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The overall objective for this proposal is to prepare the CRAFTi, a portable fluorometer, for commercial production including finalized extraction methods and kits for fortified sugar, rice, flour, and milk. This will include accessories, packaging and a marketing/distribution plan. Specific objectives for this proposal include: 1)Refined modifications to the CRAFTi fluorometer. a)Evaluate type an ...

NO MICROBIOCIDE IS AVAILABLE THT IS EFFECTIVE AGAINST SUCH MAJOR PHYTOPATHOGENS AS SPECIES OF XANTHOMONAS, ERWINIA AND PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE. THESE PROKARYOTE PATHOGENS POSSESS A BIOCHEMICA PATHWAY FOR BIOSYNTHESIS OF AMINO ACIDS THAT CON-TAINS ENZYMES WHICH HAVE IDEAL POTENTIAL AS TARGETS FOR ANTIMICROBIAL ATTACK. PROSPECTS FOR SELECTIVE ACTION AGAINST THE BACTERIAL PATHOGEN AND NOT THE PLANT HOST ...

THE SHORTCOMINGS OF THE WIDELY USED BURIED-LOOP VEHICLE DE- TECTOR -- 3 TO 5 YEAR LIFETIME, COSTLY, INCONVENIENT TO MAINTAIN/REPLE, INCOMPATIBLE WITH SOME ROADWAYS, UNRELIABLE ACTIVATION BY SOME VEHICLES -- CAN BE OVERCOME THROUGH THE USE OF OVERHEAD INFRARED VEHICLE DETECTORS. THE TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES OF THE PROPOSED RESEARCH INCLUDE A SURVEY OF APPROPRIATE INFRARED SENSORS AND DEVICE ANALYSIS, D ...

New developments in tools for exploitation of stereo aerial photography now enable desktop Windows applications capable of interfacing with existing GIS databases. One area of potential use for these tools is in the area of Highway Access Management especially as it relates to improvement in the process for Highway Driveways. Research is proposed to determine system requirements for using a digi ...

THE CRISIS STATE OF RURAL ECONOMIES HAS BEEN WELL DOCU- MENTED. FAMILY FARMS AND TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIESARE IN DECLINE. IN THE SOUTH, THE REQUIREMENTS OF MECHANIZEDMANUFACTURING AND SERVICE INDUSTRIES HAVE HIGHLIGTED A PROB-LEM OF STAGGERING PROPORTIONS: ONLY HALF OF THE ADULTS 25 AND OVER HAVE RECEIVED HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS AND MANY ARE FUNCTIONALLY ILLITERATE. THEY CONSTITUTE A WORKFO ...

Not Available This program would further investigate the use of microencapsulated water and PCM materials to regulate the phyllosphere microclimate on plants for mycoherbicides (biological herbicides). The targeted mycoherbicide will be Colletotrichum malvarum on prickly sida (Sida spinosa). Phase I results demonstrated that microH2O and microPCM capsules could enhance moisture and temperature con ...