The inner bark of Douglas-fir was successively extracted with ethanol-water (4:1 v/v), benzene-ethanol (2:1, v./iv), water, and 0.5% aqueous ammonium oxalate solution. The residue was reacted with acidified sodium chlorite, a commonly used reagent to separate lignin from carbohydrates. In general the reaction dissolves the lignin and leaves the carbohydrates...
Nonlocal theories of continuum mechanics are used to model the
fracture behavior of particleboard in tension perpendicular to the plane
of the board. Classical theories of fracture are examined in comparison
to a nonlocal crack solution which has removed the stress singularity
at the crack tip. With the removal of...
The effect of pressure trunk injections of K₂HPO₄, and K₂SO₄.
solutions on the mineral content, growth, yield and fruit quality of
sweet cherry and mineral content of prune were investigated. A
complimentary study presented in Appendix 1, was conducted to
evaluate the short term effectiveness of K soil amendments, mulching...
A study was conducted to characterize the vesicular-arbuscular
(VA) fungi of apples grown in Oregon. Using roots and soil from
apple orchards as inoculae, six different fungal species were found
in pot cultures: Gigaspora margarita Becker and Hall, Glomus fasciculatum
(Thaxter sensu Gerdemann) Gerd. and Trappe, Glomus mosseae
(Nicol. and...
The effects of manganese nutrition on growth, mineral composition,
carbohydrate and nitrogen metabolism, IAA oxidase and phenols
of 'Northwest' strawberry plants are reported. Growth and mineral
composition response were investigated in sand culture and Hoagland's
solution 2 modified to contain 0.0, 0.5, 2.5, 12.5, 25.0, 62.5 and
125.0 ppm substrate...
The purposes of the research presented in this thesis were
to: (l) assess the nutritional status of vegetarian and nonvegetarian
Seventh-day Adventists (SDA), non-SDA non-vegetarians,
and non-vegetarian hormone dependent cancer subjects; (2) determine
the relationship of various blood and urinary biochemical
parameters to dietary intake; (3) determine hormonal status in...