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Water Efficiency for Urban Landscapes in Semi-Arid Environments

Creator:: Martinson, Richard W.
Abstract:: Urban landscape water use is increasingly a focus of water conservation efforts. This is especially true in the arid and semi-arid regions of the western United States where increased demand, environmental concerns, and extended periods of drought have created chronic water shortages. However, until recently, little attention has been paid...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Environments Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ John

Low Maintenance Strategies and Challenges within Oregon School Landscapes

Creator:: Gould, Micah A.
Abstract:: Ornamental landscapes require considerable amounts of inputs, including but not limited to irrigation, mowing or pruning, fertilization, and pest management. However, school systems have limited budgets, which reduce their access to resources and labor hours. Therefore, the objective of this project is to identify ground covers that can compete with...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The inheritance of resistance to fruit cracking in the tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.)

Creator:: Hudson, Leland Wilson
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and Vincent (61, p. 265) found cracking to be significantly less with an 11-inch seasonal

An inquiry into the factors affecting the shape of Bartlett pear fruits, with special reference to xenia, metaxenia and pollination

Creator:: Kim, Chai Hoon
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The effects of planting date, nitrogen and boron application on mineral element concentration, yield, dry weight and fresh weight of sweet corn

Creator:: Sisson, Jonathan Anthony
Abstract:: The effects of planting date on mineral element concentration in sweet corn (Zea mays L. cv. Jubilee) at six developmental stages and on yield were investigated. Planting dates were chosen to correspond to early, mid-season, and late commercial plantings. Two nitrogen rates were applied since nitrogen is more often limiting...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: in corn at various developmental stages have been suggested by several investigators. John, et al

Postharvest water relations and needle abscission in cut trees of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii Mirb. Franco)

Creator:: Montano, Jose M.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: cross sectional area available for water movement. Byrne et al. (21) showed that a high flow

The effect of rootstock and scion on cherry tree mineral nutrition

Creator:: Axford, Martin Allin
Abstract:: The experiments in this thesis are reported as two journal articles. The first article. The effect of rootstock and scion on above- and below-graft leaf mineral nutrient content of sweet cherry, is a field sampling experiment dealing with the effect of Stockton- Morello and F 12-1 mazzard rootstocks on 'Royal...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Evaluation of grapevine red blotch virus epidemiology with reference to potential insect vectors

Creator:: Dalton, Daniel T.
Abstract:: Grapevine red blotch virus (GRBV), the causal agent of red blotch disease (RBD) in grapevine, Vitis vinifera L., is an emerging pathogen of significance to the wine grape industry of Oregon, USA. To address knowledge gaps of GRBV epidemiology, spread of GRBV was evaluated in Oregon vineyards over four years....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Coordinator Dr. John Lambrinos; OSU Department of Microbiology Dr. Theo Dreher; OSU Institute of Natural

Governing By Nature

Creator:: Rhodes, Mericos H.
Abstract:: The choice of what to eat is political, and food systems shape and are shaped by political and economic power. During the last several hundred years, agricultural and food power has been consolidated to an unprecedented degree, and this consolidation continues today. This paper will describe this process as “Governing...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Water Efficiency for Urban Landscapes in Semi-Arid Environments

Low Maintenance Strategies and Challenges within Oregon School Landscapes

The inheritance of resistance to fruit cracking in the tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.)

An inquiry into the factors affecting the shape of Bartlett pear fruits, with special reference to xenia, metaxenia and pollination

The effects of planting date, nitrogen and boron application on mineral element concentration, yield, dry weight and fresh weight of sweet corn

Postharvest water relations and needle abscission in cut trees of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii Mirb. Franco)

The effect of rootstock and scion on cherry tree mineral nutrition

Evaluation of grapevine red blotch virus epidemiology with reference to potential insect vectors

Governing By Nature

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