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Creator:: Alkoshab, Othman
Abstract:: A portion of this study was initiated to provide the basis for implementing a chill unit accumulation procedure in Yemen. Most continuous or daily minimum, maximum temperature models severely underestimated chilling units, and slight modifications offered little improvement for the complex models. Only the Crossa Raynaud formula approximated generally accepted...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: provide efficient measurements of B, K, Ca, Mg, Na, S, Cu, Fe, Zn, Mn, P, Cl, SAR, PAR, and carbonates

Creator:: Romines, Marsha Lynn
Abstract:: The alternate bearing cycle in the 'Barcelona' cultivar poses a major problem to the filbert industry. This study was conducted to alleviate this problem in one of two ways: by (1) increased floral initiation in the "on" year, and (2) increased cluster set in the "off" year. Growth regulators were...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: -itkins in the axils of leaves of current season' s growth (109). Female flowers are initiated in August

Creator:: Roche, M. Margaret
Abstract:: The bacterium Pseudomonas syringae affects different crops worldwide. In the Willamette Valley of Oregon, P. syringae causes bacterial canker in sweet cherry, severely limiting its production. High grafting of susceptible sweet cherry cultivars to resistant rootstocks is practiced in the Willamette Valley to reduce incidence of this disease. The research...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: vitro and in vivo assays. Method Host(s) In vivo Cherry Cucumber, Pear, Potato Cherry, Pear, Apple

Creator:: Guerrero-Prieto, Victor Manuel
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: APPROVED: Professor of Horticulture in charge of major _£ ^ •s -.l Head of' dp^artment of Horticulture

Creator:: Bratsch, Anthony D.
Abstract:: Field experiments were conducted with cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis cv. Snowball Y ) to determine crop development, yield, quality and maturity response to various seasonal water levels, and to specific water stress timing in relation to curd initiation. The effects of nitrogen rate, timing, and source and the application...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: &sor of HojittcultDi^iiLoharge of major Head of ^Department of Horticulture Dean of Graduate S^HpoI

Creator:: Craddock, W. James Hill
Abstract:: Cryopreservation of pollen offers a simple and effective method of long-term pollen storage. Pollen may be stored in liquid nitrogen (LN) for many years without loss of its essential capabilities to pollinate, fertilize, and set normal fruit and seed when used in plant breeding, for controlled pollinations, or for the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: germination rates were observed. Systematic research on pollen storage began in the 1880's as work- ers

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