This publication reviews the growth stages of grapes. For each growth stage (or group of growth stages), the document lists the more effective pesticides used to control insects, weeds, and disease, their rates, and application timing for Oregon grape growers. It also covers the effectiveness of various fungicides for control...
Second revision March 24, 2017.
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The root pathogen, Phytophthora lateralis Tucker and Milbrath,
continues its destructive spread among Port-Orford Cedars (Chamaecyparis
lawsoniana (Murr.) Parl.) of southwestern Oregon. This
thesis concerns spread of the fungus between root systems of
individual trees in a 49-year-old stand predominantly of Port-Orford-
Cedar. The contribution of root grafts to spread...
First Ladies have performed a variety of public and private roles, from presidential escort, hostess, and social advocate to policy maker and presidential advisor. The nature of the position has always been both traditional and gendered, greatly influencing each First Lady's performance. Due to the changing role of women in...
The central purpose of this study was to identify the
competencies of a predeparture orientation program as determined by
business/industry personnel and personnel from institutions
representing the U.S. Agency for International Development. An
additional objective was to examine the organizational framework of
existing predeparture programs to identify instructional
methodologies, administrative...
The identity and distribution of ant species preying on the
western spruce budworm (Choristoneura occidentalis Freeman) was
investigated in eastern Oregon and western Montana. A sticky trap was
developed to index ant foraging activity in the canopy by intercepting
ants falling from the tree as they traveled between canopy and...
This study had two purposes. The first purpose was to
determine whether certain aspects of the Japanese language
were reflected in examples of the Japanese cultural
construct of contemporary essays. The second purpose was
to show how these aspects of the Japanese language reflect
the intuitive, non-logical nature of Japanese...
In this thesis I argue that Alice Munro’s work takes part in an ongoing feminist discourse that examines alterations in male and female gender relations, as they have been represented in domestic fiction by women writers since the late nineteenth century. I analyze two short stories written by Munro: “Meneseteung,”...
The study of the subsurface flow and distribution of water is critical to the
evaluation of the unsaturated zone for a potential geologic high-level radioactive
waste repository. This site is located at Yucca Mountain, Nevada in the northern
Mojave Desert. and was chosen on the basis of its low precipitation,...