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Agronomic biosolids application rates for dryland wheat across a range of northwest climate zones

Creator:: Sullivan, Dan M., Bary, Andrew I., Cogger, Craig G., and Shearin, Todd E.
Abstract:: Predicting agronomic rates is important to derive optimum economic and environmental benefits from biosolids fertilizer applications. We conducted this research to 1) evaluate dryland wheat response to biosolids applications over a range of climate zones in the Pacific Northwest and 2) compare agronomic application rates predicted from yield curves with...
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: fertilizer guide together with a PNW worksheet for estimating available N from biosolids gave reasonable

Relative influence of trans-Pacific and regional atmospheric transport of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the Pacific Northwest (PNW), USA

Creator:: Lafontaine, Scott
Abstract:: The relative influences of trans-Pacific and regional atmospheric transport on measured concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), PAH derivatives [Nitro- (NPAH) and Oxy-(OPAH)], organic carbon (OC), and Particulate Matter (PM) less than 2.5 μm in diameter (PM₂.₅) were investigated in the Pacific Northwest, USA in 2010-2011. Ambient high volume PM₂.₅...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the Pacific Northwest (PNW), USA Abstract approved

Strategic investments in agricultural industries and Oregon's economic development

Creator:: Koong, Dennis T
Abstract:: This research is concerned with the current debate among Oregonians on how to improve the standard of living and accelerate economic development in Oregon. The main question is what economic activities make Oregon, and regions within Oregon grow? To find out where Oregon's economic strength and weaknesses lie, first we...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: sector relative to the PNW and U.S. indicates that, in the last seven years, Oregon's comparative

Introgression and Evaluation of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Conferring Resistance to Quizalofop-p-ethyl Herbicide

Creator:: Richter, Colette M.
Abstract:: Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is one of the most important crops in the world supplying about 18.8 percent of the world's caloric energy supply and 20 percent of the world's protein. In the Pacific Northwest (PNW), over one million hectares of wheat are grown every year. Wheat production is typically...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: energy supply and 20 percent of the world's protein. In the Pacific Northwest (PNW), over one million

Nuclear and chloroplast diversity of Pacific Northwest wheat (Triticum aestivum) breeding germplasm

Creator:: Edwards, Melanie Love
Abstract:: Wheat breeders must effectively maintain and manage existing genetic diversity in order to continue the development of superior genotypes. It is therefore fundamental that the genetic relationships and diversity within the germplasm pools be thoroughly characterized and understood. Recently, DNA-based markers have provided powerful tools for genetic diversity analysis. This...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: important PNW cultivars like Madsen, were found to contain D-type cytoplasm rather than the B cytoplasm of

Cost-efficient management of aquatic invasive species : application to New Zealand mudsnails in the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Lim, Youngah
Abstract:: By affecting the ecological, pecuniary and aesthetic productivity of ecosystems, invasive species (IS) increase production and management costs to business, while straining public agencies' budgets with monitoring, enforcement and management efforts. Understanding invasion pathways or vectors, and identifying costs and benefits of alternative management strategies are critical to public and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: mudsnails, Potamopyrgus antipodarum, (NZMS) in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) using data from a variety of

Trait-based approaches to linking vegetation and food webs in early-seral forests of the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Campbell, John L. and Donato, Daniel C.
Abstract:: Both the structure and composition of naturally generated early-seral forests in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) can be profoundly different than that of more developed forest seres, especially in the period after a major disturbance but before conifers re-develop a closed canopy. While it is reasonable to suggest that the unique...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: in the PNW. 187 188 3. Postulating functional traits of early-seral forests in the PNW 189

Re-examining Ceratomyxa shasta in the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Stinson, Matthew E. T.
Abstract:: Ceratomyxa shasta infects salmonids in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) of North America, occasionally causing losses in wild and captive populations. Host-specific parasite genotypes (O, I, II, III) were previously characterized molecularly using markers in the ribosomal DNA and phenotypically by type host in the Klamath River, CA/OR. This thesis sough...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Bartholomew Ceratomyxa shasta infects salmonids in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) of North America

An analysis of the import demand for hard red winter and western white wheat in Asian Pacific rim nations

Creator:: Simone, Mark V.
Abstract:: Wheat is a major agricultural product in the Pacific Northwest (PNW). The market class primarily grown in the region is Western White (WW) wheat. An important export market for PNW wheat producers is the Asian Pacific Rim (APR), due to its proximity and economic growth. Agronomic research has been conducted...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: /leV «—f—^ — \> Wheat is a major agricultural product in the Pacific Northwest (PNW). The market

Utilization of the Non-Native Seagrass, Zostera japonica, by Crab and Fish in Pacific Northwest Estuaries

Creator:: Sund, Daniel M.
Abstract:: The introduction of non-native species often results in fundamental changes in the structure and function of disturbed environments. In the Pacific Northwest (PNW), the introduced seagrass Zostera japonica is rapidly expanding in distribution, impacting stakeholders and public use of the intertidal. Z. japonica’s expansion has prompted a number of different...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the Pacific Northwest (PNW), the introduced seagrass Zostera japonica is rapidly expanding in

VanoJulieCEOASSeasonalHydrologicResponses.pdf

Creator:: Vano, Julie A., Nijssen, Bart, and Lettenmaier, Dennis P.
Abstract:: Increased temperatures and changes in precipitation will result in fundamental changes in the seasonal distribution of streamflow in the Pacific Northwest and will have serious implications for water resources management. To better understand local impacts of regional climate change, we conducted model experiments to determine hydrologic sensitivities of annual, seasonal,...
Full Text:: at 1/16� latitude-longitude spatial resolution over the Pacific Northwest (PNW), a scale sufficient

Survival and Home-range Size of Northern Spotted Owls in Southwestern Oregon

Creator:: Schilling, Jason W., Dugger, Katie M., and Anthony, Robert G.
Abstract:: In the Klamath province of southwestern Oregon, Northern Spotted Owls (Strix occidentalis caurina) occur in complex, productive forests that historically supported frequent fires of variable severity. However, little is known about the relationships between Spotted Owl survival and home-range size and the characteristics of fire-prone, mixed-conifer forests of the Klamath...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: . Annual home-range size varied from to 189 to 894 ha (T = 576; SE = 75), with little difference between

