High Tensile Permanent Electric Fence, Installation,
2020
Utah State University
High Tensile Permanent Electric Fence, Installation, Matthew Palmer, Eric Thacker, Shannon Cromwell, Kevin Heaton, Kohl Carter
All Current Publications
This fact sheet details important installation steps to follow to ensure a durable and long-lasting high-tensile electric fence..
High Tunnel Pest Management - Thrips,
2020
Utah State University
High Tunnel Pest Management - Thrips, Nick Volesky, Marion Murray
All Current Publications
This fact sheet describes thrips, their hosts, life cycle, crop injury, monitoring, and management in high tunnels.
Shrub Management Handbook For Utah Rangelands,
2020
Utah State University
Shrub Management Handbook For Utah Rangelands, Rebecca Mann, Tom Monaco, Kari E. Veblen, Eric Thacker, Elizabeth A. Burritt
All Current Publications
This handbook is a guide to developing realistic project plans and implementing appropriate management strategies by enhancing your understanding of basic shrub biology, ecological concepts,and management principles.
Urban Horticulture, From Local Initiatives To Global Success Stories,
2019
Montana State University - Bozeman
Urban Horticulture, From Local Initiatives To Global Success Stories, Roland Ebel, Esmaeil Fallahi, John L. Griffis Jr., Dilip Nandwani, Donielle Nolan, Ross H. Penhallegon, Mary Rogers
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Research
Urban horticulture describes economically viable horticultural production activities conducted in a city or suburb. It is a growing segment of horticulture in the United States as well as in developing countries, where the enormous growth of megalopolis is not backed by a simultaneous increase of farmland or agricultural productivity. Today, urban horticulture includes food sovereignty in underprivileged neighborhoods, increased availability of vegetables and fruits in big cities, healthy and diverse diets, improved food safety, low transportation costs, efficient resource use, and the mitigation of environmental impacts of horticultural production such as the emission of greenhouse gases. The workshop “Urban horticulture: …
Remediating Soil For Successful Vegetation Establishment Along Nebraska Highways,
2019
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Remediating Soil For Successful Vegetation Establishment Along Nebraska Highways, Shad Mills, Martha Mamo, Walt Schacht, Humberto Blanco-Canqui
Nebraska Department of Transportation: Research Reports
Vegetation along roadsides is important to prevent soil erosion, provide habitat, and filter water running off the road. Vegetation close to the pavement along highways in Nebraska does not readily establish and persist. It is thought that the sodium and bulk density are the driving factors behind the lack of vegetation. After a construction project the shoulder is seeded into the compacted soil, and during winter salts can accumulate in the soil because of deicing agents being used. The purpose of our study was to determine if the sodium and bulk density are the driving factors of the vegetation cover. …
Do Coffee Agroforestry Systems Always Improve Soil Carbon Stocks Deeper In The Soil?—A Case Study From Turrialba, Costa Rica,
2019
University of Nebraska‐Lincoln
Do Coffee Agroforestry Systems Always Improve Soil Carbon Stocks Deeper In The Soil?—A Case Study From Turrialba, Costa Rica, Nilovna Chatterjee, P. K. Ramachandran Nair, Vimala D. Nair, Abhishek Bhattacharjee, Elias De Melo Virginio Filho, Rheinhold G. Muschler, Martin R.A. Noponen
Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications
Shaded perennial agroforestry systems (AFS) are regarded as desirable land‐use practices that improve soil carbon sequestration. However, most studies assume a positive correlation between above ground and below ground carbon without considering the effect of past and current land management, textural variations (silt and clay percentage), and such other site‐specific factors that have a major influence on the extent of soil C sequestration. We assessed SOC stock at various depths (0–10, 10–30, 30–60, and 60–100 cm) in shaded perennial coffee (Coffea arabica L.) AFS in a 17‐ year‐old experimental field at the Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza, (9°53′44′′ …
Establishment Of Wildflower Islands To Enhance Roadside Health And Aesthetics,
2019
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Establishment Of Wildflower Islands To Enhance Roadside Health And Aesthetics, Walter Schacht, Judy Wu-Smart
Nebraska Department of Transportation: Research Reports
