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Creator:: Klein, Matthew L.
Abstract:: Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the fourth largest food crop in the world following rice (Oryza sativa L.), wheat (Triticum spp.), and maize (Zea mays subs. mays). Potatoes arrived in the United States in the early 1600s and over the following centuries, the crop was subsequently cultivated across the country...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: pest management To mitigate insect damage, commercial potato growers, and especially those in seed

Creator:: García-Díaz, Carlos Alberto
Abstract:: There is no information available on water management of birdsfoot trefoil grown for seed. Information is also not available describing how to minimize seed losses due to shattering in order to obtain consistently high birdsfoot trefoil seed yields. The objectives of this research are to: (i) quantify crop water use,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: in the northcentral USA and southcentral Canada. There are no reports for water management on

Creator:: Zapiola, Maria Luz
Abstract:: Open-field burning has been an effective, economical, and widespread method of post-harvest residue management in creeping red fescue seed production in the Willamette Valley since the late 1940s. However, the use of field burning has been legislatively restricted due to air quality and safety issues. The foliar-applied plant growth regulator...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: in the Pacific Northwest. Open-field burning has been a successful management tool to remove post

Creator:: Hagerty, Christina H.
Abstract:: The development of resistance to multiple fungicide classes is currently limiting disease management options for many pathogens, while the discovery of new fungicide classes has become less frequent. To address this pressing issue, a three-part study with different layers of complexity, objectives, and experimental approaches was conducted using the model...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: currently limiting disease management options for many pathogens, while the discovery of new fungicide

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