Understanding Patterns of Timber Harvest and their Drivers : A Quantitative Assessment of Forest Governance in the Western Cascades of Oregon

Creator:: Harris, Tyler C.
Abstract:: Effective forest governance is central to the efficient, sustainable, and equitable use of forest resources, yet challenges in assessing forest governance impede efforts to improve it. Contemporary forest governance involves decisions by multiple stakeholders across multiple sectors of economy and society, from local to global scales – making forest governance...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: U.S. Pacific Northwest (PNW), a region whose history is intertwined with that of a storied and

Competition release and climate change effects on a moisture-demanding tree species in a dry system

Creator:: Seager, S. Trent
Abstract:: Climate change and the increase in meteorological drought have generated global concern over the persistence of ecosystems already in decline from decreased moisture. Evidence suggests dryland ecosystems have been more impacted by drought because of their tightly coupled growth-water relationships and high sensitivity to environmental shift. Removal of competing vegetation...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) stands within the dry forests of the Inland Pacific Northwest (PNW

The influence of canopy structure and epiphytes on the hydrology of Douglas-fir forests

Creator:: Pypker, Thomas G.
Abstract:: Canopy structure has a significant impact on the canopy hydrology of Douglas-fir forests in the Pacific Northwest (PNW). Whole canopy rainfall interception was measured for young Douglas-fir forest and compared to an old-growth Douglas-fir forest. The old-growth forest had significantly greater canopy water storage capacity (5) and direct throughfall fraction...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: canopy hydrology of Douglas-fir forests in the Pacific Northwest (PNW). Whole canopy rainfall

Multi-hazard framework and analysis of soil-bridge systems : long duration earthquake and tsunami loading

Creator:: Carey, Trevor J.
Abstract:: During the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, numerous bridge structures were damage or destroyed. The damage to bridge systems was caused by long duration strong ground shaking, tsunami inundation forces, or both. Long duration strong ground shaking from subduction zone earthquakes and the multi-hazard scenario of combined earthquake...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: attack are particularly important in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) where the Cascadia Subduction Zone is

Identifying Quantitative Trait Loci for Resistance Against Stripe Rust and Septoria tritici blotch in Soft White Winter Wheat

Creator:: Cobertera, David
Abstract:: Stripe rust (Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici) and Septoria tritici blotch (Zymoseptoria tritici) are a constant and significant threat to wheat production, significantly reducing wheat quality and yield. Wheat is responsible for 20% of the world’s human calorie intake, and wheat production must increase to supply the demand of the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: (PNW). Increasing stripe rust and STB resistance through plant breeding is the most cost-effective

Improving Projections of Tidal Marsh Persistence under Climate Change with Remote Sensing and Site-Specific Data

Creator:: Buffington, Kevin J.
Abstract:: Tidal marshes are dynamic ecosystems that are threatened by climate change and sea-level rise. To characterize baseline condition and historic climate sensitivities, and improve projections into the future, new methods are required that integrate data from the field and remote sensing platforms. Marsh elevation response models can be calibrated with...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: climate variation has not been explored in the Pacific Northwest (PNW). In Chapter 3 I explain how I

An Inner-Shelf Wave Forecasting System for the U.S. Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Garcia-Medina, Gabriel, Özkan-Haller, H. Tuba, Ruggiero, Peter, and Oskamp, Jeffrey
Abstract:: An operational inner-shelf wave forecasting system was implemented for the Oregon and southwest Washington coast in the U.S. Pacific Northwest (PNW). High-resolution wave forecasts are useful for navigational planning, identifying wave energy resources, providing information for site-specific coastal flood models, and having an informed recreational beach user group, among other...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: was implemented for the Oregon and southwest Washington coast in the U.S. Pacific Northwest (PNW

MeintsDevelopingWinterFoodBarley.pdf

Creator:: Meints, Brigid, Cuesta-Marcos, Alfonso, Ross, Andrew S., Fisk, Scott, Kongraksawech, Teepakorn, Marshall, Juliet M., Murphy, Kevin, and Hayes, Patrick M.
Abstract:: Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) has been cultivated for human consumption for thousands of years. However, most North Americans do not consume barley on a regular basis. In the last decade, there has been a renewed interest in barley production for human consumption. A number of quality traits estimate nutritional value...
Full Text:: : 13 ABD: Aberdeen, ID; BSR: Barley Stripe Rust; COR: Corvallis, OR; PNW: Pacific Northwest; 14 PUL

Regional scale sandbar variability : observations from the U.S. Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Di Leonardo, Diana R.
Abstract:: Understanding sandbar dynamics and variability is integral to developing a predictive capacity for nearshore flows, sediment transport, morphological change, and ultimately for determining coastline exposure to damaging storm waves. Along the high-energy U.S. Pacific Northwest (PNW) coast, sandbars typically dominate the bathymetry of the active zone. Here we report on...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Northwest (PNW) coast, sandbars typically dominate the bathymetry of the active zone. Here we report on a

Evaluating Multi-objective Trade-offs in Mature Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) Stands of Western Oregon

Creator:: Williams, Neil G.
Abstract:: Contemporary forest management involves a more extensive and diverse suite of management objectives than was the case throughout much of the Twentieth Century. Heightened public and political awareness of local and global biodiversity decline, and interest in arresting these trends, has increased the emphasis on broad-based biodiversity conservation as an...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) of the United States. Whereas the ecology of old-growth Douglas-fir

Port-Orford-cedar and Phytophthora lateralis : grafting and heritability of resistance in the host, and variation in the pathogen

Creator:: McWilliams, Michael G.
Abstract:: Port-Orford-cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) is a forest tree native to a small area of Oregon and California. A root disease caused by Phytophthora lateralis causes widespread mortality of Port-Orford-cedar. This dissertation examines three important elements of the Port-Orford-cedar P. lateralis pathosystem related to breeding for disease resistance: use of resistant rootstocks...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Isolates differed at only two of 189 bands produced by Inter Simple Sequence Repeat (ISSR) DNA primers

