Callipyge (CLPG, n=16) and normal (N, n=11) lambs were
produced from Polypay dams and Dorset sires heterozygous for
the CLPG gene to study the effects of the gene on growth and
carcass and meat quality parameters. CLPG lambs had higher
average daily gain than N lambs (0.26 vs 0.23 kg/day,...
Weed resistance is usually diagnosed after a weed control practice has lost
efficacy and weed populations begin to increase rapidly. Prediction and validation in
the field at a very early stage of resistance development is a promising method for
preventing an uncontrollable problem. Pattern-thinking helped individuals connect their
experience of...
Most of the presently grown cultivars of rice (Oryza sativa L.) have poor
competitive ability against weeds if compared with traditional cultivars. Therefore,
effective weed control is an important but often costly and difficult management
practice in rice crop production. If weed competitive ability of rice cultivars could be
improved...
In 1987, Congress authorized a 5 year $150 million dollar research program called
the Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP). SHRP was divided into four major
areas, including the asphalt research program. The asphalt research program was divided
into six major research contracts, one such contract, SHRP-003A was called Performance
Related...
The probing behavior and feeding activity of green peach aphid, Myzus persicae
Sulzer, on Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. tenebrionis- transgenic potatoes, insecticide
treated potatoes, and host plants with different preference were electronically
monitored. I found that first, transgenic potatoes had no effect on green peach aphid
probing suggesting that transmission of...
The characteristics of Northern squawfish
(Ptychocheilus oregonensis) and the feasibility of utilization
of this species for human consumption were investigated. In
the first experimental phase, the iced storage characteristics
of squawfish were determined. Quality changes were monitored
over 24 days of storage by chemical, physical, microbiological
and sensorial methods of...
The lack of information regarding the inheritance of the duration and rate of
grain filling, and the possible relationship between grain fill and grain protein
content in wheat prompted this study.
Early maturing Chinese cultivars, 'AI Feng 2' and 'CB 83-52', and late
maturing cultivars adapted to Oregon, 'Stephens' and...
Algorithms for analyzing laser interferometry
signals were developed and adopted to the computer based
processing of small displacement measurements. These
methods, matrix operation approach and fixed parameters
approach, are based on signal phase calculation and are
able to replace complex fringe counting electronic
circuits. The matrix operation provides an approach...
Geostatistical methods were used to find efficient and accurate means for
salinity assessment using regionalized random variables and limited sampling. The
random variables selected, sodium absorption ratio (SAR), electrical conductivity
(EC), and clay content were measured on samples taken over an area of fifteen
square miles. Ordinary kriging and co-kriging...
Strawbreaker foot-rot is a major limiting factor to cost efficient winter wheat
production in the Pacific Northwest. Development of resistant cultivars has been
hindered by the lack of adequate levels of genetic resistance and screening techniques
which can consistently detect desired genotypes.
Studies were conducted to determine if the reported...
The success of a plant breeding program depends upon the availability of
useable genetic diversity. Such diversity may be enhanced depending on the type of
hybridization strategy employed. Segregating progenies resulting from F2
populations, a double cross, and a top cross were compared for the amount of
useable genetic diversity...
The Levels-of-Growing-Stock Studies in Douglas-fir is a regional cooperative to investigate the effects of levels of growing stock on young stand growth. The Hoskins
installation, in western Oregon, was established in a dense, high site natural stand at total age 20 years. The initial thinning resulted in an immediate 131...
The effects of erect leaf canopies on enhancing grain yield in wheat is not
understood. The main objective of this study was to understand the effect of leaf
angle on grain yield by comparing randomly derived-lines from crosses of erect
and droopy leaf spring wheats. Nine traits associated with canopy...