chun-Lan

Food and Machinery

Objective: Improve the brittleness and crisp of freeze-drying of pitaya. Methods: Taking red pitaya Meilong No.1 as the research object, the porosity was selected as the evaluation index by pearson correlation between sensory evaluation and objective indexes, the effects of slice thickness, pre-freezing time, drying air pressure and drying time on the quality of vacuum freeze-dried pitaya was studied by single factor experiments, and the optimal level was selected; The processing conditions were optimized using Box-Behnken response surface methodology. Results: Slice thickness, pre-freezing time and drying time were linearly correlated with the porosity of freeze-dried pitaya; The optimal process were …

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Management Of Glyphosate-Resistant Palmer Amaranth (Amaranthus Palmeri S. Watson) In Dicamba/Glyphosate-Resistant Soybean, Shawn Thomas Mcdonald Jul 2021

Management Of Glyphosate-Resistant Palmer Amaranth (Amaranthus Palmeri S. Watson) In Dicamba/Glyphosate-Resistant Soybean, Shawn Thomas Mcdonald

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

While not a historically problematic weed in Nebraska, Palmer amaranth has become increasingly problematic in many agronomic cropping systems. Throughout the state, several cohorts of Palmer amaranth have been found resistant to several different sites of action. Of major concern is a population found resistant to glyphosate the most common post-emergence herbicide in Nebraska. As chemical control methods are the most common forms of weed control throughout the state methods alternatives or enhancements are highly desired. Two field experiments were conducted in 2018 and 2019 at a grower’s field near Carleton, Nebraska with the objectives to evaluate the effects of …

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An Assessment Of The Factors Influencing The Prediction Accuracy Of Genomic Prediction Models Across Multiple Environments, Sarah Widener, George Graef, Alexander E. Lipka, Diego Jarquin Jul 2021

An Assessment Of The Factors Influencing The Prediction Accuracy Of Genomic Prediction Models Across Multiple Environments, Sarah Widener, George Graef, Alexander E. Lipka, Diego Jarquin

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

The effects of climate change create formidable challenges for breeders striving to produce sufficient food quantities in rapidly changing environments. It is therefore critical to investigate the ability of multi-environment genomic prediction (GP) models to predict genomic estimated breeding values (GEBVs) in extreme environments. Exploration of the impact of training set composition on the accuracy of such GEBVs is also essential. Accordingly, we examined the influence of the number of training environments and the use of environmental covariates (ECs) in GS models on four subsets of n = 500 lines of the soybean nested association mapping (SoyNAM) panel grown in …

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Integrating Underutilized Black Volunteers In 4-H Youth Development Programs, Maurice Smith Jr., Shannon Wiley Jul 2021

Integrating Underutilized Black Volunteers In 4-H Youth Development Programs, Maurice Smith Jr., Shannon Wiley

Journal of Extension

4-H Youth Development prides itself on providing essential resources to reach underserved minority populations. 4-H provides programming and professional development for volunteers to include diverse hands-on training, and cultural competency workshops. This article provides best practices for the inclusion of African American volunteers in 4-H programming efforts that could help extension educators better understand the need to include minority volunteer roles and responsibilities. These strategies include strengthening diverse volunteer make-up, increasing participation and trust among African American youth, and engaging volunteers working in educational organizations that could provide real world experiences for youth.

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Veganic Agriculture In The United States: Opportunities For Research, Outreach, And Education, Alisha Utter, Mona Seymour Jul 2021

Veganic Agriculture In The United States: Opportunities For Research, Outreach, And Education, Alisha Utter, Mona Seymour

Journal of Extension

A growing number of farmers are excluding animal inputs from crop production, an approach commonly referred to as veganic or stockfree organic agriculture. This research-based article discusses the soil health and fertility strategies reported by a sample of U.S. veganic farmers. These approaches may be relevant beyond the veganic community to farmers seeking innovative methods for produce safety and nutrient cycling. Agricultural outreach professionals (AOPs), including Extension personnel, play a critical role in supporting veganic practices by serving as cross-pollinators between farmers and research institutions. Thus, the article endeavors to expand AOP familiarity with veganic practices and benefits.