Ecosystem Functions of Pacific Northwest Estuaries: The Role of Ocean and Watershed Drivers in Eelgrass and Coho Salmon Dynamics

Creator:: Magel, Caitlin L.
Abstract:: Interest is expanding for the potential role of estuaries, particularly seagrass and salt marsh habitats, to sequester carbon, mitigate ocean acidification, and support abundant fisheries. The important functions of estuaries are part of a broader set of ecosystem services, or benefits to humans, which are regulated by ocean and watershed...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of ecosystem change in Pacific Northwest (PNW) estuaries. Chapters 2, 3, and 4 of my dissertation

Climate Change Impacts to Estuarine Hydrodynamics: Tools, Methodologies, and Predictions

Creator:: Parker, Kai A.
Abstract:: Coastal communities in the U.S. Pacific Northwest (PNW) are rapidly engaging with the idea that hazards and environmental pressures are changing and may be characteristically different in the near future. This has led to a need for scientific knowledge and tools that can help coastal communities prepare and build resilience...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: David F. Hill Coastal communities in the U.S. Pacific Northwest (PNW) are rapidly engaging with

Potential carbon storage at the landscape scale in the Pacific Northwest, U.S.A.

Creator:: Smithwick, Erica Ann Hoffa
Abstract:: Estimates of potential carbon (C) storage can be used to constrain predictions of future carbon sequestration and to understand the degree to which disturbances, both natural aid anthropogenic, affect C storage. An upper bound on C storage in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) of the United States was estimated using field...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: anthropogenic, affect C storage. An upper bound on C storage in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) of the United

Life Cycle Assessment of Biomass for Generation of energy : Case Studies of Poplar Management in the Pacific Northwest of the U.S.A.

Creator:: Vasquez Sandoval, Marcia A.
Abstract:: A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of the production of poplar biomass grown under four management conditions in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) of the U.S.A. was conducted. While the extraction of fossil fuels and the subsequent generation of energy have environmental impacts, the alternative of extracting poplar biomass also has impacts...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: production of poplar biomass grown under four management conditions in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) of the

Is the intensifying wave climate of the U.S. Pacific Northwest increasing flooding and erosion risk faster than sea level rise?

Creator:: Ruggiero, Peter
Abstract:: The relative contributions of sea level rise (SLR) and increasing extra-tropical storminess to the frequency with which waves attack coastal features is assessed with a simple total water level (TWL) model. For the coast of the U.S. Pacific Northwest (PNW) over the period of wave-buoy observations (~30 years) wave height...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: as subsequent mild years, and is taken here as 189 ‘representative’ of a typical PNW TWL decade

Genetic engineering of disease resistance in poplar : effects of bacterio-opsin over-expression and analysis of a copper-based system for resistance-gene activation

Creator:: Mohamed, Rozi
Abstract:: We tested a synthetic bacterio-opsin (bO) gene derived from Halobacterium halobium for its effect on disease resistance in transgenic poplar hybrids, and assessed a genetic system for controlling expression of this gene. In tobacco the bO gene caused necrotic lesions similar to an induced hypersensitive response (HR), increased levels of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ). When clone 189-434, which is susceptible to the rust pathogen Melampsora occidentalis, was inoculated

Camelina: Seed Yield Response to Applied Nitrogen and Sulfur

Creator:: Wysocki, Donald J., Chastain, Thomas G., Schillinger, William F., Guy, Stephen O., and Karow, Russell S.
Abstract:: Camelina (Camelina sativa L. Crantz) has received worldwide attention in recent years as a biofuel crop and as a broadleaf option in cereal-based cropping systems. The objective of our 3-year study was to determine camelina seed yield and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) as affected by six applied nitrogen (N) rates...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: rainfed sites in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) of the 25 United States. An N + sulfur (S) variable was

Quality and physiological responses of two late-season sweet cherry cultivars 'Lapins' and 'Skeena' to modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) during simulated long distance ocean shipping

Creator:: Wang, Yan, Bai, Jinhe, and Long, Lynn E.
Abstract:: The production and export of late season sweet cherry cultivars continues to increase in the US Pacific Northwest (PNW). Major postharvest quality deterioration during long distance ocean shipping include flavor loss, off-flavor development, skin darkening, pedicel browning, pitting, and decay. In this research, three modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) liners with...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: export of late season sweet cherry cultivars continues to increase in the US Pacific Northwest (PNW

The Genetics of Larval Fitness in the Pacific Oyster: Responses to Acidified Seawater and Temporally Dynamic Selection Processes

Creator:: Durland, Evan R.
Abstract:: The Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas) is one of the most economically and ecologically significant shellfish species worldwide. In the Pacific Northwest United States (PNW), the sustainability oyster stocks is increasingly threatened by ocean acidification (OA), which has had significant negative effects on the aquaculture industry in this region over the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: States (PNW), the sustainability oyster stocks is increasingly threatened by ocean acidification (OA

Characterization and Cultivar Susceptibility Assessment of Bacterial Blight in Hazelnut Caused by Xanthomonas arboricola pv. corylina

Creator:: Webber, John B., III
Abstract:: Bacterial blight (Xanthomonas arboricola pv. corylina) (Xac) of hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) was described first in Oregon in 1915 and is now recognized as a damaging disease of young hazelnut trees worldwide. Stressed hazelnut trees in conditions such as planting on marginal sites, and trees between 1 and 4-years-old are...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: impactful disease in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) until the devastating fungal canker disease eastern

Regional scale sandbar variability: Observations from the U.S. Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Di Leonardo, Diana and Ruggiero, Peter
Abstract:: Understanding sandbar dynamics and variability is integral to developing a predictive capacity for nearshore flows, sediment transport, morphological change, and ultimately for determining coastline exposure to damaging storm waves. Here we report on a nearshore bathymetric data set from the U.S. Pacific Northwest (PNW) that stretches from Point Grenville, Washington...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: bathymetric data set from the U.S. Pacific Northwest (PNW) that stretches from Point Grenville, Washington

