The septoria diseases of winter wheat are a limiting factor to wheat production in the Willamette Valley. This publication will describe the symptoms and development of the septoria diseases, including the influence of environmental conditions, the reactions of different cultivars to Septoria, the impact of Septoria on yield, and control...
Root rot of sweet corn in western Oregon and Washington is a significant disease that
can reduce yield of intolerant cultivars of processed sweet corn by fifty percent. Root rot
is caused by a complex of soilborne organisms, including Drechslera sp., Phoma
terrestris, and Pythium arrhenomanes. Processors have adopted tolerant...
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Alexandra G. Stone
Root rot of sweet corn in western Oregon and Washington is a
This report is divided into several sections. The first provides information
on the current status of wetlands, the Corps' regulatory role, its statutory
enforcement authority, and its interpretation of that authority. The next
section describes the Portland District's enforcement structure and procedures.
A case study detailing the District's treatment of...
Crested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn.) is a nonindigenous perennial grass that was introduced to North America to improve the condition of degraded rangelands. It has proven to be a successful revegetation species due to its superior ease of establishment, strong competitive ability, and ability to tolerate grazing. However, crested...
This paper comprises two major sections. In the first, tests of the influence of several application factors on efficiency of silvicultural herbicides are described for evergreen shrub, deciduous shrub, and herbaceous forest vegetation in Oregon and California. The second presents decision trees illustrating how to use the experimental results and...
The sagebrush steppe ecosystem of the northern Great Basin is severely degraded and continues to decline due in large part to the invasive, non-native annual grasses Bromus tectorum L. (cheatgrass) and Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski (medusahead). Restoration of invasive-dominated areas is difficult, but can be enhanced by adding a carbon...