Alfalfa sprouts have been implicated in several salmonellosis outbreaks in recent years. Electrolysis of a NaCl solution generates, in the anode side of a two-chamber electrolyzer, acidic electrolyzed oxidizing (EO) water which contains Cl₂, HOC1, dissolved oxygen, and it is characterized by a low pH and a high oxidation reduction...
This literature review is the result of numerous searches via academic, and both governmental and non-governmental avenues including ISI Web of Science, the National Agricultural Library of the Agricultural Research Service (USDA), website of the Environmental Protection Agency, The U.S. Department of Energy, Agricola, J-stor, ArticleFirst, Academic Elite, National Academies...
This paper presents a review of existing literature concerning sprout suppression in stored potato. Currently available synthetic chemical suppressants are discussed and compared to alternative suppressants such as essential oils. Literature examining the efficacy of various commercially available essential oil products on potato sprout suppression are reviewed, and other essential...
Residual roots from previous stand components are often cited as a major benefit to stump-sprouts of tanoak in southwest Oregon and northern California. Established patterns of belowground carbon allocation and root/shoot maintenance suggest that residual root systems of stumps
will be reduced by carbohydrate depletion and root mortality and by...
Estrogen is a sex hormone responsible for the development and regulation of the reproductive system and secondary sex characteristics. They also play a critical role in the development of breast and uterine cancer. The formation of agonistic metabolites of estrogen, especially 16α-hydroxyestrone, have been found to have cancer-inducing effects meanwhile...
Tanoak (Lithocarpus densflorus (Hook and Am.) Rehd.), an evergreen hardwood tree that grows abundantly in southwest Oregon and
north California, sprouts vigorously after a disturbance, such as logging or fire These sprouts form clumps that can hamper conifer
regeneration on clearcuts and in shelterwoods. In order to obtain a quantitative...
Consuming cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli sprouts, kale, Brussels sprouts, and bok choy is associated with several health benefits, such as a decreased risk of certain cancers. Cruciferous vegetables contain the glucosinolate, glucoraphanin (GFN). Cutting, chopping or chewing these vegetables releases the enzyme myrosinase, which transforms GFN into sulforaphane (SFN)....
The consumption of cruciferous vegetables is associated with several health benefits, including cancer prevention. Many of these benefits are attributed to the phytochemical, sulforaphane (SFN), which is derived from cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli and broccoli sprouts. These vegetables contain glucoraphanin (GFN), SFN’s precursor, which is converted to SFN by...
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer related death in American men. Epidemiologic studies suggest that cruciferous vegetable intake may lower the risk for many cancers, including prostate and colon. Isothiocyanates (ITC) are phytochemicals derived from cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, and cabbage that may...
During the springs of 1988 1989, experiments were
conducted to determine effective methods of controlling damage
by ring-necked pheasants (Phasianus coichicus) to sprouting
corn in southwestern Idaho. Plot evaluations (1988) failed
to demonstrate the ability of Miller Hot Sauce Animal
Repellent, Isotox Seed Treater (F), provision of alternate
food, and...
Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis) and thimbleberry
(Rubus parviflorus) are clonal shrub species common to
reforestation sites in the Oregon Coast Range. These
species have economic importance, because they reduce
conifer seedling growth and survival. A population modeling
approach was used to facilitate study of the biology of
these species and to...
Pacific madrone, tanoak, and California black oak are the most economically promising native California hardwoods. Volume and value data indicate upward trends in growing stock levels and prices received for their products. These trends are likely to continue. They suggest research is particularly needed for: (1) seed fall and
regeneration,...
Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) is an important tree species in the western United States and there has been much concern about its persistence. In this thesis, I report on aspen in a portion of its range that has not been previously evaluated: the eastern and western slopes of the Central...
Four experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of
growth-promoting treatments on potato sprouts and plantlets grown in
vitro, and to determine the relationships between growth rate and
eradication of PVX and PVS through shoot-tip culture.
