Foraging Behavior Of Spring Bees And Their Agricultural Implications,
2017
Old Dominion University
Foraging Behavior Of Spring Bees And Their Agricultural Implications, Michael D. Gregory
Biological Sciences Theses & Dissertations
Colony Collapse Disorder has greatly reduced honey bee populations in the last decade. Native bees have been largely neglected in research, and their floral preferences may have agricultural implications because native bees ameliorate the demand to rely solely on non-native bees. In this work, pollinator visitation to flowers with manipulated ultraviolet floral patterns was monitored. Populations of wild showy golden-eye in Colorado, plus cultivar populations of black-eyed Susan and lawn populations of buttercups in Virginia were monitored for pollinator landings to compare preference for unmanipulated ultraviolet-absorptive floral guide preferences. Another number, a proxy for pollen load, was manipulated on strawberry …
Comparison Of Leaf Water Potential, Stomatal Conductance, And Chlorophyll Fluorescence Between An Invasive Weed, Schinus Molle, And A Native Chaparral Shrub, Ceanothus Spinosus, In The Santa Monica Mountains,
2017
Pepperdine University
Comparison Of Leaf Water Potential, Stomatal Conductance, And Chlorophyll Fluorescence Between An Invasive Weed, Schinus Molle, And A Native Chaparral Shrub, Ceanothus Spinosus, In The Santa Monica Mountains, Adam L. Fahey, Harry Zhou, Katie Callahan
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium
The Peruvian peppertree, Schinus molle, is an invasive species in California that has escaped cultivation to competitively exclude native species in the landscape. One example of such competition is between a dominant member of the chaparral shrub community, greenbark ceanothus (Ceanothus spinosus), and S. molle. The mechanism of competitive displacement of chaparral by S. molle is not understood nor has it been previously studied. We hypothesized that during severe drought, such as occurred during the sumer/fall of 2016, S. molle would have a more favorable water balance then its native competitor C. spinosus, eventually leading to higher survival and species …
Hydraulic Mechanisms Of Fungal-Induced Dieback In A Keystone Chaparral Species During Unprecedented Drought In California,
2017
Whittier College
Hydraulic Mechanisms Of Fungal-Induced Dieback In A Keystone Chaparral Species During Unprecedented Drought In California, Natalie M. Aguirre, Marissa E. Ochoa, Helen I. Holmlund, Frank E. Ewers, Stephen D. Davis
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium
Between 2012-2016, southern California experienced unprecedented drought that caused dieback in Malosma laurina, a keystone species of chaparral shrub communities. Dieback was especially severe in coastal exposures of the Santa Monica Mountains, leading to whole plant mortality exceeding 50% at some sites. We hypothesized that the endophytic fungus causing the dieback, Botryosphaeria dothidea, was successful in invading the xylem tissue of M. laurina because of protracted water stress, carbon starvation, or a combination of the two. We tested these possibilities in a controlled pot experiment by comparing three treatments, each inoculated with the fungus: (1) irrigated controls (2) …
Odor, Not Performance, Dictates Bemisia Tabaci'S Selection Between Healthy And Virus Infected Plants,
2017
Hunan Agricultural University, China
Odor, Not Performance, Dictates Bemisia Tabaci'S Selection Between Healthy And Virus Infected Plants, Gong Chen, Qi Su, Xiaobin Shi, Xin Liu, Zhengke Peng, Huixin Zheng, Wen Xie, Baoyun Xu, Shaoli Wang, Qingjun Wu, Xuguo Zhou, Youjun Zhang
Entomology Faculty Publications
Although, insect herbivores are generally thought to select hosts that favor the fitness of their progeny, this “mother-knows-best” hypothesis may be challenged by the presence of a plant virus. Our previous study showed that the whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, the obligate vector for transmitting Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV), preferred to settle and oviposit on TYLCV-infected rather than healthy host plant, Datura stramonium. The performances of B. tabaci larvae and adults were indeed improved on virus-infected D. stramonium, which is consistent with “mother-knows-best” hypothesis. In this study, B. tabaci Q displayed the same preference to settle and …
The Lx Report Of The Bean Improvement Cooperative
No. 60, March 2017.,
2017
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
The Lx Report Of The Bean Improvement Cooperative No. 60, March 2017.