Comparative Genomics of Different Races of Columbia Root-knot Nematode and Development of Molecular Markers Linked to Corky Ringspot Resistance in Potato

Creator:: Hu, Shengwei
Abstract:: On a global scale, potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) plays an important role in tackling the threat of food insecurity due to its high yield and broad global acceptance. However, pathogens threaten potato production, causing direct yield loss and rendering potatoes tubers unmarketable. Breeding new cultivars that carry multiple resistances is...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the Pacific Northwest (PNW) two races of M. chitwoodi exist, Race 1 and Race 2; a pathotype of Race

Methodology for cuticular identification of selected eastern Oregon range plants

Creator:: Schrumpf, Barry J.
Abstract:: Animal dietary preferences have been studied by feeding-site examinations, animal observation, and stomach and esophageal collections. Analysis of fecal material for undigested plant cuticle is another means for obtaining the same information. This study was conducted to: (1) prepare a microscope slide series depicting the surface features of leaves and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: surfaces. Plants were collected and identified by personnel of the PNW Forest and Range Experiment

Carbon balance on federal forest lands of Western Oregon and Washington: The impact of the Northwest Forest Plan

Creator:: Krankina, Olga N., Harmon, Mark E., Schnekenburger, Frank, and Sierra, Carlos A.
Abstract:: The management of federal forest lands in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) region changed in early 1990s when the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) was adopted with the primary goal to protect old-growth forest and associated species. A major decline in timber harvest followed, extending an earlier downward trend. The historic and...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: 2 ABSTRACT 46 47 The management of federal forest lands in the Pacific Northwest (PNW

Ecophysiology of Marine Bivalves : Physiological Rate Processes in Dynamic Environments

Creator:: Gray, Matthew W.
Abstract:: Marine bivalves are globally recognized as ecologically and commercially valuable species and, for over a century, researchers have been studying their feeding, digestion and other related physiological processes. These studies have shown that marine bivalves have complex feeding and particle processing behaviors to maximize growth in dynamic environmental conditions. Additionally,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . gigas as the now dominant species in many PNW estuaries and seasonally much greater than the services

The influence of forest management on headwater stream amphibians at multiple spatial scales

Creator:: Stoddard, Margo A.
Abstract:: To effectively manage for biodiversity at broad, ecosystem scales, the influences of habitat structure at multiple spatial scales on vertebrate species must be understood. There are few studies on the broad-scale habitat requirements of stream amphibians despite their importance in streams in forest ecosystems in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) as...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: forest ecosystems in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) as predators and prey, and potentially as indicators

Life cycle inventory of laminated veneer lumber and composite I-joist manufacturing

Creator:: Dancer, Eric R.
Abstract:: The objective of this study is to complete life cycle inventories (LCI) for laminated veneer lumber (LVL) and composite I-joist (I-joist) production in the two main forest products producing regions in the U.S., the Pacific Northwest (PNW) and Southeast (SE). LVL and I-joists are composite wood building materials that are...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Pacific Northwest (PNW) and Southeast (SE). LVL and I-joists are composite wood building materials that

Scaling the Issue of Changing Disturbance Regimes: Implications of Novel Landscape Conditions for Black Stain Root Disease

Creator:: Bouché, Adam J.
Abstract:: Changes to disturbance regimes resulting from shifts in forest management practices have created novel landscape conditions in the Pacific Northwest (PNW). I analyzed the implications of changes to landscape conditions caused by forest management for the spread of a native root disease: black stain root disease (BSRD) of Douglas-fir. BSRD...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Pacific Northwest (PNW). I analyzed the implications of changes to landscape conditions caused by forest

The Role of Plant-soil Feedback in the Invasion of Brachypodium sylvaticum in Douglas-fir Forests

Creator:: Esterson, Andrew
Abstract:: Invasive plants have the capacity to transform landscapes and alter ecosystem function, causing significant economic and ecological damage. These effects include displacement and reduction of native flora and fauna, altered fire regimes, modification of biotic and abiotic soil properties, as well as local, regional, and global economic impacts. With such...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: (PNW), Brachypodium sylvaticum (slender false brome), a perennial bunch grass native to Eurasia, is

Influence of Soft Wheat Characteristics on Quality of Batter-based Products

Creator:: Fajardo Centeno, Carlos A.
Abstract:: Wheat is a globally traded staple crop. Wheat is important in human diets because of its agronomic adaptability, physical characteristics, functionality for the production of leavened products and nutritional value. Two significant characteristics make wheat an important staple food-crop. First, the proteins present in wheat endosperm have attributes that enable...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Pacific Northwest (PNW) climatic conditions favor production of soft wheat. Three soft wheat types are

A Review and Recommendations for Assessing Floodplain Vegetation Recovery Following Stage 0 and Beaver Dam Analog Restorations in the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Colley, Lara K. M.
Abstract:: Floodplains are a significant and increasingly threatened ecosystem. As restoration projects are implemented more frequently in degraded floodplains, novel methods are emerging with a focus on restoring critical processes in which vegetation plays a key role. The purpose of this paper is two-fold: 1) to develop expectations for vegetation response,...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: floodplains in small river systems in the Pacific Northwest (PNW), I address vegetation disturbance

Long-term Impacts of Nitrogen Fertilizer, Tillage and Crop Residue on Soil and Plant Nutrients in Winter Wheat Cropping Systems Under Dryland Conditions

Creator:: Shiwakoti, Santosh
Abstract:: Agricultural practices influence the nutrient dynamics of soil and plants, which may take more than a decade to be expressed in the drylands. The nutrient supplying capacity of soil is a crucial component of sustainable agriculture, and hence, this study can play an important role in policy making for the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: cropping system of the inland Pacific Northwest (PNW). The studies were carried out on the three existing

Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Kernel Polymers as Breeding Targets for Improved End-Use Quality

