Much has been accomplished in the last few years
toward the conservation of natural resources, and in
this work the engineer has taken a leading part. The
prevention of unnecessary waste, the utilization of
hitherto useless by-products, and the economic production of the world's necessities are important features of this...
A major objective of this investigation was to determine the
possible roles, if any, of poly-β-hydroxybutyrate and products of
its metabolic breakdown in symbiotic nitrogen fixation by nodule
bacteroids. Changes in poly -β- hydroxybutyrate content and in
activities of nitrogenase, β-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase, and
isocitrate lyase were studied under various conditions...
Nitrogen fixation in both natural and domestic grasslands of Oregon was studied using the acetylene reduction assay. A substantial number of these tests made gave positive acetylene reduction activity. Rates in the range of 60g N₂ fixed/ha/day were observed for some Agrostis species. Assuming that this rate proceeds for 100...
This study examines several aspects of nitrogen fixation by
Purshia tridentata (Pursh) D. C., a rosaceous shrub widespread in the
central Oregon pumice region, especially as an understory species in
Pinus ponderosa and Pinus contorta forests. Anatomical studies of
root nodules under the light microscope revealed strong similarities
to other...
PART I. The concentration of nickel in some soils may be
insufficient to meet the requirements of enzymes such as
urease in soybeans and hydrogenase in Rhizobium. Nickel
availability in soils was examined by measuring microbial
urease activity in soils which were treated with glucose
and urea. Supplemental nickel was...
Red alder (Alnus rubra Bong.), scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius L.) and snowbrush (Ceanothus velutinus Dougi ) were planted under precommercially thinned Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga iuenziesil Mirb Franco) in the central Oregon Cascades. Plug grown red alder had significantly greater survival than all wildling propagules except for
the second broom planting Browsing...
The primary intent of this study was to clarify the role of the
endophyte in the Ceanothus symbiosis.
A technique utilizing a 20 percent solution of H₂O₂ was developed
which allowed the isolation of a Streptomyces sp. from the root
nodules of some Ceanothus species. Further characterization suggested
that the...