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Creator:: Noori, Fariborz
Abstract:: Stand establishment plays a significant role in the development and yield of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Availability of soil moisture to the germinating seed is one of the most critical factors affecting stand establishment. Water injection is a method of applying supplemental moisture to the soil in direct contact...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : The effect of water injection at seeding in dry soil on the germination and growth of winter wheat

Creator:: Braunworth Jr, William S.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Sweet corn has a relatively high water requirement, with irriga- tion costs estimated to be 27% of

Creator:: McClain, K. M.
Abstract:: Significant post planting mortality of young conifer seedlings often occurs on drought prone sites because seedlings fail to either establish, or maintain favourable water relations. Survival is contingent upon growth which occurs when turgor pressure is above a threshold level. Since growth after planting is influenced by nursery cultural practices,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Lu, Shengjun
Abstract:: Three Nelder plots of 3-year-old red alder (Alnus rubra Bong) were used for this study at the Cascade Head Experimental Forest, Oregon in the growing season of 1988 at an elevation of 330 meters. Each Nelder plot represented a range of densities from 238 to 101,219 trees per hectare. The...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Wilson, William D. (William Donald), 1955-
Abstract:: A perennial grass grown in strips between the rows of grapevines, with a bare soil herbicide strip under the rows of vines, is a common form of vineyard soil management. Irrigation, though not practiced for grape culture in western Oregon at this time, could be used to supplement the soil...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: elongation. Van Rooyen et al (1980b) consider the greatest water requirement of the vine occurs between

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