Creator:: Trittinger, Susanne
Abstract:: Wheat is a staple food crop with many applications. The composition and quantity of major and minor flour components greatly influence functional dough properties, processing quality, and end-use suitability. Seven to 15% of the weight of wheat flour is protein and the gluten proteins comprise 80-85% of that. The gluten...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Wheat grown in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) often produces high grain yield but low grain protein. Thus

Wave runup : Physics, variability, and societal impacts

Creator:: García Medina, Gabriel
Abstract:: The U.S. Pacific Northwest is home to one of the most extreme wave climates in the world with waves of 10 m in height arriving to the coast approximately each year. With an average water temperature of 12℃, the beaches in the region are too cold to go on a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: study of other properties of wave runup. One characteristic of the mildly sloping beaches of the PNW is

Economic guidelines to reforestation for different ownerships : a case study for the coast range of western Oregon

Creator:: Beuter, John H., Handy, Jeffrey King, and Oregon State University. Forest Research Laboratory
Abstract:: Some of the world's most productive timberland lies on the slopes of the coastal range in Oregon and Washington. More than one-half of the commercial forest land in that area is estimated as high site quality for Douglas-fir, with a site index of 140 or better. But much of this...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: described as present net worth (PNW), a one-crop outlook, and capitalized value (CAP), an infinite outlook

1975 Publications list / Extension Service and the Agricultural Experiment Station, Oregon State University

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service and Oregon State University. Agricultural Experiment Station
Abstract:: Published September 1975. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: Wintering Beef Cattle PNW 67 Rural Preparedness for Beef Producers SB 594 Economic Analysis of Beef Cattle

Long-term Effects of Vegetation Management on Plant and Soil Derived Nutrient Budgets for Plantations of Four Western Conifer Species

Creator:: Callan, Cannon F.
Abstract:: Forest Vegetation Management (VM) is an important tool used in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) for reforestation. It has been well documented that VM increases seedling survival and crop tree volume growth. What is less understood, is how altering the plant community and successional trajectory affects the way the ecosystem uses...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Pacific Northwest (PNW) for reforestation. It has been well documented that VM increases seedling

1973 Publications list / Extension Service and the Agricultural Experiment Station, Oregon State University

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service and Oregon State University. Agricultural Experiment Station
Abstract:: Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: FS 167 The Face Fly FS 169 Pinkeye in Cattle Dairy EC 720 Mastitis Prevention PNW 66 Rural

1977 Publications list / Extension Service and the Agricultural Experiment Station, Oregon State University

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service and Oregon State University. Agricultural Experiment Station
Abstract:: Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: Straw to Cattle and Horses PNW 157 White Muscle and Other Selenium-Responsive Diseases of Livestock

1978 Publications list / Extension Service and the Agricultural Experiment Station, Oregon State University

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service and Oregon State University. Agricultural Experiment Station
Abstract:: Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: Dairy Cows FS 187 Dairy Cow Nutrition PS 189 Increasing Dairy Efficiency FS 191 Protein in Dairy

1980 Publications list / Extension Service and the Agricultural Experiment Station, Oregon State University

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service and Oregon State University. Agricultural Experiment Station
Abstract:: Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: Infectious Abortions in Cattle FS 234 Feeding Grass Straw to Cattle and Horses PNW 157 White Muscle and

Farmland values in the Pacific Northwest, 1960 to 1990

Creator:: Wirth, M. E. (Myron E.), 1928- and Burt, Lawrence A.
Abstract:: Published December 1990. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: the Pacific Northwest (PNW) states of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington, and on the changes that

Farmland values in the Pacific Northwest : 1960 to 1989

Creator:: Wirth, M. E. (Myron E.), 1928-, Burt, Lawrence A., Penaranda, W. F. (Walter Fernando), 1950-, and Oregon State University. Agricultural Experiment Station
Abstract:: Published January 1990. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: , 1960 through 1989. A national perspective is presented, with the focus on the Pacific Northwest (PNW

Life-cycle inventory of plywood manufacturing in the Pacific Northwest and the Southeast United States

Creator:: Sakimoto, Eric T.
Abstract:: Softwood plywood is one of the structural wood products studied in the CORRIM II effort to document the environmental performance of wood product in residential structures. Life-cycle inventory (LCI) models were developed to provide performance data for plywood production by tracking all of its inputs and outputs in a gate-to-gate...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 10 MATERIALS AND METHODS 11 Plywood model description for the PNW and SE 11 Softwood plywood

Farmland values in the Pacific Northwest : 1960 to 1991

Creator:: Wirth, M. E. (Myron E.), 1928- and Burt, Lawrence A.
Abstract:: Published November 1991. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: on the Pacific Northwest (PNW) states of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. National data

WhittierThomasForestryCarbonStocksChanges_SupplementaryData.pdf

Creator:: Gray, Andrew N. and Whittier, Thomas R.
Abstract:: The National Forest System (NFS) of the United States plays an important role in the carbon cycle because these lands make up a large proportion of the forested land in the country and commonly store more wood per unit area than other forest ownerships. In addition to sustaining natural resources,...
Full Text:: 82 51 41 77 45 185 91 97 94 120 51 61 68 55 242 122 144 140 156 83 83 89 65 291 158 190 148 189 112

Annual report of the Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station for the calendar year 1967

Creator:: Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station (Portland, Or.)
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: . The Insti- tute of Northern Forestry is now an integral part of the PNW Station. The adding of this

For_Alm_1977_part_1.pdf

Creator:: Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station (Portland, Or.)
Full Text:: . Department of Agriculture Portland, Oregon - US)A Forest Service General Technical Report PNW-62 The

Annual report of the Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station for the calendar year 1968

Creator:: Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station (Portland, Or.)
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: . Mensurationist (0) Interior PNW 1208 Animal Damage Control Dahms, Walter G., Project Leader (B) Crouch, Glenn L

History of Pacific Northwest Heat Waves: Synoptic Pattern and Trends

Creator:: Bumbaco, Karin A., Dello, Kathie D., and Bond, Nicholas A.
Abstract:: A historical record of Pacific Northwest (defined here as west of the Cascade Mountains in Washington and Oregon) heat waves is identified using the U.S. Historical Climate Network, version 2, daily data (1901–2009). Both daytime and nighttime events are examined, defining a heat wave as three consecutive days above the...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: in the record. 1. Introduction Western Washington and Oregon (hereinafter re- ferred to as the PNW

