Investigations were conducted to study in detail some biochemical and physiological aspects of ripening in pears. Anjou pears
picked at different degrees of maturity were treated with Ethrel
(2-chloroethane phosphonic acid), 4000 ppm, and ethylene, 500 ppm,
for different lengths of time. Respiration rate was measured twice
daily and changes...
Benomyl-tolerant Botrytis cinerea was found in snap
bean fields throughout the Willamette Valley while no tolerant
isolates of Whetzelinia sclerotiorum were detected.
Thirty-five benomyl-tolerant isolates of B. cinerea had
slower radial growth rates than eighteen benomyl-sensitive
isolates. Sporulation of an aggressive tolerant isolate
was not stimulated when grown on benomyl-treated...
This research assessed certain specific plant-soil and community
interrelationships in eastern Oregon habitat types dominated by
subspecies of Artemisia tridentata.
The first evaluation described plant-induced soil chemical patterns for Artemisia tridentata plant communities of high perennial
grass-low shrub and low perennial grass-high shrub composition. Soil
concentrations of total nitrogen, organic...
Problem
While the primary emphasis of this study was on the professional
aspects of a business teacher's preparation, by necessity it was
concerned with other aspects of the preparation of business teachers,
especially as these relate to the so-called "professional sequence."
Thus the purpose of the study was to seek...
Five experiments were conducted to study the activity of the
pituitary gland in sheep as influenced by estrogen administered alone
or in combination with progesterone. Particular emphasis was given
to the study of gonadotropic activity.
Mature wethers (experiments I, III, IV and V) or ewes (experiment
II) were utilized as...
Purpose of the Study:
The purpose of this study was to identify and compare the current
written philosophical expressions of industrial arts with the
acceptance of these by select groups of industrial arts teacher educators.
Procedure:
The data for this study were obtained through the use of a
questionnaire derived...
In 2010 the American taxpayers spent $697 million educating veterans under the provisions of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 (commonly referred to as the GI Bill). Most veterans begin their college education at a community college. However, the number of veterans succeeding in community colleges is exceedingly low. Based...
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Earl P. Johnson
In 2010 the American taxpayers spent $697 million educating veterans under the