The Asian noodle market is responsible for the increased volume of wheat imported to that region in recent years. Soft white wheat produced in the Pacific Northwest is mainly used for baked products, whereas an Austral ...

There are two major problems associated with soil acidity and lime response investigations: A. Determining how much lime (100% "available" CaCO₃ equivalent) is required to raise a soil pH (or degree of acidity) from i ...

Most carbon (C) transformations in soil are carried out by a diverse and complex soil microbial community. The size and composition of the soil microbial community is determined by poorly understood interactions betwee ...

The aphid Amphorophora agathonica Hottes (Hemiptera: Aphididae) is an important virus vector in red (Rubus idaeus L.) and black (Rubus occidentalis L.) raspberries in North America. Raspberry resistance to A. agathonica ...

Two studies concerning low molecular weight organic acids in soils were conducted. In the first study, anion exclusion chromatography was used to separate and identify 12 common organic acids, and the accuracy, precis ...

Molecular tools, coupled with unique germplasm stocks and rigorous phenotyping, are useful for developing a better understanding of qualitative and quantitative disease resistance genes in plants. The identification of ...

Meadowfoam (Limnanthes alba Bentham; Order: Brassicales; Family: Limnanthaceae) is a self-compatible, predominantly allogamous, insect pollinated species. Meadowfoam oil is a source of novel unsaturated very-long-chain ...

Forest harvest can have significant impacts on forest ecosystems that may influence the capacity of soils to sequester carbon (C). The microbial community controls decomposition, which is a critical process in partitio ...