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Vegetable Irrigation: Onion, Tiffany Maughan, Dan Drost, L. Niel Allen

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This fact sheet discusses the basic principles for properly irrigating onions.

Gardening And Landscaping Practices For Nesting Native Bees, James H. Cane

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This fact sheet describes simple landscaping and gardening practices that can provide essential nesting needs of native bees, including ground nesting, twig and stem nesting, and wood nesting.

Vegetable Irrigation: Sweet Pepper And Tomato, Tiffany Maughan, Dan Drost, L. Niel Allen

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This fact sheet discusses basic principles that will help ensure proper irrigation of sweet pepper and tomato.

Disinfectants Against Avian Influenza Viruses, David D. Frame

All Current Publications

This fact sheet describes disinfectants that can be used to fight against Avian influenza viruses, including the advantages, disadvantages and how to use.

Cultivating Dreams: Examining Community Involvement And Satisfaction In Fayetteville Farms, Donna J. Freeman

Landscape Architecture Undergraduate Honors Theses

Agriculture has a great, often untapped potential to be integrated in to the urban landscape as part of a green infrastructure and food production network. Urban agriculture is often piecemeal and opportunistic, rarely part of a city-wide master plan or with a comprehensive site plan. Because of this, farms are less likely to be considered as public space like parks and plazas or be studied as part of the human environment. This study utilizes data triangulation from site analysis, policy analysis and surveys to attempt to determine how urban farms might be improved in specific categories such as visibility and …

Assessment Of Workers Exposure To Ammonia In Animal Facilities At Walter C. Todd Agricultural Research Center, Nacogdoches, Texas, Ahmad F. Nasser, Sheryll B. Jerez

Bright Ideas Conference

Poultry, swine, and equine animal facilities are all considered as Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs). All these CAFOs are emission sources of gases and other pollutants which have negative impacts on the environment, human health, and animal health as well. One of those gases is Ammonia (NH3), which is a colorless, highly irritating gas with a pungent, suffocating odor, and if inhaled in high concentrations, it may cause harm to the human body and the function of lungs. Personal exposure to ammonia was assessed for six workers in the three animal facilities: poultry, swine, and equine. Two workers from each …

Relationship Between Temperament And Performance Traits In Yearling Cattle, Courtney R. Branton, C. J. Koffskey, E. O. Warden, E. G. Brown

Bright Ideas Conference

To examine relationships between exit velocity (EV, objective measure of temperament) and performance traits, calves were weighed 14 days prior to weaning, at weaning, 128 days post weaning, and at time of carcass measurements. Exit velocity obtained on day -14 and carcass ultrasound measurements (n = 6) obtained on day 208 and carcass harvest measurements (n = 12) obtained on day 349 were used to determine correlations between EV, performance and carcass measurements. Exit velocity showed a tendency to be negatively correlated (P < 0.15) with weaning weight (r = -0.40), but not correlated (P > 0.05) with average daily gain post 128 days. Exit velocity was not correlated (P > 0.05) with carcass …

The Agriculture Mechanics Laboratory – Safety And Capacities, Erika Hedegaard-Schou, Ryan Powell, Dale Perritt

Bright Ideas Conference

The agricultural mechanics laboratory, that is a part of the agricultural science and technology instructional program in Texas public schools, has over the years become a key component of the instructional program. Four classes, as outlined in the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) that focus on mechanical skills and include: Principles of Agricultural, Food, and Natural Resources, Agricultural Mechanics and Metal Technologies, Agricultural Facilities Design and Fabrication and Agricultural Power Systems.

Most agricultural mechanics laboratories are used 4 to 5 class periods per day sometimes with more than one class at a time meeting in the facility,. The questions …

U.S. Drought Monitor, April 28, 2015, Anthony Artusa

United States Agricultural Commodities in Drought Archive

Drought map of U.S. for April 28, 2015 (4/28/15) plus: U.S. crop areas experiencing drought (map), Approximate percentage of crop located in drought, by state (bar graph), Percent of crop area located in drought, past 52 weeks (line graph) for: Corn, Soybeans, Hay, Cattle, Winter wheat.

