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Science, service, and specialized agriculture : the re-invention of the maraschino cherry

Creator:: Jolly, J. Christopher
Abstract:: From 1925 to 1930, Ernest H. Wiegand, a professor of Horticultural Products at Oregon State Agricultural College, developed an improved brining process for cherries. Brined cherries are used in the production of maraschino and glacé cherries, which already had a sizable market in the United States by the 1920s. This...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , and Specialized Agriculture: The Re- Invention of the Maraschino Cherry Abstract Mary Jo Nye From

Nature in chains : the effects of Thomas Jefferson’s rectangular survey on a Pacific Northwest landscape

Creator:: Schweickert, Tina K.
Abstract:: Understanding the impact of humans on the environment has long been a topic of scholarly interest and debate. As environmental problems mount, accounts of historic ecological conditions and the factors of change become increasingly useful. This study considers competing schools of interpretation about human impacts on ecological landscapes and develops...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: industrialized agriculture. This thesis argues that the fundamental beliefs of human societies (i.e

Addressing Data Resolution in Precision Agriculture

Creator:: Kelley, Jason
Abstract:: Irrigated agriculture constitutes the greatest consumptive water use globally, so that irrigation efficiency measures are an important part of global efforts to best utilize this limited resource. However, greater irrigation efficiency must be achieved while simultaneously maintaining or increasing crop yields and farming profitability. Incremental water use decisions are made...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: required to realize the full potential of precision agriculture

Tree Physiological, Physical, and Chemical Characteristics Related to Spruce Beetle Colonization: Engelmann versus Blue Spruce

Creator:: Ott, Daniel S.
Abstract:: Blue spruce (Picea pungens) and Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii) experience varying levels of spruce beetle (Dendroctonus rufipennis (Kirby)) colonization, yet the underlying differences and mechanisms resulting in lower colonization for blue spruce are not known. Both spruce species have important roles in subalpine ecosystems where examining changes in mortality, distribution,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the Engelmann spruce beetle in Colorado. US Department of Agriculture, Washington. McCarroll, D

Enhancing social-ecological resilience in the Colorado River Basin

Creator:: Eidem, Nathan T.
Abstract:: This research presents the Colorado River basin as a social-ecological system. Utilizing event data on cooperative and conflictive interactions over fresh water, the system is decomposed to look for evidence of outcomes of resilience enhancement. The Animas-La Plata Project in the upper San Juan basin is presented as a case...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Conceptualization of the Colorado River basin social- ecological system

Rocks and reactors : an atomic interpretation of human rights, 1941-1979

Creator:: Richards, Linda Marie
Abstract:: The atomic age was enacted by many scientists as a way to realize health and human rights. Human rights were conceived in this context as rights to economic development, science education, and nuclear medicine. The United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) acted hand in hand with UN agencies and educators...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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Geneticist L.C. Dunn : politics, activism, and community

Creator:: Gormley, Melinda (Melinda Brooke)
Abstract:: L. C. Dunn (1893-1974) spent most of his scientific career conducting research in developmental genetics as a member of the Zoology Department at Columbia University in the City of New York. He had an accomplished scientific career researching mutations in mice, which earned him respect from other geneticists and scientists....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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Opening Pandora's Box at the Roof of the World : The Past and Present of Avian Influenza Science

Creator:: Canavan, Barbara C.
Abstract:: By means of a case study and historical analysis, this dissertation examines the past and present of avian influenza. By integrating disconnected histories of human and animal influenza, this dissertation links historical insights with the concerns of contemporary avian flu science. It is not only a natural history of avian...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: more closely the role of humans in contemporary history through activities such as agriculture and

Evaluation of the LifeKnowledge Curriculum and its usability in the Oregon Agricultural Sciences classroom

Creator:: Crawford, Paul Wesley
Abstract:: The LifeKnowledge curriculum is a recent initiative of the National FFA Organization to develop key learning precepts in agriculture education students. This material utilizes cutting-edge teaching techniques in lesson plans designed to develop leadership, teamwork, personal development, and communication abilities in students. This project surveyed current agriculture teachers in Oregon...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Honors Baccalaureate of Science in General Agriculture and Animal Science presented June 5, 2006. Title

Monitoring and Evaluating the Susceptibility of Colorado Potato Beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say, against Insecticides in the Columbia Basin of Northeastern Oregon

Creator:: Yang, Pahoua
Abstract:: Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is among one of the largest and most important staple food crops in the world. One of the most productive growing potato regions is the USA is the Oregon and Washington Columbia Basin. Both states produce approximately 26% of the USA potatoes in the market. In...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Monitoring and Evaluating the Susceptibility of Colorado Potato Beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say

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Science, service, and specialized agriculture : the re-invention of the maraschino cherry

Nature in chains : the effects of Thomas Jefferson’s rectangular survey on a Pacific Northwest landscape

Addressing Data Resolution in Precision Agriculture

Tree Physiological, Physical, and Chemical Characteristics Related to Spruce Beetle Colonization: Engelmann versus Blue Spruce

Enhancing social-ecological resilience in the Colorado River Basin

Rocks and reactors : an atomic interpretation of human rights, 1941-1979

Geneticist L.C. Dunn : politics, activism, and community

Opening Pandora's Box at the Roof of the World : The Past and Present of Avian Influenza Science

Evaluation of the LifeKnowledge Curriculum and its usability in the Oregon Agricultural Sciences classroom

Monitoring and Evaluating the Susceptibility of Colorado Potato Beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say, against Insecticides in the Columbia Basin of Northeastern Oregon

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