Bioassays of acetone extracts from xylem tissue in tomato stems
and corresponding reductions in Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici
race 1 or 2 populations within the stems suggest that fungitoxic
materials within the xylem vessels of Bonny Best, Jefferson, and Marglobe
tomato cultivars initially kill a portion of the inoculum conidia....
The effects of some soil- and foliar-borne biotic factors on
grain yield and the components of yield were evaluated using five
winter wheat varieties sown at two dates. Within each planting date,
varieties were grown under four different combinations of two soil
treatments (fumigation and nonfumigation) and two foliar treatments...
In the past decade, Oregon produced on average 344,000 tons of sweet corn for processing on 43,000 acres annually, which ranked the state fourth nationally.
Most Oregon sweet corn is grown in the Willamette Valley where, along with green beans, it is a mainstay of the processed vegetable industry. However,...
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This study was initiated in the Spring of 1966 for the purpose of
determining the present status and effectiveness of imported parasitic
wasps of the pea aphid in the Willamette Valley of western Oregon.
The pea aphid is a serious pest throughout the pea and alfalfa
growing regions of the...