The approach consisted of exposing plant material to potential
growth-regulating treatments, selecting the more...
Giant chinquapin (Chrysolepis chrysophylla) is an evergreen hardwood often found as a shrubby understory component of coniferous forests in the Pacific Northwest United States. Due to its ability to sprout quickly after disturbances such as fire and logging it is often viewed as a pest by forest managers. Like its...
More than one-fourth of the forest land in the Pacific Northwest is growing timber at reduced capacity as the result of brush encroachment. Increasing use of chemicals in brush control requires that more information be available regarding their use. Bigleaf maple, Oregon oak and vine maple are among the more...
The role of fire as a natural disturbance, its interactions with nonnative species and effects of repeated fires in the Hawaiian Islands have received little investigation. We are unsure of the role fire played in shaping forest structure and composition as well as affecting evolutionary processes of the native biota....
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) encompasses a spectrum of lymphoid progenitors that have undergone malignant transformation and clonal proliferation at various stages of differentiation. Some cases of ALL have been documented to have prenatal origins and in particular neonatal exposure to various environmental pollutants is associated with increased disease risk, including...
Debris flows are a major cause of disturbance to riparian vegetation. Both observational and experimental studies were used to examine the initial recovery of riparian vegetation after debris flows on headwater streams in the western Cascades of Oregon. My goal was to determine the roles of seedlings and vegetative sprouts,...
Free abscisic acid (ABA) in Yellow Globe Danvers onion tissues was
determined during maturation and storage. The amount of ABA in leaf
tissue reached a maximum (1.81 ng/gm dry weight) at 40% top fall. Neck
tissue ABA reached a maximum (0.33 ng/gm dry weight) at 60-70% top fall.
ABA of...
Several compounds have been shown to induce the mixed function
oxidase enzyme system of animals, and also to inhibit tumor formation.
Included in this category are several vegetables and isolated
vegetable components from the Cruciferae family. In this
study rainbow trout were fed blanched freeze-dried cauliflower,
broccoli, or Brussel sprouts...
Dietary fiber has been suggested as interfering with
mineral utilization. The influence of broccoli florets and
wastes, cauliflower heads and wastes, wheat bran and Metamucil
on mineral uptake by the rat was determined using
balance studies. All results were compared to control
animals fed diets containing 10% hydrolyzed cellulose.
Utilization...
A brown and burn site preparation project was monitored on an
alder-dominated brushfield in the western Oregon Coast Range. Prefire
vegetation was surveyed, and the fuel complex created by felling
and aerial application of herbicides was evaluated. Post-fire vegetation
was examined during the four months following the August, 1974,
fire....
Nine experiments were conducted during 1964 and 1965 to study
the methods of reproduction and mode of spread of sago pondweed
(Potamogeton pectinatus) in irrigation systems.
Frequent treatments of sago pondweed foliage with aromatic
solvent greatly reduced the number of tubers in the substratum of
an irrigation canal. However, complete...
Fire severity is hypothesized as an important driver of bird responses to wildfire. For those species that typically respond negatively to increasing severity, Accessibility of high-severity burned forest may be dependent on the proximity of unburned or low-severity burned forest to meet all of the needs of breeding bird species...
Aniba rosaeodora commonly known as rosewood is a tree species of great socio-economic value in the Amazon because it is harvested for the extraction of its essential oil, which is used in the production of cosmetics. Since rosewood is a wild species included on the Convention on International Trade in...
Indole-3-carbinol (I3C), the most abundant metabolite of glucobrassicins, is
found in cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage and
cauliflower. I3C has been shown to have anticarcinogenic activity against many
chemical carcinogens in multiple target organs in animal models. However, the
anticarcinogenic activity of I3C is considered indirect since...
Indole-3-carbinol (I3C) is a naturally occurring plant alkaloid, found in significant concentrations in cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli and Brussels sprouts. I3C is an unstable compound that undergoes rapid oligomerization in an acidic environment to form higher order condensation products (I3C-ACPs), such as 3-3'-diindolylmethane (DIM). Both I3C and DIM are...