Structural Evaluation Of Peanut Protein Isolates During Oxidation By Ftir, Ye Lin, Liao Yu, Zhao Mouming

Food and Machinery

Peanut protein isolates (PPI) was oxidized by peroxyl radicals derived from 2,2'-azobis (2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride (AAPH) and the secondary structure of oxidized PPI were evaluated. Structural changes of PPI were elucidated using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Fourier deconvolution combined with iterative curve fitting was used to analyze the amide I of FTIR. After deconvolved amide I FTIR bands, ten major bands associated with conformation of proteins were distinctly observed. Changes in the bands at 1 618 cm^-1 and 1 682 cm^-1, which arise from the aggregated intermolecular β-sheets, indicated that protein aggregation occurred during PPI oxidation. Quantitative …

Screening Of Facultative Anaerobic Bacteria From Luzhou-Flavor Daqu And Determination Of Its Volatile Constituents, Ming Hongmei, Yu Huan, Zhou Jian, Guo Zhi, Xu Defu, Yao Xia

Food and Machinery

The facultative anaerobic bacteria in Luzhou-flavor Daqu were isolated and screened to study the species distribution of this kind of bacteria in the fermentation environment of Daqu. Then, the screened bacteria were further researched for the formation ability of the flavor components and their volatile constituents in order to improve the quality of Daqu. Through separation and purification of microorganism in the samples of Daqu by Candle jar method, 9 facultative anaerobic bacteria were obtained. Among them, the one which was coded as X₃ provided with the prominent formation ability of the flavor components and was assigned as Corynebacterium …

Titratable Acidity And Antioxidant Activities Of Fermented Tofu Whey, Liu Li, Li Li

Food and Machinery

In order to obtain tofu coagulator of high quality, investigated the titratable acidity and antioxidant activities of the fermented tofu whey by 3 strains of Lactobacillus amylolyticus L5, L6 and Pichia amethionina Y, which were separated and purified from natural fermented tofu whey, with the single, double and three strains as starters. The results indicated that both of the Lactobacillus were able to grow and produce acid in the tofu whey, the titratable acidity of fermented tofu whey by L6 for 60 h reached 65.11 ^oT at the temperature of 35 ℃, displaying a better capacity in producing acids, …

Study On Properties Of Cross-Linking Hydroxypropylated Waxy Maize Starch, Cao Yu, He Shaokai, Tian Yingliang, Sun Chen, Guo Zhenfu

Food and Machinery

Cross-linking hydroxypropylated waxy maize starches with different DS and MS were prepared by using sodium hydroxide as a catalyst, propylene oxide as an ether reagent, sodium sulfate as a swelling inhibitor, and sodium trimetaphosphate (STMP) as a cross-linking reagent. The properties such as acid resistance, salt resistance, transparencies, and freeze-thaw stability were also studied. The result showed that：the anti-acid stability, anti-salt stability, paste transparency and freeze-thaw stability of cross-linking hydroxypropyl compound modified waxy corn starches were effect by the degree of cross-linking and hydroxypropylation. The hydroxypropylation can improve the anti-acid stability, anti-salt stability and freeze-thaw stability of starches, and cross-linking …

Determination Of Release Behaviour Of Flue-Cured Tobacco By Simulated Pyrolysis Technology, Chen Yaoqi, Hong Yuan, Zeng Lingjie, Xie Wenyan, Luo Changrong

Food and Machinery

In order to investigate the heating-release behaviour of heated tobacco products, powdered Virginia tobaccos were decomposed at the temperature of 150, 200, 250, 300, 350 and 400 ℃ by pyrolytic technology respectively. It was shown that total volatiles increased with the increasing heating temperature. Compared with burned tobacco, only 5 percent of nicotine was released at 200 ℃, while 62% and 82% at 200 and 250 ℃ respectively. The heating temperature had obvious effects on the release of nicotyrine, myosmine, cotinine and 2,3'-dipyridyl. The content of nicotyrine reached the highest level at 350 ℃, up to 15.68% of the released …

Preparation Of Corn Gluten Hydrolysate With Anti-Oxidative Activity By Synergistic Action Of Alcalase And Flavourzyme, Jin Duxin, Liu Xiaolan, Zheng Xiqun