Wildflowers are crucial in the ecological function of the low-input roadside plant communities in terms of water andnutrient cycling, nutrient inputs such as nitrogen, total plant canopy cover, stand longevity, and provision of habitat for numerous small animals. Further, wildflowers provide critical foraging and nesting resources for birds, insects, and other wildlife. Unfortunately, habitat loss from agricultural and urban development has led to rapid population declines in wild bees and other pollinators across the US, thereby jeopardizing not only food production but also the sustainability of our natural landscapes (Kearns & Inouye, 1997). One way to mitigate wild bee decline …
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Does The Seedling Emergence Technique Limit The Detection Of Seeds Of Miombo Species In Miombo Woodlands?, Halima M. Amir, Mkabwa L. K Manoko
Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
Seedling emergence technique frequently used in soil seed bank studies indicates that seeds of Miombo species are not present in the soil seed bank. Does this method limit the detection of seeds of Miombo species in the soil seed bank? This question has not been investigated systematically. The present study aims to find out whether the seedling emergency method limits the detection of seeds of Miombo species in the soil seed bank of Miombo woodlands. In the investigation, seedling emergence and extraction methods were used to estimate soil seed bank in Miombo woodlands. Data were obtained from 50 circular plots …
Development Countermeasures Of Banana Industrial Chain Based On Its Storage Processing,
2019
Food Engineering College, Beibu Gulf University, Qinzhou, Guangxi 535011, China; Chemical Engineering College, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan 411105, China
Development Countermeasures Of Banana Industrial Chain Based On Its Storage Processing, Liu Zhongyi, Ma Qiyu, Fu Man, Gong Shouji, Huang Hai, Chen Deqiang, Huang Li
Food and Machinery
Aiming at the lack of key link in banana industry chain, a new concept of ‘storage processing’ was put forward, including the storage-products and the relative processing technology. Restricted by the absence of key node in industrial chain, banana processing industry is always difficult to achieve substantive breakthrough. Based on modern food processing technologies, such as integrated crushing, browning control, thickening, low temperature preservation or drying, the whole banana fruit is processed into full fruit banana sauce or full fruit banana powder, by developing some storable and easy-to-mix whole jam or whole fruit powder. This can effectively achieve the storage …
Research Progress Of Molecular Imprinting Technology Based On Boron Affinity Strategy,
2019
School of Medical Instrument and Food Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
Research Progress Of Molecular Imprinting Technology Based On Boron Affinity Strategy, Xu Fei, Guo Meng, Ye Tai, Yuan Min, Cao Hui, Yu Jingsong, Yuan Ran, Xu Xiaozhe, Shi Jinghao, Yuan Hongen
Food and Machinery
Boron affinity molecular imprinting technology has the advantages of high imprinting efficiency, strong affinity, and the combination and release of pH regulation because of the reversible covalent binding of boric acid ligands to cis-dihydroxy compounds, and it is widely used in separation and enrichment of cis-diol complexes base molecule. We introduced the application of boron affinity molecular imprinting technology in the identification and enrichment of nucleotides, sugars, glycoproteins, cells and bacteria, and prospected for the future development of this technology.
Modeling And Experimental Verification Of Freeze Concentration (And Freeze Desalination) Progress Based On Characterizing The Volumetric Increment Of Materials,
2019
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Distributed Energy Systems, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan, Guangdong 532808, China
Modeling And Experimental Verification Of Freeze Concentration (And Freeze Desalination) Progress Based On Characterizing The Volumetric Increment Of Materials, Ding Zhongxiang, Qinfrankg F, Yuan Jiaojiao, Jiang Runhua, Huang Simin, Shao Youyuan
Food and Machinery
A mathematical model was established to characterize the freeze concentration process based on the volume increase of materials, which was correlated with the crystallinity of the solution. The relationship between the height of liquid column and the solute concentration was measured on a multi-pass freeze concentrator. The results were compared with the model prediction and were used for model modification and the goodness of fit was high. The crystallization rate error was within 5%.
