Miscanthus 3 Giganteus Productivity: The Effects Of Management In Different Environments,
2011
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Miscanthus 3 Giganteus Productivity: The Effects Of Management In Different Environments, Matt Maughan, German Bollero, D.K. Lee, Robert Darmody, Stacy Bonos, Laura Cortese, James Murphy, Roch E. Gaussoin, Matthew Sousek, David Williams, Linda Williams, Fernando Miguez, Thomas Voigt
Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications
Miscanthus 9 giganteus is a C4 perennial grass that shows great potential as a high-yielding biomass crop. Scant research has been published that reports M. 9 giganteus growth and biomass yields in different environments in the United States. This study investigated the establishment success, plant growth, and dry biomass yield of M. 9 giganteus during its first three seasons at four locations (Urbana, IL; Lexington, KY; Mead, NE; Adelphia, NJ) in the United States. Three nitrogen rates (0, 60, and 120 kg ha -1) were applied at each location each year. Good survival of M. 9 giganteus during its first …
Asymmetrical Gene Flow In A Hybrid Zone Of Hawaiian Schiedea (Caryophyllaceae) Species With Contrasting Mating Systems.,
2011
Mississippi State University
Asymmetrical Gene Flow In A Hybrid Zone Of Hawaiian Schiedea (Caryophyllaceae) Species With Contrasting Mating Systems., Lisa E. Wallace, Theresa M. Culley, Stephen G. Weller, Ann K. Sakai, Ashley Kuenzi, Tilottama Roy, Warren L. Wagner, Molly Nepokroeff
CAS Publications
Asymmetrical gene flow, which has frequently been documented in naturally occurring hybrid zones, can result from various genetic and demographic factors. Understanding these factors is important for determining the ecological conditions that permitted hybridization and the evolutionary potential inherent in hybrids. Here, we characterized morphological, nuclear, and chloroplast variation in a putative hybrid zone between Schiedea menziesii and S. salicaria, endemic Hawaiian species with contrasting breeding systems. Schiedea menziesii is hermaphroditic with moderate selfing; S. salicaria is gynodioecious and wind-pollinated, with partially selfing hermaphrodites and largely outcrossed females. We tested three hypotheses: 1) putative hybrids were derived from natural crosses …
Goodyera Pubescens (Willd.) R. Br.,
2011
Illinois Natural History Survey
Goodyera Pubescens (Willd.) R. Br., Loy R. Phillippe, Jason J. Zylka
Specimens by Name
No abstract provided.
A New Species Of Diploid Quillwort (Isoetes, Isoetaceae, Lycophyta) From Lebanon,
2011
Old Dominion University
A New Species Of Diploid Quillwort (Isoetes, Isoetaceae, Lycophyta) From Lebanon, Jay F. Bolin, Rebecca D. Bray, Lytton John Musselman
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications
A new species, Isoetes libanotica Musselman, Bolin & B. D. Bray (Isoetaceae, Lycophyta), is described from Akkar District of northern Lebanon. It is a seasonal terrestrial species of basaltic soils, diploid (2n = 22), with complete velum coverage. Megaspore diameter ranges from 338 to 477 mu m with remote, low tuberculate ornamentation and a low to obsolete equatorial girdle; microspore length ranges from 25 to 30 mu m, with echinate ornamentation. At the type locality of I. libanotica, two other Isoetes L. species occur sympatrically. These superficially similar Isoetes species can be differentiated from I. libanotica using megaspore …
Classifying And Mapping Diversity In A Species-Poor System: The Mangrove Meta-Community Of Laguna Chacahua National Park, Oaxaca, Mexico,
2011
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Classifying And Mapping Diversity In A Species-Poor System: The Mangrove Meta-Community Of Laguna Chacahua National Park, Oaxaca, Mexico, Elizabeth Kay Weisgerber
Master's Theses
ABSTRACT
Classifying and Mapping Diversity in a Species-Poor System: the mangrove meta-community of Laguna Chacahua National Park, Oaxaca, Mexico
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Elizabeth Kay Weisgerber
Both field transects and imagery grid plots were analyzed with the goal of creating a community classification map for the mangrove forest of Parque Nacional Lagunas de Chacahua. In total, data was collected in 49 sites throughout the park, recording measures such as DBH, basal area, estimated dominance, frequency, cover and relative dominance. Field locations were marked and georeferenced with a GPS and grid plots overlaid on satellite imagery of the park were generated via a random …
Aronia Mitschurinii: Solving A Horticultural Enigma,
2011
University of Connecticut - Storrs
Aronia Mitschurinii: Solving A Horticultural Enigma, Peter J. Leonard
Master's Theses
