The history of fire between 1850 and 1977 in a portion of the
Willamette National Forest in-the central Western Cascades of Oregon was
documented using historical sources. Three types of records were
available: (1) records and writings not primarily concerned with fire
but yielding information about fire in context with...
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AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF
CONSTANCE J. BURKE for the
Oregon State College Serial Publications 1938-1950 supplements a list of similar title covering the years 1868-1938 compiled by Constance E. Lehde and Hendrine Rozendal. With the exception of two series, monographs and research papers, it includes only publications issued from July 1938 through December 1950. The few titles issued in...
Strawberry is economically the most important berry crop grown worldwide and breeders are continuously striving to develop improved cultivars. So far, marker assisted breeding (MAB) in strawberry has been limited to the private sector. However, loci controlling some traits of economic importance such as perpetual flowering (PF) and soluble solids...
Long-term research on freshwater ecosystems provides insights that can be difficult to obtain from other approaches. Widespread monitoring of ecologically relevant water-quality parameters spanning decades can facilitate important tests of ecological principles. Unique long-term data sets and analytical tools are increasingly available, allowing for powerful and synthetic analyses across sites....
A systematic study was made of the species comprising
Phacelia section Miltitzia. These species, which are commonly
found in the Great Basin physiographic province of western North
America, are distinguished from other members of Phacelia by their
yellow, marcescent corollas and their transversely corrugated seeds.
This project utilized morphological, cytological,...
