To remain competitive in the international marketplace,
soft white wheat cultivars grown in the Pacific Northwest
must have consistent and predictable flour properties
including kernel texture. As a consequence, there is a need
to develop wheat cultivars for specific end uses. Wheat
cultivars with very soft kernels are used largely...
The closed insulated pallet system (CIPS) was evaluated for growth, yield, and
fruit quality of tomato genotypes with determinate growth habit. Plants were irrigated
with several levels of sodium chloride (NaCl) salinized water. Tomato growth and yield
were significantly greater in CIPS than in conventional surface-irrigated containers,
regardless of irrigation...
Formal methods using text to specify abstract data types (ADTs) are powerful, but they require great effort and a high level of expertise. Visual programming languages present an alternative way of programming but are limited to building small programs. This research presents an approach for specifying ADTs using a combination...
This paper describes the program transformation method used in DataLab, a general-purpose system for the specification and synthesis of abstract data types (ADTs). We present a model for transforming visual specifications of ADTs to imperative code. This model includes two forms of internal representations: one for the ADTs visual specifications...
Soils in household environments in low- and middle-income countries may play an important role in the persistence, proliferation, and transmission of Escherichia coli. Our goal was to investigate the risk factors for detection, survival, and growth of E. coli in soils collected from household plots. E. coli was enumerated in...
A dissertation describing the results of a series of greenhouse experiments conducted to better understand phytoremediation in stormwater bioretention systems.
Gunung Leuser is a national park in Sumatra Island, Indonesia. This park is one of the most important biodiversity hotspots in the country. For instance, it is home to endangered and endemic species of Indonesia, such as the Sumatran orangutan, the Sumatran tiger, the Sumatran elephant, and the Sumatran rhino....
Nanoparticles (NPs), defined as materials having at least one dimension (height, width, diameter) in the nanoscale, are increasingly being incorporated into a wide variety of products and are replacing traditional bulk materials in many applications. This is because they can be more efficacious, more sustainable, and can have unique characteristics...
Russian wheat aphid (RWA), Diuraphis noxia (Mordvilko),
is a widely distributed species in western north America,
and a major economic pest of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
and barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). The objectives of this
study were to : 1) determine the inheritance of seedling and
adult plant resistances in...