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Preliminary investigation of artificial incubation of emu eggs, and alternative feeds and management techniques for emu chicks up to ten weeks of age

Creator:

Allen, Carol Ann

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A preliminary study was conducted to establish baseline data for emu artificial egg incubation and emu chick growth and management. Three experiments examined factors affecting hatchability of emu eggs that occur prior to and during artificial incubation. Characteristics analyzed were egg storage duration, hen age, egg weight, egg index, shell...

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Masters Thesis

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and support. Kari Henschel, Larry Mirosh, Rosemary Schulte, Allen Feltman, Robert Williams, William
Estimating plant-available nitrogen release from manures, composts, and crop residues

Creator:

Gale, Eric S.

Abstract:

In order to properly utilize organic amendments as nitrogen sources, reliable methods to estimate plant-available nitrogen (PAN) are needed. The objectives of this study were to (1) evaluate the use of crop and soil responses in fertilizer N equivalence (FNE) calculations, (2) examine the relationships between the C/N ratio, total...

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Masters Thesis
Ammonium in grapevines : seasonal levels in tissue and xylem extracts, and a tendril model system

Creator:

Jordan, David T.

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Dissertation
Nutrient management and cycling in grass seed crops

Creator:

Horneck, Donald Arthur

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Grass seed production in Oregon's Willamette Valley traditionally relied on open field burning for straw residue disposal and nutrient recycling. Changes in residue management from open field burning to methods that remove straw coincided with rapidly declining K soil test values. A survey of grass seed fields showed that many...

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Dissertation

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