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Improving nitrogen management with cover crops in organic broccoli production

Creator:: Garrett, Amy
Abstract:: Legume cover crops can serve as important sources of nitrogen (N) in sustainable agriculture and can be economically beneficial when fertilizer inputs are reduced without a yield reduction. Synchronizing N mineralization from organic materials with the needs of the subsequent crop is a challenge for organic growers. Predicting plant available...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , especially Cody, Paul, Al, Micaela, my Dad and Holly. Dan Sullivan and Anita Azarenko for providing

Weeds With a Purpose: Interseeding Cover Crops into Sweet Corn in Western Oregon

Creator:: Donaldson, Andrew R.
Abstract:: Cover crop establishment in late-season crops, like sweet corn, may be difficult due to the relatively short operational window following crop harvest. In regions like western Oregon, where fall-precipitation can occur when the crop is still in the field, cover crops may not be able to be planted, due to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: members. Dr. Dan Sullivan gave me the opportunity to manage several and Dr. Scott Lukas, and my Graduate

Weed, water, and nutrient management practices for organic blackberry during establishment

Creator:: Harkins, Renee H.
Abstract:: The study was conducted in an organic trailing blackberry (Rubus L. subgenus Rubus, Watson) planting established at the North Willamette Research and Extension Center in Aurora, OR on 26 May 2010. Three weed management systems were compared for 'Marion' and 'Black Diamond': 1) non-weeded; 2) hand-hoed two to three times...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: table and figure design and Dr. Dan Sullivan for his assistance and mentorship. Thanks also to the

Estimating Lime Requirement for Oregon Soils with Non-Hazardous Soil Test Methods

Creator:: Makepeace, Carl A.
Abstract:: Various soil tests are routinely used in the United States to predict soil lime requirement. New non-hazardous methods have recently been proposed for adoption in Oregon, however the accuracy of these methods for Oregon soils has not been established. The objectives of this investigation were: (a) to document and describe...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Thank you to my committee members for their support: Amber Moore, Dan Sullivan, Bob Zemetra, and Chris

Nitrogen fertigation practices to optimize growth and yield of northern highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.)

Creator:: Vargas, Oscar L.
Abstract:: Northern highbush blueberry is a long-lived perennial crop that is well adapted to low soil pH conditions. The plants are often shallow rooted and absorb primarily the ammonium (NH₄) form of nitrogen (N) rather than nitrate-N (NO₃-N). Traditionally, commercial blueberry fields have been irrigated with overhead sprinklers and fertilized using...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: express my sincere appreciation to Drs. Bernadine Strik, Dan Sullivan, and Patrick Brown. Bernadine

Response of Striga-susceptible and Striga-resistant sorghum genotypes to soil phosphorus and colonization by an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus

Creator:: Leytem, Alicia B.
Abstract:: Striga, a genus of obligate parasitic weeds in the family Orobanchaceae, has been identified as the most important biological factor limiting agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa. Germination of Striga seeds is triggered by strigolactone root exudates from host plants. Strigolactones also induce hyphal branching in arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, which...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: also like to extend my thanks to the other members of my committee: Dan Sullivan, Paul Schreiner, and

Effects of Biochar and Nitrogen-Enriched Soil Amendments on Plant Growth, Mineral Nutrition, and Early Fruit Production in Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium sp.)

Creator:: Sales, Bryan K.
Abstract:: The goal of the work in this dissertation was to identify alternative soil amendments to improve plant growth and yield during establishment of highbush blueberry (Vaccinium hybrid). Woody materials, such as sawdust and wood chips, have a high carbon to nitrogen (C:N) ratio and low water holding capacity, which can...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Dan Sullivan provided me with incredible ideas, projects, and materials that I needed to be

Expansion of scouringrush (Equisetum spp. L.) : crop interference and control options in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and chemical fallow cropping cropping systems

Creator:: Kerbs, Blake D.
Abstract:: Scouringrushes (Equisetum hyemale L.; E. xferrissii Clute; E. laevigatum L.) are ancient perennial seedless vascular plants historically associated with wetlands, low-lying roadsides or field margins with more plant available water. There has been little research conducted on scouringrush species in the context of agricultural production because traditional farming practices confined...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Dan Curtis, Ming Liu, Dustin Norman (outside stem counting specialist) and Barbara Hinds-Cook

Seed quality and plant establishment studies of seashore paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum Sw.)

Creator:: Baker, Stanley D.
Abstract:: Seashore paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum Sw.) is an important warm-season perennial turfgrass, known for its tolerance to salinity. Turfgrass is used for homes, municipalities, sod farms, resorts, and sports fields. Seashore paspalum has historically been planted in sub-tropical and tropical climates because of its heat tolerance. Seashore paspalum could become an...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: for the OBP study showed that an air velocity of 2.2 m/s was the OBP for seashore paspalum. The

Soil quality assessment of Willamette Valley soils and root colonization potential by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

Creator:: Allen, Natalie M.
Abstract:: Interest in measuring soil quality continues to increase worldwide in view of demands on land productivity and the necessity to preserve soil resources, yet identification of suitable indicators for soil quality assessment is still evolving. This study adapted 10 biological, physical, and chemical indicators of soil quality identified by the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: her position. I would also like to extend my appreciations to my committee: Dan Sullivan, Paul

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Improving nitrogen management with cover crops in organic broccoli production

Weeds With a Purpose: Interseeding Cover Crops into Sweet Corn in Western Oregon

Weed, water, and nutrient management practices for organic blackberry during establishment

Estimating Lime Requirement for Oregon Soils with Non-Hazardous Soil Test Methods

Nitrogen fertigation practices to optimize growth and yield of northern highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.)

Response of Striga-susceptible and Striga-resistant sorghum genotypes to soil phosphorus and colonization by an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus

Effects of Biochar and Nitrogen-Enriched Soil Amendments on Plant Growth, Mineral Nutrition, and Early Fruit Production in Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium sp.)

Expansion of scouringrush (Equisetum spp. L.) : crop interference and control options in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and chemical fallow cropping cropping systems

Seed quality and plant establishment studies of seashore paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum Sw.)

Soil quality assessment of Willamette Valley soils and root colonization potential by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

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