Reconstruction Of Surface 3d Model Of Brown Rice Based On Point Cloud Data,
2019
School of Material and Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, 100048, China
Reconstruction Of Surface 3d Model Of Brown Rice Based On Point Cloud Data, Wu Jing, Tang Xiaohua, Yang Siping, An Jiaqiang, Li Tianjiao, Yang Jinshan
Food and Machinery
In view of the morphological and structural characteristics of brown rice, use the non-contact laser scanning technology to acquire original point cloud on brown rice surface in the multi-section circular scanning way. The Poisson reconstruction algorithm is used to reconstruct the smoothed point cloud with normal information to obtain the ideal three-dimensional model of brown rice surface. The results show that the reconstructed brown rice model has smooth surface, clear outline, and obvious details such as rice ditch and germ, which can provide an effective digital model for the later improvement of rice processing technology.
Release Condition And Sustained-Release Behavior Simulation Of Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon Idella) Fish Oil Microcapsule Core Material,
2019
State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Cont
Release Condition And Sustained-Release Behavior Simulation Of Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon Idella) Fish Oil Microcapsule Core Material, Liu Xiaoli, Wei Changqing, Xia Wenshui
Food and Machinery
With grass carp fish oil as core material, soybean protein isolate and chitosan as composite wall material, fish oil microcapsules were prepared by ultrasonic assisted homogenization and spray drying. In order to determine the release performance of core materials under different storage temperature, relative humidity and light intensity, the release kinetics of microcapsules under different storage conditions were investigated. The results indicated that release kinetic equations were significant and credible, with R2 greater than 0.97. Moreover, the release mechanism parameters were fouls less than 1 under theconditions of 4~50 ℃ and 34% relative humidity, which belonged to the diffusion-limited …
Preparation And Characterization Of New High-Potency Dipeptide Sweetener,
2019
Department of Food Science and Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510632, China
Preparation And Characterization Of New High-Potency Dipeptide Sweetener, Mu Xiaoqing, Yan Rian, Tan Qikun, Hu Jing, Zhou Hua
Food and Machinery
N-{N-[3-methyl-3-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl) butyl]-α-L-aspartyl}-L-phenylalanine methyl ester is a new sweetener of neotame analogues. In this paper, to synthesize this sweetener, designed the strategy to obtain the key intermediate 3-methyl-3-(3,3- methylenedioxyphenyl) butyraldehyde. Use 3,4-methylenedioxybenzenboronic acid and 3,3-dimethylacrylic acid as starting material through Heck reaction, esterification and DIBAL-H reduction to get the intermediate successfully. Then the target sweetener was synthesized by the reductive amination of 3-methyl-3-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl) butyraldehyde with aspartame, which was catalyzed by palladium/carbon under the hydrogen atmosphere. The structure of the final product was identified by NMR, IR and HRMS, and the results matched with the desired sweetener. After being verified by sensory …
In-Situ Adsorption Kinetics Of Macroporous Resin On Natamycin,
2019
College of Food and Bioengineering, Henan University of Science & Technology, Luoyang, Henan 471023, China
In-Situ Adsorption Kinetics Of Macroporous Resin On Natamycin, Zheng Yingying, Wang Dahong, Xu Peng, Shen Wenhao, Zhang Ying
Food and Machinery
In this study, the static adsorption behavior and desorption effects of 9 kinds of macroporous resins on natamycin were investigated. The static adsorption kinetics and isothermal adsorption process of the resins were discussed. The in-situ adsorption effects of the macroporous resins on natamycin were also studied in Streptomyces natalensis HW-2 fermentation broth. The results showed that the adsorption and desorption effects of HPD300 and HPD450 resins on natamycin were better, the adsorption rates were 83.47% and 96.14%, respectively. The desorption rates were 95.22% and 85.42%, respectively, and the adsorption capacity was 0.63 and 0.72 mg/g dry resins, respectively. HPD450 was …
Research On Apple Classification Algorithm Based On Homomorphic Filtering And Improved K-Means Algorithm,
2019
Shaanxi University of Science and Technology of Shaanxi Province, Xian, Shaanxi 710021, China
Research On Apple Classification Algorithm Based On Homomorphic Filtering And Improved K-Means Algorithm, Wang Yangyang, Huang Xun, Chen Hao, Huang Lun, Lei Yangbo
Food and Machinery