Cesium radioisotope content of wild edible fungi, mineral soil, and surface litter in western North America after the Fukushima nuclear accident

Creator:: Trappe, Matthew J., Minc, Leah D., Kittredge, Kimberly S., and Pink, Jeremias W.
Abstract:: We measured activity levels of cesium radioisotopes ¹³⁴Cs and ¹³⁷Cs in wild edible fungi, mineral soil, and surface litter of the west coast of North America from southern California to northern Vancouver Island after the Fukushima nuclear accident. All activity measurements were below governmental limits for human health. ¹³⁷Cs activity...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: this project; in the 71 Pacific Northwest (PNW) we sampled Cantharellus cascadensis, C. formosus, and

An approach to designing a national climate service

Creator:: Miles, E. L., Snover, A. K., Whitely Binder, L. C., Sarachik, E. S., Mote, P. W., and Mantua, N.
Abstract:: Climate variability and change are considerably important for a wide range of human activities and natural ecosystems. Climate science has made major advances during the last two decades, yet climate information is neither routinely useful for nor used in planning. What is needed is a mechanism, a national climate service...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: . an estimated $4.2–4.5 billion (1998 dollars) and 189 lives. An estimated 850 lives were saved and

Oregon forage and livestock references

Creator:: Oregon State University. Agricultural Experiment Station
Abstract:: Published March 1977. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Idaho. 1972. Alfalfa Analyst. PNW Bull. 129. 11 pages. 73. Extension Service, Oregon State University

The Impact of Disturbance on Carbon Stores and Dynamics in Forests of Coastal Alaska

Creator:: Yatskov, Mikhail A.
Abstract:: Changes in climate caused by increased concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the Earth’s atmosphere have led land and ocean surface temperatures to increase by 0.85°C and sea level to increase by 19 cm relative to preindustrial times. Global climate change will lead to further alterations in mean temperature and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: (PNW) and the Pacific Islands. Thank you all for collecting uncompromised high quality forest

An Exploratory Analysis of Influences of Forestland Characteristics and Urban Infrastructure on Forestland Management Treatments

Creator:: Hamilton, Margaret
Abstract:: Timber supply from Washington State may be reduced by non-industrial private forest owners' diverse purposes for holding timberland, which is a concern since they control 38% of Washington forestland. This study is an exploratory analysis of the effect of land and human infrastructural characteristics on landowners’ likelihood to harvest, precommercially...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Strategies for sampling and estimation of aboveground tree biomass

Creator:: Poudel, Krishna Prasad
Abstract:: The issue of global climate change and an increasing interest in the reduction of fossil fuel carbon dioxide emissions by using forest biomass for energy production has increased the importance of quantifying forest biomass in recent years. The official U.S. forest carbon reporting is based on the forest biomass estimates...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . .......................................... 66 Figure 3.3. Average biomass estimates by the FIA-CRM, FIA-PNW, and Jenkins

Lakes Basin Bibliography

Creator:: Avery, Bonnie E.
Abstract:: The Lakes Basin Bibliography consists of over 600 references relating to the natural resources of Oregon’s Lakes Basin. Forty percent of the items listed are available to anyone online though not all links are persistent. The remaining sixty percent are held in at least one library either in print or...
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: -1985 General technical report PNW Nos. 80, 84, 85, 86, 99, 120, 139, 145, 159, 160, 172, 187, and 189

Natural regeneration

Creator:: Minore, Don and Laacke, Robert J.
Resource Type:: Part of Book

WhittierThomasForestryCarbonStocksChanges.pdf

Creator:: Gray, Andrew N. and Whittier, Thomas R.
Abstract:: The National Forest System (NFS) of the United States plays an important role in the carbon cycle because these lands make up a large proportion of the forested land in the country and commonly store more wood per unit area than other forest ownerships. In addition to sustaining natural resources,...
Full Text:: Protection Agency, 2013). The national forests of the Pacific Northwest (PNW) Region attain some of the

Nearshore wave predictions along the Oregon and southwest Washington coast

Creator:: García-Medina, Gabriel
Abstract:: This thesis contains a manuscript describing the implementation of a high resolution wave forecasting model for the coasts of Washington and Oregon. The purpose of this project was to advance the wave predictive capabilities of the states of Oregon and the southwest part of Washington by including the effects of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: energy by 2025. The PNW has been identified as a suitable location for wave energy harvesting, both due

Overstory Growth, Structural Development, and Regeneration Success Following Uneven-Aged Conversion Treatments in Douglas-fir Plantation of the Cascade Range in Oregon

Creator:: Marcum, Sean R.
Abstract:: Uneven-aged management has been suggested as a method for balancing biodiversity conservation and wood production goals from managed forests in a variety of regions. In coastal Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) forests of the Pacific Northwest, implementation of uneven-aged management is hindered by a lack of experience with uneven-aged silvicultural systems, including...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: goals for decades. In the Pacific Northwest region (PNW) of the United States, much of the forestland

A sustainable agriculture resource guide for Oregon and Washington

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service, Bane, Gwendolyn, Murray, Helene, and Dick, Richard
Abstract:: Published January 1993. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Coupled wave and surge modeling of Tillamook Bay, Oregon : extreme events and climate change impacts

Creator:: Cheng, Tiffany Kay
Abstract:: Estuaries represent the confluence of land and ocean environments and encompass a number of complex interactions amongst tides, winds, offshore waves and the riverine contributions, all of which contribute to total water levels (TWLs). The study of TWLs and the relative weight of its components can assist local communities in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ............................................................................ 4 1.2 PNW Climate and the December 2007 Storm

Evaluating pollinator populations and lamb productivity from simple, diverse, and legume pastures in a dual use pasture system

