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Creator:: McGinnis, Megan L.
Abstract:: Forests are one of the largest repositories of terrestrial C. Understanding factors that drive organic matter transformations and nutrient efflux from these systems is therefore highly important. Temperate forests are of particular significance due to the large fraction of C that is stored below ground in the soil. Characterizing nutrient...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: -growth Douglas- fir Forests of the Pacific Northwest Abstract Approved: David D. Myrold

Creator:: Kusonwiriyawong, Charirat
Abstract:: Estimates of nitrogen (N) available from long-term application of organic amendments are required to balance N inputs with crop N requirements. Two studies were conducted to (1) determine N mineralized from organic amendments (manures and composts) during year 2 after application, and (2) compare plant-available N (PAN) determined via in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: degree of Master of Science in Soil Science presented on March 23. 2005. Title: Nitrogen Mineralization

Creator:: Pikul, Joseph Lawrence
Abstract:: Freeze/thaw cycles are numerous in agricultural soils of the Pacific Northwest. Potential loss of soil by erosion is high whenever a soil thaws from the surface creating a saturated soil overlying an impermeable frozen layer. Field studies were conducted to investigate the effect of surface residue on soil freezing. Residue...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Larry Boersma Freeze/thaw cycles are numerous in agricultural soils of the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: McQueen, John Paul Gainer
Abstract:: As part of a participatory research project, where farmers and Oregon State University researchers collaborated, aspects of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) growing systems were studied. It was determined through conversations with the farmers that quantification of certain growth parameters of potato was lacking, including dry matter accumulation, crop nitrogen (N)...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Utilization by Pacific Northwest Crops (Sullivan et al., 1999a) estimates that the soil N supply from

Creator:: Danielson, Rachel E.
Abstract:: Forest harvest persists as one of the most globally important industries, and crucially provides raw wood products for both building and fuel materials. Mechanistically complex abiotic and biotic processes curb ecosystem recovery following timber harvest and it is of great importance to understand the effects of this practice on biogeochemical...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Shifts in soil microbial communities following forest harvest in the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Weidman, Clara S.
Abstract:: Nursery and greenhouse products are economically important agricultural commodities for Oregon and Washington. Nursery crops including tree seedlings can be damaged or killed by soilborne plant pathogens, which can be challenging to manage because of their persistence in soil and limited options for control. Soil solarization is a pre-planting soil...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Soil Solarization in Pacific Northwest Tree Seedling Nurseries: Effects on Soilborne Plant Pathogens

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