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Quantifying the Potential of Native Plants for Improving Pollination and Biological Control in Agroecosystems

Creator:

Winfield, Tammy L.

Abstract:

Agricultural areas can be inhospitable to the attraction and maintenance of beneficial insects like natural enemies and pollinators and this can result in a decrease in the ecosystem services of pollination and pest control that these insects supply. If habitat can be created and maintained on-farm, an increase in the...

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Undergraduate Thesis
Exploring the Growth Habits of Sweetpotatoes (Ipomoea batatas) in the Willamette Valley of Western Oregon

Creator:

Epps, Charlotte

Abstract:

Sweetpotatoes are a highly nutritious staple crop, playing an important role in global nutritional security. Although the majority of research in the United States (U.S.) focuses on the cultivation of the storage roots, both the leaves and roots are edible. Sweetpotatoes are indigenous to the Andes Region of South America;...

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Undergraduate Thesis

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Faculty Mentor, Date Dr. Gail Langellotto