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Generalist Bird Exhibits Site-Dependent Resource Selection, Samantha M. Cady, Craig A. Davis, Samuel D. Fuhlendorf, Rheinhardt Scholtz, Daniel R. Uden, Dirac Twidwell Jul 2021

Generalist Bird Exhibits Site-Dependent Resource Selection, Samantha M. Cady, Craig A. Davis, Samuel D. Fuhlendorf, Rheinhardt Scholtz, Daniel R. Uden, Dirac Twidwell

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Quantifying resource selection (an organism's disproportionate use of available resources) is essential to infer habitat requirements of a species, develop management recommendations, predict species responses to changing conditions, and improve our understanding of the processes that underlie ecological patterns. Because study sites, even within the same region, can differ in both the amount and the arrangement of cover types, our objective was to determine whether proximal sites can yield markedly different resource selection results for a generalist bird, northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus). We used 5 years of telemetry locations and newly developed land cover data at two, geographically distinct but …

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Lrp-Feeder Cattle Insurance Usage Up With Recent Changes, Jay Parsons Jul 2021

Lrp-Feeder Cattle Insurance Usage Up With Recent Changes, Jay Parsons

Cornhusker Economics

Market uncertainties pose a significant risk to cattle producers, who have a substantial amount of money invested in breeding livestock, land, and other infrastructure. Live-stock Risk Protection (LRP) insurance became available in the early 2000s from the USDA Risk Management Agency to provide cattle and swine producers with a simple price risk management tool to protect against unexpected down-swings in the national market price. LRP is a single-peril insurance product that provides an indemnity to insured producers if a national price index falls below a selected coverage price on the end date of the policy. LRP insurance functions like a …

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Commitment Behaviour In The World Trade Organization's Trade Facilitation Agreement, Russell Hillberry Jul 2021

Commitment Behaviour In The World Trade Organization's Trade Facilitation Agreement, Russell Hillberry

Department of Agricultural Economics Faculty Publications

We use a new database of commitments made during the process of ratifying the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) to study variation in countries’ commitment behaviour. The TFA is a novel World Trade Organization agreement because it allows developing countries to select commitments from a menu of best practices in trade facilitation, rather than to consent, or not, to a comprehensive package of negotiated commitments. The operation of this á la carte approach to concluding trade agreements is worthy of study in its own right, but the commitment data also offer a high-level description of progress in an international effort to …

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What Is Biochar And How Is It Used?, Marion Murray Jul 2021

What Is Biochar And How Is It Used?, Marion Murray

All Current Publications

Biochar is a charcoal-like product that contains no petroleum. It is made by heating biomass such as herbaceous or woody crop residues, non-salvageable timber, and slash, or animal manure, in a contained system. There are many potential uses for biochar including water treatment, land reclamation, and carbon sequestration. Biochar may also be used as a soil amendment for two purposes – to improve plant health and to store carbon.

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Barrenador Grande Del Durazno, Marion Murray, Diane G. Alston, Celina Wille Jul 2021

Barrenador Grande Del Durazno, Marion Murray, Diane G. Alston, Celina Wille

All Current Publications

El barrenador grande del durazno (orden Lepidóptera, familia Sesiidae) es originario de América del Norte, donde las cerezas y ciruelas silvestres son sus huéspedes nativos. Es una plaga esporádica en los frutales de hueso o carozo de Utah, pero si no se controla, puede ser lo suficientemente grave como para causar la pérdida del árbol.

