Forward pricing is a marketing tool available to Pacific
Northwest white wheat growers for reducing price risk.
The cash forward contract is the traditional pricing mechanism
used for this purpose. In September 1984, another option
for forward pricing was made available through the introduction
of a new futures market for...
The basic objective of this investigation was to identify and to
examine factors determining the volume of imports of inshell and shelled
Brazil nuts in major importing countries: the United States, the
Federal Republic of Germany and the United Kingdom.
The approach followed involved the construction and analysis of
an...
Penetration of ¹⁴C-labeled plant growth regulators into the surface of apple
(Malus pumila M.) leaves pre-soaked in 10 ml I⁻¹ solutions of surfactant was
measured by detecting changes in radioactivity of the solution in glass cylinders
sealed to the astomatal, adaxial surface of the leaf discs. Penetration of 2,4-D
[(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetic...
The main objective of this study was to offer an alternative methodology for
forest sector modeling in developing economies. To this effect, a policy preference
function was developed and estimated using data from the forest sector of the Cote
d'Ivoire.
The justification for this alternative framework for forest sector analysis...
Anadromous fish populations in the Pacific Northwest have
undergone substantial change throughout the past century.
Historical periods of over-harvest and the construction of
numerous dams throughout the region have contributed to declines
in the runs of naturally spawning stocks. Management efforts to
rebuild fish populations have focused on the restriction...
The effect of canopy orientation on fruiting performance of 'Beurre
d'Anjou' pears (Pyrus communis L.) and postharvest urea spray on ovule
longevity and fruit set of 'Doyenne du Comice' pears were studied.
Hedgerows of 'Beurre d'Anjou' pear trees planted in 1969 in two
orientations north-south (N-S) and east-west (E-W) were...
Neisseria gonorrhoeae is the sexually transmitted pathogen responsible for millions of cases of gonorrhea worldwide each year. Rapidly-spreading antibiotic resistance is diminishing the ability to effectively treat a disease with significant consequences to female and male reproductive health, as well as to neonatal well-being. A protective vaccine has the potential...
The reproductive performance of four strains of broiler breeder
males (BBM) were compared when housed in individual cages from 22 to
56 weeks of age (WOA), and fed Asi libitum 7% crude protein (CP) diets
with 1985, 2424, 2868 kilocalories (kcal) metabolizable (M) energy (E) per
kg of feed and...