Rubus spp. seeds have a thick protective endocarp and testa (seedcoat) that can
restrict germination even under favorable conditions. The effect of pregermination
treatments were studied in Rubus chamaemorus L., R. eustephanos Focke ex Diels, R.
idaeus 'Amber' L., R. leucodermis Douglas ex Torrey & A. Gray, R. multibracteatus A....
Responses of biological indicators of soil quality to winter cover cropping were measured on soil samples collected from 6 commercial growers' fields and two experiment research stations in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. The research stations were the North Willamette Research and Extension Center (Aurora, OR), and the Oregon State...
Although the biology of Bradyrhizobium has been studied for almost
one hundred years, virtually nothing is known about the ecology and genetic
variation in natural soil populations of this genus. The majority of
information has been obtained from studies of one species, Bradyrhizobium
japonicum, and the diversity within soil populations...
My study explores the impact of participation in a faculty teaching and learning community (TLC) on the professional development of community college faculty. I address the problem that, in spite of the growth of faculty development activity in the community college during the past decade, how faculty development occurs is...
This study examined lifestyle changes as related to the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in Chinese students at Oregon State University (OSU). The study population included male students or scholars from the People's Republic of China who were attending OSU during spring term 1992. Fifty subjects were interviewed using...
The purpose of this investigation is to explore gender role attitudes among Thai
college students and to determine whether differences in gender role attitudes among
Thai college students are related to the sex of students, college major and family
structure. To investigate this problem a Gender Role Attitude Inventory is...