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Agriculture is in need of safer products to replace methyl bromide and other synthetic pesticides. Soil-borne diseases caused by Pythium, Rhizoctonia, Verticillium and Phytophthora are a major problem in horticulture, field crop production and greenhouses causing root rots, wilts and loss of vigor and yield. Methyl bromide, a potent ozone-depleting agent being phased out by 2005, is frequently use ...

Fish ecology and environmental research scientists have an urgent need for an automated fish identification system for biological research. Many fish species travel great distances during their life cycle. As they travel past a narrow passage on the rivers or dams that are equipped with a fish ladder, their species, size, total number, and the time can be recorded for migration pattern and populat ...

Radio interoperability is a critical need for public safety. The Catalyst solution will provide direct communications between two-way radios used by fire fighters and other public safety personnel that can be quickly enabled and modified in the first, critical hours of a fire or terrorist event. It can be immediately deployed with legacy radios and legacy networks, saving lives, property, and tax ...

Dynamics Technology, Inc. will build on the success of its automated anomaly detection processor (AADP) and develop a comprehensive system of medical surveillance and alerting for early warning of emerging infection's outbreaks and biological weapons attack. The AADP will use advanced signal processing technology-neural net clustering, dynamic change point detection, coupled with Self Organizing M ...

Earth-lined ditches lose between 55 and 90 percent of the water that flows through them. This project will produce a working prototype of a connectorless irrigation ditch liner.

The release of pheromones(chemicals produced by insects) has become an important method to monitor and manage insect populations. Unfortunately, current pheromone releasing technologies are inadequate for entomologists to control large-scale infestations. Southern pine beetles,alone,cause economic losses in excess of $ 200 millions, annually, in the U.S. Spruce beetle infestations have impacted mo ...

The total global anthropogenic ammonia air emissions are estimated to be 43 million tons per year, with animal agriculture responsible for more than any other source and comprising approximately 50% of the total. The majority of ammonia emissions come from livestock operations, especially Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) like large dairies, poultry and swine operations, and cattle fe ...

Insects, ticks and mites cost US livestock producers in excess of $3 billion annually. Existing treatments, based on pyrethroids and organophosphates, have only weak repellent activity, permitting the annoyance of landing insects. Furthermore, the toxic effects of these compounds to flies has diminished due to tolerance. We will develop a natural insect repellent for livestock to curb insect-relat ...

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