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Creator:: Bailey, Arthur Wesley, 1938-
Abstract:: Forest associations, secondary succession, and relationships of plant communities to Roosevelt elk were investigated. Stratification of vegetation into ecological units and an understanding of secondary succession by habitat-type were a necessary first step in investigations into browsing of conifers by elk. The study was jointly conducted by the Oregon State...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: THESIS submitted to OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

Creator:: Culver, Roger Norman
Abstract:: As the management of range lands is intensified or as improvement activity is increased, a critical need is seen to refine the understanding of the ecology of these lands. If soil surveys on range lands are to be meaningful and useful, the relationship between the fundamental ecological units and the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: CENTRAL OWYHEE UPLANDS OF OREGON by ROGER NORMAN CULVER A THESIS submitted to OREGON STATE

Creator:: Volland, Leonard A.
Abstract:: The study was conducted over approximately 191,000 acres in central Klamath County, Oregon. The research had three objectives: first, to describe and classify the seral and near-climax vegetation by using polyclimax principles; secondly, to determine the southern extension of five plant associations and one plant associes as previously described by...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF

Creator:: Lee, William O., 1911-
Abstract:: A study was conducted on German velvetgrass (Holcus mollis L.), a weedy, rhizomateous perennial grass introduced in the United States in relatively recent years, The purpose of this study was to learn more about its distribution, growth habits, and control under conditions found in Western Oregon. German velvetgrass infestations of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: MOLLIS L. ) IN WESTERN OREGON by WILLIAM ORVID LEE A TFIESIS subrnitted to OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

Creator:: Urness, Philip J.
Abstract:: Recent emphasis on range improvement of sagebrush-bunch-grass types in Oregon has underscored the need for better understanding of their importance to deer winter range management. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the impact of various sagebrush control practices on the composition, production, and utilization of deer forage plants...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Range Management, Oregon State University, to gain information on range improvements relative to deer

Creator:: Ihrke, Charles Albert
Abstract:: Crossover frequencies for seven selected regions on five chromosomes of maize were measured to ascertain the effect of chelating agents on recombination. Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid, EDTA, and dimethyl sulfoxide, DMSO, were used in three concentrations singly, and in all combinations. Plants heterozygous for for linked genes governing seed and seedling...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Ihrke A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for

Creator:: West, David L.
Abstract:: Field, growth chamber, and greenhouse studies were carried out to evaluate factors that cause low seed set in Dactylis Glomerata L. The variety, 'Latar', and the parental clones of the variety, 'Pennlate', were studied in detail. Floral anatomy investigations indicated that 98 percent of Dactylis flowers opened at Corvallis in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of

Creator:: Sharp, Lee Ajax
Abstract:: Land useable for livestock grazing in the western United States is diminishing because of spreading municipalities, irrigation developments, highway construction, recreational demands and withdrawals. Concurrently, the demand for livestock and livestock products is increasing because of a rapidly growing population. As a result, production from the grazing land that remains...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: THESIS submitted to OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

Creator:: Bradner, Norman Richard
Abstract:: The objectives of this study were (a) to measure the amount of cross-pollination caused by three bee species at 10, 20 and 40 rods distance from a foreign pollen source, (b) to measure the effects of bee species, planting pattern and season on broad sense heritability estimates for seed yield...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: RICHARD BRADNER A THESIS submitted to OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY in partial fulfillment of the

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