Homomorphic filtering and improved k-means algorithm were used to solve the problem of apple surface reflection and apple shadow caused by uneven light during apple grading. Before homomorphic filtering, the apple image was converted from RGB space to HSV space. Then the V component of HSV space was enhanced by homomorphic filtering to minimize the impact of uneven light. For the traditional K-means clustering algorithm, distance measurement method, determination of clustering number and initial center point were newly added, which can better remove the influence of apple shadow on image segmentation. The Qin Guan apples in Fu Xian county of …
Liquor Hop Contour Detection Based On Image Processing,
2019
Artificial Intelligence Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Yibin, Sichuan 644000, China; School of Automation and Electronic Information, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Yibin, Sichuan 644000,
Liquor Hop Contour Detection Based On Image Processing, Yang Jingxian, Ren Xiaohong
Food and Machinery
Based on the traditional experience of liquor-receiving according to liquor hop, Computer vision is used instead of human eyes, the video images of liquor-receiving is captured by CCD, and the images of hops with different liquor degrees are preprocessed by histogram equalization and image corrosion to eliminate the influence of high light noise. Then hops contour is compared with different edge detection algorithms. Besides, the combination of OTSU algorithm and Canny edge detection algorithm can better realize the segmentation of hops and background, and clear edge contour is extracted. Through the pattern recognition of Daqing flower and Xiaoqing flower images, …
Design And Experiment Of Online Detection Pallets For Pomelo Fruit Based On Spectral Technique And Optical Simulation,
2019
College of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, China; Agricultural Products Public Monitoring Center of Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, China
Design And Experiment Of Online Detection Pallets For Pomelo Fruit Based On Spectral Technique And Optical Simulation, Sun Xiaopeng, Xu Sai, Lu Huazhong
Food and Machinery
Combined with optical simulation analysis of Trace pro software, a delivery tray suitable for online detection of pomelo fruit is designed. Through the method of structure optimization and material replacement, the tray model with high irradiance/illumination value in the simulation results was processed in kind pomelo fruit was placed on a tray, and the diffuse transmission spectra of pomelo fruit were collected and compared on an independent spectral platform. The optimal tray with test results and pomelo fruit were used for spectral collection. After the spectral data pretreatment, the spectral characteristic points were extracted by continuous projection algorithm (SPA), and …
Effect Of High Temperature Treatment On Beef Fatty Acid And Fat Oxidation,
2019
College of Food and Bioengineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, Henan 471023, China
Effect Of High Temperature Treatment On Beef Fatty Acid And Fat Oxidation, Ke Hairui, Kang Huaibin, Cheng Weiwei, Cai Chaoqi
Food and Machinery
Fresh cattle longissimus dorsi muscle was heated at 110, 115 and 121 ℃ for 5, 10, 15, 20 min respectively. The effects of high temperature on fatty acid composition and fat oxidation in cattle longissimus dorsi muscle were researched by gas chromatography. The results showed that: at 121 ℃, the oxidation rate of intramuscular fat was significantly higher than that at 110 ℃ and 115 ℃ (P<0.05); the content of saturated fatty acid (SFA) increased significantly (P<0.05), and the content of unsaturated fatty acid (UFA) decreased (P<0.05); SFA was not significantly affected by high temperature treatment temperature (110, 115 ℃) (P>0.05), and was significantly affected by treatment time (P<0.05), while heat treatment temperature and time had significant effects on UFA content (P<0.05); the content of short chain and medium chain fatty acids increased due to the fracture and degradation of long chain saturated fatty acids.
Effect Of Damaged Starch Content Of Wheat Flour On Fermentation Characteristics Of Dough,
2019
College of Food Science and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450002, China
Effect Of Damaged Starch Content Of Wheat Flour On Fermentation Characteristics Of Dough, Zhang Bei, Zhang Jian, Li Mengqin, Ai Zhilu, Zhang Yifan, Zheng Wengang
Food and Machinery
The effect of damaged starch (DS) content on dough rheological properties of fermentation and steamed bread quality were studied by using medium gluten flour and high gluten flour as raw materials. The results showed that the rheological index of fermentation, specific volume, whiteness and sensory scores of steamed bread first increased and then decreased with the increasing DS content. When the medium gluten flour DSUc was 25.11 and high gluten flour DSUc was 25.60, the dough exhibited better fermentation property with the maximum value of Hm, gas production and holdup rate of CO2, steamed bread had a higher …