Creator:: Caudillo, Mia C.
Abstract:: Dual use pasture systems, sometimes referred to as dual purpose pasture systems, take advantage of the land being used to maximize multiple outputs from a single area. Developing a system to support both production of grazing livestock as well as pollinator health is of increasing importance in pasture-based farming systems....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 2.2 Pasture Production in the PNW…………………………………………...6 2.3 Pacific Northwest Climate

Wheat Variety Screening and Seeding Rate by Variety Trials in the Klamath Basin, 2012

Creator:: Roseberg, Richard J., Bentley, Rachel A., and Oregon State University. Klamath Basin Research and Extension Center
Abstract:: Grain is produced on upwards of 100,000 acres in the Klamath Basin including nearly 50,000 acres within the Klamath Reclamation Project. Susceptibility to late spring frost has historically limited winter cereal production and spring cereals have accounted for the majority of production. Klamath Basin Research & Extension Center (KBREC) cereal...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: experimental lines from the Oregon State University and other PNW wheat breeding programs as part of an

Silvicultural treatments for enhancing tree value, vigor, and growth in 70- to 120-year-old stands dominated by noble fir on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation : a synthesis of the literature

Creator:: Tesch, Steven D., Filip, Gregory M., Fitzgerald, Stephen A., and Marshall, David D.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: • 4.1 4.1 202 202 1,452 0.32 1.1 3.9 3.9 189 189 1,404 170 0.23 0.8 • 5.1 4.2 213 183 1,102 0.30 0.7

Management of Italian Ryegrass (Lolium perenne ssp. multiflorum) in Western Oregon with Preemergence Applications of Pyroxasulfone in Winter Wheat

Creator:: Hulting, Andrew G., Dauer, Joseph T., Hinds-Cook, Barbara, Curtis, Daniel, Koepke-Hill, Rebecca M., and Mallory-Smith, Carol
Abstract:: Management of Italian ryegrass in cereal-based cropping systems continues to be a major production constraint in areas of the U.S.A., including the soft white winter wheat producing regions of the Pacific Northwest. Pyroxasulfone is a soil-applied herbicide with the potential to control broadleaf and grass weed species, including grass weed...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: the Pacific Northwest (PNW). Italian ryegrass is reported as an important weed which can cause

Solarization in the Pacific Northwest: A Mathematical Field Model for Accumulation of Linearized Mortality from Variable Intermittent Heat

Creator:: Hill, Brian C.
Abstract:: Soil solarization trials were conducted during the growing seasons of 2016-2018 with the purpose of determining if solarization was an effective pre-planting soil disinfestation technique for tree nurseries in the Pacific Northwest. A large data set was collected on soil properties and biological indicators from 5 interdisciplinary experiments. This thesis...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: et al. 2009). The Pacific Northwest’s (PNW) #1 agricultural commodity is nursery and greenhouse

Climate change impacts on wave and surge processes in a Pacific Northwest (USA) estuary

Creator:: Cheng, T. K., Hill, D. F., Beamer, J., and García-Medina, G.
Abstract:: Total water levels (TWLs) within estuaries are influenced by tides, wind, offshore waves, and streamflow, all of which are uniquely affected by climate change. The magnitude of TWL associated with various return periods is relevant to understanding how the hydrodynamics of a bay or estuary may evolve under distinct climate...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: within the domain and how they may be affected by shifts in climate. In the Pacific Northwest (PNW) of

Red Tree Voles: Examining the Potential Factors Limiting Occupancy and Survival in Young Conifer Forests of the Central Oregon Coast Range

Creator:: Durham, William P.
Abstract:: Forested landscapes in the Pacific Northwest have changed drastically in the last Century with large-scale wildfires, and increased extent and frequency of commercial timber harvests. Thus, landscapes once dominated by older forest cover types became a matrix of younger forests with patches of older forests dispersed throughout. These younger forests...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-276. Portland, OR: US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific

Silvicultural impacts of sheep grazing in Oregon's Coast Range

Creator:: Leininger, Wayne C.
Abstract:: A three-year investigation was conducted during 1980-1982 to evaluate the potential of using herded sheep as a silvicultural tool to suppress brush in Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) plantations of Oregon's Coast Range. Sheep browsing of Douglas-fir was highest in May soon after bud break. Averaged over the 2 years of grazing,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

GradovilleMaryR2017.pdf

Creator:: Gradoville, Mary Rose
Abstract:: Marine bacteria play vital roles in every niche of the ocean, from small-scale symbioses to large-scale productivity and the regulation of Earth’s climate. Recent advances in molecular tools now allow us to probe the genetic potential of entire microbial communities. The next step is linking these diverse communities to the...
Full Text:: Location of sampling stations from the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre (NPSG, A), Pacific Northwest (PNW, B

Life cycle assessment : environmental modeling of plywood and laminated veneer lumber manufacturing

Creator:: Ferrari, Charles J.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: manufacturing MSF of plywood 3/8" basis in the PNW . . 60 12 Comparing the natural log of the quantitative

Effects of forest roads and tree removal in or near wetlands of the Pacific Northwest : a literature synthesis

Creator:: Adamus, Paul R.
Abstract:: Because studies of forestry effects on wetlands have been so infrequent in the Pacific Northwest, each section in this report drew heavily from studies of forestry impacts to streams and riparian zones. After assembly and synthesis, that information was extrapolated, mostly in the form of hypotheses, to the very different...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Pacific Northwest (PNW) region as Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Southeast Alaska. To a

North American Root Weevil Workshop : proceedings of November 1-2, 2001 : OSU Department of Entomology, Integrated Plant Protection Center, and the North Willamette Research and Extension Center

Creator:: Gothro, Peter William, Rosetta, Robin, Mankin, Richard, North American Root Weevil Workshop (2001 : Aurora, Or.), Oregon State University. Agricultural Experiment Station, Oregon State University. Department of Entomology, Integrated Plant Protection Center, and North Willamette Research and Extension Center
Abstract:: "The First North American Root Weevil Workshop was held at the Oregon State University North Willamette Research and Extension Center in Aurora, Oregon, November 1–2, 2001. The participants discussed topics including root weevil biology, detection, and monitoring, as well as the population dynamics and integrated pest management of root weevils...
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: remain among the top pests that damage plants in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) and in the United States

