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A Study of Urban Vegetable Garden and their Soils in Corvallis and Portland, OR

Creator:

Nelson, Michael, II

Abstract:

Urban agriculture (UA) is defined as the production of food crops or livestock within urban areas. Despite its popularity in the United States, research into UA systems suffers from a general underrepresentation of commercial urban systems. As a result, urban growers often have unique technological needs that are unmet by...

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Masters Thesis

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, and Alex Stone, for supporting and facilitating my work. I am also grateful to my co-authors, who
Alternative orchard floor management practices, soil quality, nitrogen fertilizeruptake, and apple tree growth and yield

Creator:

McDonald, Sarah Finger

Abstract:

Orchard floor management (OFM) practices can improve soil function and alter the soil biological community. Soil function is dependent on soil forming materials and on management practices but little is known about how OFM affect orchard soil quality, fertilizer N uptake, or tree growth and production. Research plots were located...

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Dissertation

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like to thank my committee; Drs. Paul Schreiner, Alex Stone, and Elizabeth Sulzman and my gradrep Dr