Aronia (Medik.), commonly known as chokeberry, is a taxonomically misunderstood genus currently experiencing a renaissance in North America as both an ornamental and fruit crop. Three species of chokeberry are commonly accepted as native in North America: A. arbutifolia (L.) Pers. red chokeberry; A. melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliot, black chokeberry; and A. prunifolia (Marshall) Rehder, or purple chokeberry. In Europe a fourth species of human origin is recognized as Aronia mitschurinii (A.K.Skvortsov & Maitul.), or cultivated, black-fruited Aronia. It is widely speculated that this genotype originated in the early 20th century with Russian pomologist Ivan Michurin, as the product …
Verbena Urticifolia L.,
2011
Eastern Illinois University
B. R. Wells Rice Research Studies 2010,
2011
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
B. R. Wells Rice Research Studies 2010, R. J. Norman, K. A. K. Moldenhauer
Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Series
The 2010 Rice Research Verification Program ( RRVP) was conducted on twenty-two commercial rice fields across the state. Counties rarticirating in the program included Arkansas, Ashley, Chicot, Clark, Clay, Cross, Desha, Drew, Greene, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lawrence, Lonoke, Mississippi, Phillips, Poinsett (2 fields), Prairie, Randolph, St. Francis, and White for a total of 1456 acres. Grain yield in the 2010 RRVP averaged 167 bu/acre ranging from 113 to 215 bu/acre. The 2010 RRVP average yield was 25 bu/acre greater than the estimated Arkansas state average of 142 bu/acre. The highest yielding field was in Clay County with a grain yield …
Parthenocissus Quinquefolia (L.) Planch.,
2011
Eastern Illinois University
Parthenocissus Quinquefolia (L.) Planch., John E. Ebinger
Specimens by Name
No abstract provided.
Vitis Vulpina L.,
2011
University of Missouri, Columbia
Acer Saccharinum L.,
2011
Eastern Illinois University
Vitis Aestivalis F.Michx.,
2011
Eastern Illinois University
Documenting Effects Of Urbanization On Flora Using Herbarium Records,
2011
Butler University
Documenting Effects Of Urbanization On Flora Using Herbarium Records, Rebecca W. Dolan, Marcia E. Moore, Jessica Stephens
Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS
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As human populations increasingly live in cities, urban floras and the ecosystem services they provide are under increasing threat. Understanding the effects of urbanization on plants can help to predict future changes and identify ways to preserve biological diversity. Relatively few studies document changes through time in the flora of a focal region and those that do primarily address European floras. They often rely on contemporary spatial gradient studies as surrogates for changes with time.
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We compare historical species records (prior to 1940) with the current flora for Marion County, Indiana, USA, home to Indianapolis, the 13th largest city in …
Sfa Gardens Newsletter, Summer 2011,
2011
Stephen F. Austin State University
Sfa Gardens Newsletter, Summer 2011, Sfa Gardens, Stephen F. Austin State University
SFA Gardens Newsletters
No abstract provided.
Mojave Applied Ecology Notes Summer 2011,
2011
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Mojave Applied Ecology Notes Summer 2011, Scott R. Abella, Charles W. Denton, David G. Brewer, Rory W. Steinke, Wayne A. Robbie, W. Wallace Covington, E. Cayenne Engel, Ross Guida
Mojave Applied Ecology Notes
Thoughts on fire possibilities on Mount Charleston, estimating historical densities of Ponderosa pine in northern AZ, over-understory changes in the Spring Mountains, seeding effectiveness in Red Rock Canyon, workshop announcements.
Oak Galls: A Strange Biology Indeed!,
2011
University of Richmond
Oak Galls: A Strange Biology Indeed!, W. John Hayden
Biology Faculty Publications
Anyone who takes the time to look closely at several branches of oak will soon find one or another peculiar anomaly among the leaves and twigs. One can easily find structures resembling Ping-Pong balls, hard knots, fluffy tufts, horns—either single or clustered, or irregular thickenings, to mention just a few possibilities. These abnormal growths are galls, structures caused by the presence of small insect larvae living inside the tissue of the plant. Galls can be found on a wide variety of plants. They are common, for example, on the stems of goldenrods, and the leaves of maples, but oaks are …
Vitis Vulpina L.,
2011
Eastern Illinois University
Bumelia Lanuginosa Pers.,
2011
Eastern Illinois University
Viola Rafinesquii Greene,
2011
Eastern Illinois University
Verbena Bracteata Lag. & Rodr.,
2011
Eastern Illinois University
Verbena Bracteata Lag. & Rodr., John E. Ebinger
Specimens by Name
No abstract provided.