Food and Machinery

Corn protein hydrolysates of high concentration were prepared by optimizing the hydrolyzing conditions of alcalase and flavourzyme respectively. Both of which were applied synergistically to hydrolyze corn gluten to obtain antioxidative corn protein hydrolysates. The results showed that the optimal hydrolysis by Alcalase was obtained at 50 ℃, pH 7.7 and E/S of 2% (V/m) for reaction time of 75 minutes, and under the optimized conditions, DPPH radical scavenging activity and reducing power of the hydrolysate were 74.34% and 0.984 respectively; the optimal hydrolysis by Flavourzyme was reacted at 53 ℃, pH 6.4 and E/S of 5% (m/m) for reaction …

Effect Of Compound Hydrocolloids On Quality Of Beef Meat Fillet, Su Bo, Nie Qianzhong, Shi Xiuqing

Food and Machinery

In order to detect the effects of compound hydrocolloids made of carrageenan, locust bean gum, guar gum on the quality of beef meat fillet, two alternative adding modes (dry powder / hydrocolloids) were studied. Results showed that dry powder addition of compound hydrocolloids could dramatically enhance the hardness, water-holding capacity and gel strength of produced beef meat fillet. The differences between these two adding modes concerning these quality parameters proved to be significant (P＜0.05). By adopting the Design of Mixture Experiments, an optimized proportion of the compound hydrocolloids among these three were: carrageenan 59%，locust bean gum 22%，guar gum 19%, and …

Study On Enzyme Screening Of Rice Immune Active Peptide, Wang Lu, Chen Yuehua, Xu Zhou, We Nli, Bu Hanping, Cheng Yunhui

Food and Machinery

The hydrolysis processes of rice protein by had been studied 9 proteinases including Neutrase, Acalase 2.4 L, Papain, Pepsin, Trypsin, Flavourzyme, Acid protease, Protamex and Bromelain, and the immune activities of 9 protein hydrolysate had been considered. The results showed that Trypsin can be used as the optimum hydrolytic enzymes for the preparation of rice immune active peptide whose value-added index (stimulating index, SI) to mice macrophage (RAW264.7) is 1.597 (1 000 μg/mL); the enzymatic hydrolysis had the highest percentage of components with relative molecular mass <1 000, to 74.11%.

Studies On Prokaryotic Expression Conditions Of Peanut Allergen Ara H 2.02, Cai Qin, Zhang Wenju, Chen Qin

Food and Machinery

The recombinant protein was induced by transforming recombinant plasmid pET-32a (+)-Ara h 2.02 into Rosetta (DE3)，and identified by SDS—PAGE and Western Blotting. The results showed that the molecule weight of His-Ara h 2.02 fusion protein was about 38 kDa. At the same time, effect of IPTG concentration, shaking speed, induced temperature and time on the production of soluble recombinant protein were determined. The best conditions were as followed, the IPTG concentration was 0.3 mmol/L, the shaking speed was 220 r/min, the induction temperature was 37 ℃and the induction time was two hours, respectively.

Influents Of Gas On Degradation Of Chitosan With Swirling Cavitation, Yang Feng, Liu Ting, Huang Yongchun, Ren Xiane

Food and Machinery

In the present work, degradation of chitosan with swirling cavitation was investigated to strengthen the effect of degradation, reduce the molecular weight of chitosan and expand the range of application. Different operating parameters such as initial concentration, initial pH, solution temperature, outlet pressure, treatment time and the method of ventilate was investigate on the degradation of chitosan. And different gas such as air, oxygen and nitrogen was used to compare the effect of gas on the effect of cavitation. The results show that: Air has an obvious influence on the degradation of chitosan on the different reaction condition, and the …

Influence Of Properties And Microstructure By Different Pretreatment Of Cotton Seed Hull Enzyme Solution, Hou Lifen, Sun Xiangyang, Ding Changhe

Food and Machinery

With cotton seed hull as raw material, the influence was studied about the enzymatic properties and microstructure of cottonseed hull by four pretreatment methods of the dilute acid, acid pretreatment after alkali, alkali and alkaline H₂O₂. The results showed that the lignin content of cotton seed hull by the pretreatment method of alkaline H₂O₂ was decreased by 67.5%; the rate of xylan extraction about enzymatic hydrolysis for 12 hours was 21.4%; and more Xylobiose was obtained; at the same time, the microscopic structure appeared clear and loose.