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Family poultry systems on the southern pacific coast of Guatemala: livelihoods, ethnoveterinary medicine and Healthcare decision making
(2017)
Small-scale poultry rearing provides a livelihood for many households globally, and is a means for women to contribute to household income while raising children. This is an ethnographic case study of smallholder Guatemalan ...
Assessing Carbon and Water Dynamics in Multiple Agricultural Ecosystems in the Inland Pacific Northwest Using the Eddy Covariance Method and the CropSyst-Microbasin Model
(2016)
Management practices and climatic conditions have important impacts on carbon and water dynamics in agricultural ecosystems. In addition, future climate projections for the inland Pacific Northwest (iPNW) of the U.S. show ...
ECONOMICS OF ORGANIC AND SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS
(2017)
This dissertation explores how organic and sustainable claims affect prices and consumer willingness to pay (WTP) for food and beverage products in three separate papers. The first paper examines how organic, sustainable, ...
Pollinator-mediated gene flow in and among fields of alfalfa produced for seed
(2015)
Cross-pollination by bees is necessary for commercial alfalfa seed production. To maintain varietal purity in alfalfa, seed producers adhere to spatial isolation standards to minimize or prevent bee flight and subsequent ...
ROLE OF THE ASCIGEROUS STATE IN THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF EYESPOT IN WHEAT
(2015)
Eyespot is a chronic disease of winter wheat, caused by Oculimacula yallundae (OY) and O. acuformis (OA) that results in premature ripening of grain, lodging, and reduced grain yield. Discovery of the Oculimacula spp. ...
EFFECT OF HEAT AND DROUGHT STRESS IN QUINOA (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.)
(2018)
Quinoa is an Andean grain crop from South America. It is recognized due to its high nutritional value and tolerance to marginal agronomic environments. High temperature and dry environments are the primary challenges to ...
GENETIC MECHANISMS OF RESISTANCE TO FUSARIUM ROOT ROT IN PEA (PISUM SATIVUM L.)
(2014)
Pea (Pisum sativum L.) is an important cool season food legume grown worldwide. High protein and nutritional value, nitrogen fixation, lower water usage and easy growth are some of the benefits of pea production. Despite ...
MANAGEMENT OF DAMPING-OFF CAUSED BY PYTHIUM SPP. IN ORGANIC VEGETABLE PRODUCTION IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
(2013)
Vegetable production is an important sector of the organic food industry in the Pacific Northwest USA. Significant acre s of organic vegetable crops, particularly processing green pea and sweet corn, are grown in the ...
EPIGEAL INSECT COMMUNITIES & NOVEL PEST MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST HYBRID POPLAR PLANTATIONS
(2013)
Hybrid poplars are a short rotation woody crop grown for a variety of target markets including paper pulp, saw timber, and biofuels in the Pacific Northwest. Development of pest control strategies within hybrid poplar ...