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Creator:: Yen, Zuan Z.
Abstract:: Modern wind energy is the technology of choice with a short payback period for increasing renewable energy portfolios. Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), a United States power authority in the Pacific Northwest expects to increase their wind energy capacity from 2,000 megawatts to 6,000 megawatts within the next five years. Currently...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: increasing renewable energy portfolios. Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), a United States power

Creator:: Cannon, Joshua B.
Abstract:: Jointed goatgrass (Aegilops cylindrica Host.) is a serious weed problem in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production in the United States. Studies were conducted to determine the outcrossing rate, competitive ability, and effectiveness of certain control practices on jointed goatgrass. A field study was conducted over two years at four locations...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: .) production in the United States. Studies were conducted to determine the outcrossing rate, competitive

Creator:: Min, He
Abstract:: Many non-native weed pests of food, fiber, and nursery crops pose threats to U.S. environment and agriculture. Noxious weed regulations play an important role in preventing the introduction and spread of non-native plants, thereby protecting the local biodiversity, environment and economic activities. However, these regulations could also hamper agricultural trade....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: three essays of this dissertation address the causes and consequences of cross-state differences in

Creator:: Oregon State University. Agricultural Experiment Station, Bartuszevige, Anne M., and Kennedy, Patricia L.
Abstract:: "... One goal of this document is to synthesize the literature on the effects of mechanical thinning on understory plant species. A second goal is to document the effect of prescribed burning on rare, threatened, or endangered species. We review current literature on studies that address effects of prescribed fire...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: . D ry Forests (SR 1095)— O regon State U niversity Archival copy. For current version, see

Creator:: McArthur, Ted O.
Abstract:: The Bureau of Land Managements (BLM) Emergency Fire Rehabilitation (EFR) policy was developed in 1985 to encourage protection of sites from soil erosion and to minimize potential changes in vegetation communities that may result from the dominance of weedy species. To achieve the goals of EFR policy, managers often used...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of the BLM EFR policy in the Great Basin. To do this, two field offices per state were randomly

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