Targeting the epigenome, including the use of histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors, is a novel strategy for cancer chemoprevention. Sulforaphane (SFN), a compound found at high levels in broccoli and broccoli sprouts, is a potent inducer of Phase 2 detoxification enzymes and inhibits tumorigenesis in animal models. SFN also has a...
While previous research has suggested that bitterness is the key determinant of vegetable disliking, it is unknown what role odor plays in vegetable hedonics. We therefore investigated the impact of odor as well as taste on liking and disliking of four vegetables (steamed asparagus and Brussels sprouts; fresh celery and...
Devil's club (Oplopanax horridum (J. E. Smith) Miq.) is an indigenous shrub of the Pacific Northwest, often found in the Tsuga heterophylla (western hemlock)/Devil' s club association in western Oregon. In the same family as ginseng, Devil's club is gaining attention for its medicinal properties. While traditional uses of Devil's...
At the time of the eruptions of Lassen Peak in 1914-1915, an
area of vegetation along the east slope of the mountain approximately
1 1/4 miles wide and four miles long was destroyed. Except for a
few surviving trees, all vegetation was destroyed.
A study of the revegetation of this...
The effects of the inherent transmissibility of the
virus and of the inherent transmitting ability of aphids
on the transmission of bean yellow mosaic virus (BYMV)
were studied along with four virus-vector relationships of
BYMV and the green peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulz.).
In addition, investigations were made on the...
Seven methods for delineating flood plains were evaluated. The
methods are classified : (1) Geomorphic Technique; (2) Soils Technique;
(3) Botanical Technique; (4) Hydrologic Technique; (5) Hydrologic-
Hydraulic Technique; (6) Historical Technique; and (7) "Combination
Method". All of the methods, except the Botanical Technique
and the Hydrologic-Hydraulic Technique, were compared...
A detailed analysis was performed on the juvenile growth of six types of Douglas-fir stock under the influence of typical seral Coast Range vegetation. Objectives were to analyze competitive influences important to the growth of tree seedlings and evaluate differences between stock type characteristics and growth patterns in response to...
The vegetation following forest site preparation was examined in ten clearcut units located in the western Oregon Coast Range. The site preparation techniques used in these units included scarification, slash burning, and chemical spraying. The ages of the clearcut units studied varied from one to nine growing seasons for the...
Wheat (Triticum aestivum) is one of the world’s major staple food crops, with flour produced from starchy endosperm being used for breads, cakes, noodles and various other wheat-based foods. The unique bread making properties of wheat are primarily attributed to its gluten-forming storage proteins: gliadins and glutenins. This study investigated...
Eight primary ambrosia fungi, Raffaelea canadensis, R.
sulcati, Ambrosiella brunnea, A. ferruginea, A. gnathotrichi, A.
hartigii, A. sulcati, and A. sulphurea (Fungi Imperfecti), were found
in association with 11 ambrosia beetle species (Scolytidae and Platypodidae).
The fungi are reported from new beetle symbionts, new
tree hosts, and/or increased geographical distribution....
During physiological ageing of seed potatoes, the stored tuber
undergoes certain biochemical changes which cause the breaking of
dormancy and the initiation of bud growth. The ageing process can
be manipulated through storage temperature and duration. Higher
temperatures usually accelerate seed tuber ageing. In order to
define the process of...
Colonization of N. densiflorus tissues by P. ramorum is not well understood. The pathogen is able to colonize nearly all tissues of this host but it is unclear how a tree is ultimately killed. Because this is such a destructive invasive pathogen, it is important to investigate its pathogenic strategy....
The purpose of this project was to conduct a preliminary examination of the environmental use of plants in Oregon by gauging the breadth of opportunities and challenges faced by growers, users, and researchers who are involved in the general area of the environmental uses of plants. More specifically, the project...
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