United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications
CONTENTS
LX Annual Report of the Bean Improvement Cooperative xi
BIC Coordinating Committee Membership - 1957 to 2017 . xii
BIC Meritorious Service and Distinguished Achievement Award Recipients - 1957 to 2015 xiii
BIC Awards Nomination Request for 2017 xvi
BIC/NAPIA Meeting in 2017 . xix
In Memory of Guillermo E. Galvez-Enriquez xx
RESEARCH PAPERS FOR 2017
OPTIMIZING SPORULATION OF Pseudocercospora griseola IN VITRO • Paula F. de Pádua1, Rafael Pereira1, Luanna B. W. Gomes1 and Elaine A. de Souza1* 1
FINE MAPPING THE BROAD SPECTRUM ANTHRACNOSE RESISTANCE GENE IN AMENDOIM CAVALO 3 • Gilio, T.A.S.1, Oscar P. Hurtado-Gonzales2, Giseli …
Psychoactive Plants: A Bibliography,
2017
Humboldt State University
Psychoactive Plants: A Bibliography, James P. Smith Jr
Botanical Studies
No abstract provided.
Grass Floras, Manuals, And Checklist,
2017
Humboldt State University
Grass Floras, Manuals, And Checklist, James P. Smith Jr
Botanical Studies
No abstract provided.
The Systematics Of Vascular Plants: A Bibliography,
2017
Humboldt State University
The Systematics Of Vascular Plants: A Bibliography, James P. Smith Jr
Botanical Studies
No abstract provided.
Rare, Endangered, And Threatened Grasses Of The Conterminous United States,
2017
Humboldt State University
Rare, Endangered, And Threatened Grasses Of The Conterminous United States, James P. Smith Jr
Botanical Studies
No abstract provided.
Useful Plants – Ethnobotanical Studies: A Bibliography,
2017
Humboldt State University
Useful Plants – Ethnobotanical Studies: A Bibliography, James P. Smith Jr
Botanical Studies
No abstract provided.
Medical Plants - General References,
2017
Humboldt State University
Medical Plants - General References, James P. Smith Jr
Botanical Studies
No abstract provided.
The Earth's Grass Flora: A Numerical Conspectus (A Comparison Of Seventeen Summaries),
2017
Humboldt State University
The Earth's Grass Flora: A Numerical Conspectus (A Comparison Of Seventeen Summaries), James P. Smith Jr
Botanical Studies
No abstract provided.
Acer Rubrum Wats.,
2017
Eastern Illinois University
Acer Pennsylvanicum Du Roi,
2017
Eastern Illinois University
Acer Saccharinum L.,
2017
Eastern Illinois University
Myrica Pensylvanica Mirb.,
2017
Eastern Illinois University
Arkansas Soybean Research Studies 2015,
2017
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Arkansas Soybean Research Studies 2015, Jeremy Ross
Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Series
Arkansas is the leading soybean-producing state in the mid-southern United States. Arkansas ranked 10th in soybean production in 2015 when compared to the other soybean-producing states in the U.S. The state represents 4.0% of the total U.S. soybean production and 3.7% of the total acres planted to soybean in 2015. The 2015 state soybean average was 49 bushels per acres, 0.5 bushel per acres less than the state record soybean yield set in 2014 (Table 1). The top five soybean-producing counties in 2015 were Mississippi, Desha, Poinsett, Phillips, and Arkansas Counties. These five counties accounted for 35% of soybean production …
Arkansas Cotton Variety Test 2016,
2017
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Arkansas Cotton Variety Test 2016, Fred Bourland, W. Barnett, C. Kennedy, L. Martin, A. Rouse, B. Robertson
Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Series
The primary goal of the Arkansas Cotton Variety Test is to provide unbiased data regarding the agronomic performance of cotton varieties and advanced breeding lines in the major cotton-growing areas of Arkansas.
Economic Botany: General References,
2017
Humboldt State University
Economic Botany: General References, James P. Smith Jr
Botanical Studies
No abstract provided.
Exploring For Plants: A Bibliography,
2017
Humboldt State University
Exploring For Plants: A Bibliography, James P. Smith Jr
Botanical Studies
No abstract provided.
