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TAKE-ALL IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ROOT DESEASE OF WHEAT WORLDWIDE. IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, IT CAN BE DEVASTATING AND FARMERS HAVE NO ECONOMICALLY VIABLE METHOD TO CONTROL THE DISEASE. FOR EXAMPLE, RESULTS OF A FORMAL SURVEY IN 1983 REVEALED YIELD REDUCTIONS OF 350,000 TONS OVER THE ENTIRE PNW REGION. RECENT INFORMAL SURVEYS INDICATE THAT THE DISEASE IS NOW EVEN MORE WIDESPREAD THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUG ...

TO MEET CURRENT MULTIPLE CHALLENGES, GROWERS OF GREENHOUSE PLANTS AND CONTAINER-GROWN NURSERY PLANTS REQUIRE INNOVATIVEPRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY. AN INNOVATIVE CLOSED, INSULATED PALLET SYSTEM (CIPS) HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO MEET THESE CHALLENGES, INCLUDING: 1)ELIMINATION OF PRODUCTION RELATED POLLUTION (I.E. WASTEWATER DISCHARGE AND AERIAL DRIFT); 2) REDUCTION AND CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, CHEMICAL, SOIL AN ...

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THE GOAL IS TO MODIFY-ADD TO A SUBCUTANEOUS IMPLANTABLE DEVICE (SQID) FOR DAIRY CATTLE WHICH WILL SERVE AS AN ELECTRONIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND IN-COW INFORMATION STORAGE RESERVOIR. THE SYSTEM WILL BE IMPLANTED IN THE SACRAL REGION OF THE COW. A STAINLESS STEEL CAPSULE CONTAINING ELECTRONIC CIRCUITY AND A COMMUNICATION ANTENNA WILL BE INSERTED SUBCUTANEOUSLY AND WILL BE OPERATIVE FOR THE LIFETI ...

Floral production in the United States has an estimated value of over $11 billion. Geraniums and roses together constitute a significant portion of this value. Grey mold, caused by Botrytis cinerea Pers.:Fr. is prevalent and often devastating under the cool, moist conditions which are common in greenhouses where the crops are produced. The fungus attacks all of the above ground portions of the ...

The objective of this proposal is the exploration of the feasibility of adapting the fiber-wall-filling technology to improve the properties of wet-process thin hardboard from low-cost waste paper. The patented fiber-wall-filling technology precipitates insoluble inorganic salts within the microporous anatomy of paper fibers. These inorganic depositions comprise the carbonates, silicates, sulfat ...

Continuous lateral move irrigators are distinctly superior means of irrigating farmland. Presently, no means exists to affordably, reliability, and efficiently connect the laterally traveling irrigator with a stationary mainline. Consequently, most irrigation is presently accomplished with much less efficient means. Water, electricity and fertilizer are wasted resulting in reduced yield and gro ...

THE LONG-TERM (PHASEII) PURPOSE OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO CLONEAND EXPRESS THE COMPLEMENTARY DNAS (CDNA) ENCODING PORCINE INTERLEUKIN 1 (IL1)-A AND-B, AND PURIFY BOTH CYTOKINES TO HOMOGENEITY. ALTHOUGH POTENTIAL CLINICAL APPLICATIONS FOR THE CYTOKINES ARE INDICATED, THESE ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS PROPOSAL NOR IS SUPPORT FOR CLINICAL STUDIES REQUESTED. IN PHASE I, SWINE ALVEOLAR MACROPHAGES ELICITED I ...

In order to meet the increasingly stringent air quality goals of the Federal Clean Air Act andAmendments (CAAA) major changes have been made in refining diesel fuel to remove sulfur.While reducing sulfur levels in diesel fuel lowers problematic emissions, it also reduces fuellubricity. Sulfur is an important element in combating wear in fuel injection systems.Hydrotreating the fuel for sulfur red ...