Soil compaction in central Oregon volcanic ash soils and the subsequent effects on residual ponderosa pine growth

Creator:: Parker, Robert T.
Abstract:: Although previous research in central Oregon has shown soil compaction can lead to a decline in site productivity, the subject is not understood well enough to predict the growth changes resulting from a given level of soil compaction. A study was initiated to relate the basal area, height and volume...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Enhancing reforestation success in the inland Northwest

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service, Washington State University. Extension, University of Idaho. Extension, Oester, Paul T., and Pacific Northwest Cooperative Extension
Abstract:: This publication highlights hand-scalping, mulch mats, and herbicides as weed management methods to improve conifer seedling survival and growth. The focus here is on grass dominated environments. All these methods are in use on small woodland properties. Other weed control methods, including grazing and manual brush removal, are discussed in...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: ://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/pnw520 PNW 520 • March 2000 P.T. Oester Reforestation Success in the Inland Northwest

Rapid Quantification of Soilborne Pathogen Communities in Wheat-based Long-term Field Experiments

Creator:: Smiley, Richard W., Machado, Stephen, Rhinhart, Karl E. L., Reardon, Catherine L., and Wuest, Stewart B.
Abstract:: This is an author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by The American Phytopathological Society and can be found at: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-15-1020-RE
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: the Pacific Northwest (PNW) (Smiley, 2009a; Smiley et al., 2004, 2005a,b). A high- throughput

Microsatellite Marker Development, Characterization and Mapping in European Hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.), and Investigation of Novel Sources of Eastern Filbert Blight Resistance in Corylus

Creator:: Bhattarai, Gehendra
Abstract:: European hazelnut, an important nut crop in Oregon agriculture, is threatened by the fungal disease eastern filbert blight (EFB) caused by Anisogramma anomala (Peck) E. Müller. The hazelnut breeding program at OSU has been working on development of EFB-resistant cultivars. DNA markers allow mapping of traits using segregating progenies and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Ecophysiology of the cyanolichen Lobaria oregana

Creator:: Antoine, Marie E.
Abstract:: This thesis consists of three manuscripts describing ecophysiological research on the cyanolichen Lobaria oregana. The first manuscript includes a re-evaluation of the assumptions underlying past estimates of N fixation by this species and provides an estimate of annual N fixation at the Wind River Canopy Crane (WRCC). Based upon litterfall...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: oregana 3 Abstract 4 Introduction 4 Nitrogen fixation by cyanolichens in PNW old-growth forests - ------4

Social challenges in managing natural resources in coastal fishing communities

Creator:: Sharp, Shayla B.
Abstract:: Two topics concerning fisheries management are considered in this thesis. The first concerns the social values that commercial fishing communities associate with commercial fishing. A survey of residents from eleven Oregon Coastal fishing communities was conducted to examine the social values associated with the commercial fishing occupation and fishing heritage....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Pacific Northwest (PNW), the salmon crisis and the recent declaration by the United States federal

Respiration and Quality Responses of Sweet Cherry to Different Atmospheres during Cold Storage and Shipping

Creator:: Wang, Yan and Long, Lynn E.
Abstract:: Most sweet cherries produced in the US Pacific Northwest and shipped to distant markets are often in storage and transit for over 3 weeks. The objectives of this research were to study the effects of sweet cherry storage O2 and CO2 concentrations on the respiratory physiology and the efficacy of...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: US Pacific Northwest (PNW) sweet cherries are exported each year. 105 Most of the cherries are

Impacts of ponderosa pine forest restoration treatments on the ectomycorrhizal fungal community and fine root biomass in the Blue Mountains of Oregon

Creator:: Smith, Jane E. (Jane Elizabeth)
Abstract:: Before the arrival of Euro-Americans, the inland Pacific Northwest was settled by native people whose frequent intentional burning of the landscape promoted open stands dominated by large fire-resistant ponderosa pine. Fire suppression for nearly a century, livestock grazing, and logging of the largest trees has resulted in forests characterized by...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Forest Service PNW Research Station and by a grant from USDA National Research Initiative (96-03 859

Measuring and Modeling the Structure of Coniferous Trees with Point Clouds Data

Creator:: Fang, Rong
Abstract:: Coniferous trees are a major North American crop that has been intensively managed for its commercial value, while also serving as critical habitat for abundant wildlife and as carbon sinks. Having diverse functions, North American temperate coniferous forests have become a research hotspot for numerous scientific studies aiming to integrate...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ......................................................... 189 6.1. Summary of contributions

Spring grain varieties for 1996

Creator:: Karow, Russell S., Ruddenklau, Helle G., Moore, Mike, Barnum, Mike, Bohle, Mylen G., Dovel, Randy, James, Steve, Reed, Gary, Roseberg, Richard J., Shock, Clinton C., and Oregon State University. Extension Service
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: - termining factor in the market place. Choose varieties with good test weight records. All PNW released

A key to the literature presenting tree volume and taper equations for species in the Pacific Northwest and California

Creator:: Hann, David W. and Oregon State University. Forest Research Laboratory
Abstract:: Summaries from 49 published articles on tree volume and taper equations are presented for 39 tree species found in California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, southeast Alaska, Idaho, and western Montana. The summaries are organized by species and then by type of equation (volume or taper). Each summary describes the types...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: DBH of sample: 6–51 inches Range in total height of sample: 31–189 feet Reference: Bruce (1984) Type

Granary-Site Selection by Acorn Woodpeckers in the Willamette Valley,

Creator:: Johnson, Eric M. and Rosenberg, Daniel K.
Abstract:: The acorn woodpecker is among the most common primary cavity nesting bird of the Oregon white oak woodlands. In most of their range, acorn woodpeckers are dependent on granaries for acorn storage, yet little is known about their selection of granary sites. We compared habitat characteristics within 12 m of...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: Or- egon and Washington. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report PNW-8. Pacific Northwest

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