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Role of propagule pressure and priority effects on plant establishment during restoration of invaded shrub-steppe

Creator:

Schantz, Merilynn C.

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Biological plant invasions are diminishing the ecological integrity and function of ecosystems worldwide. A primary example of this is in the Great Basin of the United States, where invasive annual grasses, like cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.) and medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae L. Nevski), are dominating many sagebrush-steppe ecosystems. In these invaded...

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Dissertation

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, writing, and editing. Lastly, I am grateful for Dr. Paul Doescher who provided me valuable insight in
Strategies for machine harvesting of mature coffee (Coffea arabica L.) fruits

Creator:

Tongumpai, Peeradet

Abstract:

Greenhouse and field grown coffee plants were used to study the synchronization of flowering and fruiting. The purpose of these studies was to develop methods of improving the selective harvesting of mature coffee fruits by machine. The studies were divided into 4 parts: 1) Synchronization of flowering, 2) Synchronization of...

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Dissertation

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sincere thanks to my committee members. Dr. Paul Doescher, Dr. Conrad Weiser, Dr. Joe Zaerr, and Dr