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Insectos Cara De Gato, Diane G. Alston, Marion Murray, Celina Wille Jul 2021

Insectos Cara De Gato, Diane G. Alston, Marion Murray, Celina Wille

All Current Publications

Hay una serie de insectos con el hábito alimenticio de perforar y succionar que pueden causar deformidad y lesiones del tipo cara de gato en los frutales de pepita y hueso, como la chinche ligus, la chinche hedionda y la chinche del boxelder. La lesión cara de gato es causada cuando la chinche se alimenta agujerando los botones florales y la fruta. El resultado son depresiones, deformidades y cicatrices desagradables en la fruta. El nombre “cara de gato” proviene de la forma distorsionada de la fruta que se asemeja a las mejillas fruncidas de un gato. Además de los insectos …

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Plagas De Orugas De Vegetales Del Género Brassica, Marion Murray, Diane G. Alston, Celina Wille Jul 2021

Plagas De Orugas De Vegetales Del Género Brassica, Marion Murray, Diane G. Alston, Celina Wille

All Current Publications

Los cultivos de Brassica albergan muchas plagas de insectos diferentes, inclusive varias especies de orugas. Los tres más comunes en Utah son la palomilla dorso de diamante (Plutella xylostella), la oruga de la col (Trichoplusia ni), y el gusano importado de las coles (Pieris rapae).

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Data From A Public–Industry Partnership For Enhancing Corn Nitrogen Research, C J. Ransom, J D. Clark, G M. Bean, C J. Bandura, M Shafer, N R. Kitchen, J J. Camberato, P R. Carter, R B. Ferguson, F G. Fernandez, D W. Franzen, C.A.M. Laboski, D B. Myers, E D. Nafziger, J E. Sawyer, J F. Shanahan Jul 2021

Data From A Public–Industry Partnership For Enhancing Corn Nitrogen Research, C J. Ransom, J D. Clark, G M. Bean, C J. Bandura, M Shafer, N R. Kitchen, J J. Camberato, P R. Carter, R B. Ferguson, F G. Fernandez, D W. Franzen, C.A.M. Laboski, D B. Myers, E D. Nafziger, J E. Sawyer, J F. Shanahan

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Improving corn (Zea mays L.) N management is pertinent to economic and environmental objectives. However, there are limited comprehensive data sources to develop and test N fertilizer decision aid tools across a wide geographic range of soil and weather scenarios. Therefore, a public-industry partnership was formed to conduct standardized corn N rate response field studies throughout the U.S. Midwest. This research was conducted using a standardized protocol at 49 site-years across eight states over the 2014 to 2016 growing seasons with many soil, plant, and weather related measurements. This note provides the data (found in supplemental files), outlines the data, …

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Farm Life In The Asset Economy: First-Generation Farmers And The Agrarian Question, Elizabeth Pickard Jul 2021

Farm Life In The Asset Economy: First-Generation Farmers And The Agrarian Question, Elizabeth Pickard

Theses - ALL

A massive transition of land ownership is currently underway in the U.S. as an increasing proportion of farmers near retirement age with no successor in place. The question of who will replace them has come to the fore as policy makers and food justice activists alike contemplate a shift to a more equitable and ecologically sustainable food system. Embracing a "beginning farmer theory of change," some scholars have called for an increase in the number of first-generation farmers to account for the labor- and knowledge-intensive methods required for agroecological production. Others have brought attention to the historical and ongoing racial, …

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Soil Greenhouse Gas Responses To Biomass Removal In The Annual And Perennial Cropping Phases Of An Integrated Crop Livestock System, Elizabeth Christenson, Virginia L. Jin, Marty R. Schmer, Robert B. Mitchell, Daren D. Redfearn Jul 2021

Soil Greenhouse Gas Responses To Biomass Removal In The Annual And Perennial Cropping Phases Of An Integrated Crop Livestock System, Elizabeth Christenson, Virginia L. Jin, Marty R. Schmer, Robert B. Mitchell, Daren D. Redfearn

