Published January 1984. 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
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...
Periods of precipitation with certain combinations of characteristics
(e.g., high intensity rainfall on saturated soil) can lead to appreciable
soil loss in the Pacific Northwest. In order to assign realistic probabilities
to the occurrence of these periods for use in predicting long-term
erosion rates, a soil erosion-specific definition of a...
Statistical summaries of streamflow data at 212 stream-gaging sites
are presented in this report to aid in appraising the hydrology of river
basins in Western Oregon. Records for 21 gaging stations were compiled
into separate periods owing to changes in regulation during the period
of data collection. The periods before...