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

Diversifying agronomic production systems by combining crops and livestock (i.e., Integrated Crop Livestock systems; ICL) may help mitigate the environmental impacts of intensive single-commodity production. In addition, harvesting row-crop residues and/or perennial biomass could increase the multi-functionality of ICL systems as a potential source for second-generation bioenergy feedstock. Here, we evaluated non-CO2 soil greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from both row-crop and perennial grass phases of a field-scale model ICL system established on marginally productive, poorly drained cropland in the western US Corn Belt. Soil emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4 ) were measured during the 2017–2019 growing seasons …

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Structural Insights Into The Functional Divergence Of Whib-Like Proteins In Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, Tao Wan, Magdalena Horova, Daisy Guiza Beltran, Shanren Li, Huey-Xian Wong, Li-Mei Zhang Jul 2021

Structural Insights Into The Functional Divergence Of Whib-Like Proteins In Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, Tao Wan, Magdalena Horova, Daisy Guiza Beltran, Shanren Li, Huey-Xian Wong, Li-Mei Zhang

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

WhiB7 represents a distinct subclass of transcription factors in the WhiB-Like (Wbl) family, a unique group of iron-sulfur (4Fe-4S] cluster-containing proteins exclusive to the phylum of Actinobacteria. In Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), WhiB7 interacts with domain 4 of the primary sigma factor (σA4) in the RNA polymerase holoenzyme and activates genes involved in multiple drug resistance and redox homeostasis. Here, we report crystal structures of the WhiB7:σA4 complex alone and bound to its target promoter DNA at 1.55-Å and 2.6-Å resolution, respectively. These structures show how WhiB7 regulates gene expression by interacting with both …

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Joint Bidding In Conservation Auctions: An Experimental Study Of Policy Design And Performance, Simanti Banerjee Jul 2021

Joint Bidding In Conservation Auctions: An Experimental Study Of Policy Design And Performance, Simanti Banerjee

Cornhusker Economics

In designing conservation policies both ecologists and economists have argued that greater spatial coordination of producer land use adoption can improve environmental outcomes for a range of important environmental targets such as wetlands restoration, nutrient pollution reduction,and species conservation. Economists have suggested two types of incentive policies for achieving such spatial coordination: the Agglomeration Bonus (AB) (Parkhurst and Shogren, 2007) and spatially-connected auctions (Banerjee et al., 2015). However, a majority of the analyses to date have focused on incentives aimed at individual land manager participation in such schemes (e.g., Fooks et al., 2016). In contrast, a number of countries such …

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Lessons To Be Learned In Adoption Of Autonomous Equipment For Field Crops, James Lowenberg-Deboer, Karl Behrendt, Melf-Hinrich Ehlers, Carl R. Dillon, Andreas Gabriel, Iona Yuelu Huang, Ian Kumwenda, Tyler Mark, Andreas Meyer-Aurich, Gabor Milics, Kehinde Oluseyi Olagunju, Søren Marcus Pedersen, Jordan M. Shockley, David Rose Jul 2021

Lessons To Be Learned In Adoption Of Autonomous Equipment For Field Crops, James Lowenberg-Deboer, Karl Behrendt, Melf-Hinrich Ehlers, Carl R. Dillon, Andreas Gabriel, Iona Yuelu Huang, Ian Kumwenda, Tyler Mark, Andreas Meyer-Aurich, Gabor Milics, Kehinde Oluseyi Olagunju, Søren Marcus Pedersen, Jordan M. Shockley, David Rose

Agricultural Economics Faculty Publications

Autonomous equipment for crop production is on the verge of technical and economic feasibility, but government regulation may slow its adoption. Key regulatory issues include requirements for on-site human supervision, liability for autonomous machine error, and intellectual property in robotic learning. As an example of the impact of regulation on the economic benefits of autonomous crop equipment, analysis from the United Kingdom suggests that requiring 100% on-site human supervision almost wipes out the economic benefits of autonomous crop equipment for small and medium farms and increases the economies-of-scale advantage of larger farms.

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